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Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov discuss Trump's recent booing at the NBA Finals and the political landscape leading up to the 2026 midterms.

Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov respond to Trump getting loudly booed at the NBA Finals in New York City, before diving into the much bigger political and economic fights shaping the 2026 midterms. A federal judge has blocked Trump’s controversial $100,000 H-1B visa fee, dealing a major blow to one piece of the administration’s broader immigration crackdown. Meanwhile, Democrats are trying to focus voters on affordability heading into the midterms, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries promising economic relief as a top priority if Democrats regain power. But will the Democrats have enough of a substantive plan to really address the needs of working people, and shake their party’s reputation as ineffective? Rather than taking on the cost of living crisis, Republicans appear to be moving in a very different direction. Greg Bovino, Trump’s former commander-at-large of the Border Patrol, is openly considering a 2028 presidential run centered around mass deportations and aggressive nationalist rhetoric. Plus: a lawsuit seeks to block Trump’s planned UFC event on the White House lawn ahead of his 80th birthday. And a Forbes report has revealed that Silicon Valley elites are…

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Hosts: Scott Galloway, Jessica Tarlov

Topics covered

• Trump's immigration policies
• 2026 midterms
• economic relief
• Republican strategies
• Silicon Valley culture
• loneliness and technology

Keywords

• Trump
• immigration
• midterms
• economic relief
• Republicans
• Silicon Valley
• loneliness
• technology

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Organizations: NBA, Silicon Valley, Forbes

Places: New York City

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