Previous Democrat midterm results prove the GOP performed reasonably well these midterms

Thanks, Rita. Well, for more on the midterms, let's cross over now to the US with conservative commentator and podcaster Adela Kohab. Adela, great to see you. Thanks for coming on the show. So I'm mightily relieved. I did immediately hope and think that this would happen, that Donald Trump is clearly doubling down. He's not going to be the lame duck president. He's certainly going to keep MAGA and Trumpism going for the next two years. I would argue he's almost secretly or subconsciously Subconsciously. Quite pleased to have the challenge of a new enemy, which is the Congress there, to fight, fight, fight, as is a favourite kind of modus operandi. What do you think, Adela? Absolutely. I mean, if we've learned anything from Trump is that he actually thrives when he is most challenged. And it's also when he, he feels he can actually make the most moves as opposed to feeling like he's stifled. So from, from Trump's perspective, I don't think that he's feeling deflated at all. But one thing that I think is extremely important to point out is that this quote unquote blue tsunami is something to be expected, right? They have something, the midterm penalty, the midterm penalty is something that happens. It's a phenomenon that Very rarely will an incumbent president or any president actually gain seats during a midterm election. Why? Because it's very easy to be unhappy with the status quo. And if we're comparing waves and tsunamis right now, Trump lost about 41 seats. But if you look back at President Obama's first term, he actually lost 63 seats in that midterm. So. And Clinton lost plenty as well. James. Well, and you know who else lost a lot of seats was Ronald Reagan in 1986. There was a big midterm push against him. And yet two years later, his vice president, George Herbert Walker Bush, wound up winning the presidency. How does this, because there's been a lot of talk about this, how does this... wind up affecting the fortunes of basically our two frontrunners here, J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio. It's a good question. And I think that what's interesting is that most of the seats that quote unquote flipped were moderate, right? They were moderate. And depending on who you ask, Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance can be seen as more moderate versions of Trump. So let's say that some people who voted for a moderate Democrat would rather cast a vote for, let's say, Marco Rubio, where they would not cast a vote for Trump. So it's interesting what we'll see there. But something that's very concerning, too, if you take a step back, a lot of the seats that were blue Turned further blue. And they actually went to the far left in DSA. Rita. Well, the rise of the DSA, the socialists, is undeniable. You see the influence they're having on some of the biggest cities across America. Tell me about the influence they're going to have in the Democrats now. They're no longer some fringe, some squad of four or five women. These are real players. Yeah, absolutely. And especially in places like New York with Mayor Mamdani and then two DSA backed candidates that are entering Congress. It's something that's extremely concerning. And the Democratic Party, we've been saying for years, is about to face a referendum. Are you centrist or are you going to cave to your far left? And that's a big question that I wish I had the answer to. And I don't. Well, again, Adela, I think, you know, I think there's some truth that almost Donald Trump is not necessarily relieved, but quite philosophical about the fact that now the Democrat Party is coming under the spotlight for the next two years rather than him, because they will be. We're already hearing talk about impeachments or this. We just played James Carter. We'll get out of there. The reality is the Dems are a bunch of nutjobs through and through. Sure, there are some moderate ones, but so many of them are complete crazies, as Rita was just demonstrating. Tell us about this Abdul Al-Sayed guy in Michigan who seemed to, after anyone who called him Muhammad beforehand was described as Islamophobic, he rushed out to immediately embrace full-on his Muslim background and credentials. What can we expect from this guy, Adela? Absolutely. You know how they say sometimes someone's a wolf in sheep's clothing? Well, he has been a wolf in wolf's clothing. So it's about to get a lot. And a lot more teeth, I think. And, you know, especially Michigan's been in the news for the last two years when it comes to welfare fraud and social welfare fraud. And I think that, unfortunately, all the good work that's been done to try to uncover it, we might see backpedaling. And, you know, it's interesting you bring up Michigan. I'm more worried right now about California. They went from left to further left. And it's interesting to see what's going to happen there. Rita? Well, yeah, Californication is happening across the country, it seems. Thank you, James. But I want to ask you about the 2028 race. Now, we talked about Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance. Someone who's emerged this week, again, is Ron DeSantis, the former governor of Florida. He's really seems to have come out very strongly after these midterms as a viable option for 2028. What do you think? Who do you see as the front runner for that race? It's a good question. And I think it'll depend what the hot button topic is going to be closer to the race. I actually am coming to you from Miami right now. And I think one of the reasons why we saw the blue wave is because people left blue states to red states. And unfortunately, they brought their votes with them. I will say that here in Florida, DeSantis is very much liked. I think if I had to choose a single front runner right now, I would go with Marco Rubio. The way that he's handled every crisis has been handled his way in the last couple of months has been been extremely impressive. And the fact that people People are actually talking about him to run when they, you know, discounted him after his last try, I think speaks volumes. But DeSantis, I couldn't agree with you more, Florida. Well done. Well said. 100%. I've been saying this for months and months. Others on the panel may disagree, Rita. Absolutely. I think Marco. Go, Marco. Absolutely. I think the reverse has happened this week with Marco Rubio. No, no, no. As much as I like him. He's history now. Oh, you are kidding. He's history. You are kidding. He's the bloke. It let's let's let's Adela's interview. Sorry, I ran. So, yes, of course, people don't like the war in Iran, et cetera, et cetera. We're talking about that a bit later. But Trump appears to be going, I'm doubling down. I did the right thing. It was the right thing to do. And I'm not going to apologize for it. Is that a correct assessment? Yes, it is. And I actually would agree with President Trump. I don't think that it was handled as best as it could have. But the fact that we're sitting right now talking about whether Iran was a good idea speaks volumes. If Iran gets closer to a nuclear weapon, we wouldn't be having these hypothetical conversations. So I think that we did have to take steps against Iran, whether it was the right way. I wasn't in the war cabinet. I don't have information that Trump had when he made it. But I will say that at least on this point, we're at the end of it, right? Right. He keeps saying we have control of the Strait of Hormuz, which is true. We don't have the shipping delays. The oil prices are getting slightly back to normal. So I think that hopefully we're on the other side of that. But yes, I think that the war in Iran was absolutely a reason why we saw that blue wave. Finally, Adele, I just want to ask you, you know, you mentioned who knows what the big issue is going to be in 2028. But what about the concern that the Democrats are going to try and manufacture crisis with the Trump administration? And through... So impeachment hearings and a number of other sort of tactics and methods try and basically delegitimize the Trump administration to create some sort of constitutional crisis in the next two years. Your thoughts? Yeah, I mean, three things are for sure, right? Death, taxes, and the left hystericism. So absolutely, they'll try to manufacture something. But I think that we're at a point where Trump is at the end of his second term. He's not running for reelection. He's not looking to be liked. I think he's not going to care what they throw his way. They've tried to impeach him in the past. They're likely going to try it again. And they're going to keep sending him on what I'm going to call side quests to try to put these fires out. But knowing Trump, he only has two years left in office. He's going to go like a bullet. He has goals in mind. He knows that the House and the Senate are against him, so he's going to do everything he can using his executive powers to keep whatever power he wants and to actually pass the things that he's looking to pass. So yes, they'll send him on side quests. I don't think he's going to spend too much time trying to stomp out those fires.