Aug 27, 2026 · 1h 32m
Bongino urges Republicans to campaign on records, not giveaways
Glue It To Them (Ep. 2583)
The episode frames the midterms as a referendum on Trump’s record and Democratic policy proposals, while demanding a sharper Republican message on affordability, crime, and elections.
- 1Bongino argues voters should judge Democrats by their stated positions on health care, impeachment, immigration, guns, and climate policy.
- 2The hosts reject Republican attempts to imitate Democratic giveaways, calling instead for practical answers to affordability, crime, citizenship, and government bureaucracy.
- 3Trump’s record, election rules, and the limits of mail-in voting become tests of whether Republicans can defend their governing agenda.
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Bongino and Colonnese turn the midterm discussion into a referendum on Trump’s record, Republican messaging, and whether voters want practical governance or expansive promises.
The brief
Dan Bongino opens with clips of Democratic officials and argues that voters should take the party’s stated agenda seriously, especially on health care, impeachment, immigration, guns, and climate policy.
With Vince Colonnese, Bongino attacks the Green New Deal, Democratic gun rhetoric, and progressive coalition politics, arguing that Republicans must define both their accomplishments and their opponents’ plans.
The hosts reject a Republican race to offer “free stuff,” saying practical solutions matter more than unrealistic promises as voters confront high costs, crime, and health-care bureaucracy.
Trump’s border, tax, and accountability record becomes the proposed midterm test, while the discussion also defends Georgia’s election rules and criticizes mail-in voting.
The episode’s through line is a demand for political order and sharper messaging: defend citizenship, election integrity, affordability, and a record voters can evaluate.
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Donald John Trump
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