Congressman Donalds Exposes Lies: Government Shutdown Chaos & the Left's Identity Politics Game

Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels

Jillian Michaels

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Nutrition

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🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Congressman Byron Donalds sits down with Jillian Michaels for a fiery, unfiltered conversation on everything shaking Washington — the government shutdown, Newsom’s Prop 50 gerrymandering scandal, the fight over healthcare for undocumented migrants and his viral showdown with Rashida Tlaib, calling out the left’s toxic identity politics and the media’s double standard. From power plays to political theater, he lays bare how corruption and culture wars are reshaping America’s future. This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/jillian This episode is sponsored by Quince. Go to Quince.com/jillian for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, guys, I got a special show for you today.
0:04.4	Florida Congressman Byron Donalds is here.
0:06.6	He's running for the governor of Florida.
0:08.8	And we're going to be talking about government shutdown.
0:11.2	What the heck is really going on?
0:13.3	His showdown with Rashida Taleb that went viral.
0:17.2	Governor Newsom's gerrymandering in California.
0:20.1	The identity politics played by the left and the harm it's doing, and so much more.
0:24.8	Here we go.
0:27.9	Keeping it real with Jillian Michaels.
0:32.0	How are you?
0:33.6	I'm doing excellent.
0:35.9	You know, working hard. You know, working hard.
0:37.9	You are certainly working hard.
0:40.2	I was actually just talking to Brandon Tatum.
0:42.5	He said to say hi, and he's hoping that you win the gubernatorial race, as I do as well, which I don't want to say anything else until we're up and running.
0:52.0	I don't want to kill it.
0:53.1	How long do I have you for here, sir? I think I'm good till six. Does that work for you? Or like, what was your plan up? 5.30 for you. To keep you as long as I can keep you. That's my plan. So you just tell me when you need to go. Let me see. I can keep tight oh actually the guys they have me till 630 so it looks like you got me
1:17.5	for an hour yes okay perfect awesome all right guys tell me when congressman don's, welcome to the show.
1:29.4	How are you, sir?
1:31.1	I'm doing good.
1:32.0	How you doing?
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