President Trump struggles to deal with the fallout from the alleged Saudi murder of a dissident.

President Trump battles it out with Stormy Daniels in the great battle of our time.

And we're going to talk about some fundamental conservative principles today.

I'm Ben Shapiro. This is The Ben Shapiro Show.

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It may take longer to materialize than I say it will, but eventually it will arrive. There is news to get to today and philosophy to get to today, many, many things to talk about, but first, let us talk about the upcoming election. If you look at the rhetoric from the leftist news outlets on the heels of Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation, they are trying to solidify the left for the midterms. It is going to be a battle for the House. Right now, chances are Democrats win the House. Here's what's at stake if the Democrats do take the House. The positive policies Republicans have enacted over the past two years, everything to help the economy, regulatory reform, tax cuts, judicial appointments, withdrawal from the Iran deal. All of it could be stymied if the Dems take control of either House. And when they start to obstruct, that might have an effect on the dollar, on stocks, on other unknowns that could impact your savings. So what is your plan? Can you afford another hit to your retirement like the last downturn when the S&P dropped 50%? Well, hedge against inflation, hedge against uncertainty, and instability with some precious metals. Doesn't mean take all your money and put it in gold, but you should have some of your money in precious metals. Gold is a safe haven against uncertainty. My savings plan is diversified and yours should be as well. The company I trust for precious metal purchases is Birch Gold Group. And right now, thanks to a little-known IRS tax law, you can even move your IRA or eligible 401k into an IRA backed by physical gold and silver. Perfect for folks who want to protect those hard-earned retirement savings from future geopolitical uncertainty. On the bottom falls out of everything else. Gold tends to safeguard savings. Right now, go check out Birchgold at birchgold.com slash ben. That's birchgold.com. Contact birchgold group now. And you can request a free information

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suggesting that if the Democrats win the House, it's not his fault. Now, that's not a big shock.

I mean, you wouldn't expect President Trump. He's not really a the buck stops here guy.

That's not his motto. He tends to operate more in the buck stops wherever I'm not.

And therefore, if the Republicans were to lose the House, it has nothing to do with President Trump. Now, let's be real about this. With a soaring economy, the Republicans should be doing better in polling than they are. Democrats are highly motivated to get out and vote partially because of President Trump. Do I think it's extra because of Trump? Not really, believe it or not. I think that Democrats are motivated to vote because the Republican is in the White House. And it would be the same thing if it had been Jeb Bush. I think they would have been motivated to vote. Midterm elections are really bad for sitting presidents. And this election cycle is no different. If it turns into a raucous blowout, if it turns into Democrats winning 40, 50 seats, then you might start talking about the impact President Trump has had. Obviously, President Trump has a unique gift for both getting the worst out of his opponents and the worst out of himself from time to time. And when I say from time to time, I mean, on a not-infrequent basis, which is why we're now talking about Stormy Daniels, mushrooms, Mario Cart, and horse faces. We'll get to all of that in just a second. But President Trump said

yesterday that if the Republicans do indeed lose the House, it's not on him. If they don't go out

and vote, then they have themselves to blame because they'll lose wealth. Tremendous amount.

I built up $11.7 trillion in wealth. You report on it.

Okay. So, you know, when he suggests that it's not his fault because we have, you know, a great economy,

he's right that we do have a terrific economy right now. There's a study out today, and it shows that

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