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Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

Jim Acosta & Sam Wang

Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

iHeartPodcasts

News, Politics

4.72.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The Jim Acosta Show’s Jim Acosta stops by to discuss Pam Bondi taking the stand to defend her handling of the Epstein files. Princeton’s Sam Wang about his run for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th District.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.3

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.5

Hi, I'm Molly JongFast and this is Fast Politics, where we discussed the top political

0:10.4

headlines with some of today's best minds.

0:12.9

And President Trump's approval rating among Gen Z voters has fallen to a new low of

0:19.5

25% with 67% disapproving.

0:23.6

According to the latest economist, Yuga, falling, congratulations, Donald.

0:29.3

We have such a great show for you today.

0:33.2

The Jim Acosta show's own Jim Acosta stops by to talk. Pam Bondi, taking the stand to defend

0:41.0

her indefensible handling of the Epstein files. Ben will talk to Princeton Sam Wang about his

0:47.2

run for Congress in New Jersey's 12th district, but first, we have the news. Somali, Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years.

0:58.0

What do you think could have spurred this decision?

1:00.6

Is Trump sending Gallup to Gitmo?

1:03.8

We need to know more.

1:06.2

Probably not.

1:06.9

The Gallup approval rating has for decades been among the top barometer cited by media outlets, measuring public opinion of the president's performance.

1:16.0

Trump has seen his ratings slip from the agency peaking at 47 percent last February, dipping to lower than 37% in December.

1:28.3

Those watching at home, that is 10 percentage points.

1:32.3

The change is part of a broader ongoing effort to align all of Galp's public work with its mission, which is, who knows? Asked by the Hill if Gallup had received any feedback from Donald Trump's White House and if they were, in fact, being held hostage right now.

1:52.9

The Gallup bravely said this is a strategic solid shift based solely on we are not being held hostage right now by the Trump

2:05.1

administration.

2:06.0

So believe them.

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