Mark Hamill's Sick Controversy, Rubio Meets Pope, Tennessee Redistricting Battle | 5/8/26 FIRST LOOK
The Rubin Report
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🗓️ 8 May 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look to the stories you need to know to start your day including backlash after actor Star Wars actor Mark Hamill posted a disturbing meme of Donald Trump dead just days after the latest assassination attempt against the president; why Marco Rubio's Vatican meeting with Pope Leo signals growing tensions over Trump's hardline Iran policy; and the political firestorm after Tennessee Republicans passed a dramatic new congressional map that could reshape the balance of power ahead of the midterms, and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, I'm Dave Rubin, and this is First Look. It's Friday, May 8th, 2026. We've got a packed show for you today. |
| 0:12.0 | Mark Hamill posts an image depicting a dead Donald Trump just days after the latest assassination attempt against the president. |
| 0:20.0 | Marco Rubio meets Pope Leo at the Vatican |
| 0:23.1 | after President Trump sends a blunt warning about Iran. |
| 0:27.3 | Tennessee Republicans pass a dramatic new congressional map |
| 0:31.0 | that could wipe out the state's final Democrat-held seat |
| 0:35.0 | and Democrats absolutely melt down. Let's dive in. We start with a story |
| 0:40.5 | that's igniting outrage across the country and frankly for good reason. Actor Mark Hamill, |
| 0:46.6 | yes, Luke Skywalker himself, posted a photo on social media depicting President Trump as dead, |
| 0:53.6 | just days after the latest assassination |
| 0:56.5 | attempt against him. The image was captioned, if only, and Hamill didn't stop there. |
| 1:02.6 | He followed it up by saying Trump should, live long enough to witness his inevitable, |
| 1:08.2 | devastating loss in the midterms, be held accountable for his unprecedented |
| 1:14.0 | corruption, impeached, convicted, and humiliated for his countless crimes. |
| 1:20.9 | Now remember the timing here. |
| 1:22.5 | This comes literally days after authorities, say, 23-year-old Cole Allen attempted to assassinate President |
| 1:29.6 | Trump at the White House Correspondents Dinner. |
| 1:32.2 | Allen has now been charged with, attempting to assassinate the President of the United |
| 1:36.9 | States, discharging a firearm during a violent crime, assaulting a federal officer with |
| 1:43.1 | a deadly weapon, transporting a firearm across |
| 1:46.7 | state lines. According to investigators, Allen charged through a secret service checkpoint, |
| 1:52.9 | armed with a shotgun, and shot an officer in the chest before being taken down. And now, |
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