New York's Tax Base Collapses, Trump's Senate Surprise | 7/14/26 FIRST LOOK
The Rubin Report
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🗓️ 14 July 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look at the stories you need to know to start your day, including President Donald Trump recommending Lindsey Graham's sister, Darlene Graham Nordone, as South Carolina's interim U.S. senator while Republicans prepare for a special election featuring potential candidates like Nancy Mace, and Ralph Norman; the Trump administration rolling back a controversial Endangered Species Act interpretation following the Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision, easing restrictions on energy production, farming, ranching, and private land use; and a new report showing New York's millionaire exodus has cost the state nearly $11 billion in tax revenue as high taxes, regulation, and concerns over Zohran Mamdani's economic agenda fuel continued outmigration; and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, I'm Dave Rubin and this is First Look. |
| 0:07.0 | It's Tuesday, July 14th, 2026. We've got a packed show for you today. |
| 0:12.0 | President Trump makes a surprise pick to fill Lindsey Graham's Senate seat. |
| 0:17.0 | The Trump administration scraps a weaponized endangered species act rule that has burdened American |
| 0:23.6 | families and businesses for years. |
| 0:25.6 | New York sees a dramatic exodus of U.S. millionaires costing the state nearly $11 billion |
| 0:33.6 | in tax revenue. |
| 0:35.6 | Let's dive in. |
| 0:36.6 | President Trump is pushing an unexpected but classy choice to temporarily fill the Senate |
| 0:41.8 | seat left vacant by the late Lindsey Graham. |
| 0:45.0 | On Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social that he recommended South Carolina Governor Henry |
| 0:50.3 | McMaster appoint Graham's sister, Darlene Graham Nordone, as the interim senator |
| 0:56.4 | for the remainder of her brother's term. |
| 0:59.2 | I recommended to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsay Graham's wonderful sister, Darlene, |
| 1:04.6 | to serve as interim senator from the great state of South Carolina, Trump wrote. |
| 1:09.4 | This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsay, who loved her dearly. |
| 1:13.5 | Graham and his younger sister had a unique bond. |
| 1:16.5 | After their parents died, Lindsay legally adopted and raised Darlene. |
| 1:20.9 | She has never held public office. |
| 1:23.5 | Senator Tim Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senator Senatorial Committee, is also strongly backing her. |
| 1:30.1 | Lindsay Graham's sister, Darlene Graham Nordone, would be a fantastic pick to serve out |
| 1:35.2 | the remainder of the Senate terms, Scott said on X. |
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