Outrage After Zohran Hangs with Felons, Schumer Dodges Questions | 7/17/26 FIRST LOOK
The Rubin Report
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🗓️ 17 July 2026
⏱️ 10 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 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer refusing to answer questions about allegations involving Senator Ruben Gallego and relationships with Democratic House staffers as the Arizona Democrat faces renewed scrutiny despite a dismissed Senate Ethics Committee investigation; New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attending a FIFA World Cup watch party with inmates inside Rikers Island while federal monitors continue warning about violence, unconstitutional conditions, and security failures at the notorious jail; and Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivering a speech condemning communism, far-left political violence, Antifa, and political extremism while calling for a renewed focus on counterterrorism and the defense of Western civilization; and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, I'm Dave Rubin, and this is First Look. It's Friday, July 17th, 20206. We've got a packed show for you today. |
| 0:13.3 | Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer dodges questions about Democrat Senator Ruben Gallego's alleged relationships with House staffers while the scandal piles up. |
| 0:24.6 | New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani hangs out at a World Cup watch party inside the notoriously violent Rikers Island jail with over 100 inmates. |
| 0:36.6 | Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers a blistering speech, calling out communism and the |
| 0:43.3 | surge of far-left political violence. |
| 0:46.3 | Let's dive in. |
| 0:47.3 | Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is once again refusing to address a scandal rocking |
| 0:53.3 | his own party. |
| 0:54.9 | When pressed about new allegations against Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Schumer |
| 1:00.0 | dodged the question entirely and pivoted straight to his planned attack on President Trump's |
| 1:06.0 | upcoming prime-time address. |
| 1:08.5 | The New York Post dropped a bombshell report that Gallego, while he was still a |
| 1:13.2 | member of the House, engaged in sexual relationships with at least two Democratic House staffers |
| 1:19.6 | who did not work for him. House rules don't even prohibit relationships with staffers |
| 1:25.3 | outside your own office, but the story has still |
| 1:28.3 | exploded because of the timing and the people involved. |
| 1:32.3 | Sources told the posts that the relationships happened while Gallego was unmarried. |
| 1:37.3 | When reporters asked Gallego about the allegations, he brushed them off as gossip. |
| 1:43.3 | His office didn't even bother responding to requests for comment. |
| 1:47.7 | This is the latest headache for Gallego, who's been floated as a possible 2008 presidential |
| 1:53.7 | contender. |
| 1:54.9 | He's already been dealing with fallout from his close ties to former representative Eric |
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