Outrage Over Zohran's Broken Promise, New Swalwell Accuser, & More | 4/15/26 FIRST LOOK
The Rubin Report
Emma Dog Productions
4.6 • 14.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 8 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 the outrage over NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani admitting his government-run grocery plan will only guarantee lower prices on a limited basket of goods while costing taxpayers tens of millions; how the Eric Swalwell scandal is escalating as a fifth accuser alleges rape and choking while past behavior and investigations come under renewed scrutiny; and how an illegal immigrant flagged as a risk was released at the border and later charged in the murder of Sheridan Gorman, raising new questions about border policy and public safety, and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning, everybody. It's Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, and this is First Look. |
| 0:11.0 | We've got a packed show for you this morning. Here's what we're tracking. New York's |
| 0:16.0 | mayor pushing government-run grocery stores, but even he admits only a small basket of goods will actually |
| 0:23.3 | be cheaper. |
| 0:24.7 | The Swalwell scandal explodes further. |
| 0:27.6 | A fifth accuser comes forward with disturbing new claims as more detail surface about his past |
| 0:34.7 | behavior. |
| 0:35.9 | And later, a tragic murder case in Chicago, raising serious |
| 0:40.0 | questions about border policy and why a suspect flagged as dangerous was released into the country. |
| 0:47.6 | Let's get into it. We start in New York City where Mayor Zarin Mamdani is moving forward with his |
| 0:53.7 | plan to create city-owned grocery stores, |
| 0:57.4 | but the details are raising serious questions. |
| 1:00.8 | After pitching the idea as a solution to high food prices, Mamdani is now clarifying that |
| 1:06.8 | only a limited basket of goods will be guaranteed at lower prices. That basket hasn't even |
| 1:13.5 | been finalized yet, but officials say it will likely include basic staples like bread, milk, |
| 1:20.1 | and eggs. Everything else in the store? No guarantee. City officials say they'll try to keep prices |
| 1:26.9 | low across the board, but admit they |
| 1:29.6 | may not always be able to maintain those discounts. So the headline promise, cheaper groceries, |
| 1:36.0 | is now being narrowed to a handful of essential items. And the cost to taxpayers is significant. |
| 1:44.4 | The flagship store, planned for La Marquette in Harlem is expected to cost around $30 million |
| 1:50.8 | to build for a roughly 9,000 square foot space. |
| 1:55.6 | That raised eyebrows across the grocery industry. |
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