Platner Holds Democrats Hostage, Trump Ditches New Air Force One | 7/9/26 FIRST LOOK
The Rubin Report
Emma Dog Productions
4.6 • 14.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2026
⏱️ 5 minutes
🔗️ Recording | Apple Podcasts | RSS
🧾️ Download transcript
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 opting to fly home from the NATO Summit aboard the current Air Force One instead of the new Qatari-donated aircraft amid ongoing threats from Iran following U.S. airstrikes, raising questions about presidential security and military readiness; and Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner facing mounting pressure to withdraw after a rape allegation from former girlfriend Jenny Racicot, as Zohran Mamdani's fixer, Morris Katz, attempts to leverage Platner's resignation to persuade Democrats to select a progressive candidate for the Maine Senate race against Susan Collins.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, I'm Dave Rubin and this is First Look. |
| 0:05.0 | It's Thursday, July 9th, 2026. |
| 0:09.0 | We've got a packed show for you today. |
| 0:12.0 | President Trump ditches the new Air Force One in Turkey over Iran threat fears, |
| 0:17.0 | reminding everyone he's public enemy number one. |
| 0:21.5 | Far-left socialist fixer, Morris Katz, rushes to Graham Platner's side as Maine Democrats spiral |
| 0:28.6 | into total chaos. |
| 0:30.6 | Let's dive in. |
| 0:31.7 | President Trump made a notable security move at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, deciding |
| 0:36.7 | not to fly home aboard the brand-new |
| 0:39.3 | $400 million Air Force One jet that Qatar donated. |
| 0:44.3 | Instead, he used the older model for his departure. |
| 0:47.3 | Trump announced the switch on social media, saying it was so U.S. troops at Mildenhall |
| 0:53.3 | Air Force Base in the United Kingdom could |
| 0:55.8 | tour the spectacular new plane. |
| 0:58.5 | He called it a way to honor our brave men and women of the military and give them the first |
| 1:03.6 | look at this beautiful new addition to the Air Force fleet. |
| 1:08.2 | But the timing has raised eyebrows. Trump has been openly discussing the Iranian |
| 1:13.2 | threat against him. He told reporters, I'm number one on the kill list for Iran. They're |
| 1:19.3 | lovely people. He also said, they want to take out the U.S. leader, me. And so far, I guess I've |
| 1:26.4 | been a little bit lucky. but that maybe doesn't last |
| 1:29.3 | very long. When pressed by the New York Times about the plane change, Trump explained |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 14 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Emma Dog Productions, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Emma Dog Productions and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.