The Democrats ran on the GOP’s America First agenda, used that playbook to their own advantage, and won’

In this post-midterm election breakdown, Rick sits down with former Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos to dissect the political earthquake. He argues that the Democrats co-opted the original 2016 ‘America First’ playbook – focusing on the cost of living, the economy, and ending foreign war funding – to deal a crushing blow to the GOP. States that have been red for decades are now blue. Broken promises, the unpopular war with Iran, backfiring tariff policies, and the deeply flawed execution of immigration policy alienated the very voters who built the MAGA movement. And the establishment’s favorite tactic – ‘othering’ dissent – no longer flies with a younger, multi-ethnic electorate. The rules of global politics have fundamentally changed. Watch the full interview to find out what this means for 2028 and the future of global stability.