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The Dr. Phil Podcast

The Media Thinks We Are Stupid: The Real Story with Dr. Phil

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.413.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Do you believe Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to steal Aunt Edna's Medicare check? Of course not. Except, mainstream media thinks we're so stupid, we'll believe anything they tell us.

In today's episode of "The Real Story," Dr. Phil calls out a US Senator for his reckless media rant and, even worse, the network news anchors who let him ramble, not once questioning his absurd accusations that Trump and Musk are turning America into an arm of the Kremlin.

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Dr. Phil, and I'm coming to you with the real story.

0:03.0

I have come to the conclusion that a bunch of so-called journalists in the legacy media have decided that you are stupid.

0:11.0

Stupid, I tell you. They apparently think they could tell you crap was candy and you would eat it.

0:19.0

Perfect example. I saw a United States senator and let me tell you eat it. Perfect example.

0:21.1

I saw a United States Senator and let me tell you, he wasn't exaggerating to make a point.

0:26.3

He wasn't being sarcastic.

0:28.2

He went on multiple outlets.

0:30.4

CNN with Dana Bash, MSNBC, posted it on X, and there were other outlets out there as well. The White House has become an arm of the Kremlin.

0:41.3

Now, he rambled on, so I picked just some of the statements I found most insulting my sensibilities,

0:47.3

and they were not questioned, they were not challenged, they were not even asked to be explained.

0:53.3

It appears as if America is trying to align itself with dictators, that Donald Trump wants

0:58.8

us to have our closest relationships with despots all around the world, because that makes it easier

1:04.2

for him to transition America into a kleptocratic oligarchy. The way that you normalize that kind of government is to associate yourself with similar

1:16.9

governments abroad, like the Kremlin.

1:20.0

Really?

1:21.0

The White House has become an arm of the Kremlin?

1:26.2

Donald Trump wants us to have our closest relationship with despots all around

1:30.9

the world because that makes it easier for him to transition America into a kleptocratic

1:38.6

oligarchy where Elon Musk and Donald Trump rule and steal from the American people?

1:47.0

Seriously, if we were allied with democracies, that would make it harder.

1:53.0

But if the United States' closest partner is Russia, then it makes it a lot easier for Donald

1:59.0

Trump and Elon and their billionaire pals to steal

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