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Politico called Trump in the middle of a live broadcast — and he picked up

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BlazeTV Staff. (2026, November 6). Politico called Trump in the middle of a live broadcast — and he picked up. Blaze Media. https://www.theblaze.com/shows/pat-gray-unleashed/politico-called-trump-in-the-middle-of-a-live-broadcast

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During a Politico broadcast on election night, reporter Dasha Burns unexpectedly reached out to Donald Trump while on air, discussing midterm results with him. Trump commented that if he had been on the ballot, Republicans would have won easily and expressed openness to working with Democrats during his remaining time in office. BlazeTV host Pat Gray noted this interaction as "illegal" due to lack of consent from Trump before going live.
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On election night in 2026, Politico reporter Dasha Burns called Donald Trump during a live broadcast, which BlazeTV host Pat Gray claimed was illegal. When asked about the Republican Party's performance, Trump stated that if he had been on the ballot, "we would have won it all very easily." The incident highlighted an unusual level of accessibility from Trump and sparked debate over the legality of broadcasting such a call live without prior consent.

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7 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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“God looks at them and he goes … ‘I'm gonna let you have all the evil things that you have always wanted, and I'll just give you over to those things and you will destroy yourself and your culture will destroy itself’ — and that, in and of itself, is the wrath of God.”
Pennsylvania’s third district winner, Chris Rabb, “wants to abolish ICE, create national grocery stores … wants to pass reparations for black people … implement the Green New Deal … invest in mental health responders, impeach President Trump, and abolish the death penalty.” And last but not least, Claire Valdez, who won her election and will be representing parts of New York City.
BlazeTV hosts Auron Macintyre, Nick Freitas, and John Doyle believe that underneath the surface is a larger struggle over who will define the party’s future — as well as issues still shocking the American system.
Trump told a reporter that if he were on the ballot, 'We would have won it all very easily.' The president of the United States is not expected to be accessible to whomever feels like reaching out to him, but on election night, that all changed. Following the midterm results, Politico reporter Dasha Burns decided to call Donald Trump in the middle of a live broadcast — which BlazeTV host Pat Gray notes is “illegal.”
For roughly a decade, the twice-defeated Democratic nominee has fearmongered that Donald Trump would weaponize the justice system to target political opponents.
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Trump PERSON · 8× Burns PERSON · 5× Gray PERSON · 3× BlazeTV ORG · 2× Democrats NORP · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 2× Pat Gray PERSON · 2× Blaze Media LLC ORG · 1× Politico ORG · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

Narrative

Trump told a reporter that if he were on the ballot, 'We would have won it all very easily.' The president of the United States is not expected to be accessible to whomever feels like reaching out to him, but on election night, that all changed. Following the midterm results, Politico reporter Dasha Burns decided to call Donald Trump in the middle of a live broadcast — which BlazeTV host Pat Gray notes is “illegal.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-11
Trump told a reporter that if he were on the ballot, 'We would have won it all very easily.' The president of the United States is not expected to be accessible to whomever feels like reaching out to him, but on election night, that all changed. Following the midterm results, Politico reporter Dasha Burns decided to call Donald Trump in the middle of a live broadcast — which BlazeTV host Pat Gray notes is “illegal.”

Claims (26 extracted, 0 hedged)

All rights reserved. asserted
rights → reserve → ?
Trump told a reporter that if he were on the ballot, 'We would have won it all very easily.' The president of the United States is not expected to be accessible to whomever feels like reaching out to him, but on election night, that all changed. Following the midterm results, Politico reporter Dasha Burns decided to call Donald Trump in the middle of a live broadcast — which BlazeTV host Pat Gray notes is “illegal.” asserted
Gray → tell → broadcast
“This is illegal, by the way,” Gray says. asserted
Gray → say → way
“Technically what she’s doing is illegal. asserted
doing → do → what
You can’t just put somebody on the air live. asserted
You → put → air
You can’t do that without getting their permission first. asserted
You → do → permission
You must obtain their permission first.” asserted
You → obtain → permission
“Which leads me to believe that they already had it,” Jeff Fisher comments. asserted
Fisher → lead → it
“I don’t think so. asserted
I → think → ?
This unfolds in kind of a natural way,” Gray argues, before playing the clip of Burns speaking to the president. asserted
Burns → unfold → president
When Burns asked Trump what he thought happened with the Republican Party, the president responded, “I wasn’t on the ballot, and we didn’t get the people out, but I wasn’t on the ballot. asserted
I → ask → ballot
If I was on the ballot, we would have won. asserted
we → win → ballot
We would have won it all very easily.” asserted
We → win → it
Burns also pressed Trump on whether or not he believed some Republican candidates didn’t do enough to win, and Trump surprisingly answered that he didn’t “want to blame anybody.” asserted
he → press → anybody
I watched with great interest, learned from it,” Trump said. asserted
Trump → watch → it
“What did you learn sir?” Burns asked. asserted
Burns → learn → What
“Well, we’re going to work with the Democrats to make sure things go well for our country. asserted
things → go → country
They’ve already called, and they want to work with me. asserted
they → call → me
I have the right to veto everything, but I don’t want to be just sitting there for two years vetoing everything. asserted
I → have → everything
They want to see things happen too,” Trump replied. asserted
Trump → want → ?
Burns then asked if Trump would “consider doing an immigration deal with Democrats,” to which he replied, “I would consider doing whatever I think is appropriate and good for the country.” asserted
I → ask → country
Finally, she asked him how much he believes the results change “the trajectory of the final two years” of the Trump administration. asserted
results → ask → administration
“I’ll let you know in a year from now,” he said. asserted
he → let → year
“That shows you, and he gets no credit for it, how accessible Donald Trump is,” Gray comments. asserted
Gray → show → it
“They hate him for it,” Fisher adds. asserted
Fisher → hate → it
To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream. asserted
who → enjoy → dream
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