‘Ruthless’ co-hosts choose least patriotic People

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First woman Melania Trump was named "Patriot of the Yr" at FOX Nation’s annual Patriot Awards ceremony on Thursday night time, however the "Ruthless" podcast co-hosts had ideas on who would win a bizarro model.

"Ruthless," hosted by Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook, goals to convey enjoyable into conservative politics. Fox Information Digital caught up with the fellas backstage on the Patriot Awards after they walked the Crimson Carpet with a easy query: If the primary woman is "Patriot of the Yr," then who's the least patriotic American in 2025?

"It’s a tossup between, mainly each Democrat who's in Washington proper now. Very, very near name. Ilhan Omar is my vote," Ashbrook responded.

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Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook host the "Ruthless" podcast. (Fox Information Media)

Smug chimed in, "I’ll say Chuck Schumer, who has had no reins on the fingers of this get together and allowed it to turn out to be the laughingstock of the world."

Duncan stated he deliberate to say Schumer, however Smug stole his thunder.

"I suppose I’ll go Hakeem Jeffries — as we all know him, Temu Barack Obama," Duncan stated, referring to the nickname that basically calls Jeffries a knockoff model of the previous president.

Holmes loved that selection however took a broader strategy.

"There’s an terrible lot of ‘reasonable’ Democrats that aren’t performing very reasonable. I believe it’s a bunch effort this yr," Holmes stated.

"There’s an entire bunch of people who attempt to vogue themselves within the center which can be the least patriotic that I’ve ever seen," he continued. They received’t even open up a authorities once they know persons are struggling."

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Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. (Tom Brenner/Getty Pictures)

Whereas the "Ruthless" co-hosts solely named politicians as their candidates for least patriotic individual, the fellas frequently criticize the mainstream media. They even have an annual NCAA-style Liberal Hack Match (or #HackMadness) the place listeners fill out brackets of 64 liberal media figures and vote on who they suppose is the largest hack.

Final yr’s winner was CBS Information anchor Margaret Brennan.

Holmes predicted MSNBC personalities will emerge as favorites as soon as the community rebrands to MS NOW later this month as a part of its company break up with NBC.

"Look, MS NOW, it’s a brand-new factor. They've one thing to show, I believe they’re going to discipline a really robust group," Holmes stated.

"I believe, high to backside, all through the primetime lineup, you’re speaking about [number] 1-2-3-4 seeds," he continued. "They’re going to, really, I believe, take it this yr."

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"Ruthless" podcast co-host Josh Holmes predicted MSNBC personalities will emerge as Hack Insanity favorites as soon as the community rebrands to MS NOW later this month. (Getty Pictures)

Fox Information landed a licensing take care of the conservative "selection progrum" earlier this yr as a part of the corporate's enlargement of latest media.

Politico has dubbed "Ruthless" stars the "unhealthy boys of conservative discuss," with many shops declaring the podcast is the suitable's reply to "Pod Save America," the influential left-wing podcast hosted by former Obama aides and speechwriters.

The affect of "Ruthless" reached all the way in which to the White Home as Ashbrook was among the many first to sit down within the "new media" seat established by the Trump administration for the White Home press briefing.

New episodes of "Ruthless" are launched each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on all podcast platforms and YouTube.

"Ruthless" will be listened to on all podcast platforms and will be watched on YouTube. (Fox Information Media)

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Fox Information Digital reached out to the places of work of Jeffries, Schumer and Omar for remark.

Fox Information Digital’s Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.

Brian Flood is a media editor/reporter for FOX Information Digital. Story ideas will be despatched to brian.flood@fox.com and on Twitter: @briansflood.