“The Fog of War” & “Affordability is a Democrat Hoax”

Donald Trump just entered the contest for worst messaging attempt of 2025 with his “affordability is a Democrat hoax”, and polling indicates the Republican coalition is utterly falling apart. Add the Tennessee special election shift towards blue in the mix, and things are beginning to look good for the 2026 midterms! Also, Pete Hegseth can't stop himself from lambasting reporters and being infinitely corny in the process – even when being questioned about his alleged war crimes.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected] on this episode:Pete Hegseth commits brazen war crimes - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/hegseth-us-soldiers-iraq-rules-engagement https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/hegseth-drug-boat-strike-order-venezuela.html Affordability - https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/04/poll-americans-trump-voters-affordability-crisis-00674747https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/02/tennessee-special-election-live-updates/87479909007/

Man-made horrors beyond my comprehension! The HITO men dive into the narratives surrounding the man who shot the two National Guard members in DC. In the face of bipartisan calls to increase vetting for immigrants, they break down why liberals need to stop ceding ground to the right's narratives on immigration. Later, they highlight an ICE agent's use of AI to write a use of force authorization, and why that practice may be responsible for the inconsistencies between their reports and body cam footage. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected] on this episode:OU student essay - https://www.oudaily.com/news/oklahoma-elections-2022-ryan-walters-wins-oklahoma-state-superintendent-of-public-instruction-race/article_1597ca4c-5fd9-11ed-ad22-8745d77a5287.htmlDC shooting of National Guard members - https://www.propublica.org/article/afghanistan-night-raids-zero-units-investigation-takeaways https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/us/national-guard-shooting-washington.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwk2p0d94xo https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/kristi-noem-radicalized-dc-national-guard-asylum-shooting-rcna246477 https://abcnews.go.com/US/national-guardsmen-shooting-dc-suspect/story?id=127912861 ICE use-of-force injunction - ​​https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-federal-agents-engaged-widespread-misrepresentations-justify-use-force-judge-ellis-says/18224047/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/judges-note-on-immigration-agents-using-ai-raises-accuracy-and-privacy-concerns

Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning from Congress, effective early next year. She has separated from the Republican Party and Trump on some key issues like Epstein, the government shutdown, and Gaza... but has she actually changed? Is it a grift? Or can she just sense the political winds shifting? This was originally a substack post on our newsletter, Tertiary News, that was transformed into a short video essay. If you like this content, please check out our substack! Substack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodHITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected]

Get ready for the holidays with your two favorite midwestern white boys as they prepare you for a variety of discussions that may come up at your family's celebrations. Can you convince your uncle that Zohran Mamdani won't ruin New York City? Will a cousin say Trump's tariffs are actually going to improve the awful economy? Are mass deportations good for anything at all? Has Trump actually stopped 8 wars??? Then, finally, recall with us, highlights from the Jeffrey Epstein saga that will surely convince anyone that there's a cover-up!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected] on this episode:Tariffs/Economics - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/business/economy/trump-tariff-timeline.html https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/tariff-tracker/ https://taxpolicycenter.org/features/tracking-trump-tariffs https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/11/21/job-layoffs-news-2025/87381731007/ https://fortune.com/2025/10/07/data-centers-gdp-growth-zero-first-half-2025-jason-furman-harvard-economist/ Immigration - https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/us-immigration-tracker-follow-arrests-detentions-border-crossings-rcna189148 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/immigrants-and-crime https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/chart/16701/visa-overstays-outnumber-illegal-crossings/ Foreign wars & peace - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3599gx4qo https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/addressing-trumps-claims-about-ending-multiple-wars/

MIKE JOHNSON GOT “THUNE’D”! The men look back at how the Epstein Files Transparency Act became law, dissect the recent updates on blowing up boats in the Caribbean, the UN approving Trump's Gaza “peace” plan, ICE being losers, and Trump crashing out over liberals making a video.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/hito Seen on this episode:Epstein files voted for release - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-bill-force-release-epstein-files-bipartisan-vote-rcna244301https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/18/congress/johnson-thune-epstein-files-gop-00658475https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/19/us/trump-epstein-saudi-newshttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2y40lj5goTrump’s illegal war with Venezuela - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/us/politics/trump-venezuela-fentanyl.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/politics/venezuela-trump-military-what-we-knowhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/top-military-lawyer-raised-legal-concerns-boat-strikes-rcna243694UN Resolution on Gaza - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/world/middleeast/un-security-council-gaza-peace-plan.htmlhttps://www.dropsitenews.com/p/un-security-council-trump-gaza-israel-palestinian-statehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/18/what-is-the-international-stabilisation-force-for-gazahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/19/israel-used-widely-banned-cluster-munitions-in-lebanon-photos-of-remnants-suggesthttps://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ex-obama-aide-says-holocaust-043725415.html

RELEASE THE FILES!!! This week the HITO men talk about the deluge of Epstein information, the Epstein files vote, Trump’s affordability tour, and Eric Adams in Israel. To support the show, please become a PATRON and subscribe to the Substack!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected] on this episode:Trump’s Epstein gambit - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-says-house-republicans-vote-release-epstein-files-nothing-hide-rcna244293https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/16/trump-epstein-files-republicanhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/16/donald-trump-dismisses-inquiry-into-jeffrey-epstein-as-boringhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj97x2lere0ohttps://apnews.com/article/epstein-files-house-sex-trafficking-investigation-c46716743f6f65f2f3b74906365da58bTrump’s affordability agenda - https://www.foxnews.com/video/6384926758112https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-inflation-trump-prices-economy-wall-street-fed-consumers-280a2fd30de3bb44bd87cd0248082322 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/utility-bills-rate-hikes-2025/https://www.npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-s1-5502671/electricity-bill-high-inflation-aihttps://gasprices.aaa.com/

WHAT IS GOING ON!!! Fresh off the heels of the government shutdown, a new Epstein BOMBSHELL dropped, and the HITO MEN gathered to discuss the implications. They also highlight some pardons Trump tried to push through under the cover of darkness. Subscribe to our Substack!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected] on this episode:Epstein returns - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/12/us/epstein-emails.html https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/politics/epstein-trump-emails-oversight-committee https://www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson-house-vote-epstein-files-adelita-grijalva-11036355https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/politics/trump-administration-meeting-house-effort-epstein-document-release https://abcnews.go.com/US/virginia-giuffre-trump-jeffrey-epstein/story?id=127468657https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/13/jeffrey-epstein-emails-trumphttps://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epstein-offered-reporter-pics-of-dirty-donald-trump-with-girls-in-bikinis-in-his-kitchen/https://www.thedailybeast.com/more-maga-reps-break-ranks-to-rally-behind-epstein-files-release/Trump pardons election deniers - https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/10/trump-pardons-top-allies-who-aided-bid-to-subvert-the-2020-election-00644198 

CORRECTION: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is actually goated and we misunderstood her role in the SNAP debacle. Forgive us! More info here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/11/the-left-may-owe-justice-jackson-an-apology-on-snap-benefits/YOU DONT HATE MODERATE DEMOCRATS ENOUGH!! The men talk about the complete and total lack of backbones in centrist democrats, their failure to secure anything meaningful in the government shutdown fight, and the inability of Chuck Schumer to lead his party. They also touch on Trump's fight to take food out of the mouths of 42 million Americans by not dispersing SNAP and the general havoc with airlines. Become a Patron and check outPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected] on this episode:Centrist Democrats caved - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd2p2eddnzo https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/politics/aca-premium-increases-subsidies-charts-vishttps://www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/politics/aca-enrollment-premiums-increase-impacthttps://www.kff.org/medicaid/the-implications-of-federal-snap-spending-cuts-on-individuals-with-medicaid-and-other-health-coverage/#:~:text=Nearly%2030%20million%20of%20the,or%20approximately%2013%20million%20children.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/politics/senators-democrat-shutdown-vote.htmlTrump wants you to starve - https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/09/trump-administration-tells-states-to-undo-full-snap-benefits-00643887 Airlines and airports are being obliterated - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/faa-flights-canceled-airport-cuts-government-shutdown-what-know-rcna242488 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/08/us-airlines-cancel-1000-flights-00643765 SCOTUS might go after same-sex marriage - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/07/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage https://www.oyez.org/cases/2014/14-556 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-weighs-appeal-to-overturn-ruling-that-legalized-same-sex-marriage-nationwide Criminals posing as ICE agents -https://www.newsweek.com/fbi-warns-criminals-posing-ice-robberies-kidnappings-11008376https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-warns-of-criminals-posing-as-ice-urges-agents-to-id-themselves/

ONE MAMDILLION VOTES!! The HITO men breakdown the absolute blue wave that was Tuesday night's elections: from Zohran Mamdani to Abigail Spanberger, to JAY JONES SOMEHOW WINNING. No stone goes unturned, and no angle unlooked at in this scathing election analysis. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: headintheoffice.substack.com HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected] on this episode:Democrats sweep across the country - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2025-elections/new-york-city-mayor-resultshttps://www.cnn.com/election/2025/results/virginiahttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2025-elections/new-jersey-governor-resultshttps://www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-democrats-break-republican-senate-supermajority-flipping-3-legislative-seats/https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/11/05/billionaire-winners-and-losers-in-tuesdays-elections/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/upshot/election-turnout-trump-hispanics.htmlhttps://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5583885-jay-jones-wins-virginia/amp/

PREMIUMS UP 1,000,000%!  The HITO MEN talk about the many effects of the government shutdown, SNAP benefits paying out at 50%, Kat Abughazaleh getting hit with a felony for immigration protests, Sudan, and updates on the Caribbean “drug boat” situation. Support the show on Patreon, leave a 5-star review on Apple and Spotify, and follow our other socials!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodHITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected] on this episode:SNAP partially pays out - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/snap-food-stamps-trump-administration-contingency-fund/Shutdown continues - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-calls-on-senate-republicans-to-get-rid-of-the-filibuster/https://www.kff.org/quick-take/aca-insurers-are-raising-premiums-by-an-estimated-26-but-most-enrollees-could-see-sharper-increases-in-what-they-pay/?utm_campaign=KFF-Medicaid&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_uA49J2ISJetaNmb7LeKPonPDs8A_gD5nBsm97jZ4ajmEfubm2IIePllnJg5SIkl4Xu52yBLu76p1iPS6n1zGWLXdxCw&_hsmi=387333598&utm_content=387333598&utm_source=hs_emailhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/government-shutdown-snap-nov-1-deadline-rcna241084https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/head-start-programs-flash-red-lights-ahead-november-funding-cliff-rcna238462Immigration news - https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/ignoring-evidence-kristi-noem-says-no-citizens-detained-immigration-ag-rcna241088https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/democratic-congressional-candidate-kat-abughazaleh-indicted-ice-protests-126990529https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-willSudan’s civil war and hypocrisy games - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/29/horrific-violations-arab-nations-slam-rsf-killings-in-sudans-el-fasherhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/10/ethnically-targeted-violence-raging-sudan-darfurhttps://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/power-struggle-sudanCaribbean ”drug boat” strikes - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/us/politics/trump-boat-attacks-war-powers.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/02/three-killed-in-us-military-strike-on-alleged-drug-vessel-in-the-caribbeanhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/11/02/politics/hegseth-bars-military-officials-from-discussing-drug-boat-strikes-with-congress-without-prior-approval