Man Attacks Cop with a Knife & Zohran Mamdani Did This In Response

Feb 5, 2026

A heated discussion of a Minneapolis hospital visit that sparked outrage after an NYPD shooting. Analysis of Trump’s plan for ICE raids and the political optics around enforcement. TV shouting matches over ICE statistics and media narratives. Debate about voter ID, the Epstein email revelations, and reactions to Bill Gates. A lively community Q&A rounds out the show.

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Mayor Defends Knife Attacker, Perceived As Anti-Victim

Dave Rubin argues Zohran Mamdani defended a knife attacker and blamed police, calling it "psychotic" and anti-victim.
Rubin views this stance as consistent with a pattern of Democrats favoring offenders over victims and urges people to leave such cities.

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Trump Wants To Negotiate On ICE Tactics

Rubin says Trump prefers negotiation and soft political maneuvering rather than unilateral federal intervention.
He sees Trump's "ask to be invited" stance on ICE raids as a political gambit and a concession to optics.

ADVICE

Use Jail Transfers To Minimize Street Raids

Tom Homan shifted tactics to secure county cooperation and take custody of targets from jails rather than large street raids.
This approach reduces street operations and lets fewer officers remove criminal aliens more efficiently.

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Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks about Zohran Mamdani causing an outrage after he chose to visit a criminal in the hospital after NYPD shot him after charging an officer with a knife; Donald Trump telling NBC News' Tom Llamas his surprising plan for how he will use ICE raids in blue cities and states going forward; "The Five's" Greg Gutfeld getting into a shouting match with Jessica Tarlov over her attempt to distort the truth about ICE raids in Minneapolis and the tragic shooting deaths by ICE agents; Scott Jennings correcting the facts of CNN's Bakari Sellers and Ana Navarro over who is actually being deported by ICE; "The View's" Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin turning on Bill Gates for his attempt to dismiss the recent accusations against him from the latest Jeffrey Epstein email dump; CNN's Harry Enten giving a brutal wake up call to Chuck Schumer over which racial groups support the SAVE Act to require voter ID; and much more. Dave also hosts a special "ask me anything" question-and-answer session on a wide range of topics, answering questions from the Rubin Report Locals community.

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