# Where's Mitch? Why Won't Platner Go? And Trump Botches World Cup with Molly Jong-Fast, Andrew Bates and Pulitzer Winner Pablo Torre

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Podcast: [The Jim Acosta Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jim-acosta-show-7204323)
Published: 2026-07-08T21:03:17+00:00
Episode link: https://jimacosta.substack.com/p/wheres-mitch-why-wont-platner-go
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