Trump Supporter Assaults Protester, Guilfoyle BEGS Donor for Cash, MAGA Store Sales Flop (10/8/26)

Trump returns to Texas to rally behind Ken Paxton, whose Senate race is tighter than Republicans expected. With Paxton privately voicing concerns about Trump’s impact on the campaign, the visit could test whether the president can energize voters or deepen the party’s political tension. The rally yesterday in Texas was chaotic and full of protests causing Trump to step away from the podium at one point. Guests today include: Our friend and former federal prosecutor David Katz. He is a legal commentator with the uncanny ability to predict legal outcomes. Marcia Chatelain is the Penn Presidential Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2021, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History for her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America. She shares details of her new book: How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington (Pantheon Books; September 29, 2026). Robert Pape returns for another great conversation. Pape is a professor of political science at the University of Chicago and director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats. One of the world's leading scholars of political violence, he is best known for groundbreaking research on suicide terrorism, coercion, and the rise of political violence in democracies. His new book is called : Our Own Worst Enemies: America in the Age of Violent Populism (The New Press; September 22, 2026) The Mark Thompson Show 10-8-26 Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow Maybe you’re more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24 And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com The Mark Thompson Show has an official new Facebook page. Please join! Here's the link: https://m.facebook.com/TheMarkThompsonShow/ Show sponsors: coachellavalleycoffee.com - use code MarkT at check out to save 10%