U.S.WEIRD HOUR
Trump's Wasilla rally opens three-state western swing
The Wasilla rally for Sen. Dan Sullivan and other down-ballot Republicans is the first stop of a western tour continuing to Arizona and Montana; alaska suddenly looks competitive.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield, Dr. Nina Byte and Vera Bullock on this story, from The Pile-On at 10:28 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Washington Examiner's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Washington Examiner: “Trump heads to the Last Frontier to stump for ‘the real Dan Sullivan’”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:28 PM ET on The Pile-On, by Kenji Moonfield, Dr. Nina Byte and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Trump.
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- Washington ExaminerTrump heads to the Last Frontier to stump for ‘the real Dan Sullivan’
What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe rally was in Wasilla tonight, it's the first of three stops that also take the president to Arizona and Montana, and the pitch was for what he called the real Dan Sullivan.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe real one. So there's a fake one, and nobody told the voters.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a campaign phrase, Kenji, it means the actual senator versus the opposition's description of him. That is all it means.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNina, a clone is the only explanation. Somebody in Anchorage is out there wearing his face at a pancake breakfast.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentCloning. That goes on the list.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCan I just say, Democrats have circled a seat that was reliably Republican, so maybe the fake one is simply doing better in the polls.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLet me finish, the fake one has a podcast, and it's good, and the real one is jealous, and that's why the president flew in.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThree states in one tour to find the original. That is the most expensive authentication process in the history of politics.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMontana's probably where they keep the other copy.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOkay, okay, everyone stop.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThere is one senator, there are no clones, and I know this because I have been writing to the fake one for years.
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