GOP RSVP's "No" to Trump Convention & Push to Ban Mamdani from 9/11 Ceremony | Jia Tolentino

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Michael Kosta dives into the Trump-headlined Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas and the growing list of GOP candidates making excuses not to attend. Plus, J.D. Vance “celebrates” the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and Jordan Klepper weighs in on Mayor Mamdani’s commemorations, including his symbolic (and HIGHLY suspicious) pen antics. Josh Johnson takes a deep dive into the bizarre story of Daejon Love, a man arrested for allegedly scamming women out of $1.3 million by posing as a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. Josh marvels at the lengths Love went to maintain his fake NFL persona, from sharing sloppy "training" videos to conspicuously carrying his helmet at the beach, and…