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From the April 1, 2026, edition of PBD Podcast, streamed live on YouTube
PATRICK BET-DAVID (HOST): I didn't see you making arguments on Dave Smith. And the reason why I'm doing this with you openly and I'm talking to you openly with you is there's an element of also representing where you're coming from, where the expectation is hey, when you go and be professionals — that's not how I handle debates. I don't handle debates that way. That's not my M.O. So if you're close to me and you're handling it that way, that is not my style. I don’t do stuff like that, and Dave and I don’t even agree on some issues.
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I will give you private feedback and have your back 100%. I've always been like that. This is why my guys like working with me and they know how tough it is that time because I'm always challenging them. But if my private feedback that I'm giving doesn't land, and it feels like you have immunity to go run around and say whatever you want to keep saying I don't give a shit what people say, I do. There's an approach to take about this game.
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You brought up another guy from the past that beat Dave. Great. You know, you brought up a — no. There needs to be — the Adam that I've seen debate that is prepared, he actually would have made some real good points there.
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I'm saying this publicly to say this next phase requires all of us to recreate ourselves. And that includes you in a big way. And I've said this privately eight weeks ago, nine weeks ago at that dinner place we went to, and I was very direct with you. But you're cornering me to have to say this publicly to you right now. And you have to make a decision on what you want to do with this next phase. You got to recreate yourself. It's a very important thing. I'm being very respectful to you.
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So if you guys are expecting an April fools’ joke, I don't have one. This is not an April fools’ joke. I know what day today is. This is not a — you know, I've had certain friends of mine that are very good. I used to be very good at the April fools’ stuff. I don't have one today. Maybe I'll have one for you next year when I'm in a different mood.
