Rubin described some of his frustrations with that exchange as follows: "The way he (Uygur) became the leader of the group just relentlessly lying about Sam, and then to sit there for three hours with the guy and just double down on every lie—it showed just such a flaw in character."

[8] The Rubin Report became the network's third political commentary show alongside PoliticKING with Larry King and Jesse Ventura's Off the Grid.

[citation needed] The show often focuses on criticizing elements within the progressive movement, which he refers to as the "regressive left",[18] a term coined by activist Maajid Nawaz.

[22] In August 2016, an article in The Daily Telegraph said The Rubin Report "understands the importance of open debate", had a "rebellious appeal" and "outspoken-but-interesting" guests such as John McCain, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Tommy Robinson.

[23] Fans of the show support Rubin for his willingness to have open dialogue with academics, ex-Muslims, disaffected progressives, as well as fringe alt-right figures.

"[24] Guests on The Rubin Report have included alt-right figureheads such as Stefan Molyneux, Milo Yiannopoulos and conspiracy theorist Paul Joseph Watson.

"[11] According to The Daily Beast, Rubin's show hosted an "uncritical" interview with Lauren Southern where she accused the Canadian Nazi Party of being "backed up and egged on" by a Jewish organisation that wanted more "hate crimes to point out".

[11] The Daily Beast article said "at its worst moments, [The Rubin Report] is essentially a re-packaging of reactionary disinformation in a shiny, smiling, high-definition talk show pageant.