Trump's Petro-Fascist Sugar Daddies

On his tour of the Middle East, Trump lavishes praise on
dictators—as they deposit bribes in his pocket. Republicans, in
between defending Trump's jet grift, finalize more details of
their "big beautiful bill," which, in addition to gutting
Medicaid, now aims to cut food assistance, funding for Planned
Parenthood, and Biden's clean energy tax credits. The Supreme
Court hears arguments on two important, intertwined questions:
whether Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship is
constitutional (it's not), and whether federal judges below the
Supreme Court can issue nationwide injunctions. Jon and Dan react
to the Solicitor General's clueless argument before the justices
and new polling on Trump's "inoculation" against corruption
attacks, and offer Democrats some advice on how to talk about the
GOP's tax cuts. Then Jon sits down with long-time friend of the
pod Beto O'Rourke to talk about Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and
Beto's future in the Lone Star State.


 


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