Episode 779: Trump 2 Era Begins

This week on Ring of Fire!


Donald Trump and his Republican allies have been trashing Bishop
Mariann Budde all week after she called out his anti-Christian
immigration policies at a Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday, and now a
whole new group of Bishops is jumping in to pile on Trump’s
plans. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a
letter criticizing Trump’s deportation plans and called for mercy
and compassion, just like the Bible calls for.


Even when Republicans win, Steve Bannon can’t stop spreading
conspiracy theories. As Donald Trump was set to be sworn in on
Monday, Steve Bannon was on the scene spreading conspiracies
about why the inauguration was moved indoors. According to
Bannon, it wasn’t because the weather was too harsh to safely
conduct the ceremony outside – instead, it was part of a plot to
“nullify” Trump, which he didn’t elaborate on at all.


In a post on Truth Social this week, Donald Trump said that MSNBC
(or MSDNC, as he calls it) “shouldn’t even have a right to
broadcast” in the United States, suggesting he could take their
license away. This is the man that conservatives are heralding as
the guy who is “saving free speech” and “doing away with
censorship,” as The New York Post suggested this week.


And Donald Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos this
week, marking his first international appearance as the new
President of the United States. And to absolutely no one’s
surprise, he made a complete fool of himself and the country. He
made countless false claims that were immediately called out by
both US media and international outlets, which obviously is going
to set the tone for the next 4 years.


All that, and much more, on this week’s Ring of Fire Podcast!