JD Vance Defends Hitler-Loving Racists

When a group of Young Republicans' racist private messages—which
included praise for Hitler and slavery and jokes about gas
chambers—get leaked to POLITICO, JD Vance says "that's what kids
do" and that we all need to move on. President Trump names new
targets for prosecution, including Sen. Adam Schiff, Andrew
Weissmann, and Jack Smith, even as Trump's DOJ indicts his old
nemesis, John Bolton. Jon and Dan react to Vance and Trump's
comments, discuss the Trump administration's plan to weaponize
the IRS, and debate whether the administration is seriously
considering starting a war with Venezuela. They then turn to the
latest developments in the government shutdown, the growing
debate over the DSCC's influence in 2026 senate primaries,
including those in Maine and Michigan, and a pending ruling at
the Supreme Court that could further weaken the Voting Rights
Act. Then, Sen. Brian Schatz talks with Tommy about whether the
end of the shutdown is in sight, the administration's designation
of Antifa as a terrorist organization, and the upcoming No Kings
protests.


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