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10/7/25: Air travel collapse grows as authoritarians are enraged
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-- On the Show:
-- Mike Nellis, Democratic strategist and social impact entrepreneur, joins David for a Substack Live to discuss what went wrong with Kamala Harris's 2024 campaign
-- Donald Trump's government shutdown leaves airports unmanned, flights delayed, and the FAA in crisis as air travel collapses under dangerous conditions
-- Kevin Hassett admits soybean exports to China stop, silos overflow, and Trump's trade war sparks panic inside his economic team
-- Trump shocks reporters by floating clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell, bragging about ending wars, and musing about using the Insurrection Act
-- Karoline Leavitt clashes with reporters as she defends Trump with false claims, wild health care math, and attacks on Antifa funding
-- Emmanuel Macron, Ilham Aliyev, and Edi Rama laugh after Trump confuses Albania, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, humiliating the U.S. on the world stage
-- Trump concedes the shutdown is about killing Obamacare while ranting about Portland and insulting a judge he himself appointed
-- Trump melts down over Bad Bunny, the NFL, water in Los Angeles, and the Insurrection Act during a chaotic Newsmax exchange
-- On the Bonus Show: A judge who ruled against Trump has her house burn down, AOC tells supporters to "laugh at" Stephen Miller's "insecure masculinity," Trump announces a White House UFC event on his birthday, and much more…
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(00:00) Intro (01:01) Shutdown wreaks havoc on air travel (06:23) Hassett deflects blame for trade chaos (13:59) Trump hints at Maxwell clemency, wars, Insurrection Act (22:32) Leavitt defends Trump with false claims (29:05) World leaders laugh at Trump gaffe (1:00:33) Mike Nellis Substack Live (1:06:53) Trump admits shutdown targets Obamacare (1:10:59) Trump rants on Bad Bunny, NFL, LA, Insurrection Act
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