Episode Details

Americans are paying the price as the whole room laughs at Trump

Published 1 day, 16 hours ago

Description

-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump succeeds in a political culture where social media rewards outrage, conspiracy content, and emotional reactions

-- A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship draws scrutiny after the Trump administration cuts weakened CDC programs

-- Donald Trump promotes a White House UFC event while gas prices climb above $4.50 per gallon and markets react to uncertainty

-- Donald Trump becomes the subject of public ridicule after awkward remarks about Melania Trump and bizarre stories

-- Anti-medical conspiracy rhetoric encourages some parents to reject vitamin K shots that prevent deadly newborn bleeding disorders

-- Kevin Hassett celebrates rising credit card spending as economic strength, while Americans increasingly rely on debt and fall behind on bills

-- GOP Rep. Carlos Gimenez compares compares current economic conditions to a hypothetical Biden presidency, arguing Trump is better

-- Our video discussing abortion-related healthcare access gets suppressed by social media algorithms that limit politically sensitive content. Here is the original clip: https://youtu.be/1Hh_02YWLqY

-- On the Bonus Show: The DNC refuses to release the 2024 autopsy report, John Roberts doesn't think the Supreme Court is political, CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:20) Trump is a symptom, not the disease

(09:16) Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

(18:20) Gas is up 66% as Trump plays with toys

(27:05) Trump laughed at during speech