The Daily Blast: Trump Rages at Jamie Raskin—and Accidentally Hands Dems Midterm Weapon
6/15/202621 min
Donald Trump erupted in fury at Representative Jamie Raskin in a long, rambling Truth Social post. Trump called him a “loser” who suffers from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” But the tirade was unintentionally revealing. Trump raged that if Raskin and Democrats win the House, they will “impeach me” and called on Congress to “EXPEL THE BUM” before it’s too late. In so doing, Trump revealed that he absolutely does fear impeachment. This gives Democrats a good argument: The last thing Trump wants is a Democratic Congress precisely because it will hold him accountable and put a check on his lawlessness. So what would this actually look like? We talked to Andy Craig, senior editor at The Unpopulist, who thinks creatively on this topic. We discuss the deeper reasons Trump fears another impeachment, all the hidden tools that the next Congress could use to constrain him, and why aggressive congressional action against Trump would rebalance our dangerously out-of-whack system. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsGreg Sargent· Host0:00
[upbeat music] This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I'm your host, Greg Sargent. [upbeat music] Donald Trump just exploded in fury at Jamie Raskin, calling for him to be expelled from Congress. Trump raged that if Democrats win the House, Raskin will lead the president's impeachment. In saying this, Trump is accidentally admitting that he cares very much about the prospect of another impeachment. In fact, he's meanwhile reportedly trying to get Republicans to expunge his two past impeachments, indicating how much they eat away at him. All this hands Dems a weapon. They should say, "Mr. President, if we win the House, we absolutely will hold you accountable." And that raises a question: What can a Democratic House really do to hold Trump accountable anyway? What should it look like? We're talking about all of it with Andy Craig, a senior editor at The Unpopulist, who often thinks creatively on this topic. Andy, good to have you on.
Andy Craig· Guest1:20
Good to be with you, Greg.
Greg Sargent· Host1:22
So let's start with Trump's explosion at Congressman Jamie Raskin. It kind of came out of nowhere. He posted this, quote,