Trump's Revenge Leads to Republican Revolt
5/22/20261 hr 42 min
So much for Trump's iron grip on the party. Just days after Thomas Massie's defeat, Republicans in the Senate and House begin to buck Trump on his top priorities: ballroom funding, the taxpayer-funded slush fund for his allies, and the war in Iran. Could it be that his surprise endorsement of Ken Paxton over John Cornyn in the Texas Senate primary didn't help matters? Faced with mounting leaks, the DNC finally releases its 2024 autopsy — an incoherent, error-riddled mess that Chairman Ken Martin admits was a failure from the start. The New York Times releases new polling data on what Democrats think the party needs to do to win in 2028. Then, California gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan talks to Tommy about the race and his record as mayor of San Jose.
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First 90 secondsJon Favreau· Host0:00
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Speaker 10:16
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Jon Favreau· Host0:16
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Speaker 10:18
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Jon Favreau· Host0:19
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Speaker 10:20
Set one up himself if, if I- Ordinary Americans- ... if I'm not mistaken ...
Jon Favreau· Host0:22
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Speaker 10:23
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Speaker 10:33
[laughs] He was very lonely at the time.
Jon Favreau· Host0:34
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Speaker 10:36
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Jon Favreau· Host0:37
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Speaker 10:41
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Speaker 21:19
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