Politics
Transcript: Trump Blurts Out Revealing Admission on Abrego Garcia Case
Sargent: Chris, it looks to me like Donald Trump is actually trying to import Bukele’s style of authoritarian leadership into the U.S. He…
Tag
Transcript
Politics
Transcript: Trump Is a Weak and Failing President. Treat Him that Way.
Rosenberg: Yeah, I totally agree with what you just said, Greg. And I think that on some levels, if we can all just take a step back,…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s “Madness” on Tariffs Darkens as More Bad Polls Hit
Long: It’s one of the reasons that the U.S. dollar has been the global reserve currency. It’s one of the reasons that during the great…
Politics
Transcript: Don Jr. and MAGA Erupt as GOPers Start Turning on Hegseth
Kayyem: It is inconceivable why the details of particular strikes, timing, location, anything of that operational detail should go outside…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s Ramblings about Abrego Garcia Wreck His Own Case
Hershberg: Well, I think one of the things we just don’t understand in this case is: What is the criminal activity that he’s associated…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s Rage at Harvard Darkens with “Alarming” New Attack
Sachs: Yeah, I don’t think it’s any mistake that he’s picked a high-profile fight. First, obviously, with Columbia, and now with Harvard.…
Politics
Transcript: Fiasco for Trump as Judge Threatens Contempt amid Poll Dip
A lot of people are really scared, honestly, that something has happened to him, that that’s why he’s not being made available to people…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s Unhinged Eruption at Harvard Reveals MAGA Weakness
That is what is going on right now, and it’s impacting not just universities but increasingly a range of institutions, cultural centers…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s Angry New Rants to Media Flout SCOTUS Openly
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 15 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Henchwoman Alina Habba’s Vile New Threat is Ominous
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 14 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
Politics
Transcript: Fox Accidentally Wrecks Trump’s Spin as Tariff Panic Grows
We heard a preview of this as the stock market was tanking over the last few weeks. They said, OK, there’s a little bit of pain, but there…
Politics
Transcript: Unwell Trump Rages at China, GOP as Allies Turn on Tariffs
Sargent: Yeah. And I think when Republicans start getting a real earful from their constituents, even much worse than it is now, you’re…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Voters Suddenly Shocked at How Badly He Screwed Them
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 7 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s Tariff Madness Can Be Stopped. Here’s How.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 4 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s ICE Arrests Take Dark Turn after Ugly Rubio Threat
Sargent: And we know very little from the administration beyond this idea that she engaged in activities in support of Hamas—which could…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s Rage at Judge Rattles GOP Amid “Terrifying” Crisis
Dye: Yeah, I think that they might do it. We are certainly headed for that kind of constitutional crisis. At this point, it would appear…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Seethes at Canada With “the Eyes of a Predator”
Saletan: Yeah, and one of the things that Laura Ingraham raised with Trump is the idea that, Dude, you mess around with.... Canada was our…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s Angry Defense of Musk Goes Awry at Nutball Presser
Sargent: Speaking of trying to portray this as stern, tough-minded business thinking, in your piece you detail how Trump propagandists…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Officials Openly Defy Musk as GOP Voter Rage Worsens
Sargent: Wow, that’s pretty extraordinary. Over the weekend as well, Musk did this crazy tweet telling federal employees that they’d soon…
Politics
Transcript: Bad News for Trump as Brutal New Polls Show Musk Tanking
That also leads us to a different line of thinking, which is a lack of defined political alternative. There are lines of argumentation…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s Ugly “Dictator” Rant Forces GOP into Contortions
Sargent: Let’s start with Trump’s tweet. He said Zelenskiy is a “dictator” who talks the United States into spending money on Ukraine’s…
Politics
Transcript: Stephen Miller Rages on CNN as Musk’s DOGE Lie Implodes
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the February 19 episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Rages at Mitch McConnell in Ugly but Revealing Rants
Ornstein: It was interesting, Greg, to take it in a slightly different direction. I watched slack, odd, and appalled when Trump did his…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Press Sec’s Tirade over New Legal Losses Is Ominous
Litman: Yeah. One of the cases you mentioned where the Trump administration was told No by a federal court is where they announced we’re…