
Jen Psaki tackles the biggest issues of the week and features one-on-one interviews with newsmakers.
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Jen Psaki looks at the boasts and promises Donald Trump made on the campaign trail about how he would handle China and President Xi, and compares that to Trump's performance on an actual trip to China.
Former U.S. ambassador to Russia, Michael McFau... more
Jen Psaki shares new reporting from ABC News that Donald Trump is expected to settle his lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a $1.5 billion slush fund for people he feels were persecuted by the Biden administration.
Former FBI Director James Com... more
Jen Psaki looks at the political convenience of JD Vance's new anti-fraud talking points as he struggles to demonstrate some relevance while the rest of the Trump administration goes to China. But too much attention on fraud is a particularly awkward... more
Donald Trump's FBI directory, Kash Patel, testified before the Senator Appropriations Committee and faced more questions about reports of excessive drinking. Jen Psaki points out that despite Patel's umbridge in the face of questioning, before he bec... more
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Platner surely says all the right things, but is he a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Is the GOP pulling a fast one in Maine and also S Dakota. Both of these guys were staunch republicans in the recent past. Have they really changed their stripes or are they pulling a trump to get elected only to put a knife in our backs next January. Of course one could argue that either one might be better than what we have now. Money has way of changing people.
Jen Psaki is even a worse podcaster than she was WH PreSec. Terrible lib lies and misinformation.
I so look forward to hearing from you each morning. Thank you for your thoughtful insight, well-researched stories & just being the excellent you.
Stay safe and well.
ps-We are celebrating May Day tomorrow in rural & agricultural SE Washington State with gas prices now over $5 gal and diesel prices at $6.99 gal. The cost of fertilizer is also rising rapidly. Neither of these are helping our many farming communities.
The sound in this episode is entirely from the April 7 program, but it was re-published as the April 8 episode
Putin needs NATO to dissolve. Trump is his guy. He has been his guy for the last ten years. You don’t have to be a military genius or a world renowned statesman to see what is happening. Putin ordered Trump to destroy the NATO alliance and weaken the United States in the eyes of the world. He’s doing it and the GOP and SCOTUS are all in. If you vote for a republican at any level this fall, you are voting against your country and helping in the destruction of democracy. Let them know it’s not wha... more
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