
Katy Balls and Gerard Baker on the state of Trump’s America.
No fake news, no flag waving and no Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Just honest, in-depth discussion of what’s going down inside the White House.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 46 | Founded | 9 months ago |
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Gargantuan grift
Are the wheels coming off the Trump administration? President Trump's deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel has even dismayed some Republicans. Both the domestic politics and the geopolitics of it are baffling. Gerry has another the... more
The threat from Iran
* The Trump administration has given mixed messages about exactly why US jets have been moved from RAF Fairford. It's still unclear whether there was a terror plot and whether Iran was involved and no one has been charged, but ... more
A blue wave is building across America, as Republicans brace for a brutal midterm reckoning. Red strongholds like Kansas, Oklahoma and Florida are starting to look vulnerable. Does President Trump even care?
The mystery surrounding RAF Fairford is o... more
Donald Trump and Andy Burnham have had their first meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Trump said that US-UK relations were better now than when Keir Starmer was prime minister. But he reiterated his opposition to the Chagos I... more
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Tired, boring perspectives
Interesting perspectives but definitely tilted towards the right. Perhaps would benefit from a third presenter to give a countering analysis from the left.
This is a bit of serious pro-Republican chit chat with not even an attempt at pretending otherwise. Illuminating to understand how 40%? Of the electorate think but far below what you would expect from a quality broadsheet.
Seems pretty right of centre in comments regards rep candidate in California. Really, taxes are just bad and indicative of being badly run - talk about right wing bias. when California tops many state polls for so many other measures bought through taxation of the very rich that pay lower rates of tax generally.
Love your podcast but today (3/25/26) you mentioned Tucker Carlson as a possible president as a bit laughable. Please read and listen to what he says about the Jewish people and how he sees them in America (not to mention the world). Not much difference between his rhetoric and Hitler’s. People laughed at Hitler when HE wanted to rule Germany. Carlson in 2028 with his millions of followers would be extraordinarily dangerous. Please look into how his presidency would be vis a vis hatred, pogroms... more
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