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Episode Title Trump Goes Ballistic After He Sees His Disaster Polling, Where Are the Democrats?
Episode Description Donald Trump's declining poll numbers and the perceived lack of opposition from Democrats are discussed in depth. The hosts emphasize the need for a stronger Democratic response to Trump's antics and policies.
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Key Points Discussed
- Trump’s Polling Crisis
- Recent Humiliation: The podcast opens with a critique of Trump, highlighting his poor polling numbers which are described as "in the toilet."
- Reactions to Polling:
- Trump’s reaction includes a tirade on social media and threats of legal action against what he perceives as "fake polls."
- The discussion portrays Trump’s fragile ego and how it leads him to lash out when faced with unfavorable numbers.
- Trump's Behavior and Historical Patterns
- Consistent Themes: The hosts note that Trump's grievances about polling are not new, having been a recurring theme for over a decade.
- Predictable Responses:
- Trump’s reliance on social media to vent frustrations and launch attacks is characterized as a typical reaction whenever he feels cornered.
- The Role of Democrats
- Critique of Democratic Leadership:
- The hosts express frustration over Democratic leadership, particularly the actions of Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer.
- There is a strong call for Democrats to take a definitive stand against Trump’s administration and policies, particularly regarding funding for ICE.
- Urgency in Political Action
- Call for Action:
- The discussion emphasizes the urgency for Democrats to act decisively rather than to appease or mimic the Republican Party.
- The hosts argue that the current political landscape requires bold leadership to confront issues like immigration and law enforcement funding without falling into complacency or fear.
- The Frustration with Political Complacency
- Comparative Analysis:
- The hosts criticize the lack of difference between Democrats and Republicans, illustrating this with specific legislative votes that contradict progressive values.
- Need for Accountability:
- There is a call for Democratic leaders to be more transparent and accountable to their constituents, especially regarding the funding of agencies like ICE.
- The Bigger Picture
- Concerns about Authoritarianism:
- The conversation touches on the broader context of rising authoritarianism and the dangers it poses to democracy in America.
- The hosts express a sense of urgency, equating the current political climate to a "five alarm fire," stressing that only grassroots activism can prompt real change.
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Conclusion The episode encapsulates deep frustration with both Trump’s erratic behavior and the Democratic Party’s failure to effectively counter it. The hosts advocate for a shift in focus from merely reacting to Trump’s antics to taking proactive measures that represent the true values of the party.
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Call to Action
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOTrump's Polling Disaster and Reaction
0:45 to 3:10
Discussion on Donald Trump's poor polling numbers and his subsequent reactions, including calls for lawsuits against fake polls.
“And then the worst insult to this man, to this poor little fragile, tiny hand, little man, low T all the way, were his poll numbers that were absolutely in the toilet, which we've talked about.”
Democratic Party's Response to Trump
3:10 to 5:50
Critique of the Democratic Party's actions in the face of Trump's behavior and the implications of their funding decisions.
“I've been dealing with this for 10 years.”
Calls for Democratic Leadership and Urgency
5:50 to 8:03
Discussion on the need for stronger leadership within the Democratic Party and the urgency in opposing Trump's actions.
“And that's where I want the conversation to shift because this man going bananas and throwing feces on his idiotic social media platform is just simply another day in America.”
Reflections on Political Cowardice
8:03 to 11:30
Analysis of the perceived cowardice in Democratic leadership and the consequences of inaction.
“So if they put out a tweet here, they put it, you know, and Manu Raju was following him in the halls of Congress and it was some, you know, passive resistance to it, it didn't make it, and we're news junkies.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:04The authoritarian strongman that Donald Trump wants to be has had the worst week that I can remember in a long time. And that's a high bar because everything this man touches turns terrible. It's a disaster. It dies. He had the utmost humiliation when he was in Davos. World leaders were talking about his cognitive decline, the hand, the cankles. I mean, it was front page news all over. This man is unhinged and not with it. Then you have Jack Smith saying beyond a reasonable doubt he would have been convicted. He was issuing death threats. This guy is a criminal through and through. And then the worst insult to this man, to this poor little fragile, tiny hand, little man, low T all the way, were his poll numbers that were absolutely in the toilet, which we've talked about.
1:03So it's like, how is he going to react? Because I knew when all those polls, when you're seeing 10, 20 polls of him under 35, under 40, even some under 30, I knew his little ego couldn't take it. So he starts with this barn burner about how he is going to, something should be done about fake polls. And he goes through all these fake accomplishments that he doesn't have. Then he talks about how the New York Times and so many others print full polls that they are knowingly false because he cannot wrap his head around. We all now see him like he sees him, which is small and pathetic. And so he's now calling for a lawsuit for fake polls because his ego is that fragile.
1:54And I know this isn't the first time we've talked about this, and this isn't the first or last time that this has happened. But overnight, he posted over 100 times on Live Social. Then you've got Mike Johnson saying, well, he mixes up words. He only sleeps three hours a night. He sleeps three hours a night because he's too busy trying to hide the fact that he is the most pathetic, weakened leader this United States of America has ever had. So this has been one of his grievances for now 10, 11 years. Mad at poll numbers, going to launch a lawsuit, goes to social media, does a bender on social media all of the time.
2:41And this is going to continue. This happened Trump 1.0. This happened during Biden's administration. this happens now. And whenever he gets the truth put at him is when he's going to be most dangerous and provocative with policy. And it's already so dangerous and it's already so provocative. And again, what I have to say here is for me, the big story is not Donald Trump acting like a nut. Donald Trump mad at poll numbers. I've been dealing with this for 10 years. This is not new information for me. Where my brain goes is conflict resolution. The resolution for me in this is the poll numbers are so abysmal.
3:26Why on earth are the Democrats carving out seven votes to vote to fund ICE? That's my point. I can't sit here anymore and talk about what a nut this man is because it is Groundhog Day. It surprises me zero. Everything he does is the exact same boring shit. He's a two to three trick pony. And my focus now are on the people that claim that they oppose him. Why are you voting to fund and increase funding for an organization that has a budget larger than the United States Marine Corps that is homiciding people in El Paso, shooting people at point blank range with a lab in the backseat of the car because her wife called some little pink arm trigger happy, broken, emotionally stunted goon, a big boy, shoots her in the face and calls her a fucking bitch.
4:36That's the extension of this insanity that I want to focus on that we can fix. And I am mystified, mystified beyond everything that there isn't a revolt within the Democratic Party right now. Some brave House members that say, you know what we're supposed to do? I'm supposed to get up to this microphone and I'm supposed to say, I support Hakeem Jeffries. We are the resistance. That's what I'm supposed to do. I'm supposed to say, well, some people might feel like in their district, if they say we don't fund ICE, that they're anti-law enforcement. And we need a politician to stand up and say, ICE is not law enforcement.
5:22You know it, I know it, I'm not going to gaslight you. You're already getting gaslit enough by the Trump regime, all of his banana shit, but we're here to tell you the truth and either the minority leader can join us, but we're going to keep doing these press conferences and we're going to continue to confirm every single day that what you're seeing is depraved, heartbreaking, un-American, inhumane, and we are confirming what you're seeing should not be funded by your taxpayer dollars and isn't what a democracy, a functioning, healthy democracy see is supposed to do. And that's where I want the conversation to shift because this man going bananas and throwing feces on his idiotic social media platform is just simply another day in America.
6:14You know, something that struck me when I saw that the House voted to continue the funding, I thought, you know, we sit on here and we talk about how none of the Republicans will stand up to Donald Trump and they're too scared to vote against them. And I just had this icky feeling all over me when I saw that, because I'm like, I want us to be different than them. I don't want us to sit here like Mike Johnson does and lie and say, well, I don't know and didn't do this. And then you see that Hakeem Jeffries did not stand up to Donald Trump. I mean, his individual vote might have, but he did not utilize his power.
6:57And it made me feel icky because I thought there's not a whole lot of difference between us and them. And that is a shameful place to be as a Democrat when your leaders, despite the fact they're not in the majority. Again, refer to Mitch McConnell, what he did in the minority. And it's fucking embarrassing. And and something else. It's like Europe. Trump goes to this world economic forum. He throws Europe under the bus in the worst way. I don't even hear anybody on the Democratic side other than Gavin Newsom, who was there, and a few other governors that were there. But unless I missed it, I didn't hear Hakeem Jeffries talking about how he threw our allies under the bus or Chuck Schumer.
7:47Did you hear that? Or have they just gone completely silent? I haven't heard that, but I can't speak to whether they did or not because I don't know. and I want us to be, you know, fact-based. But it should have been so much that it should have gone viral. We should know about it. So if they put out a tweet here, they put it, you know, and Manu Raju was following him in the halls of Congress and it was some, you know, passive resistance to it, it didn't make it, and we're news junkies. It's our job to be. And so my issue is every American right now should know exactly the names of who the minority leaders of the opposition are.
8:27This is not the 2000s. This is different. We're up against a completely different machine. And do you think for a second, if the roles were reversed, that seven Republicans would go and vote with the Democrats? The Democrats are Absolutely horrible. Hakeem Jeffries can say, oh, I voted no. And he can say that all he wants to. He had one job, whip the votes, whip them, whip the votes. And he didn't whip. And it's just, he is such an impotent leader. It's really depressing. It's depressing that his colleagues in the House go along with that he is doing such a great job. It really is a lie to the American public, and it is the same style of appeasement by extension that he's allowing those seven people to do.
9:24And all of the members of the House that are not confrontational with Hakeem Jeffries about this, there are lives hanging in the balance because of this. a sense of urgency needs to be there. And you're worried about some purple district when the polling shows that this man is so underwater, even with Trump supporters and that ICE, not wanting to fund ICE and not supporting ICE is a moderate position, not a liberal position, not a leftist position, not a progressive position, a moderate position. Like the party that loves to crowdsource their morality. And so then it's like, oh, okay, you are just the controlled opposition.
10:12It's so infuriating. Real leaders right now would meet this moment. And the disappointment that I feel in Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer is a part of my great awakening to realizing how broken and dysfunctional the Democratic Party is and how they participate in basically the same show and pony dance that the Republican Party does, but they put a few more things on the menu that I like. Gay marriage, equality, talking about potential health care for people. And it's almost more insidious, quite frankly. Be truthful. Tell the truth. Quit playing these chicken shit games where you're worried about the appearance of that or the appearance of this.
11:00you think Donald Trump or the Republicans give a fuck about the appearances of anything they say or do? J.D. Vance called him Hitler and survived it politically. The one thing that MAGA has shown us is they don't give a fuck what the appearances of anything are. And guess what they got in being authentic pieces of shit? They got the executive branch, they got the legislative branch, and through minority votes, minority popular votes, they got the Supreme Court. It's unbelievable how cowardice the Democratic Party is. I completely agree. And something that we've talked about on this show over and over, the urgency.
11:46Where is the fucking urgency? Fascism. We are truly in the middle of an authoritarian takeover and we're writing strongly worded letters. I mean, it's just, we are in a five alarm fire and nobody's coming to save us, but us, as you always say. All right, please like this video, subscribe to our channel, and we will be back with more news.
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