Trump's War on Blue America

Donald Trump orders National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, making good on his promise to generals to use American cities as "training grounds." Jon, Tommy, and Lovett discuss the court order—issued by a Trump-appointed judge—that blocked the deployment in Portland, the military-style immigration raids that rocked Chicago last week, and the signals that Stephen Miller and the rest of the Trump administration are sending about what's next for blue America. Then, the guys check in on the ongoing government shutdown, react to Trump's unexpected hint that he may be willing to negotiate with Democrats on healthcare subsidies, and discuss what it'll take for Prop 50—California's redistricting response act—to pass in November. Then, Ben Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Semafor and host of the Mixed Signals podcast, joins Tommy to talk about Bari Weiss taking over CBS News, the right's attack on free speech and Jimmy Kimmel, and the future of network media.

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the numerous stories about Trump's illegal actions across the country and the hemisphere.

I enjoy listening to you guys mostly but when it boils down to it you're just the mirror of maga. The way you deliver your show. the snobbery the over intellectual talking down to your listeners it sounds like you just sit around the studio and sniff each other's farts on hour.

try getting some regular real American people on your show instead of your freaking Washington hobnob buddies and everybody goes on each other's podcast all the time.

instead of just shitting on police tactics all the time and talking out your ass cuz you don't know what the fuck you're talking about actually. why don't you have a real police officer come on your show and talk to you instead of just bloviating and sounding as ridiculously stupid as maga does.