Peter Rothpletz

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8,118 appearances 89 recordings 1 series first heard Feb 2025 last heard 17 Feb

Peter Rothpletz’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Don Lemon Show · HOT TOPICS | Did DOGE Cuts Lead To The Texas Flooding?! - July 7th, 2025 · 8 Jul 2025 podcast

The contempt that we're seeing from some Americans for their fellow Americans in this moment is driven by nothing more than the worst type of partisanship, because I guarantee you there are folks matched

who were either lost in this storm or there are family members who have had folks lost in this storm who are Democrats, who died in the blue, liberals, excuse me, who voted for Kamala Harris. matched

And we need to not forget our humanity in this moment. matched

Lay blame at the feet of those where blame is deserved. matched

Doge officials, perhaps Elon Musk, perhaps Donald Trump, but not average Texans. matched

They didn't ask for this. matched

And there are a lot of really good people down there who are hurting right now. matched

Sorry, Clay, back to you. matched

But as I was watching that clip, particularly when he says, I think poor people are smart. matched

I don't think poor people are dumb. matched

You know what came to mind for me is how one of the reigning themes of MAGA is speaking in defense of everyday Americans, but not being able to mask your dripping condescension. matched

You're outright disrespect and in some cases hatred for them. matched

I think we can all think back to I believe it was prior to even Trump 1.0. matched

He was still on the campaign trail and he said the president on the campaign stage. matched

I love the poorly educated. matched

Again, this bizarre juxtaposition where in theory you're saying something populist, saying something in defense of your average Joe, but also very clearly giving the game away. matched

Going mask off and making clear, oh, you hate these people. matched

You do not remotely respect these people. matched

And there's been tons of reporting suggesting this, that Trump thinks that his supporters are rubes, that he thinks they're gross, that he has hand sanitizer bottles at the ready after shaking hands with them. matched

It – matched

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