Chapter 1: What controversial statement did Ted Cruz make about Trump?
All right, Donald Trump's Nazi Gestapo is in the streets killing American citizens. Democratic leadership is feckless, impotent, and not rising to the moment. I still hope that the Senate will put a full stop and a guardrail to this Nazi shit happening in American streets. But as a little break from this, because it's a lot to absorb,
all of the inhumanity and depravity that we're seeing on our timelines.
Chapter 2: How does Cruz describe Trump's mood during the donor dinner?
I think it's always fun to pick on Rafael Ted Cruz, Canadian born Rafael Ted Cruz, Cuban descent. Sorry to our Canadian listeners. I know you guys hate America and I know it's a stain on your country that Rafael was born there, but I know that you support us, the good Americans. So let's all browbeat Rafael together.
So Raphael was caught on a hot mic at a donor dinner and Axios reports the following.
Chapter 3: What does Cruz warn Trump about the upcoming election?
Pop this up. Trump was in a bad mood, Cruz tells the donors. I've been in conversations where he was very happy. This was not one of them. Cruz says he told Trump, Mr. President, if we get to November of 2026 and people's 401ks are down 30% and prices are up 10 to 20% at the supermarket, we're going to go into election day and face a bloodbath.
Chapter 4: How does the discussion shift to the duplicity of political figures?
You're going to lose the House. You're going to lose the Senate. You're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week. Trump's response, according to Cruz, fuck you, Ted. So, you know, here's what's interesting that everybody needs to realize.
Chapter 5: What insights are shared about the Republican Party's stance on Trump?
It's all this performative bullshit. Ted Cruz, who goes out in front of the electorate and acts like MAGA's policies are working, that there's no inflation, that the stock market isn't on the precipice of really tanking, which the fundamentals below it show that they are. That right there is an admission to his donors that he knows how unpopular this shit is.
but the duplicity and the performative nature of politics is really what got Trump elected because he came out called Ted a liar, called Marco Rubio little, low energy Jeff. He bashed the establishment, which shows you all of these politicians and Democrats are included in this, have two faces.
Chapter 6: How do personal interests influence Republican politicians' actions?
This is the face that I'm gonna say when I'm on Fox or CNN or MSNBC. And this is the face I say, when I don't think cameras are rolling. Both sides do this shit.
Okay, so here is what I always think in the back of my head.
Chapter 7: What criticisms are made regarding evangelical leaders and their motives?
We know, based on our conversations with different people we've interviewed, so many of these Republicans that are rah-rah-ing Trump behind the scenes think he's a nut, know his policies are crazy. Ted Cruz, perfect example. He was slinging Trump shit last week on Fox News. So at what point, because they know this is the reality, Trump is so underwater, it is going to be a blue tsunami.
At what point do they break with him and set themselves apart from their constituents?
Chapter 8: How does the episode conclude regarding the future of the Republican Party?
You don't think they ever will?
Never.
Even for self-preservation?
No, never. These people, you're talking about Republicans?
Yes.
Yes.
Voting against Trump? Yeah. I mean, I'm hoping the Senate will because they know how unpopular this is with the American people, ICE, and what they're doing. But at some point, they're going to have to face the fact they're going to lose or they have to vote against Trump. I mean, to date, no one has. Do you think the Republicans are going to vote against Trump?
Well, I'm hopeful in this funding bill.
I... Is that Pollyanna? I think you might have Murkowski, but you think Lyin' Ted, you think this piece of shit's gonna vote against Trump? No. What does that say about Trump? This Trump called his wife ugly. Yeah, said his dad shot JFK. He came out and said, God bless Donald Trump. I love you, Pumps, but come on. I mean, these people are never going to stand up on principle.
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