Georgia raid seen as start of Trump's effort to corrupt elections ahead of midterms
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What recent actions has Trump taken regarding election integrity?
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Today was a hell of a news day. I mean, so much news going on today. We got more news today than we normally get in a week. And thanks to our show's amazing booking producers, and they are amazing, we somehow ended up with literally the perfect people to talk about all of it with, each part of it with. As Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, kinda sorta talked the talk at a press conference today about reducing tensions in Minneapolis. That guy is really dark and kinda evil, but he kinda sorta talked the talk today. Donald Trump just said tonight that he is not pulling back, not at all. Trump said that, so there's that, there's that. And Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is gonna join me with his reaction to those new comments and for an update on what he is actually seeing on the ground in Minnesota.
We're also getting our first reports on the condition of Liam Ramos, the five-year-old child that ICE detained in Minneapolis and shipped 1,300 miles south to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Congressman Joaquin Castro was one of the only members of Congress who was able to meet with Liam and his father. And he's going to join me to tell us how Liam is doing and what he saw while he was there. Meanwhile, tonight, it looks like there could be a deal. It looks like there is a deal, it seems, to avoid a government shutdown that includes two weeks to negotiate major reforms to how immigration agents operate, which would be a very big win for Democrats. Not everything they want, but certainly a big win.
They're not in control of the Senate, remember. And Senator Chris Van Hollen has been one of the most outspoken critics of Trump's immigration policies. He was among the first senators to say he will not vote to fund ISIS lawlessness. And he's going to be my guest here later this hour as well. And Senator Mark Warner, the vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee, is going to be here at the table with me. And in a moment, you're going to understand why I absolutely had to talk to Senator Mark Warner tonight. But first, I want to go through a couple of other things happening. Because as national outrage against this administration continues to grow, the current occupant of the Oval Office is coping in, well, increasingly unhinged ways is really the only way to put it.
Because last night, the increasingly unpopular and increasingly cranky grandpa president holed himself up and went on a social media rage posting spree, posting more than 50 times to his social media account in the span of just a few hours. He reposted attacks on everyone from Governor Tim Walz, of course, to Gavin Newsom, to Joe Biden and Barack Obama, to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. He even posted an account smearing Minneapolis shooting victim Alex Preddy, calling the ICU nurse a domestic terrorist. Then this morning, Trump decided to, well, self-soothe, I guess you could call it, with one of his North Korean-style cabinet meetings, you know the ones, where members of administration go around the room lavishly trying to one-up each other by praising him.
But in a sign of just how rattled Trump is by the public outcry against his administration's brutal ICE operations, Trump did not allow embattled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to speak during that meeting. So he didn't even let Kristi Noem tell him how great he's doing, something he really loves to hear from anyone who will offer it. But that's how bad this is. And unlike his previous cabinet meetings, he ended this one without taking questions from the press. Now, another notable difference about today's cabinet meeting was the apparent absence of Trump's Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard. In fact, Tulsi Gabbard has been out of the public eye for quite some time now, even amid a number of international crises that would typically fall well within her portfolio.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent actions has Trump taken regarding election integrity?
0:00–5:13
2
How is Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison addressing ICE's actions?
5:13–7:28
3
What did Rep. Joaquin Castro observe during his visit to ICE detention?
7:28–9:18
4
What are the implications of the Senate negotiations on ICE funding?
9:18–11:40
5
How is Tulsi Gabbard involved in Trump's election-related initiatives?
11:40–33:57
6
What concerns are raised about the legality of the Georgia raid?
33:57–43:37
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