Psaki: Trump's humiliating disaster on the Mall is his presidency in a nutshell
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OK, we have so much to get to tonight. Jonathan Swan is here to talk about his incredible new book, Regime Change, which if you've tried to buy it online and you're having trouble, get it on your Kindle. You can get it there. It's flying off the shelves, literally. But we're going to talk to him all about it and also all of his reporting, because it only gets more relevant, it seems, by the day. Andrew Weissman is also going to be here with his first reaction to what we heard from Jack Smith's first ever TV interview with Nicole Wallace earlier today in quite some time. But there's something we have to talk about first, mostly because, and Chris sort of alluded to this, as did I, of just how embarrassing it is for Donald Trump.
And I don't know if you've been following how things are going at Trump's great American state fair that is happening here in Washington, D.C., but we definitely have been. This was the scene on Tuesday when there were actually more people in the band on stage than there were in the crowd watching them. That's not the ratio you obviously want, but things really didn't get much better from there. All week, there were very sparse crowds at this event, thanks in part to the absolutely bizarre entertainment choices the Trump team booked for the affair. Like say, and this is one of my favorites because it's so strange, this moment. when the guy who used to co-host Ted Cruz's podcast seemed to defend the Salem witch trials in an apparent debate with someone who I'm guessing is about 10 years old.
But the one area where the Salem witch trials went a little far is I would say they weren't organized enough. So you had these like random judges, you know, kind of burning these ladies. I don't know if they were guilty or not, but I think if it were more formalized, built up a little bit more, maybe with like a grand inquisitor or something, that would have been a better way to do it.
I really, if you don't know what you watched there, I don't know what I watched there either. But I do know that the person he is talking to, if you couldn't see them very well, about, again, random judges kind of burning ladies, his words, not mine, is definitely a child. Now, in this video, you can also see the people who gathered to watch them. And as bizarre as that was to watch, it may have also had the biggest crowd of any event I've seen at this particular fair. There were at least, I mean, dozens, a dozen, more than a dozen people there watching that spectacle, maybe more.
How did the Great American State Fair on the National Mall become a public embarrassment for Trump?
But things haven't improved since then. I mean, here was the scene earlier today when the stage actually started to fall apart and nearly crushed a group of performers.
Thank you.
I mean, the whole thing has been quite an unmitigated disaster. And the level of embarrassment for Trump has been compounded by the fact that his favorite news channel has been broadcasting live from the event all week, showing just how sparsely attended it really was. Now, in the next clip, I want you to pay very close attention to the live images of the National Mall behind the anchors while they are talking.
We are coming to you live tonight from the National Mall. Live with you again from the Great American State Fair. Trump's throwing the biggest party right in D.C. Festivities are in full swing in Washington for America's 250th birthday. We're celebrating already at the Great American State Fair. Man, we've got thousands of people celebrating this birthday with us, Tommy. Patriots from all over the country are gathering here on the National Mall.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:05
2
How did the Great American State Fair on the National Mall become a public embarrassment for Trump?
3:05–8:07
3
What evidence and examples show the state fair's poor execution and sparse crowds?
8:07–25:38
4
How was taxpayer money and no-bid contracting used for Trump's 250th celebration?
25:38–31:55
5
What allegations exist about donor misdirection and possible fraud around the celebration?
31:55–42:52
Speakers
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