HOT TOPICS | Is the MAGA Base Rejecting MAGA Policies?! - February 26th, 2025
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Is MAGA starting to turn on its own leaders and policies?
Good morning, Lemon Nation. Thank you for joining us this morning. We're so glad that you are here. Welcome to Hot Topics. And boy, do we have a hot show for you today. And it's an interesting turn of events right now where it appears the body is rejecting itself, eating its own organs or eating its own organizations, doge perhaps. So it's interesting because I'm going to play something. Someone has been predicting this. I wasn't so sure that I agreed with it at first, but I'm going to show you. I like showing evidence. You know that. And by the way, welcome. I'm so glad. Where are you streaming from? Let me know. So glad that you are here. Make sure you hit the likes, hit the thumbs up and make you make sure you subscribe.
And the membership link is at the top of the chat. OK, if you hit the thumbs up, it affects the algorithm and more people get to be aware of our conversation and our channel. So, again, we're happy that you're here. Welcome to Clement. Florida, Illinois, Oregon, Dallas, Missouri. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. OK, so look, I told you last week that we live in a doge eat doge world, remember, and I will stand by that. But what has become increasingly clear is that we live in a MAGA eats MAGA world. What do I mean by that? OK, evidence. Last night, Republicans narrowly passed a budget resolution that calls for four point five trillion dollars in tax cut to the uber wealthy and a two trillion dollar reduction in federal spending over an entire decade.
And that is gutting Medicaid and entitlement programs used by everyday Americans. And that means it's used by mainly by the folks who are in red states. And it's used by MAGA supporters, Republicans who live in red states where blue states are funding. Remember, blue states are the ones that fund the red states because the red states are usually not as populous as the blue states. Therefore, they can't afford many of their own programs and their own infrastructure. So then the blue states put more money into the till to help the red states. But this is going to affect the red states more. Folks are in blue states. They will be affected, but not so much as the red states. MAGA is now in the find-out portion of FAFO.
Republicans just sold you out, folks, okay? So I'm glad that I joined you this morning and you joined me this morning and I'm going to walk you through. I'm going to go. Look, I took my time the last couple of days because I had so much to talk about. There were people I needed to discuss. I did some things that I don't normally do. I paid attention to people who thrive on that attention, but I think it needed to be said. I think it needed to be said because everybody's thinking in it and people are just like, oh my God, I'm so sick of this. I'm so sick of her. I'm so sick of whatever. And I said it. I said what I said. Now, but let's talk about this FAFO stage and MAGA eating MAGA. MAGA resenting MAGA.
MAGA rejecting MAGA. Now, I don't know if you've seen this because we've had so much to cover. We've covered Joy Reed. We had a lot to cover this week. This is James Carville. James Carville was on with my friend Dan Abrams. And he has been predicting... That there's a problem with Matt Houston. We have a problem with MAGA and with this Trump administration, this Trump government. And I'm sure you've seen all the pictures from around the country, right? They have stopped going to town halls. They're pulling back because they're getting an earful from their own constituents. MAGA people in red States. Are you listening to me? Here is, I want you to pay attention. I have my coffee. You have your coffee. You got my tea.
You got your tea. Let's pay attention. Here's James Carville. I'm going to play all of it for you. Watch.
So, Dan, this is what I believe. I believe that this administration in less than 30 days in the midst of a massive collapse. In particularly a collapse. in public opinion. Della Volpe at Harvard, who's very good. I used to think once I saw a Harvard youth poll, I discounted it. I've come to say it's a pretty damn good poll.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Is MAGA starting to turn on its own leaders and policies?
0:14–13:53
2
What did James Carville predict about the administration's rapid collapse?
13:53–24:33
3
How are national polls reflecting public anger about the economy and future outlook?
24:33–34:05
4
Which Trump actions are driving opposition—are funding cuts and Musk access the biggest issues?
34:05–54:04
5
Why are town halls turning hostile for GOP lawmakers and what examples show constituents pushing back?
54:04–1:14:53
Speakers
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