The Last Word On The US: Supreme Court Blocks Trump Plan To Curb Mail-In Voting
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Why did the Supreme Court block Donald Trump’s mail‑in voting restriction?
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Time to go to the last word in the United States with Cal Thomas and Marion McKeon. And Marion, if I can start with you, please, tell us about the significance of the US Supreme Court rejecting an effort by Donald Trump to restrict male ballots for the midterm elections.
Well, I think the main significance is that the the all these attempts which start at the end of March with an executive order from Trump have thrown the system into chaos with some states not knowing are they going to you know, is this happening, is it not happening? There have been repeated court um hearings and it's been up and down to the Supreme Court and district courts. It just creates a whole feeling of uncertainty and confusion, which can of course be um weaponized by Trump, you know, as as as He claims election fraud and all kinds of things coming up to the election. Now, it's no surprise that the Supreme Court made this decision. They had no other choice. The constitution clearly says that it is states that regulate elections.
They don't get regulated by executive order from the White House. They don't get regulated by the post office, certainly. And so to me, it's no surprise that this happened. It is amazing to me that a couple of judges actually dissented. But Um Uh it's also no you know, as I say, well Ken d I think uh Kavanas said that he's dissenting because it's too close to the election basically cause too much chaos. But as I said, it's in the constitution. It seems pretty clear to me and I don't think it could have gone any other way.
Uh, Cal Thomas, how much of a blow is this for Trump, even though he's been known to use mail ballots himself when he's voting?
Well, Marion is right, I think, on her analysis. Look, I don't think there's any question that Trump is trying to uh throw chaos into this election for his own benefit if the Republicans lose one or both houses uh in uh in the election. Uh of course, if they win, it'll be a fair election according to him. But uh I I just think this is too close to the election.
How does the Supreme Court’s decision create uncertainty for states ahead of the midterms?
There are reforms that could be made, for example, in California. California, they send out ballots to everybody, whether they request them or not. But what Trump has done more than any other president, I mean, we go back to the night at the 2000 election with Al Gore. There's still some questions among some people whether that was a legitimate outcome. The Supreme Court had to decide that uh based on the votes in Florida. First time I think they've ever had to decide a presidential election, at least in modern times. But uh Trump is throwing chaos in here to harm the integrity of the outcome. People need to believe that the elections are fair, they're accurate, there's no cheating or at least a minimal amount.
And I think uh Trump is just stirring the pot here and it's very unfortunate.
Now something else he's stirring the pot on Cal is the possibility of peace talks with Iran. He went on his truth social network on Monday, said the failing nation of Iran wants to make a deal quickly and badly. I will determine whether or not the USA will choose to engage the concept of which we are open to. To be met with a response from the Iranians of, nah, not interested in talking to you. This is all getting worse and worse. Isn't it, particularly with what's going on now in Saudi Arabia, with the Houthis been emboldened to have their own attacks against Saudi Arabia, which potentially could take about six percent of the world's supply of oil out of commission?
Right. Well, a couple of things. Of course the Saudis were smart some years ago where they built this pipeline that uh uh avoided the Strait of Hormuz. Uh unfortunately nobody else had that kind of foresight. I don't know why the Saudis, they have an air force, they have a military, don't step up and uh and attack uh the the Houthis. Uh it's uh the you know, the Middle East is a is a snake bit.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why did the Supreme Court block Donald Trump’s mail‑in voting restriction?
0:00–2:01
2
How does the Supreme Court’s decision create uncertainty for states ahead of the midterms?
2:01–4:03
3
Is Trump’s $5,000 dividend promise a form of vote buying?
4:03–6:26
4
How are Iran’s peace talks and the Houthis’ attacks influencing U.S. foreign policy?
6:26–7:44
5
What are Trump’s claims about AI and why does he call the concerns a hoax?
7:44–10:00
6
Will the AI race with China cause an economic bleed‑out for the United States?
10:00–12:10
7
Why does the podcast argue Congress needs younger members to regulate AI effectively?
12:10–13:59
8
What controversy surrounds Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding funded by a Russian oligarch?
13:59–15:49
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