Dems Mad at Memes, Lemon and Reid's Racialized Crime Comments, and Michelle Can't Stand Barack, with Glenn Greenwald | Ep. 1161
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Hey everyone, I'm Megyn Kelly. Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show. Well, the government has been shut down since midnight and both sides don't seem to be anywhere near a deal. Can you feel the excitement? I mean, I guess they did it this time, so that's something new. Normally, they just do the brinksmanship up until the last second, then they cut a deal. And I don't know, like, okay, this is our government. The Democrats seem more concerned about Trump's funny AI videos that put sombreros. on people than in getting the government going again. We'll talk about what they're doing. Plus, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert appeared on each other's shows last night, where they once again played the I'm a millionaire victim card.
That's a thing for them. Joining me now to react to all of this and more is Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and host of Rumble's System Update, Glenn Greenwald. It's that time for Medicare annual enrollment again.
Why did the government shut down and how are Democrats handling the negotiations?
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Happy to be here, Megan. Thanks for having me.
I mean, all right, we'll start with the shutdown. It's going to be fun when we get to Kimmel and Colbert, but we'll start with the shutdown. So they weren't able to strike a deal. To me, it's so galling because it's like what the Democrats are saying is we want you to undo some of the things that just passed in the big, beautiful bill. Well, you already lost that fight. It's been signed into law. It's law now. And they're like, we're not going to fund the government unless you reverse pieces of your law. And the Republicans are like, that's not how legislation is done or undone. And that's not how spending is negotiated. And I think as near as I can tell, the Democrats are trying to follow the Ezra Klein rule where he was like, we've got to get out there and fight.
We have that sound bite. Do we not? We have Ezra Klein with his warning. Oh, no, sorry. It was an it was an article. And I'll read it to you what he said in part. But this is Ezra Klein saying. We got to fight. It's the New York Times op-ed. I often heard people complain that Democrats lacked a message. What Democrats really lacked was power. And so we're facing the question again, should Senate Democrats partner with Senate Republicans to fund this government? I don't see how they can. We are no longer in the muzzle velocity stage of this presidency. We are in the authoritarian consolidation stage of this presidency. I want to be very clear about what I'm saying here. Donald Trump is corrupting the government.
He's using it to hound his enemies, line his pockets and entrench his own power. This is what Democrats cannot fund. This is what they have to try to stop. This is not just how authoritarianism happens. This is authoritarianism happening. Right now, Democrats have no power, so no one cares what they have to say. A shutdown would make people listen. And I think, near as I can tell, that's exactly what's happening now.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:14
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Why did the government shut down and how are Democrats handling the negotiations?
1:14–17:11
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How does Glenn Greenwald explain the Democrats’ 'theater kids' approach to politics?
17:11–48:00
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How is Trump using viral AI videos to shape the shutdown narrative?
48:00–1:30:57
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What are the disputed Medicaid and Obamacare provisions fueling the shutdown fight?
1:30:57–1:47:01
Speakers
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