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As we think about the response from the officials in the Trump regime and how they've reacted to Signalgate and all of these other failures, as we've seen once again, the week concluding with the stock market tanking, people's life savings are being crushed as we see in cities across the country, social security offices being closed, essential federal services being gutted.
And then there's that this image, though, of all of the people Trump surrounds himself, whether it's Maga Mike Johnson in the house or his cabinet. It has this Kim Jong Un like feel and they do the clapping for him and they clearly know what's going on is wrong and they're just not doing anything about it.
So I remember that there was a clip from a congressional hearing in 2019 that was prophetic, that summed it up in connection with the initial impeachment hearing. And I found that clip and I have to share it with you now. Let's play it.
I do have to say, though, that I have empathy for my Republican colleagues because I don't believe that they have a choice. They have to defend the president and they dare not step out of line because if they do, they will suffer the consequences. A few of my Republican colleagues earlier did try to say that they didn't believe that the president's conduct was appropriate.
And they got slapped quickly. The president said his conduct, he said the call was absolutely perfect. And so now you don't hear any of them saying or questioning whether his behavior was appropriate. You have to fall in line. And not only do you have to fall in line, you have to praise him constantly.
like those famous press conferences we've seen in the Oval Office, where they one by one go around the table and talk about their praise for him. It makes me feel like a meeting that would take place in North Korea.
A meeting that would take place in North Korea. That was then Congresswoman Karen Bass, now Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles. And have her as a guest on the Midas Touch podcast. Mayor! Welcome. And I don't know if you remember that clip, but it was kind of spot on as you reflect on that clip to the moment. What are you thinking?
I really think that the White House is in control of the government. And that's not a question this time around. I think you see in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, when the president weighs in on something, they deliver exactly what he wants. And so I think when you look at our government now, it's a little different than it was before. It was more chaotic.
in a different kind of way. It was clearly people who were in the White House who didn't have the experience. But I think that the people that are around the president now have the experience, studied and prepared for this over the years, and they have an agenda, and they are driving that agenda.
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