Peggy Flanagan Discusses Important Senate Race in Minnesota
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What is the current state of the Republican Party?
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Ho, ho, what's up, guys? We haven't ordered any cookies. Christmas is still on. What are you up to? No, I'm just coming back. I came here to bring Christmas decorations. What is this mess going to cost you again? I'll see you next time. Bye.
MAGA Republican leaders in the House, the Senate, and Trump's cabinet, they're spiraling out of control right now, following the news that unemployment has ticked up to 4.4%, and it looks like it's heading towards 5% and getting higher. When you look at specific industry sectors, manufacturing, construction, we're seeing jobs being lost. And didn't Donald Trump say, I'm going to do a manufacturing boom? We're seeing basically recession even kind of great recessionary indicators in those sectors more on that in a moment let's just see how these mega republicans are reacting to it they're trying to ignore it surprise surprise and instead they are saying things like this here's what pete sessions a mega republican from texas has to say when he has this very creepy discussion about the epstein file resolution play this clip
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And Congressman, you did mention Ghislaine Maxwell, who's convicted sex trafficker and sex abuser. The NBC is reporting that her prison emails shows she is much, quote, happier at this minimum security Texas facility that she was moved to. There are reports of special treatment. At that, she was moved after speaking with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch. Are you investigating that? Does that concern you in any way?
Well, let me just say this straight up. Anybody that's in Texas is happier.
But one would hope a sexual trafficker would not be treated that way, sir.
What? Seriously? What? Then you have MAGA Republican Congress member Buddy Carter play this clip.
That's pushed for these files to be released. And now we're seeing it kind of backfire in their face. What do you make of all of this? Well, this is nothing more than a distraction. I've said that from the very beginning.
What? Okay. J.D. Vance, you want to talk about healthcare? What's your view about extending the ACA subsidies? Let's play this clip.
What do we do to address healthcare prices and premium prices and so on and so forth? What does that look like? Is it a reconciliation plan? Walk us through what happens.
How is unemployment affecting the political landscape?
So what's so crazy about this, Matt, is right before the government shut down, we had a meeting with Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer in the Oval Office.
Is this where President Trump gave them the MAGA hats?
No, not just that. But the president whispers to one of his personal assistants. They're all very good people. And she kind of runs off. And I think to myself immediately, oh, what the hell have I gotten myself into? And she comes back with two Trump 2028 hats.
what about the economy jd okay tell me about the economy let's play the clip and even though we've made incredible progress we understand that there's a lot more work to do and the thing that i'd ask for the american people is a little bit of patience a little bit of patience from the people who said in 24 hours they were going to bring down prices a little bit yuri workers your your year is coming in 2027 and 2028 and finally just what about foreign policy caroline levitt What do you want to tell us? Here, play this clip.
The president went, the Syrian president came in and President Trump sprayed perfume all over him. And I just wondered, like, did he smell?
no let me tell you that happens all the time not just the syrian president but i've seen it with other foreign leaders i've seen it with members of our cabinet myself and a perfume yes he's just showing off his wonderful sense what he's spraying people with cologne and perfume when they go in the oval office that's what's happening when foreign
I want to bring in Minnesota's 50th Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, who's running for Senate right there.
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