Trump’s “Binky: The Closest Person to Him Who Feeds Our President Far-Right Conspiratorial Fabrication
We begin with the person closest to Trump who feeds him far-right conspiratorial information, writes his texts to foreign leaders and has been described as Trump’s “binky” since she appears to be his security blanket having pledged utmost devotion, telling her boss that “You are all that matters to me” and “I want to bring you joy.” Joining us isPaul Waldman, a journalist and opinion writer whose work has appeared in dozens of newspapers, magazines, and digital outlets. He is a former columnist at The Washington Post and his books include Being Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn from Conservative Success, The Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists, and the Stories that Shape the Political World, and most recently, White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy. He runs The Cross Section on Substack where his latest article we discuss is, “Yes, We Absolutely Should Talk About Natalie Harp.”
How Brendan Carr Wants Putin-Style Media in America Devoted to Our “Dear Leader”
Then we look into one of the most dangerous of Trump’s toadies, Brendan Carr, the head of the FCC who is aggressively trying to change the American media landscape into a Putin-like propaganda love fest for MAGA’s “dear leader.” Joining us is Craig Aaron, President and co-CEO of Free Press Action. For nearly two decades, he has been a leader in major campaigns to stop media consolidation, oppose unchecked surveillance, defend public media and sustain quality journalism. He writes weekly for the Pressing Issues newsletter and is the editor of Appeal to Reason: 25 Years of In These Times and Changing Media: Public Interest Policies for the Digital Age.
The Results of the Florida Primaries Have a DSA Candidate For Senate Winning and Two Of Trump’s Picks Losing
Then finally we get an analysis of the results from yesterday’s primary elections in Florida in which an upstart Democratic Socialist won the nomination for the U.S. Senate and two Trump-backed candidates lost. Joining us is Sean Freeder, Professor and Director of Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida whose research interests are in American politics, voter behavior, public opinion, mass psychology, persuasion, and partisan identity.
