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The episode discusses the implications of Donald Trump's actions and influence within the GOP and broader political landscape.

Donald Trump keeps testing the limits — and more importantly, acting like there may not be any.This week on Political Rehab, Matt Robison and Matt Wylie break down the most important political stories hiding beneath the headlines: Trump-backed Republicans crushing dissent inside the GOP, ICE abuse reports and escalating mass deportation tactics, Mike Johnson’s collapsing House coalition, Kash Patel’s retaliation spiral at the FBI, profiteering around the Iran crisis, and the deep dive: why Trump’s third-term talk may be more dangerous than people realize.The question running through the whole episode: what happens when a political movement starts behaving like the rules no longer apply?Subscribe to Worth Knowing:https://www.youtube.com/@worthknowing-mattrobison?sub_confirmation=1Subscribe to the Worth Knowing Substack:https://worthknowing.substack.comCHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:31 Trump Dump: Ballroom spending, cowardice, and GOP fear03:41 “Who’s going to stop us?” Trump vs. the courts06:08 Indiana primaries and Trump’s grip on Republicans08:49 ICE abuse reports and mass deportation escalation11:38 Mike Johnson’s race against time in the House14:08 Kash Patel, the FBI, and retaliation…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Robison

Guest: Matt Wylie

Topics covered

• Trump's influence in the GOP
• ICE and mass deportation
• House coalition dynamics
• Retaliation in politics
• Iran crisis profiteering
• Trump's potential third term

Keywords

• Trump
• GOP
• ICE
• mass deportation
• Mike Johnson
• Kash Patel
• Iran crisis
• third term

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE, FBI

Places: Iran

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