About this episode
The episode discusses the latest political chaos surrounding Trump and the Republican Party, including election implications and government spending.
This week on The Final Word , we are fired up, caffeinated, and spiritually prepared to unpack the latest chapter in Trump-world chaos — because apparently reality has decided to cosplay as satire and won’t break character. We kick things off with Trump announcing, “I don’t care about the midterms,” which is exactly what you want to hear from a man whose job is… checks notes… governing. And he’s not letting the election — or Iran’s state media — rush him into a deal. Because why move quickly when you can move never . Then we turn our attention to Ken Paxton, the freshly minted Republican Senate nominee from Texas, who arrives with more accusations, allegations, and charges than a Black Friday arrest log. We take a deep dive into the swirling storm of “he said,” “they said,” and “the court documents definitely said.” Speaking of money pits, the Trump administration agreed to pay 13 million dollars — in a no-bid contract — to a first-time federal contractor to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. A pool. A body of water. Thirteen. Million. Dollars. We have thoughts. We also break down the latest polling showing that 25% of Latino Trump voters say they’re not coming back for…
People in this episode
Host: Frangela Duo
Topics covered
- Trump
- politics
- elections
- Republican Party
- polling
- government spending
Keywords
- Trump
- Ken Paxton
- midterms
- polling
- government spending
- Lincoln Memorial
- Republican Party
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Iran, Trump administration
Places: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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