Trump's Tariff Fairy Tale, Ossoff Drops the Mic, and Louisiana Arrests Hate Crime Victims
About this episode
The episode discusses Trump's tariff claims, Jon Ossoff's political statements, and a hate crime incident in Louisiana.
Okay, buckle up, because we have got a LOT to unpack this week and none of it is good, but ALL of it is going to make you scream-laugh into your steering wheel. Trump says he's got "a deal" with Canada on tariffs — girl, no you don't. Mark Carney said "substantial progress," which in diplomat-speak translates directly to "absolutely not, but I'm not trying to start anything today." We're calling it: Schrödinger's Trade Deal. It exists and doesn't exist simultaneously, depending entirely on how badly Trump needs a win on a given Tuesday. Then Jon Ossoff stood up and said what we've been screaming since 2016 — calling out a "draft-dodging, crook president" who's dragged this country into a war he can't finish and doesn't understand. Senator, we see you, we hear you, please keep going. We're also talking about the 35-year-old aide dubbed the "human printer" — because apparently loyalty in this administration means becoming a Xerox machine with a pulse. The stories coming out about her devotion are scary and strange, y'all. And then — then — we get to Louisiana, where a trans couple was brutally attacked by a MOB in a public park bathroom, beaten, terrorized... and the police showed…
People in this episode
Host: Frangela Duo
Topics covered
- tariffs
- politics
- hate crimes
- comedy
- current events
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Louisiana, public park bathroom
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