”Be careful with me, b*tch”

About this episode

The episode discusses recent political events including Melania Trump's statement, allegations against Eric Swalwell, and Viktor Orbán's defeat.

It’s a month that starts with A, which means Jon Tester becomes increasingly harder to schedule because of work on the farm (April means planting; August means harvest). That said, many people have been asking where he’s been, so we attempted a Tractor Time with Tester episode that we came very close to pulling off… until his phone died.We asked Ellie Leonard to join us to discuss Melania Trump’s surprise statement to the White House press corps and how a deported Brazilian model (and her now deleted posts on X) could be part of the story. We dissect the timing, the tweets, and the relevance with Ellie, along with growing calls for Rep. Eric Swalwell to resign from Congress and drop out of the California gubernatorial race as new allegations of rape, sexual assault and misconduct come to light.We also discuss Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s crushing defeat after 16 years in power (and after VP JD Vance stumped for him), along with failed peace talks with Iran.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon Tester, Maritsa Georgiou

Guest: Ellie Leonard

Topics covered

• politics
• Melania Trump
• Eric Swalwell
• Viktor Orbán
• deportation
• sexual assault allegations
• peace talks

Keywords

• politics
• Melania Trump
• Eric Swalwell
• Viktor Orbán
• deportation
• sexual assault
• peace talks
• California
• Iran

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White House

Places: California, Iran

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