About this episode

The episode discusses a lawsuit against Trump's slush fund, the rapid spread of Ebola, and the implications of recent Republican primaries.

Today's Headlines: Two January 6th police officers — Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges — filed a lawsuit to block Trump's $1.776 billion slush fund, naming Trump, Todd Blanche, and Scott Bessent, while exactly one Republican congressman, Brian Fitzpatrick, called it out publicly — prompting Trump to immediately shitpost about Fitzpatrick's wife. On the primaries, Tuesday's results confirmed that Trump owns the GOP completely: Mitch McConnell lost his Senate primary to a Trump-endorsed challenger, Georgia has two runoff races next month with no clear Trump favorite in either, and Alabama is in redistricting limbo with a special primary coming in August. The through-line is simple — any hint of dissent costs you your job, even as Trump's approval rating drops and voters are furious about costs. The Ebola outbreak is moving fast, with over 600 suspected cases and 139 deaths — a 30% jump in a single day — a 30-50% fatality rate, no treatment, and a vaccine still months away. The International Rescue Committee says Trump's USAID cuts left the region dangerously unprepared to catch the outbreak early, though the State Department has now pledged to fund 50 treatment clinics, which is good…

Topics covered

• Trump's slush fund lawsuit
• Ebola outbreak
• Republican primaries
• USAID cuts
• social media consequences

Keywords

• Trump
• Ebola
• lawsuit
• Republican primaries
• USAID
• social media
• Charlie Kirk
• Perry County

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Rescue Committee, USAID, State Department

Places: Alabama, Georgia

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