Trump and Pod Save America Agree: JD Is Lame

About this episode

The episode discusses Donald Trump's views on JD Vance, the White House's funding decisions, and features an interview with Senator Andy Kim about detention center conditions.

Donald Trump thinks JD Vance is a bit of a loser and he's worried he may not be presidential enough to be the 2028 Republican nominee, according to The New York Times. After a series of court losses, the White House signals that it's about to ditch its $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund." Trump is reportedly "getting very bored" with the Iran negotiations. Democratic voters head to the polls to decide a series of contentious primaries in California and Iowa. Then, Senator Andy Kim talks to Jon about the atrocious conditions at Newark's Delaney Hall Detention Center. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast, episode title, and episode date.

People in this episode

Host: Jon

Guest: Senator Andy Kim

Topics covered

• Trump
• JD Vance
• Republican primaries
• Iran negotiations
• Detention Center conditions
• Democratic voters

Keywords

• Trump
• JD Vance
• Republican nominee
• Iran negotiations
• Newark Detention Center
• California primaries
• Iowa primaries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Times, White House

Places: Newark, California, Iowa

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