Trump's Revenge Leads to Republican Revolt

Trump's Revenge Leads to Republican Revolt

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May 22, 2026 · 1h 42m · Episode 1164

About this episode

The episode discusses the shifting dynamics within the Republican Party in relation to Trump's influence and features an interview with California gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan.

So much for Trump's iron grip on the party. Just days after Thomas Massie's defeat, Republicans in the Senate and House begin to buck Trump on his top priorities: ballroom funding, the taxpayer-funded slush fund for his allies, and the war in Iran. Could it be that his surprise endorsement of Ken Paxton over John Cornyn in the Texas Senate primary didn't help matters? Faced with mounting leaks, the DNC finally releases its 2024 autopsy — an incoherent, error-riddled mess that Chairman Ken Martin admits was a failure from the start. The New York Times releases new polling data on what Democrats think the party needs to do to win in 2028. Then, California gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan talks to Tommy about the race and his record as mayor of San Jose. 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: Tommy

Guest: Matt Mahan

Topics covered

  • Trump
  • Republican Party
  • DNC
  • 2024 election
  • California gubernatorial race
  • polling data
  • political endorsements

Keywords

  • Trump
  • Republican revolt
  • DNC autopsy
  • polling data
  • California gubernatorial race
  • Matt Mahan
  • politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DNC, New York Times

Books & works: Pod Save America

Places: California, San Jose

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