The Gospel According to Trump

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's political maneuvers, military actions, and features an interview with Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan about her Senate campaign.

JD Vance and Mike Johnson defend Donald Trump's fight against the pope, while Trump says "he's all about the Gospel" and Defense Secretary Hegseth leads soldiers in prayer using a fake Bible quote from "Pulp Fiction." More troops are on their way to the Middle East as the United States and Iran look for a short-term agreement before the ceasefire expires Tuesday. Republicans worry that Trump's "nonsense" is distracting from their midterm affordability message, and a New York Post reporter publishes an excerpt from Health Secretary Kennedy's diary in which he recalls cutting off the penis of a roadkill raccoon. Then, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan stops by the studio to talk to Tommy about her campaign for Senate, how ICE's operations in her state have reshaped the race, and what she wants to see from Democratic leadership in the Senate.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.

People in this episode

Host: Tommy

Guest: Peggy Flanagan

Topics covered

• Trump's influence
• Republican politics
• Midterm elections
• Military actions
• Senate campaign
• Immigration policy

Keywords

• Trump
• Vance
• Johnson
• Flanagan
• midterms
• ICE
• military
• Senate
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Post, ICE, Health Secretary Kennedy, Pulp Fiction

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