About this episode

The episode discusses various political topics including foreign policy, voter intimidation, and economic issues.

Topics covered in today’s Politics Chat: USS Abraham Lincoln resupply crisis, fabricated polling scandal, Natalie Harp and Trump's inner circle, spheres-of-influence foreign policy, alienating traditional allies, South Korea military exercise cancellation, North Korea and Russia alignment, Iran war, Strait of Hormuz control and transit tolls, rising diesel and food prices, renewable energy imperative, tactical nuclear weapons speculation, declining approval across demographics, Hoover administration parallel, federal workforce versus contractors, food safety failures, state voter roll lawsuits, voter intimidation, redistricting and independent commissions, fact-based media history, presidential self-enrichment. Politics Chat is recorded live on YouTube and Facebook every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 pm Maine time (3 PM PT / 6 PM ET). Watch today's recording: https://youtube.com/live/Vo18MtjJ4LU?feature=share Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en Facebook…

People in this episode

Host: Heather Cox Richardson

Topics covered

• USS Abraham Lincoln resupply crisis
• voter intimidation
• foreign policy
• North Korea and Russia alignment
• food safety failures
• renewable energy
• presidential self-enrichment

Keywords

• USS Abraham Lincoln
• North Korea
• Russia
• voter intimidation
• renewable energy
• food prices
• tactical nuclear weapons
• Hoover administration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USS Abraham Lincoln, North Korea, Russia, Iran

Places: Strait of Hormuz

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