About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of a security incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the political maneuvering surrounding Donald Trump and the GOP.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm Donald Trump had to be evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, after a “gunman” “attempted” to breach the security perimeter around the dinner hall at the Washington Hilton. But unlike last year, when the entire GOP responded to the killing of Charlie Kirk by attempting a broad civil-society crackdown, this time Republicans have a somewhat different focus: Helping Trump get his palace ballroom built on White House grounds? In this episode, Matt and Brian discuss: * Are false flag conspiracy theories coming back into vogue on the left because it’s taboo to point out that Trump makes politics angrier and more violent? * Is it more that everyone knows Trump’s character is so poor that he would fake an attempt on his life to gain political advantage? * Are lesser forms of radicalism justified in response to his affronts, or is it all counterproductive? Then, what the f&ck has any of this got to do with the White House ballroom? Will Republicans bully Democrats into authorizing its construction? Will Republicans bite the bullet and finance the ballroom through budget…
People in this episode
Hosts: Matt, Brian
Topics covered
- Trump
- political violence
- conspiracy theories
- Republican strategy
- White House ballroom
- media and journalism
Keywords
- Trump
- White House
- GOP
- violence
- conspiracy theories
- politics
- journalism
- Charlie Kirk
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: White House Correspondents’ Association, GOP
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