Tempest In A TSA Cup

Tempest In A TSA Cup

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March 25, 2026 · 38 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's maneuvers regarding the Iran war and DHS shutdown, the political implications for Democrats and Republicans, and the unity of Senate Democrats.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm Donald Trump seems to want out of the Iran war AND out of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. But only if he can get out by being an even bigger asshole. In this Matt and Brian discuss: * Trump’s latest, inscrutable, and quite likely corrupt machinations to end his war of choice (or at least prosecute the war without throttling global oil supply); * Signs that Republicans are catching more heat than Democrats for the DHS shutdown (and the ensuing long lines at airports); * Whether it was wise or unnecessarily risk averse for Democrats to offer to fund TSA and other non-immigration components of DHS (to avoid blowback from weary travelers). Then, does the fact that Democrats have maintained unity in this fight for the past 40 days redeem Chuck Schumer at all? (No.) If not, does it suggest that the Senate Democrats who lost confidence in him aren’t really that interested in fighting after all? Will this kind of fighting help Democrats improve their abysmal approval numbers and lagging generic-ballot numbers? Or are they simply unpopular because they’re out of step, policy-wise, with the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Brian

Topics covered

  • Trump's foreign policy
  • DHS shutdown
  • Democratic strategy
  • Republican accountability
  • TSA funding
  • political commentary

Keywords

  • Trump
  • DHS
  • shutdown
  • Democrats
  • Republicans
  • TSA
  • politics
  • approval ratings

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Organizations: Department of Homeland Security

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