About this episode

David Faris discusses the motivations of political figures who align with Trump amidst ongoing political issues.

Michael Cohen and Trump break up to make up—again. Ben riffs. David figures out where Cohen—and Lindsey Graham—fit in the pantheon of fools who flock to Trump. Selling their souls for what? Money? Power? Access? A pat on the head from the boss? Updates on Trump’s war in Iran. And the congressional vote on funding Israel. “The party is dedicated to a policy its base despises.” David is a political science professor at Roosevelt university and a columnist for The Nation. His views are his own.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Ben Joravsky

Guest: David Faris

Topics covered

• Trump
• politics
• Michael Cohen
• Lindsey Graham
• Iran
• Israel funding
• political science

Keywords

• Trump
• Michael Cohen
• Lindsey Graham
• political science
• Iran
• Israel
• funding
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roosevelt university, The Nation

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