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About this episode

John Fugelsang discusses political issues including James Comey's indictment and Trump's comments, while interviewing civic engagement professionals and comedians.

John's monologue has 2 topics this time. First he discusses James Comey being indicted by the DOJ for making threats to President Trump in the form of a cheeky Instagram post. This is Comey’s second time in the political revenge machine. John also talks about Trump again calling for the firing of Jimmy Kimmel and Trump saying the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was staged by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Then, he speaks with Jasmine Burney-Clark . She's a civic engagement professional who has dedicated her personal and professional career to social and electoral justice across the state of Florida. She’s the Founder of Equal Ground Education Fund and Action Fund, Florida's preeminent Black-led community-centered civic engagement organization prioritizing voter registration, education and turnout. They discuss Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiling a new map that would give the GOP an extra four seats. Next, Democratic Strategist Max Burns returns to talk about his new piece for the Hill called "Trump's Empty Promises and the Ruin of Rural America". Then last but not least - comedian Keith Price joins the fun to joke with listeners about Trump and his cohorts. See…

People in this episode

Host: John Fugelsang

Guests: Jasmine Burney-Clark, Max Burns, Keith Price

Topics covered

• political commentary
• civic engagement
• voter registration
• social justice
• media criticism
• comedy

Keywords

• James Comey
• Donald Trump
• Jasmine Burney-Clark
• voter registration
• Ron DeSantis
• Max Burns
• Keith Price
• Charlottesville
• social justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Equal Ground Education Fund, Action Fund, Southern Poverty Law Center

Books & works: Trump's Empty Promises and the Ruin of Rural America

Places: Charlottesville, Virginia

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