3636 - The Human Cost of DOGE's Reckless Destruction of USAID w/ Nicholas Enrich

About this episode

Nicholas Enrich discusses the impact of the Trump administration on USAID and the political climate surrounding judicial nominees.

Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: After turning his back on every campaign promise and tanking the economy for a meaningless war, Donald Trump 's approval rating is nearing historic lows. Nicholas Enrich , former civil servant who worked at USAID under four administrations joins the program to discuss his new book: " Into the Wood Chipper: a Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID " In the Fun Half: Senator Richard Blumenthal asks three different Trump judicial nominees if Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and all three refuse. Meanwhile, as Blumenthal questions the nominees, Senator Chuck Grassley is caught on a hot mic asking why they won't acknowledge Biden's victory. Senator Chris Coons asks a Trump judicial nominee if Trump is ineligible for a third term per the 22nd amendment and the nominee is afraid to acknowledge the law and close the door on a third term. WNBA star Kelsey Plum does not understand how marginal tax rates work. If you have been listening to MR for more than a week than you know that marginal tax rate literacy is his passion project. The Daily Wire has had to layoff 50% of their employees after…

People in this episode

Host: Sam Seder

Guest: Nicholas Enrich

Topics covered

• Trump Administration
• USAID
• Judicial Nominees
• Marginal Tax Rates
• Economic Policy
• Whistleblower Account

Keywords

• Trump
• USAID
• Nicholas Enrich
• judicial nominees
• marginal tax rates
• Kelsey Plum
• Daily Wire

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USAID, The Daily Wire

Books & works: Into the Wood Chipper: a Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID

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