A Moment Of Clarity: The "We Can’t Afford It" Lie: Why America Doesn’t Have to Choose

About this episode

Michael Steele discusses the misconception that the U.S. government is broke and the implications for national security and vulnerable citizens.

Is the government actually "broke," or is that just a convenient excuse? Michael Steele dismantles the myth that the U.S. must choose between national security and the survival of its most vulnerable citizens. While the White House claims we can’t "do it all," history tells a very different story. Catch Michael Steele on The Weeknight Mondays - Fridays at 7pm EST on MSNBC: https://www.msnbc.com/weeknight Follow Michael on X: https://x.com/MichaelSteele Follow Michael on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelsteele.bsky.social Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chairman_steele/ Follow Michael on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chairman_steele Listen to The Michael Steele Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-michael-steele-podcast/id1412905534 Watch The Michael Steele Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJNKzTkCZE9uNqPiKYw5eU5YkS_mMsr6o If you enjoyed this, share it with a friend!

People in this episode

Host: Michael Steele

Topics covered

• national security
• government spending
• vulnerable citizens
• myth debunking
• U.S. history

Keywords

• government
• national security
• vulnerable citizens
• myth
• U.S. history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MSNBC, The Bulwark, Bluesky, Instagram, Threads

Books & works: The Michael Steele Podcast, The Weeknight

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