#274: I Thought He Was Dead (5/18/26)

About this episode

Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss President Trump's visit to China and various political topics.

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss President Trump's visit to China, new personalities on Capitol Hill, the state of the American electorate, and more. Links: Trump China Trip: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/13/world/trump-xi-summit-china Fetterman: The New Manchin https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/07/sen-john-fetterman-im-not-leaving-democratic-party/ Has George Will Lost it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/13/doug-ducey-presidential-announcement-imagined-by-george-will/ Many Americans think Trump assassination attempts were fake, survey finds Source: Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/11/trump-assassinations-staged-conspiracy/ Dems picked a real winner in Maine (The Man With the Nazi Tattoo): Graham Platner targets fuel tax, Big Oil in energy plan https://www.eenews.net/articles/graham-platner-targets-fuel-tax-big-oil-in-energy-plan/ Tweet of the week: https://x.com/KeithNHumphreys/status/2053846950051787127

People in this episode

Host: Tom Pyle

Guest: Mike McKenna

Topics covered

• Trump's visit to China
• Capitol Hill personalities
• American electorate
• political opinions
• energy policy

Keywords

• Trump
• China
• Capitol Hill
• Fetterman
• energy policy
• politics
• American electorate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Energy Alliance, Washington Post, E&E News

Places: China

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