Dead Air: No Sanitizing The Sinners | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

Dead Air: No Sanitizing The Sinners | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

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July 13, 2026 · 1h 11m

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The episode discusses the political implications of Lindsey Graham's death, Mitch McConnell's health, and recent assaults on press freedom in the U.S.

On today’s episode of  Dead Air , we cut through the spin surrounding three stories that speak to the decay of American political life: the political vacuum left by Lindsey Graham’s death, the unanswered questions surrounding Mitch McConnell’s condition, and what may be one of the most alarming assaults on press freedom in modern American history. We examine the carefully managed public messaging surrounding Mitch McConnell’s hospitalization, arguing that the American people deserve transparency from a man who has served at the highest levels of government for decades. The conversation explores what has — and hasn’t — been disclosed, and why the absence of clear information fuels growing public skepticism. We talked about Lindsey Graham’s legacy. I argue that Graham wasn’t merely another Republican senator, but one of the central architects of Donald Trump’s consolidation of power inside the Republican Party. His combination of institutional influence, political cynicism, and personal loyalty to Trump was singular — and leaves behind a void that is unlikely to be filled. The episode concludes with a…

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