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Donald Trump, fuming over the midterms, just unleashed a new series of crazed Truth Social Posts. He again threatened to prosecute Democrats. He raged that Republicans only lost because they failed to pass voter suppression. And critically, he bizarrely decreed that JD Vance will only be assigned to fighting supposed blue-state corruption from now on. Trump ordered Vance to forget about negotiating an end to the war, delusionally insisting we’ve already won so much that “we don’t need a deal with Iran.” That totally shivs Vance. It punishes him for blaming the war for GOP losses. And it prevents him from repositioning for 2028 by getting on the right side of the Iran fiasco. We talked to Zack Beauchamp, author of the excellent new Public Reason Substack, which is devoted to rehabilitating liberalism. We discuss how Trump kneecapped Vance, why this shows MAGA can’t accept that its worldview unleashed the electoral debacle, how this reveals the deeper failings of right wing nationalism, and how liberals can seize this moment to make a new case for their ideas.
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There’s a lot to be happy about in the last elections - and, for once, Norm is hopeful. But the criminality of the current regime still remains, and Democrats need to unite around a message if we want to continue riding this wave to wash Donald Trump away. This week, Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf discuss their optimism and pessimism for the future of the Democratic Party and our government.

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On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the resignation of Jensen Huang amid a growing scandal, Scott Colom becoming Mississippi's first black senator in 146 years, Trump backtracking on peace efforts with Iran, and more.
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During his now-infamous interview with CBS News, Donald Trump admitted that he hates his foes with so much fury that he wouldn’t even forgive them in order to get into Heaven. “I do hate some of my enemies,” he said, “and I always will.” Trump’s expression of unquenchable rage has caused widespread consternation among leading Christian figures, including his supporters. Writer Rod Dreher lamented that “he hates his enemies more than he fears God.” Pastor Franklin Graham, a longtime Trump supporter, indirectly asked whether Trump has repented sufficiently to avoid Hell. Another backer worried that “Trump is not a Christian.” Still another fretted that he might “end up in Hell forever.” We unraveled all this with Holly Berkley Fletcher, who writes well about right-wing Christianity on her Substack. We discuss why Evangelicals support Trump, why their turnout dropped in the last election, how Democrats made headway running as liberal Christians, and whether or not Trump truly fears damnation.

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November 11th marks Veterans Day in the US, a day to honor the sixteen million veterans who have pledged their service to our country. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to make a mockery of our armed forces. There is a much greater issue looming here - where will the final two years of the Trump administration leave our military? Can we restore the DoD, or will we require a fundamental reevaluation of our values? Former Generals Mark Hertling and Douglas Lute join David Rothkopf, Rosa Brooks and Ed Luce to break down Hegseth’s blunders, his possible impeachment, and what will shape US defense in the coming years.

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