A Quack In Trump’s Presidency

特朗普总统身边的江湖郎中

What A Day

2026-01-07

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It’s been a strange 12 months for Trump. He won the 2024 election on a wave of economic discontent, and responded by blowing up a wing of the White House, decimating foreign aid, and attempting to deport undocumented immigrants and political dissidents alike, before deciding that what his second term really needed was military adventurism in South America. But since last summer, his poll numbers have declined and Democrats have been notching electoral victories in states like Florida, New York, Georgia and Arizona. Some Republicans in Congress are hitting the exits. And others are starting to talk about life after Trump. But is his power and influence really declining? To find out, we spoke to Jamelle Bouie. He’s a New York Times opinion columnist who writes about politics and American history. And in headlines, the Trump administration plans to freeze $10 billion in child care and social services funding fo five blue states, the President sets his sights on Greenland, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem tells Venezuelans in the US “Everything’s fixed! You can go home now!” It… isn’t. Show Notes: Check out Jamelle's work – nytimes.com/column/jamelle-bouieCall Congress – 202-224-3121Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • It's Wednesday, January 7th.

  • I'm Jane Costin, and this is What A Day,

  • the show that says that if you're suing McDonald's because the McRib doesn't actually contain rib,

  • I have some truly worrying things to tell you about McDonald's.

  • On today's show,

  • President Donald Trump channels his inner Genghis Khan with hopes of conquering land that's not his.

  • And Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, tells Venezuelans in the US,

  • everything's fixed, you can go home now.

  • It isn't.

  • Well, let's start with President Trump.

  • As you know,

  • President Trump has never been exactly laced or focused on the issues that matter most to the American people.

  • Or,

  • as you can see from his remarks Tuesday at a retreat for House Republicans at the newly minted Trump Kennedy Center.

  • He's also not laser focused on giving a speech in a way that makes sense to anyone.

  • Sure.

  • It's been a strange 12 months for Trump.

  • He won the 2024 election on a wave of economic discontent and responded by blowing up a wing of the White House,

  • decimating foreign aid,

  • and attempting to deport undocumented immigrants and political dissidents alike before deciding that what his second term really needed was military adventurism in South America.