The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Trump’s Natalie Harp problem that won’t go away.
Then we’ll talk to author Kurt Andersen about the book everyone is talking about, his new book The Breakup.

The Lincoln Project&rsquo;s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Trump&rsquo;s Natalie Harp problem that won&rsquo;t go away. Then we&rsquo;ll talk to author Kurt Andersen about the book everyone is talking about, his new book The Breakup.

Join noted author & pundit Molly Jong-Fast for irreverent humor that cuts right to the heart of our politics today as she discusses the top political headlines with some of today’s best minds. Known for being one of the few interviewers in politics to cut through the talking points, Molly reveals the personalities and issues tearing the country apart. She asks the questions no one else does, and gets the answers even her guests didn’t expect to give – and exactly what you want to know. Tune in every Monday, Wednesday & Friday for the funniest yet serious look at what’s ailing America.

Join noted author &amp; pundit Molly Jong-Fast for irreverent humor that cuts right to the heart of our politics today as she discusses the top political headlines with some of today’s best minds. Known for being one of the few interviewers in politics to cut through the talking points, Molly reveals the personalities and issues tearing the country apart. She asks the questions no one else does, and gets the answers even her guests didn’t expect to give – and exactly what you want to know. Tune in every Monday, Wednesday &amp; Friday for the funniest yet serious look at what’s ailing America.

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Rick Wilson & Kurt Andersen

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Rick Wilson says the Natalie Harp situation is a White House meltdown driven by internal leaking, with Suzy Wiles and the “Wiles-Leavitt faction” reportedly trying to purge the chaos while Harp has become the story she should never be as a presidential aide. He argues the bigger issue is Trump’s disastrous trade war with Canada, which he says will hurt key Midwestern and border-state economies, farm and ranch communities, and consumers by driving inflation higher, while Republicans are left defending policies that damage their own voters. He also criticizes the reported Jared Kushner-Hakeem Jeffries meeting as badly judged and potentially tied to donor networks or back-channel concerns about the midterms, and he closes by warning that Netanyahu’s influence and Trump’s willingness to follow him could have serious consequences for the U.S. and the world. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

Rick Wilson says the Natalie Harp situation is a White House meltdown driven by internal leaking, with Suzy Wiles and the &ldquo;Wiles-Leavitt faction&rdquo; reportedly trying to purge the chaos while Harp has become the story she should never be as a presidential aide. He argues the bigger issue is Trump&rsquo;s disastrous trade war with Canada, which he says will hurt key Midwestern and border-state economies, farm and ranch communities, and consumers by driving inflation higher, while Republicans are left defending policies that damage their own voters. He also criticizes the reported Jared Kushner-Hakeem Jeffries meeting as badly judged and potentially tied to donor networks or back-channel concerns about the midterms, and he closes by warning that Netanyahu&rsquo;s influence and Trump&rsquo;s willingness to follow him could have serious consequences for the U.S. and the world. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

This Is Who’s Leaking About Natalie Harp w/ Rick Wilson

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As The World Churns Andy Levy stops to talk about Trumps failed War in Iran as the USS Lincoln is being sent home. Then we'll talk to Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman about her new book Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times: How to Reclaim Your Power, Fight for Freedom, and Reimagine Democracy

As The World Churns Andy Levy stops to talk about Trumps failed War in Iran as the USS Lincoln is being sent home.&nbsp;Then we'll talk to Democracy Forward&rsquo;s Skye Perryman about her new book Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times: How to Reclaim Your Power, Fight for Freedom, and Reimagine Democracy

Andy Levy & Skye Perryman 

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Andy Levy and Molly Jong-Fast banter before diving into a discussion of military service and troop welfare, focusing on reports about the USS Lincoln’s unusually long deployment—over 250 days uninterrupted at sea—and how extended, uncomfortable conditions and broken expectations can crush morale and performance, something they argue some right-wing “love the troops” rhetoric ignores. They pivot to what they describe as racism and political vanity in the Navy allegedly moving away from naming a carrier after Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller, a Black sailor awarded the Navy Cross, and instead floating the idea of naming a ship after Donald Trump, which they call disgraceful and outside typical norms about naming ships for living presidents. The conversation then shifts to Senator Jon Ossoff mentioning Trump and aide Natalie Harp (the “human printer”), with commentary on the right’s performative outrage, the oddity of Harp’s closeness to Trump without a security clearance, and excerpts from a personal-sounding letter she wrote him, including references to burnout and grief. It wraps with a comedic interlude where a producer sends matching “Fight with Kash” merch as birthday gifts, followed by jokes about past gag gifts like Cameos from figures including Alan Dershowitz and Sebastian Gorka, before the hosts close out. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

Andy Levy and Molly Jong-Fast banter before diving into a discussion of military service and troop welfare, focusing on reports about the USS Lincoln&rsquo;s unusually long deployment&mdash;over 250 days uninterrupted at sea&mdash;and how extended, uncomfortable conditions and broken expectations can crush morale and performance, something they argue some right-wing &ldquo;love the troops&rdquo; rhetoric ignores. They pivot to what they describe as racism and political vanity in the Navy allegedly moving away from naming a carrier after Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller, a Black sailor awarded the Navy Cross, and instead floating the idea of naming a ship after Donald Trump, which they call disgraceful and outside typical norms about naming ships for living presidents. The conversation then shifts to Senator Jon Ossoff mentioning Trump and aide Natalie Harp (the &ldquo;human printer&rdquo;), with commentary on the right&rsquo;s performative outrage, the oddity of Harp&rsquo;s closeness to Trump without a security clearance, and excerpts from a personal-sounding letter she wrote him, including references to burnout and grief. It wraps with a comedic interlude where a producer sends matching &ldquo;Fight with Kash&rdquo; merch as birthday gifts, followed by jokes about past gag gifts like Cameos from figures including Alan Dershowitz and Sebastian Gorka, before the hosts close out. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

How Dems Use Natalie Harp Against Trump w/ Andy Levy

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