The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson joins host Molly Jong-Fast to tear into Donald Trump's tone-deaf closing message, built on caviar, drag queens, leopard print and luxury-style image politics at a moment when voters are angry about corruption and economic pain. With people struggling to afford gas and groceries, and early voting showing strong Democratic turnout in key states like Texas, Nevada, Florida and Georgia, he argues that Trump's brand now dominates the Republican Party but is hurting candidates such as Byron Donalds and Ken Paxton. He also explains why independents are moving heavily against Republicans and why culture-war attacks are failing with voters who care more about the economy than distractions.

The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson joins host Molly Jong-Fast to tear into Donald Trump's tone-deaf closing message, built on caviar, drag queens, leopard print and luxury-style image politics at a moment when voters are angry about corruption and economic pain. With people struggling to afford gas and groceries, and early voting showing strong Democratic turnout in key states like Texas, Nevada, Florida and Georgia, he argues that Trump's brand now dominates the Republican Party but is hurting candidates such as Byron Donalds and Ken Paxton. He also explains why independents are moving heavily against Republicans and why culture-war attacks are failing with voters who care more about the economy than distractions.

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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Why Trump Has Florida Worried w/ Rick Wilson

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The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson breaks down Trump's ridiculous closing message. Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson digs into what she's seeing for reproductive rights on the campaign trail.

The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson breaks down Trump's ridiculous closing message. Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson digs into what she's seeing for reproductive rights on the campaign trail.

Rick Wilson & Alexis McGill Johnson

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Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson joins host Molly Jong-Fast to explain why the post-Dobbs country is in a new wilderness, with about 20 states imposing significant abortion bans and 13 of them criminal bans, while Planned Parenthood has faced defunding that forced the closure of 30 health centers in rural and medically underserved communities. She lays out how abortion bans have made pregnancy more dangerous and deepened the maternal health crisis, with maternal mortality in some states up 234%, especially among Black women, as people die in the postpartum period while facing poor healthcare access, racism in medicine, and other social determinants. She details Republican attacks on Title X funding, Medicaid, trans communities, Black and brown patients, and women, and warns that more restrictions are coming, including a review of mifepristone meant to create another barrier to access. She also ties the fight over reproductive freedom to broader attacks on democracy, voting rights, and affordability, and makes the case for continuing to fight for a federal right to abortion and to claw back freedom in 2028.

Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson joins host Molly Jong-Fast to explain why the post-Dobbs country is in a new wilderness, with about 20 states imposing significant abortion bans and 13 of them criminal bans, while Planned Parenthood has faced defunding that forced the closure of 30 health centers in rural and medically underserved communities. She lays out how abortion bans have made pregnancy more dangerous and deepened the maternal health crisis, with maternal mortality in some states up 234%, especially among Black women, as people die in the postpartum period while facing poor healthcare access, racism in medicine, and other social determinants. She details Republican attacks on Title X funding, Medicaid, trans communities, Black and brown patients, and women, and warns that more restrictions are coming, including a review of mifepristone meant to create another barrier to access. She also ties the fight over reproductive freedom to broader attacks on democracy, voting rights, and affordability, and makes the case for continuing to fight for a federal right to abortion and to claw back freedom in 2028.

Planned Parenthood’s SHOCKING Election Warning w/ Alexis McGill Johnson

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Investigative journalist Matthew Cole joins host Molly Jong-Fast to dig into his new book, Princes and Thieves, and explains why he stands by his reporting even as Jared Kushner and his lawyer deny every allegation in it. He walks through Kushner's hidden White House diplomacy and a secret world of Gulf power politics involving the Dutch, the GRU, and access to Kushner's phone that allegedly led to discoveries about bank accounts tied to UAE and Saudi-linked money flows. He describes two accounts in the book: an "Alpha" account in the UAE that he says was a foreign-policy fund used for operations in places like Libya, with transfers including about $20 million to Erik Prince and $85 million to Khalifa Haftar, and a separate "Beta" account in Israel connected to coordination through David Friedman. Cole also argues that the accounts symbolize Kushner and Trump's alignment with authoritarian Gulf leaders and secret foreign policy, and that the reporting raises major questions about what was happening behind the scenes and how it may connect to the broader push toward war with Iran.

Investigative journalist Matthew Cole joins host Molly Jong-Fast to dig into his new book, Princes and Thieves, and explains why he stands by his reporting even as Jared Kushner and his lawyer deny every allegation in it. He walks through Kushner's hidden White House diplomacy and a secret world of Gulf power politics involving the Dutch, the GRU, and access to Kushner's phone that allegedly led to discoveries about bank accounts tied to UAE and Saudi-linked money flows. He describes two accounts in the book: an "Alpha" account in the UAE that he says was a foreign-policy fund used for operations in places like Libya, with transfers including about $20 million to Erik Prince and $85 million to Khalifa Haftar, and a separate "Beta" account in Israel connected to coordination through David Friedman. Cole also argues that the accounts symbolize Kushner and Trump's alignment with authoritarian Gulf leaders and secret foreign policy, and that the reporting raises major questions about what was happening behind the scenes and how it may connect to the broader push toward war with Iran.

Trump & Kushner's Secret Plot Runs Deeper w/ Matthew Cole

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