In 2025, Donald Trump and his regime executed an authoritarian playbook that degraded American democracy. Steve Schmidt looks back at the first year of Trump’s return to office and warns of what may come in 2026.

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In 2025, Donald Trump and his regime executed an authoritarian playbook that degraded American democracy. Steve Schmidt looks back at the first year of Trump&rsquo;s return to office and warns of what may come in 2026.
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There is a very significant, “exhausted majority” of Americans looking to move past this rotten moment in American life. They have lost trust and faith in government, business, media and not-for-profit institutions at a moment of technological, cultural and economic upheaval. Fascism did not rise in the 1930s because it was strong, but rather, because democracy was weak. The cycle is repeating itself with a new extremism rising in 2020s America. On the podcast – consistent with the mission of The Warning newsletter offered on Substack and The Warning YouTube channel – I will be joined by interesting guests – some familiar, and some you may never have heard of – to discuss the political and cultural currents that are shaping our times, as well as the unseen forces driving politics that are rarely discussed on cable news. It's important for you to hear from a diverse range of voices – not just me – about the issues facing America today.

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Steve Schmidt: Trump’s Year of Lies and Corruption

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Steve Schmidt joins "The Jim Acosta Show" with a story that has to be heard to be believed: Kash Patel snorkeling at the USS Arizona, a submerged tomb containing the remains of 1,800 American sailors. The pattern of desecration — Arlington, Dover, Normandy, and now this — never stops, and as we head into the Memorial Day long weekend, he connects it to a broader collapse of the institutions and alliances built on American sacrifice. With Trump at 30% approval and the country starting to push back, Steve and Jim both wonder how much more can be tolerated.

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Steve Schmidt & Jim Acosta: Snorkeling Over The Dead

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Trump's political collapse is accelerating, his approval is cratering, and the most despicable Congress in American history will fall in November. This Memorial Day weekend, Steve Schmidt declares the beginning of a summer that will bring the end of MAGA.

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Why the Breath Is Leaving Trump's Regime | Steve Schmidt

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Donald Trump promised no more stupid wars, then started a losing one in Iran. Now Cuba is next, and Steve Schmidt warns that the most incompetent leaders in American history are about to send more Americans into harm's way.

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Trump's Corruption Has a New Target | Steve Schmidt

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Steve Schmidt: Trump’s Year of Lies and Corruption

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