Despite words to the contrary earlier this year, President Biden is pardoning his son Hunter. The move will keep the younger Biden out of prison following convictions for gun and tax related crimes. Our Legal expert on the show, former federal prosecutor David Katz, predicted the move months ago asking what man would let his son rot in jail when he has the power to let him go on charges that were only brought because his father is the president? The move has outraged Republicans. Trump is compar...
Dec 02, 2024•2 hr 11 min
Countries around the world are getting ready for Trump’s promised tariffs. In return, some are ready to level tariffs of their own on American goods. Potential trade wars are bringing economic jitters even before Inauguration Day. The president-elect made threats online to Mexico and Canada that they’d face high tariffs if they don’t stop migrants and fentanyl from coming over the border into the U.S. He threatened China with tariffs if they don’t stop fentanyl from coming into the U.S. as well....
Nov 27, 2024•2 hr 18 min
The effort to seat Trump’s incoming cabinet is a wild, chaotic, cash filled scramble. From dark money infiltrating the process and selling access to the president-elect to word that his confidants are jockeying so hard for influence that it’s led to physical confrontations, Trump’s second time around is not a smooth process. We welcome Pulitzer Prize winning author and investigative journalist David Cay Johnston to discuss this and more. Kamala Harris's team speaks. Tech Tuesday brings Jefferson...
Nov 26, 2024•2 hr 5 min
The Trump transition team is being directed not to move forward with FBI background checks for nominees. According to CNN, the Trump team was caught off guard by allegations against Pete Hegseth and Matt Gaetz. So why the aversion to background checks and why won't Trump and his team sign ethics forms? We'll ask former federal prosecutor now defense attorney, David Katz about that and more. We also welcome iHeart Television and Radio political analyst Gary Dietrich to talk politics. Author Joel ...
Nov 25, 2024•2 hr 4 min
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy discuss details of their plans to eliminate some governmental rules along with many federal workers. As part of the Department of Governmental, Efficiency, the pair will be outside volunteers overseeing a staff of “small government crusaders.” They are looking to make administrative and regulatory cuts and save money. The plan is to “identify rules that exceed the authority Congress granted agencies.” They’ll run it past lawyers and t...
Nov 22, 2024•2 hr 26 min
Pressure on Matt Gaetz proved to be too much. He is stepping away from the Attorney General nomination. During the run up to the election, Trump did his best to distance himself from Project 2025. It’s a blueprint for implementing some draconian Christian nationalist policies that appear to be wildly unconstitutional. Trump said he had no idea who was behind the plan. Now, he is embracing its creators. So far, the following men have been tapped to serve in the Trump administration and also are n...
Nov 21, 2024•2 hr 2 min
Elon Musk is emerging as a large figure in the upcoming Trump years. What made him get tangled up with politics and how does he stand to profit? How could we have been so wrong about the election? Our Republican friend from Florida, Jamie Miller, joins the conversation. He is a political consultant, field operations expert, and author of “Reasonable Arguments.” Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author David Cay Johnston will stop by to talk politics.
Nov 20, 2024•2 hr 8 min
Ethics investigation report or not, details of Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Matt Gaetz, are oozing out. New details make him even less of a desirable choice to lead the DOJ, but Trump isn’t backing down. Meanwhile, there are calls for President Biden to start background checks on Trump nominees before he leaves office, since Trump doesn't intend to have them done. That would leave senators without many details for upcoming confirmation hearings. We’ll start the discussion with Richard G...
Nov 19, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Trump’s mass deportation plan? Declare a national emergency and use the military to round people up. Is Elon Musk creating a coalition of liars? After losing his fortune for telling horrible lies about the massacre at Sandy Hook, Alex Jones was on the verge of seeing his Infowars podcast purchased by satire site The Onion. Just as The Onion was declared the successful bidder, Elon Musk and his lawyers for X filed a notice of appearance in Jones’ bankruptcy case. It seems Musk and company didn’t ...
Nov 18, 2024•2 hr 11 min
Science just went straight out the window with the appointment of RFK Jr. to run Health and Human Services. Despite his controversial ideas about vaccines and medical science, Trump said: “HHS will play a big role in helping ensure that everybody will be protected from harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products and food additives that have contributed to the overwhelming health crisis in this country." We welcome journalist Michael Shure to talk about this appointment and...
Nov 15, 2024•2 hr 25 min
An Attorney General under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct, a Secretary of Defense who knows more about camera angles than military strategy and a Director of National Intelligence with a soft spot for Russia? Mark discusses the perverse Trump method behind the bent madness of his cabinet picks. What happens to Trump’s pending sentencing for felonies in New York State now that he is White House bound? Do new presidential immunity powers spell trouble? We’...
Nov 14, 2024•2 hr 4 min
Leading Trump’s “You’re Fired” department, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump wants the brothers grim to head a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in an effort to dismantle government bureaucracy, cut excess regulations and wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.” We welcome presidential historian and political analyst John Rothmann to talk about this and more. The conversation continues with John Flannery. You’ve seen him on major network news panels discussing the ele...
Nov 13, 2024•2 hr 2 min
Elon Musk is emerging as a large figure in the upcoming Trump years. What made him get tangled up with politics and how does he stand to profit? How could we have been so wrong about the election? Our Republican friend from Florida, Jamie Miller, joins the conversation. He is a political consultant, field operations expert, and author of “Reasonable Arguments.” Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author David Cay Johnston will stop by to talk politics. The Mark Thompson Show Patr...
Nov 12, 2024•2 hr 9 min
Are we now in the age of 'here come the election conspiracies' or do any new claims have merit? We'll bring you the allegations, including a look at a statement by Joe Rogan that Elon Musk knew the results of the election 4 hours earlier than everyone else. We'll talk about vote total numbers some are finding suspicious. Then, we'll discuss. Whether or not illegal election conspiracies are valid, the legal push to purge voter rolls was real. Investigative reporter Greg Palast will join us to rec...
Nov 11, 2024•2 hr 24 min
Donald Trump will skate by with out facing consequences for trying to steal the 2020 election with fake electors, putting pressure on states to find him the votes and then whipping up a frenzied insurrection at the Capitol to keep votes from being certified. How did it happen? Why is it that Americans will never get justice after Trump tried to silence our voices? Why are we faced with more potential lawlessness from him? It all comes down to one guy. One Democrat who let us down. Journalist Mic...
Nov 08, 2024•2 hr 22 min
Surprise! Project 2025 was the plan all along. Republicans were distancing themselves from it right up until election day. On November 6th, they felt comfortable openly admitting that Project 2025 will be their guide moving into the Trump administration. It includes a national abortion ban, limits on contraceptives, the expansion of presidential powers, the elimination of many federal agencies and so much more. Rolling Stone reports, “…less than 24 hours after the election was called for Trump, ...
Nov 07, 2024•2 hr 11 min
The pollsters were right about one thing, this presidential election was extremely close. Still, Trump’s dominant success was something of a surprise. We’ll talk about what happened with this election and what happens to America now. Journalist Anthony Davis will join us followed by presidential historian John Rothmann.
Nov 06, 2024•2 hr 8 min
President Biden, Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Adam Schiff took the brunt of Trump‘s verbal assaults as the last day of campaigning saw him flinging insults. Despite the ugliness in his messaging and the unity in messaging from Harris, pollsters say the race is on a knife’s edge. Jefferson Graham is back for Tech Tuesday. The Mark Thompson Show 11/5/24 Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/the...
Nov 05, 2024•2 hr 10 min
The end of presidential campaigning seems to be heightening Trump‘s anger at… well, everything. After some violent words toward the press and Liz Cheney and a long, weird and inappropriate rant about his microphone malfunctioning at a weekend rally, he’s now incensed over new polling data out of Iowa putting Vice President Kamala Harris in the lead. The Seizer poll for the Des Moines Register has Harris over Trump by three points. The pollster tells MSNBC Harris leads in Iowa’s early voting “bec...
Nov 04, 2024•2 hr 5 min
A red flag for Trump. Early voting data and polling in Pennsylvania shows the senior vote leaning in favor of Harris. According to Politico, voters over the age of 65 have cast nearly half of the early ballots in Pennsylvania and registered Democrats account for about 58 percent of votes cast by seniors, compared to 35 percent for Republicans. we will dig into the numbers to find out what’s happening. We start the show talking politics with TYTs Cenk Uyger and Michael Shure. Friday Fabulous Flor...
Nov 01, 2024•2 hr 17 min
Happy Halloween 🎃 The final days of presidential campaigning will likely bring more outrageous comments from Trump. Political analysts say that’s because the more Vice President Harris has to respond to issues like Puerto Rico, the less time she gets to hammer home her message. This election cycle, legal maneuvering over voter rolls is a big concern. There is also a move not to allow federal election monitors in polling places. We welcome former federal prosecutor, now defense attorney, David K...
Oct 31, 2024•2 hr 12 min
An estimated 70,000 people gathered at the ellipse in Washington, D.C. to watch Vice President Kamala Harris make her closing argument to American voters. She talked about democracy, supporting allies, lifting up the middle class, the economy, reproductive rights and much more. She also touched on the formation of the United States saying. “we wrested freedom from a petty tyrant.” She talked about wars, sacrifice, civil rights struggles and the way that Americans have fought to preserve liberty....
Oct 30, 2024•2 hr
Just in time for the election, here comes Steve Bannon. The MAGA instigator is being released from prison today. He served nearly four-months for ignoring a subpoena in the congressional investigation of the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Bannon is expected to appear on CNN, hold a press conference and resume his podcast with hours of being freed. This is not the end of Bannon’s legal troubles. In December, he’s expected to face charges in New York state court for allegedly swindl...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 56 min
Trump's Madison Square Garden Rally brought a rare Melania sighting, another strange speech from Elon Musk, an appeal against DEI from Dr. Phil, more Hulk Hogan nonsense and a racist comedian who was so bad, even Trumpers had a hard time laughing at his offensive jokes. Video shows a steady stream of people leaving while Trump spoke. One note: Trump is now promising to build a dome over America. Trump's appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast was long and meandering. He was allowed to lie again and ...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 59 min
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith had to correct Sean Hannity yesterday on Fox. Hannity was trying to normalize Trump’s mental state and Smith wasn’t having it. In trying to defend Donald Trump, Hannity said Harris struggles to speak in public and that she hast to give word salads because she can’t say how she really feels. Smith called Hannity out: 'I know you're not talking about someone being lucid and cogent, and enunciating their thoughts with clarity, and you're bragging about Donald Trump,' 'We ...
Oct 25, 2024•2 hr 26 min
Tucker Carlson was on stage with Trump at a rally in Georgia last night and it got weird. Carlson, in what was at best a completely misogynistic rant and at worst pervy and abusive, slammed Vice President Kamala Harris and then said “dad” was coming home to deliver punishment. Of Daddy Trump, Carlson said, “He’s pissed! Dad is pissed. … And when dad gets home, you know what he says? ‘You’ve been a bad girl. You’ve been a bad little girl, and you’re getting a vigorous spanking right now.’” It wen...
Oct 24, 2024•2 hr 10 min
Perhaps Donald Trump has had a lot of time to reflect after the two attempts on his life during this campaign. Perhaps he really caught religion or perhaps he was just trying to play to the Christian voters he was in front of when he said he was chosen by a “supernatural hand” inferring that God selected him. He also told the group of conservative pastors at the 11th Hour Faith Leaders Meeting, “I would like to think that God saved me for a reason.” He still managed to pull out some fear mongeri...
Oct 23, 2024•2 hr 19 min
If Donald Trump is allowed to move forward with his plan for the economy, nonpartisan budget watchdog group “The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget” says it would push Social Security to insolvency three years earlier than expected and would cut benefits by nearly a third. Between Trump’s plans for mass deportations, tariffs and tax cuts, the Social Security program’s trust fund would dry up by 2031 unless Congress refunds it. While Social Security is in trouble, Trump’s plan would haste...
Oct 22, 2024•2 hr 6 min
Trump seems to be having more serious mental issues. Over the weekend at a rally, he referred to the late golfer Arnold Palmer’s penis size. He’s also sticking to his nonsensical lie that Kamala Harris never worked at McDonald’s and showed up to work at a McDonald’s cooking up french fries. Last week, he decided to play music at a town hall event and sway back and forth rather than take questions. Add to that his recent disrespect of auto workers, comparing the work they do to child’s play, insu...
Oct 21, 2024•2 hr 14 min
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk is kickong off a series of solo rallies in support of Donald Trump. Yesterday, Musk appeared at a high school In Ridley Township, Pennsylvania. He called the state of linchpin of this election. Musk told the crowd that if they cared about the US Constitution, they would vote for Trump. Trump is the only candidate who has advocating suspending the United States Constitution. He’s also the only candidate who tried to get around constitutional election rules with ...
Oct 18, 2024•2 hr 16 min
