Episode description
Episode description
President Trump’s so-called “Avengers” line up for the senate hearings. Following Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defence, are RFK Jr for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence and Kash Patel for Director of the FBI.
Democrats and progressives are frothing with indignation at the MAGA picks. How will they fight back? Why are these controversial?
We sat down with journalist and broadcaster Ben Domenech to unravel it all. Ben is Editor at Large of The Spectator World and co-founder of The Federalist.
Ben explains what to expect and what Trump’s picks can do turn America around.
We discuss VP J.D. Vance’s role, and the sudden disappearance of Vivek Ramaswamy, no longer part of Elon Musk’s DOGE project.
All this and more…
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Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:36 Trump's Second Inauguration and the Avengers
04:31 FISA Courts and Domestic Spying Controversies
06:49 Tulsi Gabbard's Approval Process and Potential Challenges
10:43 Impact of War on Tulsi Gabbard and Others
15:25 Backlash Against Neoconservatism and Trump's Anti-War Stance
17:37 Rubio's Selection as Secretary of State and Trump's New Right
22:49 Kash Patel's Controversial Role and Bureaucratic Reform
42:45 Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
48:35 Vivek Ramaswami's Departure from DOGE and Its Implications
52:36 JD Vance's Role as Vice President and His Impact on Policy
59:19 Conclusion: The Battle Between Avengers and Bureaucrats
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