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Ep. 2170 - The Atlantic’s GIANT Fake News Screw-Up

Tue, 1 Apr 2025

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The Atlantic runs a hit piece on a Trump administration removal screw-up – but ignores the most important part of the story; Hillary Clinton pens an op-ed tearing into the Trump administration’s Signalgate; and Malcolm Gladwell stops by to talk about the Derek Chauvin pardon case. Donate to Derek Chauvin's Legal Defense Fund Here: https://bit.ly/41CGNtg Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://bit.ly/3WDjgHE Ep.2170 - - - Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings - - - DailyWire+: We’re leading the charge again and launching a full-scale push for justice. Go to https://PardonDerek.com right now and sign the petition. Now is the time to join the fight. Watch the hit movies, documentaries, and series reshaping our culture. Go to https://dailywire.com/subscribe today. Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://bit.ly/3TAu2cw - - - Today's Sponsors: Tecovas - Right now get 10% off at https://tecovas.com/shapiro when you sign up for email and texts. PreBorn! - Donate today and help save babies from abortion at https://preborn.com/BEN or dial #250 keyword 'BABY' Helix Sleep - Go to https://helixsleep.com/ben for an exclusive offer. Balance of Nature - Go to https://balanceofnature.com and use promo code SHAPIRO for 35% off your first order as a preferred customer, PLUS get a free bottle of Fiber and Spice. - - - Socials: Follow on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3cXUn53 Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QtuibJ Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3TTirqd Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPyBiB

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What is The Atlantic’s alleged mistake regarding Trump?

00:00 - 00:14 Ben Shapiro

Folks, we have a ton coming up on today's show. The final episode of the case for Derek Chauvin plus Malcolm Gladwell stops by to talk about all of that. And of course, all the big news of the day, the preparation for the Trump tariffs, the big race that's going on in Wisconsin for Supreme Court.

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00:14 - 00:27 Ben Shapiro

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00:28 - 00:44 Ben Shapiro

and connect with a community that shares your values. Watch anywhere, anytime on desktop, mobile, and TV apps. With new content added every week, there's always something worth watching. Join the fight right now at dailywire.com slash subscribe. Well, the media are on the hunt for a bad story that can hang around President Trump's neck.

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00:45 - 01:04 Ben Shapiro

President Trump continues to ride around 50% in the approval ratings, which is a historic high for him. The public is giving him an enormous amount of leeway because, of course, he is still at the beginning of his second presidency. There's tremendous warmth for many elements of his agenda, ranging from Doge to immigration. And so the media are on the lookout for a bad story, a bad story.

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00:00 - 00:00 Ben Shapiro

Now, they tried Signalgate, and Signalgate basically went nowhere because the truth is... that everybody has at one point or another included somebody in a group chat by accident, and it gets very awkward and all the rest.

00:00 - 00:00 Ben Shapiro

And the actual result of Signal Chat was kind of an embarrassing snafu, but the military strikes on the Houthis were totally successful, and in fact, the United States military is currently eviscerating the Houthis in Yemen. So... People are sort of looking at that and saying, okay, not great, not wonderful, but is this a career-ending mistake for people inside the Trump administration?

00:00 - 00:00 Ben Shapiro

Is this a total derailing of the Trump administration? Probably not. So the media continue on their lookout. And this is one of the things that the Trump administration has to be very careful about. There are certain policy screw-ups that are so large that they can take down an administration.

00:00 - 00:00 Ben Shapiro

As I've been saying, a bad economic downturn would seriously hamper President Trump's ability to do virtually anything, given the fact that he effectively has a one-vote majority in the House of Representatives.

00:00 - 00:00 Ben Shapiro

But beyond that, there are also certain stories that are just so bad for an administration that they end up hampering their ability to do anything because association with the administration becomes sort of toxic. And there are many cases of this over the course of modern American history.

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