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Swing Left Executive Director Yasmin Radjy on Fighting Back
Mon, 07 Apr 2025
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas highlights the bizarre behavior of Republicans in response to Trump’s destructive behavior and Meiselas interviews Swing Left Executive Director Yasmin Radjy about how MeidasTouch viewers can get involved. Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is the current economic situation and Republican response?
Republican members of Congress and in the Senate are giving Americans the middle finger as the markets look like this, down about 4%, the Dow, the S&P is down about 5%, NASDAQ down about 5% on Friday. This was on top of similar losses on Thursday. So I want to show you what are these MAGA Republican members of Congress, state representatives, senators, like what is their message?
to the people right now. Well, let's go to Arizona, see what this state legislator has to say. Maga, of course, here, play this clip.
President Trump, this is your favorite state senator from Arizona, Wendy Rogers. I just want you to know that I am wearing the Trump watch. And I sport these gold Trump shoes every chance I get on the floor of the Arizona legislature. And I'm proud to be working for you here in Arizona.
Yeah, that's that's real. I mean, she's really a state legislator, senator, state senator from Arizona. I will go to D.C. How about MAGA Republican Senator Jim Banks, who says we all knew this was going to be disruptive. That's what we wanted. The goal of this is what we promised you. Disruption, pain, suffering. So this is a win. This is actually what MAGA Republican Senator Jim Banks is saying.
These other countries are already coming to the table, and this is what's brilliant about what President Trump is up to. He's put other countries on notice. You're not going to take advantage of us anymore. They're already reacting. Canada and Mexico is begging President Trump to come to the table and negotiate their tariffs down and do away with our tariffs, too.
We know this is going to be disruptive, but there's a silver lining and good news in the midst of all of it. And as you said, it's happening right in my hometown at a General Motors plant that's going to pay more in overtime and create hundreds of new temporary, hopefully permanent jobs and make more cars in America.
Because General Motors, a great American company, actually makes less cars that they sell in the U.S. than Toyota, Honda or Subaru do.
We're seeing massive GDP contraction, massive layoffs in factories. We're the opposite of what he said. Up is down, down is up when it comes to these MAGA Republicans. I at least give, I can't believe I'm even saying this, Ron Johnson from Wisconsin, a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of credit. At least he says, I'm concerned about what's happening right now.
At least there's a modicum of saying something semi-accurate on Fox. Listen to this.
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