Welcome everybody and thank you so much for joining me for tonight's Mary Trump

show strategy session where we talk about what's at stake in the 2022 midterms and what

we who actually care about democracy are going to do about it. There are two things we know.

One, American democracy is in real danger. Two, in November 2022, the Democrats need to

win races at every level of government and hold on to or preferably increase its razor

thin margins in the house and set it. There's one very important thing we don't know, however,

and that's partially what our strategy sessions are about. How the hell are we going to make

sure that that second thing happens? Joining me tonight, I'm ex-Datic to have with me Charlotte

Klima as a writer, transgender activist, communications consultant and military veteran. Her blog,

the excellent and often quite funny Charlotte's web thoughts is a must read in it. She covers

politics, Kurt events and the LGBTQ community, Renee Stubbs is also with us tonight. From

her world number one in doubles, she's won six grand slams and is currently the host

of racket magazines. Coach and is one of the best, if not the best, tennis commentators

out there. We're also lucky to be drawn by Lisa Turner who served in the Obama administration

as an appointee at USDA and HHS. She's worked on national political scene for many years

as a campaign consultant at the federal state local levels. And thankfully for us, Lisa

is the executive director of LPAC, the premier national committee supporting LGBTQ plus women

candidates running for political office. Charlotte and Renee, along with me, are also on LPAC's

board. Welcome. It is so good to see you guys. Hello. Hello. Hello. Okay. I've been spending

the day trying to make up stuff to chat about with you. So this is the state of play in

a very abbreviated form. Republicans are not wasting any time in less than a month. They've

gone from calling anybody who supports LGBTQ plus rights, pedophiles and groomers. They've

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