A Moment Of Clarity: "They absolutely don't care! They're tanking the economy!"

The Michael Steele Podcast

The Bulwark

Politics, Government, History, News

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🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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"Would ya'll please start acting like damn voters, and vote!" Michael Steele discusses Trump's hefty tariffs that shook business and consumer confidence. Then delves into the importance of active participation in elections and the need for voters to hold their representatives accountable.

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0:00.0	And now for a moment of clarity.
0:05.0	And I think Christian Gillibrand has her eye on him,
0:09.0	because you know, she's leading the Democratic senators right now.
0:12.0	I get it.
0:13.0	Go ahead.
0:14.0	Go ahead.
0:15.0	I just look, you know, I'm just tired of being in this lane waiting for somebody to do something that they know they should do.
0:23.2	I'm sorry.
0:24.0	It's just, I'm just not buying that stock anymore.
0:27.4	Speaking of stocks, I'm just not buying it.
0:29.5	It is devalued to the point that it is beyond worthless.
0:32.7	But you're the one who keeps calling at your party.
0:34.5	I'd be like, I don't know her.
0:35.8	But here, it's easy to do it inside and out.
0:39.8	Because if you're outside, they don't care inside.
0:42.5	So you outside saying stuff, they absolutely don't care.
0:46.4	The fact of the matter is there are some of us who still stand for those fundamental
0:51.0	principles around the rule of law, around open, fair, free markets, not tanking economies, not putting people into poverty, but lifting them up, not shutting down education in the country.
1:04.0	So I'm tired of everybody sort of sitting there and go, well, we're waiting for some Republicans.
1:08.5	They're not coming. They're not coming.
1:11.5	They don't want to.
1:12.9	Because if they did, they would have by now.
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