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The Michael Steele Podcast

Are Democrats Beginning to Take a Page Out of the Republican Playbook? (Quick Take)

The Michael Steele Podcast

The Bulwark

Politics, Government, History, News

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Michael Steele speaks with Republican strategist, Lincoln Project co-founder and NYT best-selling author, Rick Wilson. The pair discuss the importance of everyday people speaking out against the current administration, how power-hungry Marco Rubio is being humiliated by Trump and what needs to happen in order to prepare for the 2026 midterms.

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0:00.0

Rick, I wanted to get this to you because it is amusing.

0:09.1

It's kind of cute.

0:10.6

You know, you know, what I'm about to raise with you is, and you'll know exactly when

0:15.1

I were bringing up what I mean, when children learn how to cuss.

0:22.3

Just put it there.

0:23.7

So you are no stranger to this space.

0:28.2

No, I am not.

0:30.5

Neither am I.

0:31.6

You know, it's one thing Catholics know how to do and that is cuss.

0:36.9

Yes. It's, you know, near my God to Catholics know how to do, and that is... Yes.

0:41.0

It's, you know, near my God to thee.

0:41.5

I don't know.

0:50.7

But so you've got now Democrats taking out pages from your book and my book where they're finding a fuller expression.

0:57.0

And I only raise it because it is so uncharacteristic that it stands out.

1:04.0

You've got Jasmine, you know, Jasmine Crockin, who's been on the forefront, the leading

1:07.7

edge of this, that's my girl.

1:09.0

I love it because she came into Congress

1:10.9

saying, I'm not playing this game the way you assholes play it because we're dealing with

1:15.6

people who are dangerous and we're going to deal with that. You know, she, after Trump's joint

1:21.7

address last week, she said, somebody slapped me and wake me the fuck up because I'm ready to get on with it.

1:28.7

And then you had a few days later this sort of cavalcade of expression by Democrats who are now

1:38.2

sounding a little bit more salty.

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