Assassination Attempts Didn’t End the Trump Conspiracies
3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary
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🗓️ 12 May 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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First, they react to California Gov. Gavin Newsom accusing the U.S. Supreme Court of exercising "raw power politics" and raising questions about its legitimacy because the justices allowed Alabama to change its congressional map. Meanwhile, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is vowing "massive" judicial reforms if Democrats get back in power. Charlie explains what's really happening here.
Next, there's a movement in Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for 90 days. Charlie explains why he sees this more as a gimmick than a solution to high prices. But he also reveals why he's glad to see Congress doing this even though he opposes the bill.
Then, they're horrified that a third of Democrats believe the attempted White House Correspondents Dinner shooting was staged. And even more of them believe the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania - where Trump actually got shot - was staged. Charlie and Greg discuss the relentless conspiracies in our politics and whether there's a way to reverse the trend.
Finally, they comment on North Korea's new law that if another nation kills or incapacitates Kim Jong-Un, North Korea would "automatically and immediately" launch nuclear weapons.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:04.4 | Grab a stole next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:09.2 | Three Martini is coming up. |
| 0:11.6 | So glad you're with us for the Tuesday edition of the Three Martini Lunch. |
| 0:16.5 | As you know, Jim Garrity is away here in his place. |
| 0:18.8 | We're very happy to have today. |
| 0:20.0 | Charles C.W. Cook, he writes for National Review online, and he's also the host of the Charles C.W. Cook |
| 0:26.5 | podcast. Charlie, great to have you back. Thanks for having me. Well, a lot to get to today, and we're |
| 0:31.5 | kind of starting where we did yesterday. The Democrats, you know, they've never really been in favor |
| 0:37.3 | of preserving institutions and democracy, of course, but they really let the mask slip in the wake of the Friday decision on the congressional map in Virginia. |
| 0:46.3 | We talked yesterday on the podcast about how there was some talk of even trying to move the retirement age down to 54 so the legislature could then |
| 0:55.9 | kick off all seven justices from the Supreme Court and then just stack it with people who would |
| 1:00.3 | then approve this map. Thankfully, Abigail Spanberger, the governor and other Democrats are saying, |
| 1:05.3 | no, that's probably not a great idea. But that doesn't mean that other Democrats aren't trying to, number one, create |
| 1:13.3 | questions in the minds of Americans about the legitimacy of the court, which they've really been |
| 1:17.2 | doing ever since Brett Kavanaugh got confirmed to the court, I think, and maybe even with how |
| 1:22.2 | Gorsuch got on the court. But it's been going on for a while now. And then there's what they want to do |
| 1:26.9 | if they're back in power. |
| 1:28.1 | We've heard about court packing. |
| 1:29.5 | We've heard about, you know, all sorts of things that the Democrats want to do if they get complete control in Washington. |
| 1:35.4 | But yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that Alabama can change the congressional map. |
| 1:41.4 | Democrats are flying off the handle of this because the Supreme Court ruled that |
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