Confirmation Kabuki | Roundtable

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Sarah Isgur is joined by David French, Jonah Goldberg, and Steve Hayes to discuss the first round of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet. Are they worth our time? The Agenda: —The Mount Rushmore of Putzes —Senate hearings and “transparency” —The stupidity of our times —The Laken Riley Act —Joe Biden's farewell address —The Joe Biden legacy —The Jill Biden legacy —California fires and policy failures —Should you attend a presidential inauguration? Show Notes: —WSJ: Tulsi Gabbard mixed up details about a key surveillance law The Dispatch Podcast is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and weekly livestreams—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.7	The original OG crew is back together.
1:08.3	Jonah Goldberg, David French, Steve Hayes. Happy 2025, y'all.
1:26.0	We have plenty to talk about. I want to hit Senate confirmation hearings, Biden's legacy.
1:33.1	Obviously, per last week's episode, we're going to go back and touch on California wildfires,
1:37.4	maybe a little on the Lake and Riley Act and are not worth your time attending the inauguration when it's 20 degrees outside.
1:45.0	So just prepare yourselves for that question.
1:46.9	Let's start with Senate confirmation hearings.
1:50.0	Trump's cabinet nominees kicked off on Monday.
1:54.9	And it's interesting, right?
1:56.8	He's not actually president.
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