Dem Attorneys General Take On Trump

What A Day

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🗓️ 14 February 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Democratic state attorneys general have been a major thorn in President Donald Trump's side since he returned to the White House last month. They've successfully gotten federal courts to block some of the president's most questionably constitutional actions, from trying to end birthright citizenship and freezing trillions in federal grant money to letting Elon Musk run roughshod over government agencies. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin stops by the 'What A Day' studio to talk about how Democratic AGs are working together to push back on the Trump administration's agenda. And in headlines: A vaccine skeptic is now running the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump's pick to run the Department of Education talked about her plans to dismantle the Department of Education during her first Senate confirmation hearing, and there's new hope the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will continue to hold.

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0:00.0	It's Friday, February 14th. Happy Valentine's Day. I'm Jane Koston, and this is Wadaday,
0:07.7	the show welcoming you to the first day of RFK Jr's American healthcare system. You just know
0:12.8	the dead worm inside his brain is putting on his finest business suit ready to bring back polio.
0:17.6	That's actually an adorable mental image, you know, like a little worm and a little suit,
0:21.4	except for the polio.
0:28.4	On today's show, the wannabe head of the Department of Education says she is ready to help
0:32.8	dismantle the Department of Education. And there's new hope the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will continue
0:38.6	to hold. But first, the front line of the fight against the Trump administration isn't
0:43.3	stocked with Democratic members of Congress right now. Rather, it's Democratic State Attorneys
0:47.9	General that are leading the charge, challenging the Trump administration's efforts to end
0:51.9	birthright citizenship, strip some funding for life-saving medical research from the National Institutes of Health, and let Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency run roughshod through the federal government.
1:02.4	Here's California Attorney General Rob Banta speaking after announcing a lawsuit aimed at Trump's birthright citizenship executive order in January.
1:10.2	Trump is following through on a campaign promise.
1:15.0	Today, I'm also following through on a promise to take action if Trump violates the law.
1:24.5	On Thursday, a group of Democratic attorneys general representing more than a dozen states,
1:29.0	including New Mexico's Rao Torres, and Michigan's Dana Nessel, announced that they had filed a
1:33.6	lawsuit alleging that President Trump violated the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution
1:38.6	by creating the Department of Government Efficiency without congressional approval and by giving
1:43.3	Musk massive powers without
1:45.6	Senate approval. In a statement announcing the lawsuit, Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays said,
1:50.6	quote, we cannot allow our democratic processes to be hijacked by immense wealth and privilege.
1:56.5	But the Trump administration has signaled its interest in maybe just ignoring the courts.
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