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🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 127 minutes

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Donald Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota as Kristi Noem suggests U.S. citizens should be prepared to show proof of citizenship, escalating fears of authoritarian overreach. Trump also signals he wants any military action against Iran to be “swift and decisive,” while openly musing that the U.S. “shouldn’t even have an election” when discussing the midterms. Fox News accuses Ms. Rachel of antisemitism over her appearance with Zohran Mamdani. If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — Plaud AI just makes sense. Check it out at plaud.ai/tyt Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/TYT and use code TYT and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Hosts: Jordan Uhl, Sharon Reed SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE ☞ https://www.youtube.com/@TheYoungTurks FOLLOW US ON: FACEBOOK ☞ https://www.facebook.com/theyoungturks TWITTER ☞ https://twitter.com/TheYoungTurks INSTAGRAM ☞ https://www.instagram.com/theyoungturks TIKTOK ☞ https://www.tiktok.com/@theyoungturks 👕MERCH ☞ https:/www.shoptyt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:28.3	I'm Jordan Yule.
1:29.3	Joining me the one, the only, Sharon Reed.
1:34.3	Sharon, how are you?
1:36.3	I better hope there's only one of me.
1:38.3	I'm good.
1:39.3	It's a little chilly.
1:40.3	Can you imagine?
1:41.3	What are there too?
1:42.3	I'm doing well.
1:43.3	It's just pretty chilly in Atlanta, Jordan. How are two? I'm doing well. It's just pretty chilly in Atlanta, Jordan.
1:45.0	How are you?
1:46.0	I'm doing all right.
1:48.0	We can barely handle one, Sharon.
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