Did the Debate Prove the G.O.P. is Trump's Zombie?
The Hartmann Report
Thom Hartmann
4.3 • 8 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Is Trump to the GOP like a parasitic wasp to a caterpillar? They put an egg into a victim, and when the wasp larvae hatches it eats its host- leaving behind only a husk.
Plus - Phill Ittner reports from Ukraine on the Wagner Group leader's untimely death.
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| 0:42.8 | This is the Tom Hartman program. |
| 0:47.4 | Hey, what's going on with the GOP, did you watch the debate? |
| 0:51.2 | Or if you didn't, have you watched the clips and read the news reports? |
| 0:54.7 | It was amazing. |
| 0:56.8 | The reason I, well, you know, it's two hours of our lives, we'll never get back. |
| 1:00.6 | I guess it's the best way to characterize it. |
| 1:04.1 | It was grim. We'll talk about that in just a moment. |
| 1:06.6 | Also, it was Donald Trump to the Republican Party, like a parasitic wasp to a caterpillar. |
| 1:11.2 | I think last night's debate kind of indicated, yes, we'll get into that in a moment. |
| 1:14.9 | Phil Hittner is going to drop by with a live report from what's going on in Ukraine, |
| 1:19.2 | and what's the latest buzz on the murder of Yavgeni Pregozion, the mercenary leader of the Wagner |
| 1:25.9 | Group. This is all part of kind of one thing. |
| 1:29.4 | You look at the debate and what happened. |
| 1:31.2 | There was climate denial, right? |
| 1:33.9 | Oh, no, global climate change. |
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