DSR Daily October 22: Trump Won’t Budge on Shutdown

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Chris Cotnoir

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🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down Trump’s demands for a meeting with Democrats, Trump potentially seeking $230 million from the Justice Department, the White House pulling back on promises for a meeting with Putin, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:37.3	Thank you and enjoy the show.
0:39.8	Hello, and welcome to the show.
0:56.5	Hello, and welcome to the DSR Daily.
1:00.0	I'm David Rothkoff, joined by Riley Fessler and Minas Steine.
1:02.0	And, you know, it's Wednesday.
1:03.6	We're halfway through the week.
1:04.5	That's progress.
1:05.5	Well done, guys.
1:07.9	It's reason to celebrate.
1:08.7	I'm responsible.
1:09.5	You're welcome.
1:11.5	Yeah, no, no.
1:20.0	Within the structure, the vast structure of the DSR network, Minna is responsible for the days of the week.
1:25.0	Riley, because of his more advanced position, is responsible for the weather.
1:31.1	Anyway, nice work on that front too there, Riley.
1:37.0	What's our lead story that's going to get everybody on the right foot for the day?
1:50.1	Well, I don't know about that, but President Trump rebuffed a request from top Democratic lawmakers to meet, stating he would only do so after the three-week U.S. government shutdown ends.
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