Finally, a Podcaster at the Top of the FBI!

Pod Save America

Crooked Media

News, Politics

4.6 • 83.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Trump's FBI Director Kash Patel picks a Deputy Director even less qualified than he is: MAGA podcaster Dan Bongino. Trump and Pete Hegseth purge the Pentagon's leadership and lawyers. Elon Musk replies all to the federal government asking what staff have accomplished lately. And, on the three-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Trump declines to call Vladimir Putin a dictator. Jon, Jon, and Tommy discuss the potential for full-blown autocracy at home, Ukraine's predicament, and the latest swing of Musk's bureaucratic chainsaw. Then, Jon talks with NOTUS congressional reporter Daniella Diaz about Trump's legislative agenda, squirmy Republicans, and mounting public anger at Trump's budget cuts.

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1:06.3	Jen Saki takes a deep dive into the state of the Democratic Party in her new, original MSNBC podcast, The Blueprint with Jen Saki.
1:14.1	As President Trump's second term takes shape, Jen and her guests will dig into what lessons can be learned from the 2024 election and help uncover a blueprint for how to respond to the current moment.
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1:35.6	Yeah, the only thing I'm mad about it says not a cricket.
1:37.2	Same. Welcome to Pod Save America. I'm John Fabra. I'm John Lovett. I'm Tommy Vitor.
2:02.5	On today's show, Dan Bongino, a MAGA podcaster who says his life is all about owning the libs,
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