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The New Abnormal

GOP Doubles Down on Trump’s DEI Blame Game Amid D.C. Crash Tragedy

The New Abnormal

The Daily Beast

News & Politics

4.67.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

On the latest episode of The New Abnormal, President Donald Trump wasted no time finger-pointing as he addressed the mid-air crash between a passenger plane and U.S. Army Black Hawk that left 67 dead in Washington D.C.– and it appears he has the backing of his allies. Plus! Former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee discusses Trump's flood of executive orders, legal battles ahead, and what Democrats can learn from past fights. Also, Religion News Service reporter Jack Jenkins delves into white Christian Nationalism’s influence on Trump’s project 2025 directives and the growing pushback from faith leaders.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Andy Levy, former Fox News and CNN-HLN guy and current cable news conscientious objector.

0:06.1

I'm a former libertarian who now sits pretty comfortably on the left.

0:09.6

Hi, I'm Danielle Moody, former educator and recovering lobbyist.

0:13.4

But today, I'm an unapologetic, woke commentator on America's threats to democracy.

0:18.5

And I'm producer Jesse Cannon, and I'm here to make sure things don't go too far off the rails.

0:23.0

We're here to have fun, smart conversations with some of the most knowledgeable and entertaining people

0:27.5

in politics, media, and beyond.

0:29.6

Our goal is to try and make sense of our current crazy world, our new abnormal, and hopefully

0:35.2

even make you laugh through the tears.

0:37.4

What an excellent show we have today.

0:39.0

Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee joins us to discuss Trump's flood of executive orders,

0:43.9

the legal battles ahead, and what Democrats can learn from past fights.

0:47.7

Then we'll talk to Jack Jenkins, national reporter for religion news and author of American

0:52.4

Prophets, who will join us to discuss white Christian

0:54.8

nationalism's influence on Trump's Project 2025 and the growing pushback from progressive

0:59.8

faith leaders like Bishop Marianne Bud. But first, let's have some fun. So, as I'm sure everyone

1:06.1

listening to this knows, on Wednesday night, an American Airlines jet with 64 people on board ended up in the

1:15.4

Potomac River after a mid-air collision with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. As of us recording this,

1:22.8

there are believed to be no survivors, just an absolutely, absolutely horrific aviation accident and really the first

1:30.3

commercial aviation accident on American soil since 2009. And look, we have absolutely no idea

1:38.6

what caused this. You know, the videos we've seen that probably most of you, if not all of you have seen, seem to show the Black Hawk flying right into the plane.

1:49.4

We do not know why. We do not know how. What we do know is that the Trump administration and other Republicans wasted no time in blaming this on their favorite

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