How We Got Here: The Origins of Trumpism October 30, 2020
THE OFFICIAL MEA CULPA WITH MICHAEL COHEN ARCHIVE
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A deep dive into how the Republican Party became the party of Donald J. Trump. Mea Culpa will investigate the birth of a movement with no persistent ideology other than its leader. Former Tea Party Congressman Joe Walsh joins Michael to explain how the Tea Party veered off course abc was swallowed by Trump. All this, plus it's frightening end. Also, make sure to check out Mea Culpa: The Election Essays for the definitive political document of 2020. Fifteen chapters of raw and honest political writings on Donald Trump from the man who knows him best. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M5VKQ6T/ For cool Mea Culpa gear, check out meaculpapodcast.com/merch
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| 0:00.0 | This is my Mayor Cop. |
| 0:09.0 | Oh, baby, don't lie for me. If I tell you my story, don't cry for me. |
| 0:15.0 | I take my time that's fun by me. |
| 0:17.0 | This is my mea co-bo. |
| 0:20.0 | This is Michael Mayor Coppa. |
| 0:26.5 | This is Michael Cohen, and you're listening to Mayacolpa Investigates. |
| 0:32.3 | On today's episode, we'll examine how the Republican Party became the party of Donald J. Trump. |
| 0:39.0 | History will record the political shift that has occurred, not as an aberration, but instead a natural evolution of where the party was already headed on its own. The sad truth is that this drift |
| 0:44.2 | towards Trump did not happen overnight. The preconditions existed well before 2016, going back |
| 0:50.3 | to 2008, and the nomination of Sarah Palin and the rise of the Tea Party. |
| 0:55.7 | It was here, amongst the fringes of the party, |
| 0:58.6 | from the House Freedom Caucus and CPAC |
| 1:01.0 | that Trumpism was born. |
| 1:02.8 | But unlike past leaders who dominated the party, |
| 1:06.2 | Barry Goldwater in the 1960s, |
| 1:08.3 | and Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, |
| 1:10.7 | Trumpism has no specific ideology beyond the whims of its leader. |
| 1:14.6 | All right, I want to just ask you, what is Trumpism? |
| 1:16.6 | Look, Trumpism is the set of values and attitudes and practices that Donald J. Trump has brought to American government and politics. |
| 1:26.6 | You can get pieces of it by reading two of his books, |
| 1:30.3 | The Art of the Deal and The Art of the Comeback. |
| 1:32.3 | You get pieces of it by looking at his campaign and by looking at his speeches. |
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