Is there a path to defeating Trumpism?
Andrew Yang Podcast
Andrew Yang & Audacy
4.8 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Miles Taylor, former Chief of Staff at the Department of Homeland Security and co-CEO of the Forward Party, discusses his journey from joining DHS after 9/11 to becoming a whistleblower inside the Trump administration. Miles talks about how he's dealt with threats to his personal safety, the danger Trump poses to democracy, and why saving the Republican Party became a lost cause.
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| 0:00.0 | We're seen by my estimate probably a tenfold increase in attitudes towards political violence |
| 0:06.7 | now compared to before Donald Trump was president. |
| 0:10.5 | There's domestic terrorism investigations in all 50 states. |
| 0:14.0 | One in 10 Americans believed Donald Trump should be forcibly reinstalled in the White House. |
| 0:19.8 | And another one in 10 Americans say they do believe violence against the government is justified. |
| 0:25.1 | It's a really, really alarming environment and one of the blinking red indicators of |
| 0:30.7 | why a pressure release valve is needed in our political system. |
| 0:34.4 | So what I experienced coming out and speaking out against Trump is in fact one of the reasons |
| 0:40.5 | why I grew much more open to the idea of a new way in our political system and the need |
| 0:47.7 | for a new party. |
| 1:10.9 | It is my pleasure and thrill to welcome to forward the co CEO of the new Ford party, New |
| 1:17.7 | York Times bestselling author, Patriot, American, who might call the bad boy of American politics. |
| 1:25.1 | You'll see why he earned that moniker. |
| 1:27.2 | Miles Taylor, welcome Miles. |
| 1:29.8 | Well for those who are watching on video I tried to do a Superman fly over the camera but |
| 1:33.8 | it looked more like me just trying to show my belly button. |
| 1:36.4 | It looks like you're stretching. |
| 1:37.7 | But it's all to the good. |
| 1:40.4 | Well it's been an awesome week or so for us with the announcement of Ford party. |
| 1:46.5 | Wow, have we sent shockwaves and tremors throughout the beltway, throughout more importantly |
| 1:53.8 | throughout homes and workplaces and diners around the country. |
| 1:58.7 | What's the last week been like for you? |
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