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Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

Jeet Heer & Sen. Tammy Duckworth

Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

iHeartPodcasts

News, Politics

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The Nation’s Jeet Heer explores why Trump is so eager to annex Canada. Senator Tammy Duckworth details her Article II responsibilities in confirming Trump’s cabinet.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Molly Jong-Fast and this is Fast Politics, where we discuss the top political headlines

0:06.6

with some of today's best minds. And over 1,700 doctors have signed a letter urging the Senate

0:12.8

to reject RFK Jr. as health secretary. How is it only 17,000? We have such a great show for you today.

0:22.2

The nation's jeet here gets to the bottom of why Trump is so excited about annexing Canada.

0:29.2

Then we'll talk to Senator Tammy Duckworth.

0:32.2

But first, the news.

0:33.8

Somali, the Supreme Court shocked everyone last night and let the sentencing go ahead with Donald Trump.

0:41.7

And the sentencing has happened. What are you seeing here?

0:44.3

Let us rephrase this. The Supreme Court proved to not be complete partisan hacks.

0:50.7

This is, the shock was so Trump, he had a call earlier this week, perhaps completely unrelated, but likely not, with his good friend, Justice Alito.

1:03.3

And who knows?

1:06.1

Alito said it was, it was about recommending a clerk for the Trump 2.0 admin.

1:13.7

Maybe, perhaps.

1:15.3

The appearance of impropriety is certainly appearing.

1:19.9

Anyway, so then Trump went to his good friends, said,

1:23.6

I shouldn't be sentenced for this fraud stuff because I'm president or will be president,

1:29.9

and ergo I am God King.

1:32.2

And you will be completely shocked to find out that there are five justices who do not think

1:41.2

Trump should be king. And this is perhaps very good news for American democracy.

1:48.9

You will be very unsurprised to hear that Thomas Alito, who have complete brainworms,

1:56.0

and are maga to the core, and Gorsuch, who is just a complete disaster, except when it comes to Native Americans,

2:06.4

which somehow is this one thing. And Justice Kegstand, three white men and Justice Thomas,

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