K.T. McFarland | Former Deputy National Security Advisor | 11-21-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

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4.2 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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K.T. McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins the show for her weekly appearance with Sid to talk about Donald Trump's unique communication style and his direct approach to gathering information, his capability as a listener, and his disregard for traditional expert opinions. The conversation also covers Trump's potential confrontation during an upcoming meeting this afternoon with New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani over ICE policies, the issue of political divides, and concerns about the economic future of the younger generation due to student debt and the impact of artificial intelligence on job security. McFarland also highlights the importance of revaluing trade education and practical skills over traditional college education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You all love KT. McFarland, as you should.
0:02.0	She's amazing.
0:03.3	KT., good morning.
0:04.2	How are you?
0:06.0	I'm just great.
0:06.9	It was a fabulous interview with Chuck Todd, by the way.
0:10.1	What do you think of Chuck Todd during his reign as moderator of Meet the Press?
0:17.1	You know, I thought he was part of the same legacy media.
0:20.0	They were all suffering from a terminal case of Trump derangement syndrome. Yeah. But maybe it is all an act. Maybe it is, you know, they've got their parts to play. Well, you do know. A number of others. No, well, you know, KT, because you're close to Trump, and I hate to bust everybody's bubble, that there's a lot of people out there that
0:38.4	people think Trump hates that he actually talks to and likes.
0:41.8	By the way, Sean Hannity talks to Al Sharpton all the time.
0:45.5	So the idea that all of us MAGA people hate all of them exists on television, but not
0:52.6	necessarily in real life.
0:53.8	It doesn't.
0:56.0	No, and especially President Trump.
0:57.7	I mean, the thing working for him was just always so challenging because he has his own
1:02.2	sources of information.
1:03.8	You know, I go in and I brief him on some country in the Middle East and thinking I'm
1:08.8	giving him such brilliant advice.
1:10.3	And then he'd pick up the phone and say, hey, Muhammad, how you doing?
1:14.7	This is Donald.
1:15.7	Remember all those times they used to hang around together?
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