King Trump

Matter of Opinion

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

4.2 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Are we living through “American Carnage” the sequel, or Donald Trump’s “Golden Age”? This week, Ross and Carlos welcome back Lydia to take stock of the president’s first days in office and debate what his many norm-bending actions reveal about how he plans to govern. Plus, Lydia starts an adventure in mediocrity.

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0:00.0	Hello, gentlemen.
0:01.7	Hello.
0:02.6	Oh, Carlos, you have a mustache.
0:05.2	Oh, wait.
0:05.8	Is this a grief mustache, a Notre Dame?
0:07.7	Well, it is related to Notre Dame's playoff run.
0:10.4	What happened is I was just going to, I was going to keep it until Notre Dame lost.
0:13.6	And then, of course, I went to the national championship game in Atlanta.
0:16.5	Oh, you were there.
0:17.0	I didn't even realize you were there.
0:18.4	I was there.
0:19.6	I was there. I didn't even realize you were there. I was there. I was there. But of course, we lost. And now my kids hate it, which is an incentive to keep it. What I tell them in my constant
0:25.3	sort of dad joke form is that I wasn't sure about it, but it's kind of growing on me. Oh, boy.
0:35.7	From New York Times opinion, I'm Carlos Lozada.
0:38.6	And I'm Ross Douthit.
0:40.3	And this is matter of opinion, where thoughts are always allowed.
0:58.6	So Michelle couldn't join us this week, but never fear.
1:05.2	Our forever friend of the pod and founding musketeer, Lydia Pull Green, is joining us today.
1:06.2	Welcome back, Lydia.
1:07.0	Hi, Lydia.
1:07.8	Guys.
1:09.7	Ah, so nice to see you both.
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