Massie Is Out… But Trump May Have a Problem

The Don Lemon Show

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🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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This morning, we break down the latest primary election results and what they reveal about Donald Trump’s tightening grip on the Republican Party. Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican who frequently aligned with Trump but broke with him on key issues, including calls for more transparency around the Epstein files, has now lost his primary. Combined with Senator Bill Cassidy losing his own race earlier, many see it as yet another sign that there’s little room left in today’s GOP for dissent. But here’s the twist: Massie and Cassidy still have time left in office, and now, with no reelection campaigns ahead of them, they arguably have far less political pressure holding them back. Could that create new problems for Trump? Could lawmakers with nothing left to lose become more willing to speak out, investigate, or push back? The power struggle inside the Republican Party is intensifying, and Trump’s efforts to consolidate control may come with consequences he didn’t expect. We are joined by National political reporter at The Bulwark, Joe Perticone. This episode is sponsored by SelectQuote. Save more than fifty percent on term life insurance at https://selectquote.com/lemon TODAY to get started. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is brought to you by Lean. Lean is having a Huge Memorial Day Sale and Lean is 25% off!! Visit https://TAKELEAN.com and enter THANK YOU 25 for 25% OFF. That's promo code THANK YOU 25 at https://TAKELEAN.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:21.8	UK slash podcast to learn more. Rise and shine, everyone. I have not had coffee. I just realized that. Coffee!
0:43.3	Where's the coffee people? I want a coffee. Can you please bring me a coffee?
0:48.3	That's Tim. Don't ever get married. He hates me because I'm always yelling stuff out like that.
0:55.2	Thank you for joining us, everyone. I didn't say anything. What did you say? You're going to watch?
1:03.1	I said, get married. It's the best thing. Didn't I say that, everyone?
1:08.3	Anyways, good morning. Married, married life, married people problems. Okay, so look,
1:14.5	thank you. I'm going to get right to it again, as I have been, because we have a lot to cover.
1:18.6	So good morning, everybody. Like and thumbs up. It affects the algorithm. Let me know where you.
1:23.9	Oh, Quebec. Wow. Amazing. So how long? That's what I kept thinking about
1:30.2	as I was editing the newsletter overnight. How long, how long are we going to sit here
1:35.2	and watch them do this, right? Do you feel like they're just sort of, you don't have any agency?
1:42.2	Like, how long are we going to sit and be polite about this?
1:44.9	How long are we going to celebrate people who spent their entire careers voting against us?
1:49.6	Now, this, let me just tell you, this morning I'm going to say in this open to the show,
1:56.5	not exactly what some people think I should say or am going to say,
2:00.2	because I'm going to be very honest with you about what's happening right now.
2:04.6	So my question is, how long are we going to celebrate people who spent their entire careers?
2:10.6	I'm just being honest. Voting against us just because they asked one question about a pedophiles client list.
2:18.3	Are you all ready for this one?
2:23.3	I'm fired up this morning even without coffee.
2:27.3	How long?
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