Senator Ron Johnson on Corruption, Elon’s DOGE, RFK Jr. and Trump Presidency | EP 213
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Mikhaila Peterson
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🗓️ 22 November 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I had the privilege of talking with Senator Ron Johnson. We discussed his recent Senate roundtable on American health and nutrition that he invited me to speak at recently, RFK Jr. and the likelihood of his cabinet appointment, institutional corruption, and more.
We spoke at some length about the revolving door in Washington and how it effectively hands control of regulatory agencies over to pharma and big agriculture. We also explored the critical role of education and public awareness and our new age of podcast politics in waking people up to corruption in government.
Senator Johnson also shared insights into how mainstream media and political institutions shape public perception–including the smear campaign currently going on against RFK Jr. We spoke about the surprising shift of the country away from the radical left toward populism and the center, and the path toward rebuilding trust in our government. Enjoy!
Ron Johnson was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010 after running a successful manufacturing business in Oshkosh, Wisconsin for thirty years. From 2015-2021, he was Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and remains a member of it. He currently serves as Ranking Member (soon-to-be chairman) of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and is also a member of the Budget and Finance committees.
Senator Johnson has been a staunch advocate for the vaccine injured, stating that injuries are “real, serious, and not all that rare.” In 2022, he ran for reelection for a third time so that he could continue investigating the corruption surrounding our federal health agencies and Big Pharma and how they have harmed Americans’ health.
Stay up to date with Sen. Ron Johnson here:
https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/
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—Chapters—
00:00 - Introduction
02:13 - Health Roundtable Discussion
05:06 - Early COVID Skepticism
08:22 - Early Treatments
12:20 - Vaccine Injuries and Media Coverage
15:30 - RFK Jr. and Anti-Corruption
19:54 - Chronic Illness and Skepticism
22:30 - FDA and Medical Interventions
24:18 - Revolving Door in Washington
29:44 - Big Pharma's Influence
32:10 - Big Ag and Pharma Alliances
34:16 - Pharmaceutical Advertising
38:30 - The Rise of Podcast Politics
42:05 - Political Shifts and Populism
46:29 - Ukraine, NATO, and Global Tensions
50:30 - Rebuilding Trust in Government
52:50 - Political Polarization and Media Bias
55:03 - Corruption in Science
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| 0:00.0 | The type of corruption that I really hope, you know, Bobby exposes is the type where they're doing the bidding of the large companies as opposed to protecting America's health, whether it's with big pharma, whether it's big egg, whether it's big food processing. |
| 0:12.0 | I come from the private sector. I have no problem with big businesses. I've got a problem when you have a large business using their power to corrupt the process to capture the regulatory agencies. |
| 0:20.5 | You've got a revolving door of personnel. |
| 0:22.6 | I mean, you pay a government employee of royalty on some patentable drug. |
| 0:25.6 | Are they going to really do a very good job of determining is that really safe? |
| 0:29.6 | What gives me hope is I think most Americans agree on the big issue. |
| 0:32.6 | We're a horrible, divided nation, but there's no reason for us to be divided. |
| 0:36.6 | What I hope Bobby Kennedy |
| 0:38.2 | can do is expose all this so that more people have their eyes open. These people that Trump has |
| 0:44.2 | put forward to run different sectors of the government, how likely is it that somebody like |
| 0:49.6 | RFK Jr. is actually going to be running the theater. Senator Ron Johnson, welcome to my podcast. |
| 0:59.6 | Thanks for me. I'm Michaela. Yeah, this should be fun. I guess first off, I said thank you for |
| 1:06.2 | letting me speak at the roundtable a few months ago. That was a huge opportunity. |
| 1:12.3 | I really appreciate it. |
| 1:13.5 | And I'm glad you've been hosting these roundtables, |
| 1:16.8 | kind of talking about, well, things that are often shied away from. |
| 1:20.4 | So I really appreciate the opportunity. |
| 1:22.7 | Well, I really appreciate you presenting. |
| 1:25.0 | I did not know your story. |
| 1:27.0 | It's an amazing story. You know, you're looking good. I did not know your story. It's an amazing story. |
| 1:28.9 | You're looking good. |
| 1:30.4 | I hope you're feeling good. |
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