The Daily Signal Presents "Problematic Women" - Trump Shocks DC Streets While Taylor Swift Shocks the Podcast-sphere | Emily Jashinsky

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News, Government, Politics, Daily News

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🗓️ 17 August 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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President Donald Trump c⁠racked down on crime⁠ in the nation’s capital this week. On Monday, he declared a state of emergency in Washington, D.C., through an executive order, temporarily placing the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control. He also deployed more than 800 National Guard troops, resulting in over 100 arrests so far. ⁠Trump’s move⁠ has us wondering: Has it always been this easy to clean up our city? We break it all down on today’s episode of “Problematic Women," and share some of our own wild encounters with crime in D.C. This week wasn’t just heavy on politics—it was packed with pop culture wins. ⁠Taylor Swift⁠ made her podcast debut on “New Heights,” hosted by NFL stars Travis and Jason Kelce, crashing the livestream in the process. One segment in particular has us buzzing about the political implications of the ⁠“trad” trend⁠, and if Swift could destigmatize that. Meanwhile, ⁠Demi Lovato⁠ surprised fans by joining the Jonas Brothers on tour—an epic Camp Rock reunion. More than that, her appearance exemplified what being clean from the woke-mind virus looks like. Not long ago, she was a short-haired feminist using they/them pronouns and battling addiction. Today, she’s a healthy, happy, straight newlywed—back on stage and performing at her best. We’re joined by Emily Jashinsky, D.C. correspondent for UnHerd news site, host of “After Party with Emily Jashinsky,” a new podcast from the Megyn Kelly podcast network, and ⁠pop culture⁠ aficionado. She shares her take on Trump’s crime crackdown and gives her unfiltered thoughts on these big pop culture moments. Follow us on Instagram for EXCLUSIVE bonus content and the chance to be featured in our episodes: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/problematicwomen/⁠ Connect with our hosts on socials! Elise McCue X: ⁠https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=EliseMcCue⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/elisemccueofficial/⁠ Virginia Allen: X: ⁠https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=Virginia_Allen5⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/virginiaallenofficial/⁠ Morgonn McMichael: X: ⁠https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=morgonnm⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/morgonnm/⁠ Check out “Afterparty with Emily Jashinsky” HERE: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AfterPartyEmily Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.dailysignal.com/email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our other shows: The Tony Kinnett Cast: ⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL2284199939⁠ The Signal Sitdown: ⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL2026390376⁠ Problematic Women:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL7765680741⁠ Victor Davis Hanson: ⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9809784327⁠ Follow The Daily Signal: X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=DailySignal⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Truth Social:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Virginia Allen, and I'm excited to share this episode of Problematic Women,
0:04.8	one of the Daily Signals, other podcasts.
0:07.3	Each episode, we navigate the biggest stories in politics and culture, and we have a lot of fun doing it, too.
0:13.9	If you like what you hear today, make sure to subscribe to Problematic Women for weekly episodes.
0:19.4	Welcome back to Problematic Women.
0:21.7	Today, we are going to be talking about Trump's D.C. crime crackdown.
0:24.9	And it really has us asking, has it always been this easy to make D.C. safe?
0:28.8	And we're going to share some of our craziest crime experiences in D.C. because there are
0:33.5	so many we can pull from.
0:35.5	The Jonas Brothers brought out a surprise guest on opening night of their tour.
0:39.9	You know who else brought out a surprise guest?
0:42.1	Travis Kelsey and Jason Kelsey on their podcast.
0:44.6	They brought out Taylor Swift.
0:46.0	And she made a huge announcement and she told us some of her secrets.
0:48.8	And we have the perfect person to talk about all of this today.
0:51.7	We have Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party with Emily
0:54.7	Jashinsky, DC correspondent for Unheard, pop culture officiantado, and we're so excited for today.
1:00.2	So thank you, and welcome back to Problematic Women.
1:16.4	Welcome back to Problematic Women, where we talk about the pulse on pop culture and politics.
1:17.3	I'm Elise McHugh.
1:18.0	I'm Morgan.
1:20.0	And today we have Emily Jashinsky.
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