The Enemy Is Not From Within + A Conversation with Maria Cardona

Mea Culpa

Michael Cohen

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Today on Mea Culpa, I’m joined by my friend Maria Cardona, Democratic strategist, CNN commentator, Principal at the Dewey Square Group, and founder of Latinovations, for a deep dive into Trump’s mounting influence and the chaos reshaping Washington. We unpack what Trump’s erratic foreign policy means for global stability and his self-congratulatory rhetoric surrounding the Israel-Gaza ceasefire. We also focus on America’s own unrest, from ICE crackdowns and National Guard deployments in our cities to the weaponization of the justice department through indictments of Trump’s political enemies. Together, we expose how Trump’s tactics mirror authoritarian playbooks and explore how Democrats can unify their message ahead of the midterm elections. Thanks to our sponsors: Ethos: Get your FREE quote at https://ethos.com/COHEN Shopify: Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at: https://shopify.com/COHEN Subscribe to Michael's Substack: https://therealmichaelcohen.substack.com/ Subscribe to Michael's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMichaelCohenShow Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliticalBeatdown Add the Mea Culpa podcast feed: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen Add the Political Beatdown podcast feed: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.6	we have now exceeded 500 million downloads to date. So with that, I say thank you. But now let's talk
1:08.9	about the news. It's hard to overstate the tension in the air right now, because across the country and around the world, the headlines seem to scream at us, daring us to look away, to ignore what's happening.
1:22.5	But you can't. You just can't. In recent days, we've witnessed a complex web of events that is shaping the
1:29.9	political and social fabric of this nation. And whether you love them or you hate them, or you just can't
1:36.1	stand the sound of them, President Trump is at the center of it all. That's not speculation, my friends.
1:43.3	That's fact. And make no mistake, his fingerprints
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