Trump 2.0 and the Mar-a-Lago Rat Pack

Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News

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🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Townhall Review - December 21, 2024

Hugh Hewitt turns to Jason Smith, Missouri Representative and Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, on the need to deliver early on the Trump tax cuts if the GOP wants to keep the majority in 2026.

Charlie Kirk turned to Patrick Bet-David for a look at Donald Trump’s return to the political stage, which has starkly contrasted his previous campaigns in 2016 and 2020. Trump’s approach this time feels fundamentally different, focused on winning and uniting allies—even critics.

Hugh turns to Byron York of the Washington Examiner and weighs in on the $16 million settlement involving Disney/ABC and George Stephanopoulos.

Mike Gallagher also addresses the settlement, framing it as evidence of dishonesty and bias in the legacy media. He argues the payout reflects years of lies and an effort to avoid accountability for misinformation.

John Solomon and Lee Smith, author of Disappearing the President, discuss the erosion of free speech dating back to Trump’s removal from Twitter in 2021, how tactics born in the American liberal movement are influencing global politics, and the importance of restoring institutions like the FBI to serve the American people.

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0:00.0	This week on the Town Hall Review with Hugh Hewitt.
0:08.0	The fight in the House over the bloated continuing resolution highlights a broader reality.
0:12.4	A narrow House majority that needs to deliver on the Trump tax cuts early.
0:17.5	Houseways and means chair, Jason Smith.
0:19.8	The House can deliver in a comprehensive tax package with energy, border, spending cuts.
0:26.7	Make the Senate also deliver.
0:28.9	And why it's so important?
0:30.4	He absolutely does not want to lose the House in 2026.
0:33.5	Hugh, if he did, there would be an attempted impeachment every day.
0:36.5	We'll also hear from Patrick
0:38.1	Bet David on how things are different this round relative to Trump 2016 and Trump 2020.
0:44.1	When you watch him in these interviews, he is very poised the way he's answering. It's just a very
0:51.3	different style. And why Trump is right to welcome previous critics back into his fold.
0:56.9	It's also okay for some people to realize and say, look, I messed out.
0:59.9	Byron York weighs in on the $16 million settlement between ABC News, George Stephanopoulos, and the president-elect.
1:05.9	ABC could have corrected and apologized.
1:08.7	I don't think this would have happened.
1:10.3	And Mike Gallagher.
1:11.6	Let's all be fair for a moment. Why did ABC give him $16 million if they didn't do anything wrong?
1:17.7	We've got all this and more. I'm Hugh Hewitt. Great to be with you. Catch my program each
1:22.3	weekday morning live, 6 to 9 a.m. Eastern time and on-demand 24-7. Let me mention here as well, beginning January
1:29.3	the 13th. My program is shifting to 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time in the afternoon.
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