Trump Knows He Can Do Whatever He Wants

The New Abnormal

The Daily Beast

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🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss how the

guardrails that were supposed to keep President Donald Trump in check are all gone now—and

the Democrats don’t know what to do about it. Plus, Virginia Kase Solomón of the pro-

democracy watchdog group Common Cause joins the show to talk about how they’ve been

fighting back against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Then, Wired senior

politics editor Leah Feiger dives into the magazine’s exclusive reporting on all things DOGE.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Andy Levy, former Fox News and CNN-HLN guy, and current cable news conscientious objector.
0:06.1	I'm a former libertarian who now sits pretty comfortably on the left.
0:09.6	Hi, I'm Danielle Moody, former educator and recovering lobbyist.
0:13.4	But today, I'm an unapologetic, woke commentator on America's threats to democracy.
0:18.5	And I'm producer Jesse Cannon, and I'm here to make sure things don't go too far off
0:22.1	the rails.
0:23.0	We're here to have fun, smart conversations with some of the most knowledgeable and entertaining
0:27.1	people in politics, media, and beyond.
0:29.6	Our goal is to try and make sense of our current crazy world, our new abnormal, and hopefully
0:35.2	even make you laugh through the tears.
0:37.4	What an excellent show we have today.
0:39.4	Virginia K. Salomon, who's the president of Common Cause,
0:42.2	joins us to talk about the actions they've been taking against Elon Musk's doge.
0:46.3	Then we'll talk to Wired Senior Politics Editor, Mia Figer,
0:49.8	about the amazing journalistic work they've been doing over there covering Elon Musk's doge.
0:54.9	But first, let's have some fun.
0:57.1	So, Danielle, we have a bit of a special occasion today.
1:00.7	This marks the 500th episode of the new abnormal.
1:05.6	Whoa.
1:06.6	500 episodes you and I have done together.
1:15.0	And it really doesn't feel like that many.
1:20.8	Because it's not for us, but the show fantastic.
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