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Mea Culpa

Trump’s Summer of Gloom and Doom + A Conversation with Andy Ostroy

Mea Culpa

Michael Cohen

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Today on Mea Culpa, I welcome back Andy Ostroy, political commentator, producer, and host of The Back Room with Andy Ostroy. We dig into Trump’s accelerating authoritarianism, from his push to federalize D.C. police and undermine mail-in voting to his casual talk of a third term. We break down the stakes of President Zelenskyy’s recent visit to the White House, Gavin Newsom’s role in countering MAGA’s propaganda machine, and how the DNC needs to prepare for the midterms. Andy and I also discuss Trump’s growing grip on power, his ties to Epstein that continue to haunt him, and how lies, fear, and raw ambition are reshaping American politics in real time. Thanks to our sponsors: Ethos: Get your FREE quote at https://ethos.com/COHEN Dupe: Go to https://Dupe.com today and find similar products for less. It’s 100% free to use. Stop wasting money on brand names and start saving with https://Dupe.com today. 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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So let's go now to the news.

1:30.9

Look, are Americans actually shopping for a supreme leader? Because some days, that's what it feels like. Another Trump executive order

1:36.9

gets signed. Another Republican goes running to kiss the ring. And another piece of our democracy

1:42.5

quietly slips into the abyss. And here's the kicker.

1:47.2

It's not happening in the shadows. It's happening right out in the open and millions, millions of

1:53.9

people are cheering it on. They don't see the danger. They see strength. They see order. They see the illusion of control.

2:04.4

And like moths to a flame, they're getting burnt and asking for more.

2:09.5

I mean, come on, it's not enough that Trump has already warped the presidency into his own personal

2:14.9

fiefdom. Now we've got a Republican lawmaker who's actually introducing a bill to give Trump a third term.

2:24.1

Three terms, let that sink in for a sec.

2:27.2

I mean, the same party that spent decades crying about FDR's supposed socialist kingdom is now happily auditioning to carry

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