Trump Top Pick Falls Apart Under Cross Exam at Hearing

The MeidasTouch Podcast

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Politics, News

4.9 • 56.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s top pick to lead the CDC crashing and burning under cross-examination at her Senate Confirmation hearing. Get $30 off your first box and free Croissants for life when you visit https://Wildgrain.com/MEIDAS Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts:MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcastLegal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-afMissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trialThe PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcastCult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassanThe Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-showThe Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-showMajority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellmanUncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rob Lowe, actor, podcaster, but most importantly, American.
0:05.0	And this summer, the US of A is going to show y'all how soccer is really done.
0:10.0	We're talking tailgate parties, half-time shows,
0:15.0	Fireworks in the freaking sky, baby.
0:18.0	Nah, you're all right, Mike. We'll just watch the actual game, thanks.
0:22.7	Yeah, America's gonna America this summer.
0:25.1	But one thing's for sure, nobody does football better than us.
0:28.2	Honeypower.
0:28.8	18 plus couple of where.org.
0:30.1	There goes another one.
0:32.0	Democrats intensely cross-examining one of Donald Trump's top picks this time.
0:39.7	Trump's latest pick to be CDC director, Dr. Erica Schwartz, after Trump's prior CDC pick, was fired for not immediately
0:48.6	authorizing flavored vapes, which was a major priority of the Trump regime. Get those flavored vapes in the hands
0:56.4	of little children. So let me show you what went down as Dr. Schwartz was cross-examined by Senator Bernie
1:03.0	Sanders, by Democratic Senator Hassan. Let me start off with Democratic Senator Hassan. This was
1:09.3	not a good day for Dr. Schwartz, who showed what a hack
1:14.4	she is. Watch as she crashes and burns under cross-examination from Senator Hassan. Let's play it.
1:22.8	Dr. Schwartz, the CDC director is responsible for protecting Americans and especially children
1:28.2	from life-threatening disease outbreaks. If Secretary Kennedy ordered you to stop promoting
1:33.8	the flu vaccine during a deadly flu season, would you carry out that order?
1:40.0	Senator, when I was the Deputy Surgeon General, I worked at the office of the Surgeon General.
1:45.9	And one of the things that was very concerning was that the Surgeon General had a number of
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