What Happened Is Wrong. But It’s Also Not Surprising

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

Politics, News, Joe, Thedaily, Wash, Podsaveamerica, Thelincolnproject, Trump, Joewalsh

4.6 • 833 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday Night was wrong. Just as every act of political violence is wrong. But it wasn’t surprising either. Political hate and political violence are on the rise, and the current President is the most hateful, divisive president we’ve ever had.

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0:00.0	We are not okay. America is not okay. And we all know that. Former Congressman Joe Walsh, this is the social contract with Joe Walsh. Let's figure out how to get okay together. Hey, Monday. I said Saturday night when I first heard about what happened at the White
0:31.3	House Correspondence dinner, I said, that's wrong and it's not surprising. And we are two days later and my look my great
0:42.3	pearl of wisdom this Monday morning I hope you all had a good weekend former
0:46.2	Congressman Joe Walsh with you this Monday that that's that's my pearl of
0:52.4	wisdom this Monday, two days after, another act of political violence in America,
1:04.0	another seemingly assassination attempt on President Trump.
1:16.5	Another act of political hate.
1:22.8	Who knows how many people could have been killed.
1:32.3	But clearly the killer Saturday night had his sights set on Trump and other Trump administration officials. So another act of political violence in America.
1:38.3	Another attempt on Trump's life.
1:43.3	And I'm left here this Monday.
1:47.8	Again, with those two thoughts.
1:52.7	What happened Saturday night is wrong.
1:57.1	It was an act of political violence.
2:00.5	What this, I think, 31-year-old guy was doing or attempting to do is wrong.
2:07.1	Doesn't matter what the fuck his ideology was.
2:10.1	It doesn't matter what his beef was with Donald Trump.
2:14.0	It was an act of political violence.
2:18.0	All political violence is wrong.
2:23.2	You would think that that's the one thing, the one thing, the bare minimum thing, everybody in this country can agree upon.
2:36.2	All political violence is wrong.
2:41.2	But that's the easy take.
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