Words Matter: The One Big Thing We Need to Do to Save the Country

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.5 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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If Donald Trump is right about one thing, it’s that “we’ve never seen anything like this.” From the disastrous alienation of our NATO allies over Greenland, to his actions in Venezuela and Jack Smith’s congressional testimony against Trump, our political situation is at an all-time low. How do we save our country? How do we fight back against the evils of the Trump regime? Tune in as Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf address the current political situation and our future. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:08.4	in the third sub-basement of the Ministry of Snark in Washington,
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1:19.4	Hello and welcome to DSR's Words Matter. I'm David Rothkoff. I'm joined this week, as every
1:26.4	week, by Norm Ornstein, who, like everybody here in Washington,
1:31.4	has set aside worries about Greenland, Venezuela, Jack Smith's testimony on the Hill,
1:39.7	the collapse of democracy, authoritarianism in Minneapolis,
1:47.5	and is worried exclusively about whether or not it'll snow this weekend. Because when it snows in Washington, people's
1:54.0	brains freeze, and they can't think of anything else. Are you worried, Norm? Do you have a lot
2:00.2	of milk, cheese? I will say,
2:03.3	you know, the old saw about a snowball's chance in hell. Since Trump became president again,
2:11.7	we're dealing with a snowball in hell possibly this weekend. Well, that's right. That's that's right.
2:19.3	You know, your president doesn't look so good, Norm.
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