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EPISODE · Aug 21, 2025 · 41 MIN

Democrats in BATTLE MODE as Trump exploits servile Republicans

from The Briefing with Jen Psaki · host Mihaela Plesa, Alicia Menendez, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Weissmann, Dan Goldman

With Texas poised to pass a redistricting bill to help Donald Trump rig the midterm elections in his favor to retain control of Congress, Democrats are taking the fight to Trump. Trump's renewed engagement with Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine has made a new priority of the return of Ukrainian children stolen by Putin. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Donald Trump has so thoroughly exploited the willing support of Republican legislators that any pretense of principles outside of serving Trump has been abandoned. Democrats, recognizing that Trump is unfettered in distorting and weaponizing the federal government, have no illusions about what it will take to stop him.

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