EPISODE · Aug 19, 2026 · 42 MIN
'Don't Take the Bait'
from The Weeknight · host Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, Eugene Daniels, Matthew Bartlett, Mo Elleithee, Kristen Clarke, Alvaro Bedoya
August 18, 2026, 7pm: More primaries are underway as Trump's approval rating falls to an embarrassing second term low that matches the lowest point of his first term. Matthew Bartlett, MS NOW political analyst, and Mo Elleithee, Executive Director of Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service, join The Weeknight to discuss. Then, NAACP General Counsel Kristen Clarke joins the table to react to Trump's repeated hypocrisy over voting by mail and his DOJ's plan to sent 1,000 poll monitors across the country in November. Plus, ABC sues the Trump administration's FCC over First Amendment violations as Trump continues to hurl personal attacks at reporters. For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now. 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's DOJ continues to undermine election integrity by pledging to send 1,000 election monitors to poll sites across the country in November. The Weeknight hosts and guests break it down.
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