The Trump campaign grift, Kari Lake's "strap on a glock" comment and more
Last night, I was on both CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” as well as Scripps News’ “The Race.”
Erin and I covered the Trump campaign asking other GOP candidates for a cut of their money (!), as well as what’s going on with House Speaker Mike Johnson as members of his own party are threatening to oust him:
On “The Race,” Chance Seales, Joe St. George and I talked about Kari Lake, who hopes to be the next GOP Senator from Arizona, who told a crowd to "put on the armor of God and maybe strap on a glock." Why is she making connections between elections and violence? I explain the dangerous comments she's making. Plus, we discussed the difference between Trump and Biden's stance towards China:
I’m in transit today, so my daily essay will come in a few short hours. In the meantime, I would encourage you to read this post by
, who writes the excellent , which I will allude to in my essay today. I really encourage you to fixate on her main point: the total, absolute, abject stupidity of what is going on in Congress regarding Ukraine funding.
Arizonans only need to remember what happened to their Congresswoman Gabby Giffords when they contemplate the recklessly violent statement by Kari Lake “Strap on a Glock.”
Breathtaking political analysis by Steve Schmidt once again and also on CNN last night.