Let’s be clear: this isn’t just another episode about Trump. This is about a decades-long, right-wing crusade to gut the middle class and hand the country over to billionaires—and the latest “MAGA bill” is their victory lap. On this episode of The Tristan Snell Show, Tristan doesn’t mince words about what’s really at stake and why the fight is so much bigger than one man or one election.

Tristan kicks things off with a breakdown of how we got here—how the far right’s playbook goes all the way back to the New Deal, and how they’ve been playing the long game to rig the system against working families. He calls out the real villains: the ultra-wealthy and their political puppets who want to destroy Medicaid, sabotage the ACA, and make sure you pay more for less—while they get richer.

Then, special guest Rep. Maxwell Frost joins the show. Frost doesn’t hold back about what Democrats have to do next:

• Stop just being “anti-Trump.” That’s not enough. It’s time for bold, clear solutions that actually fix what’s broken.

• Go big or go home. Half-measures and “band-aids” won’t cut it. The party needs to fight for Medicare for All, real economic reform, and policies that actually help people feel the difference.

• Speak to real pain. Voters aren’t just worried about democracy—they’re worried about rent, groceries, and healthcare. Democrats need to show up with answers, not just slogans.

• Play the long game. The right spent 60 years building this moment. Now it’s our turn to build a pro-democracy coalition that can win for decades.

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Powered by your toughest questions, Tristan dives into a whirlwind of legal and constitutional chaos: Can a sitting president be court-martialed for crimes committed in office? (Spoiler: No, but the constitutional crisis scenarios get wild.) Is defying a Supreme Court order impeachable? Absolutely—and Tristan explains why Congress’s refusal to act is a historic failure.

Listeners ask about the slow grind of justice for Trump-era corruption, the legal exposure of law firms and universities targeted for political retribution, and why staffers who “do the criming” might want to lawyer up. Tristan breaks down the myth that undocumented immigrants aren’t protected by the Constitution, using both legal logic and a baguette-wielding tourist for good measure. Plus: Can Americans sue the Supreme Court for its presidential immunity ruling? (Don’t get your hopes up.) And, finally, will embattled officials like Pete Hegseth ever step down—or will dysfunction reign?

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In this episode, Tristan begins with a deep dive into the expanding “Signalgate” scandal, revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had a second Signal chat group sharing sensitive military information about Yemen airstrikes with inappropriate recipients, including his wife, brother, and personal lawyer. The scandal has triggered an investigation by the DOD Inspector General and led to a staff purge at the Pentagon.

Tristan also examines the ongoing immigration crisis, discussing the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision to freeze deportations to El Salvador and highlighting shocking cases of due process violations, including a US citizen detained by ICE despite presenting his birth certificate. Additionally, he warns about the Trump administration’s plans to gut FDA food safety inspections, explaining the historical importance of these regulations in preventing foodborne illness outbreaks and protecting public health.

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