The BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

'BradCast' 4/23/2020 (Guest: Financial journalist David Dayen on bailout oversight)

04.24.2020 - By Brad FriedmanPlay

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On today's 'BradCast':  Donald Trump tossed his sorry pal, Georgia's dumb-as-dirt and illegitimate Governor Brian Kemp, under the bus by pretending that he "disagreed" and felt it was "too soon" for Kemp's scheme to re-open businesses in his state, even though he reportedly congratulated Kemp for doing so the day before. Trump's latest reversal comes after his coronavirus task force health officials insisted that he condemn Kemp's deadly decision, and a new survey shows older voters appear to be abandoning Trump in droves thanks to his incompetent response to the virus. Good news for Democrats and Joe Biden, as a new Fox News poll shows Joe Biden beating Trump by 8 points in both Michigan and Pennsylvania, two key battleground states. DAVID DAYEN, Executive Editor of The American Prospect and author of daily, must-read "Unsanitized" report, joins us to catch up on some of the very important scoops he has been churning out each day. Dayen has been causing a lot of problems for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, including over her puzzling pick for a key oversight panel -- freshman Rep. Donna Shalala (FL), who has no experience in financial oversight and failed to follow basic House investment disclosure rules, but is now tasked with overseeing trillions of dollars in corporate loans and grants given out by the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve. Not a promising sign, but Pelosi continues to stand by her selection. Why? Dayen explains that, Democrats' seemingly terrible negotiation skills, what's missing from the latest coronavirus crisis relief bill, and Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's latest scheme. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report'.

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