Deric Gilliard spent 4 years working for HHS under the Trump administration's 1st term. Deric wrote his book 'The Longest Four Years of My Life', where he details his experiences from the perspective of a Black Man.We had a great discussion which crossed barriers and tackled issues of the underserved communities to racism and racial stereotypes.

Watch the Video Episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLuNOPNg9R8&list=PL-wX3htUmL_HdCn1l45wuElnbB7fqs-B6

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro 
00:01:52 - Deric Gilliard - Why he wrote, 'The Longest Four Years Of My Life'
00:07:41 - Those in Need - Did Trump Cut Off Access to Healthcare?
00:09:11 - Trump's Assault on the Affordable Care Act
00:15:36 - Affordable Care Act - A Different Perspective
00:19:39 - Obama Care - An Imperfect Solution
00:21:24 - Trump's 1st Term - The Attack on Obama's Achievements
00:22:32 - Trump vs Obama - Truth Behind Cuts to Medicaid
00:25:02 - Working Under Trump - Red Flags and Ignoring those in Need
00:27:50 - Trump - Giving the Order to Abandon those in Need
00:34:12 - COVID Under Trump - Mismanagement and Misinformation
00:37:00 - Anti-Vax - Truth and Opinion
00:39:40 - COVID Vaccine and Distrust under Trump
00:40:39 - Truth about COVID Beginnings and the Lack of Urgency
00:42:04 - COVID Vaccine and the Anti-Vax Movement
00:43:13 - Pandemic Shit Show - Non-Partisan Mistakes
00:45:24 - Trump - A Cold Hearted Lizard
00:47:24 - Trump - No Filter
00:48:30 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Health vs Harm
00:50:41 - Project 2025 - The Alleged Trump Connection
00:52:38 - Racism under Trump's Rule
00:57:37 - White America - Becoming the Minority and the Oppressed
00:58:45 - Middle Eastern People - The New Majority
00:59:19 - Growing Up White - I was the Minority
01:00:14 - America Becomes Racist Again - The Result of Distrust
01:02:32 - Racism - A Learned Behavior
01:03:52 - Angry White Man Syndrome - Cause and Effect
01:08:06 - Mass Shooters are Mostly White - Why?
01:14:55 - Parenting Past and Present - Discipline vs Feelings
01:16:33 - Dividing People through Politics
01:17:05 - Moving to the Center - Holding Presidents Accountable
01:18:20 - Presidential Elections - Qualifications vs Popularity
01:19:21 - Medicaid and SNAP Benefits - Abusing the System
01:19:55 - Big Beautiful Bill - Impact on Rural Hospitals
01:21:05 - Neglecting Rural Communities
01:22:00 - Healthcare Worker Shortages
01:22:59 - Social Security - Lies and the Mishandling of Funds
01:25:22 - Retirement Woes - Educating our Youth to Break the Cycle
01:28:57 - Republican vs Democrat - Finding Sanity in the Center
01:29:40 - Conversations vs Conflict
01:30:12 - Finding Common Ground through Discourse

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