Michael Steele speaks with Elie Mystal roughly one week after the re-election of Donald Trump. They discuss what they anticipate from the next Trump term, what makes 2024 different from 2016, how Black men did, in fact, show up for Kamala Harris (and white women didn't) and how Merrick Garland failed to bring Trump to trial.

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Michael Steele challenges those who argue against elevating women and Black people post-election.

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This is an excerpt from the full episode, America Wanted Trump to Win (with Rick Wilson)

Michael Steele speaks with Rick Wilson (Republican strategist and co-founder of the Lincoln Project) about Trump's re-election and how Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will influence Trump's next term.

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Michael Steele speaks with Rick Wilson (Republican strategist and co-founder of the Lincoln Project) about Trump's re-election. The pair discuss the factors that led to Trump winning and Kamala losing, Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s influence on Trump's next term and what Trump in charge of all three branches of government would mean for the country.

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This is an excerpt from the full episode, "If His Own Former Staff Don't Support Him, Why Should You?" (with Olivia Troye and Sarah Matthews)

Michael is joined by Olivia Troye and Sarah Matthews, two former Trump administration officials who are casting their vote for Kamala Harris this November. The conversation touches on the messages sent at the final Trump and Harris rallies and what it means to be a Republican voting Democrat this fall.

Welcome to the beauty shop. Michael is joined by Olivia Troye and Sarah Matthews, two former Trump administration officials who are casting their vote for Kamala Harris this November. The conversation touches on General John Kelly's recent comments about Trump, the messages sent at the final Trump and Harris rallies and what it means to be a Republican voting Democrat this fall.

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This is an excerpt from the full episode "The Art of Political Lying (and Why Republicans Do It More) (with Bill Adair)"

Michael Steele speaks with Bill Adair, Duke Professor and founder of the fact-checking site PolitiFact about the epidemic of political lying and why Republicans do it more. Michael also discusses his time as RNC Chairman when he was asked to lie about the birtherism surrounding Former President Barack Obama.

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Michael Steele speaks with Bill Adair, Duke Professor and founder of the fact-checking site PolitiFact about the epidemic of political lying, why Republicans do it more and how we can begin to make political lying unpopular and unacceptable. Michael also discusses his time as RNC Chairman when he was asked to lie about the birtherism surrounding Former President Barack Obama.

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This is an excerpt from the full episode, "How Latino Voters Are Transforming Democracy (with Mike Madrid)"

Mike Madrid speaks with Michael Steele about how many Republicans are anti-Trump and why, the challenge Democrats face in effectively messaging to Latino voters and what makes this election different than 2020.

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Mike Madrid speaks with Michael Steele about why Republicans are bailing on Trump and supporting Harris, the challenge Democrats face in effectively messaging to Latino voters, the factors that impact Latino voting behavior and the key elements that make this election different than 2020.

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