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Jennifer
Donald Trump has signed an executive order that officially makes him a king. Watch this video.
Donald Trump
Lastly, we have another executive order that President Trump signed relating to independent agencies. This executive order would establish important oversight functions in the Office of Management and Budget and its subsidiary office oira, supervising independent agencies and many of their actions. And also reestablishes the long standing norm that only the President or the Attorney General can speak for the United States when stating an opinion as to what the law is.
Jennifer
Okay, first of all, it is Congress's job to make the law. It is the judiciary's job to enforce the law. And what he is saying is, I'm taking from the Congress, I'm taking from the judiciary, and I am now the law. This cannot stand. And I'm hopeful, like there's just a spark of hope for me that the Supreme Court will not allow this to continue. That there has been some awakening on that court. The, the total immunity that they have handed him has made him think he is a king. I'm hopeful, a little bit optimistic, but I mean, this is jaw dropping even in the Trump administration.
Steve Bannon
Number one, I don't share your optimism about the Supreme Court. Sadly, I feel like we're in a situation where I'm starting to question how many people are compromised. How deep is this collusion that begins in Moscow and ends in Washington? How deep is it because the Supreme Court single handedly, when they did the immunity case, it lit a fire in the Trump campaign and Musk, the Supreme Court and Vladimir Putin were bound and determined to get that man reelected, get him out of prison and to slow play all of his criminal cases. So he could have been tried. The Jack Smith cases could have gone forward. The Supreme Court did that Supreme Court slow played, though. So I have zero, and I mean zero faith in the Supreme Court. Secondly, this is kind of petty. Why does Trump have a translator on every single executive order he signs when everybody in the room is trafficking in the English as their first language? It goes from the Oval Office to there. You're a big boy. Get your big boy pants on. Say what your executive order is. Say it with your own mouse. Buck stops with you, big guy. Why do you have some dipshit weirdo crusty white guy following you around translating everything you're doing? That's just, it looks so weak, but that's just a personal, petty grievance of mine that I can cling on to because the Supreme Court is so overwhelming to me.
Jennifer
Agree. So next we have. Okay, so remind everybody.
Steve Bannon
But I want to say pumps. I Hope. I hope that your optimism is right. I really do.
Jennifer
Well, here's the deal. I know Clarence Thomas, Sam Alito, Neil Gorsias, they're in the tank, there's no question. But I'm putting all my faith in the Handmaid and Chief Justice Roberts. So, I mean, the bar is very low. I mean, but that's what we've got. So moving on to after we saw the absolute debacle, speaking of a translator, Elon Musk did all the talking for Trump on the Fox interview. It was embarrassing for the United States, it was embarrassing for Fox News. But this is what Steve Bannon, who is the Rah Rah leader of Musk. And I just want to say I think Steve Bannon is despicable. But I have a sliver of hope that MAGA listens to Steve Bannon on his War Room podcast. And I also just want to comment for the permanent record that Steve Bannon just pleaded guilty to fraud. And now this is what he's saying about Elon Musk. Elon Musk. Steve Bannon on Elon Musk. Musk is a parasite, illegal immigrant. He wants to impose his freak experiments and play act as God without any respect for the country's history, values or traditions. So there you have it. Like one convicted felon supporting another convicted felon doesn't like Trump's new boyfriend.
Steve Bannon
Elon Musk is parasitic. There's no question about it. He's received 20 billion worth of government subsidies. The MAGA movement, when you think about this, is probably South African immigrant running the country, including colluding with Russian Vladimir Putin. And to all of the MAGA people out there and the MAGA people in our lives, you have agency over how you consume news and vetting your news. And if all you do is go down this crazy ass pro Putin propaganda, I'm certain with everything in me that all roads are leading to a Musk and Putin collusion. Steve Bannon, bizarrely, we find ourselves strange bedfellows with. But I think some of this is jealousy. But I as crazy as I think Steve Bannon is, he's not a dumbass and he's crazy dumb, but he's actually kind of bright and he sees what Musk is doing. And that's why Musk and Trump are moving so rapidly and disorienting. And part of that flood the zone is Steve Bannon's playbook. And Steve Bannon is the one that said, yeah, we fled the zone. We fled the zone. Steve Bannon has been replaced by somebody far more nefarious. And far more dangerous than he is. And he's been replaced by Elon Musk.
Jennifer
Yes, and far more powerful than Steve Bannon. Because I think he made such a great point when you said the Gulf of America, Canada being the 51st state. All of that is a smokescreen and a distraction to the fact that United States of America is becoming allies with Putin over our NATO allies. Like that's, that's the big takeaway. But back to Elon Musk being parasitic. So he has been talking with zero transparency or accountability about how much money he is saving the federal government. And let me just show you what he put out yesterday for the first time, he says, I have saved $8 billion. Well, guess what, it's $8 million. He's lying. But he is so used to everybody buying his and the MAGA supporters just oh yeah, ELON Sammy is 8 billion with zero facts. Facts are just inconsequential to Maga that he. $8 million. Here's the deal, Jennifer. I bet you and I could go in to the US budget and we could cut out $8 million. I mean, pretty quick. I don't think that's a lot of money when you're talking trillions of dollars. Like that's not hard. So he is running around lying and he spent all this time destroying agencies for $8 million.
Steve Bannon
First and foremost, it is a myth and a bold faced lie that they are looking for corruption and that they are looking for fat. They're not looking for that. They have come in, they are consolidating all the information. We've got somebody named Big Balls, Big Balls running the State Department because as we all know, Marco Rubio sure as hell isn't. And you have this, these crackhead kids that Elon Musk has assembled that are getting all of our information and what they are doing is they are shutting down any government interference, oversight, fiduciary duty over Elon Musk and any of his companies. This entire doge is personally for Elon Musk to consolidate power for him. Because he knows he has a problem with the Constitution. He knows that he can't be President. So he bought the presidency and he owns the President and now he owns the United States government. And the fact that this isn't like top news thing I saw Hakeem Jeffries sent out a tweet, the leader of Congress talking about the law that somebody is trying to sign in making like President Donald Trump Day or some, some bullshit that nobody gives a shit about except for the fleabag MAGA cultists. And I'm like, hakeem, no, nobody cares. Nobody cares about that. Call out Musk, call him a dick, call him a parasite. When Steve Bannon is doing a better job criticizing Elon Musk then not all Democrats, but a lot of the Democrats, we have a very large problem now.
Jennifer
I completely agree. I have been really disappointed with Hakeem Jeffries, who I really respect, and Chuck Schumer for that matter. It's just been milk to city for our two Democratic leaders. But speaking of, why does Donald Trump have an interpreter? I found this clip. And I mean, like, now I know, okay? And the Canadians, the nicest people on planet Earth, have shown us how to troll masterfully. And so we have Justin Trudeau versus Donald Trump.
Donald Trump
Normal computers work. Either there's power going through a wire or not, it's one or, or a zero. They're binary systems. What quantum states allow for is much more complex information to be encoded into a single bit. Regular computer bit is either a one or zero on or off. A quantum state can be much more complex than that because as we know, things can be both particle and wave at the same times. And the uncertainty around quantum states allows us to encode more information into a much smaller computer. So that's what's exciting about quantum computing, and that's what we're doing.
Steve Bannon
You know what uranium is, right?
Jennifer
It's a thing called nuclear weapons and other things. Like, lots of things are done with uranium, including some bad things.
Steve Bannon
Wait, Canada posted that? Canada posted that?
Jennifer
Well, I mean, not the state, but some Canadians. I mean, I don't think the country of Canada posted it, but I mean.
Steve Bannon
You know, what's so alarming is, you know, you, when you're in this part of the Internet, in our part of the Internet, you hear some stories about MAGA voters having remorse. And I think those are very few and far between. And if you get on that side of the Internet and you start looking at the comment section, they are such shape shifters morally, they just go along with whatever he does. Like, you know, they shift with him to whatever he's doing. And we have a major problem of half the country being total dipshits. And you can put that on the permanent record that I think half the country are complete dipshit. And here's why. They have agency over how they educate themselves, and they choose the laziest route possible. And there is a reason that Donald Trump attacks the press, specifically the Associated Press, because they are rigorous about fact checking and putting forth their best foot forward towards journalism with integrity and standards. And this is a big story that he has kicked out the Associated Press because they will fact check the shit out of him. And it's going to continue. And it's going to continue until one day we won't be sitting here doing this because he will make this type of speech illegal as well. And it's really, really dangerous.
Jennifer
And what does, what country does that remind you of, Jennifer?
Steve Bannon
Russia. Yeah.
Jennifer
I mean, the Russian playbook. And obviously, S.M. trump is not smart enough to execute all of this, but he's in bed with people that are. So that's our happy spot for today. Stick with us.
IHIP News - Episode Summary: "How Far Will MAGA Bend For Orange Skinned Old Man?"
Release Date: February 19, 2025
Hosted by Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan, IHIP News offers progressive insights into the tumultuous political landscape of a predominantly red state. In the episode titled "How Far Will MAGA Bend For Orange Skinned Old Man?", Jennifer engages in a candid and heated discussion with former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon. Together, they delve into recent political maneuvers, the influence of key figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk, and the integrity of U.S. governmental institutions.
Duration: 00:04 - 01:32
The episode opens with Jennifer Welch addressing Donald Trump's latest executive order, which she sarcastically interprets as an attempt to crown himself king.
She critiques the executive order, highlighting concerns about the separation of powers. Jennifer emphasizes that while Congress is responsible for making laws and the judiciary for enforcing them, Trump's actions seemingly encroach upon these domains.
Jennifer expresses optimism that the Supreme Court will intervene to prevent Trump's overreach, though she remains cautiously hopeful.
Duration: 01:32 - 03:04
Steve Bannon responds to Jennifer's optimism by expressing profound distrust in the Supreme Court's impartiality.
Bannon suggests that there is a deep-seated collusion within the judiciary, implicating figures from Moscow to Washington in undermining justice for Trump.
He further criticizes Trump's use of translators for executive orders, viewing it as a sign of weakness and incompetence.
Duration: 03:04 - 07:29
Jennifer shifts the conversation to Elon Musk, critiquing his involvement in political affairs and his relationship with Trump.
She labels Musk as a "parasitic illegal immigrant" and questions his transparency regarding financial claims, specifically disputing Musk's assertion of saving the federal government $8 billion.
Steve Bannon reinforces these criticisms, accusing Musk of colluding with Vladimir Putin and undermining U.S. governmental integrity.
Bannon further alleges that Musk aims to consolidate power by eliminating government oversight, ultimately owning the presidency and the United States government.
Duration: 07:29 - 09:46
The discussion turns to government spending and the efficacy of Democratic leaders in addressing corruption and fiscal responsibility.
She criticizes Elon Musk for allegedly overstating his financial impact and laments the lack of action from Democratic leaders like Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer.
Bannon expresses frustration with what he perceives as complacency and incompetence among Democratic leaders, attributing it to a lack of concern for oversight and accountability.
Duration: 09:46 - 12:17
Steve Bannon addresses the critical role of the press in maintaining democracy, warning of potential threats to free speech and fact-checking practices.
He emphasizes the importance of rigorous fact-checking by entities like the Associated Press, which Trump aims to undermine.
Bannon cautions that continued attacks on the press could lead to the criminalization of fact-based speech, drawing parallels to authoritarian regimes.
Jennifer concurs, likening the current political strategies to the Russian playbook and expressing concern over the erosion of democratic norms.
In this episode of IHIP News, Jennifer Welch and Steve Bannon engage in a robust and contentious debate over the current state of American politics. They scrutinize Donald Trump's consolidation of power through executive orders, express deep skepticism about the Supreme Court's integrity, and criticize Elon Musk's influence and transparency. Additionally, they lament the perceived ineffectiveness of Democratic leadership and warn of threats to the freedom of the press and democratic institutions. The conversation underscores the complexities and tensions within the U.S. political landscape, emphasizing the need for vigilance and accountability.
Notable Quotes:
Jennifer Welch (00:44):
"I'm taking from the Congress, I'm taking from the judiciary, and I am now the law. This cannot stand."
Steve Bannon (01:32):
"I have zero, and I mean zero faith in the Supreme Court."
Steve Bannon (04:30):
"Elon Musk is parasitic. There's no question about it."
Jennifer Welch (07:29):
"I bet you and I could go into the US budget and we could cut out $8 million. I mean, pretty quick."
Steve Bannon (10:42):
"Call out Musk, call him a dick, call him a parasite."
This comprehensive summary captures the key discussions, insights, and conclusions drawn in the episode, providing a clear and engaging overview for those who haven't listened to it.