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Unknown Host 1
Foreign hanging in the balance in the court systems. Trump has federalized the National Guard, sent them into Los Angeles. Lying to people saying there are riots. There are not. They are protests. Lying to people saying Los Angeles is on fire. He's lying. You're talking about a couple of blocks, about at the most, a mile, a square mile. Gavin Newsom sued the Trump administration, took him to court. Round one goes to Newsom. Put this up. Judge Breyer orders Trump to return control of the National Guard back to California, saying the call up was illegal. Here's Newsom responding to this.
Gavin Newsom
So I'm very hopeful this order puts that in perspective. And hopefully Donald Trump will immediately back down. The courts have ruled on the Guard. They will be back under my command. And he'll be relieved. Donald Trump will believe of his command at noon tomorrow.
Unknown Host 1
Okay. Of course, Trump appealed and the appeals court. And while it pumps, our legal expert weigh in. But what we have here is the appeals court temporarily lifts judges block on Trump's National Guard deployment.
Legal Expert
So they did it on a he. Trump appealed on an emergency basis. And the court said we're going to just stay the enforcement of this judge's order until we have a chance to look at it. So a panel will look at it and it will be expedited within, obviously the weekend, but within three or four business days, the panel will decide and we'll get an order on that. And then, of course, Trump will appeal it to the full panel. And then the Supreme Court of the.
Unknown Host 1
United States, I think this is where it's all at right now. Pumps. Because what they're trying to do, we are in the normalization stage of authoritarianism. They are trying to normalize and prep the American public and prep the United States military that this is the way it's going to be in America. You cannot speak out against this administration. You cannot peacefully protest. You cannot have the freedom of assembly. And this is where it's all at right now in, in California. Because if you listen to the Trump administration, if you listen to Tom Homan, if you listen to the others, they have plans to do this all over the United States of America. And if you want to know if the Trump administration will honor court orders or not, I have bad news for you. Listen to Representative Ro Khanna Grill. Pete Hegseth.
Gavin Newsom
Can you assure the American people of two things. You will respect any Supreme Court decision on this matter about whether the Marines are constitutional, and you will respect the district courts when they rule before Supreme Court rules. What I can say is we should not have Local judges determining foreign policy or national security policy for the country. So you're not willing to say you would respect those decisions? What I'm saying is local district judges shouldn't make foreign policy for the United States.
Unknown Host 1
Okay, this is unreal. Because typically it doesn't matter what side of the aisle you're on. All previous administrations, for the most part, have always deferred to court orders and acknowledged the separation of powers in the United States of America as an integral part of the way our country functions. Not Trump. They are demeaning judges. This all started because this man is a convicted felon. The courts in New York that tried him, these judges, these prosecutors, have been just exposed to vile attacks by the personality cult behind this felon. Authoritarian. Pete Hegseth is a disgrace as a human being, as a father, as a man, as a person. And what he represents now for the United States military, for all of the men and women who have bravely served this country, fought and died for this country and our allies to be represented by this total piece of shit is abhorrent.
Legal Expert
It's totally abhorrent. But Donald Trump since Jump, because he knows that he commits crimes one right after the other has tried to undermine the legal system. And so now the propaganda, propaganda coming off of this administration, Caroline Levitt, the whole nine is these rogue judges on a local level. The reality is some of these judges were appointed by Donald Trump, just like in 2020 with the big lie. His. The judges that he appointed ruled against him because there is law in this country. And he is trying to convince everyone, just like you said, the authoritarianism, that lawyers and the legal process should be undermined. And that's because he does not want to honor any branch of government other than the executive branch. And Congress has already ceded his power.
Unknown Host 1
And let's just face it, why is he doing this right now? Because midterms are going to start revving up in the United States. We have an unbelievably long election cycle. In my opinion, too long, dangerously long. But it's going to be revving up. And they have to get the military in place. They have to declare martial law so they can delay these elections. This is what they're going to do. This is what is laid out in Project 2025. These people do not like the Constitution, period. One of the new biggest lies out there is that Trump is a patriot, that MAGA people are patriots, that MAGA people like the Constitution, that MAGA people like the rule of law. All of these things have been exposed as inherent in hypocrisy. And this movement is to destroy the United States of America, to destroy the Constitution. Why? Because they don't believe in anything. They believe in power behind their cult leader, the United States of America. These people, this movement wants it to fall for Donald John Trump. A con man, a liar, a terrible businessman, an adjudicated rapist. I could go on and on about the shortcomings of this man, but he's not a spring chicken. And he won't be here forever. But the people who support him will. And there is a willful cruelty and a willful desire in them to see cruelty legalized in the American legal system. And it brings me to what the. The propaganda and the lies that this administration and this cabinet propagates on the American public. All of everything that's happening in Los Angeles is a response to cruelty. It's a response to injustice. When good, decent people see injustice, something in them tells them, I'm not going to see this. I'm going to fight for the marginalized. MAGA doesn't get that. They want to attack the marginalized. And this is at the core of this. They can't understand that people would protest for the sake of being good people, because they aren't good people. So they project well. They must all be paid actors. They must all be antifa. And somebody is funding this. Put up this post. Tulsi Gabbard said the DOJ and the FBI are investigating who is allegedly funding protesters opposing the LA ICE raids. And I can just shortcut all the taxpayer bullshit that you're about to do, Tulsi Gabbard. And I'm going to tell you, nobody's paying us. The majority of the people hate Donald Trump. They hate injustice. They cannot stand what you all stand for. And the breathtaking hypocrisy from the MAGA Christian nationalists has been exposed. It's been there. They know they're pieces of shit. They like being pieces of shit. And how we know this is because they are now emboldened. Before Trump, they edited. I won't say as much racist stuff in public. Right? I will only do this in white circles. Now they're emboldened to say it everywhere. This movement believes in absolutely nothing except for destroying a political party or a school of thought that disagrees with their level of cruelty.
Legal Expert
Interestingly enough, about all this that's going on in la, you see reports that Trump and Hegseth sent in the military, the National Guard. They had nowhere to sleep. They had no accommodations made. So far, it's Cost the United States government $134 million. Then you've got all these investigations. You've got Trump's birthday parade, he's celebrating for himself. You've got, I mean off the top of my head it's almost $200 million yet they're saying the government doesn't have any money. I believe that they are going in, I don't know they. But definitely Donald Trump and his family and the people around him pillaging what is important to America which is all the benefits for the poor so they can enrich themselves. It's classic oligarchy and it's gross. And Tulsi Gabbard, if we needed any more indication how bad she sucks, that.
Unknown Host 1
Tells you right there, well, Tulsi Gabbard is a puppet for Vladim Putin. This has been out in the public spaces for a decade. The national security Republicans have been exposed they are beholden to Russia as well or just don't give a shit. But at the core of this, at the core of what we're fighting for, maga Christians is what you should be fighting for. Put up this headline. The 11 year old U. S. Citizen who was deported is pleading with the Trump administration to let her return so she can receive life saving care. A deported child with a brain tumor begs Trump to save her life. So all of you Christians out there that voted for Trump, that triple trumped that try to hide behind, oh, we're good people. You know you're not, we know you're not. We know you like cruelty. You. We know racism is your number one priority that guides every decision you make in your life. The gig is up. And tomorrow on June 14, all people that say and believe what they feel, who walk the walk and talk the talk, not getting paid, not in antifa are going to stand up for these injustices. We are going to stand up against your breathtaking hypocrisy, MAGA Christians. It's bullshit. Your hypocrisy has been exposed. We are not going to let all of you pieces of shit with all of your cruelty ruin our country. It's just not going to happen. We are on the precipice of losing this country to people who want to deny US citizens 11 year old girl with a brain tumor. You want to deny her health care but Jesus Christ is your lord and personal savior. Bullshit. The gig is up. It's up.
Legal Expert
Well, and this is not an isolated case across the board since the Trump administration has come into power, they have cut medical research, they have cut funding for medical Research. They have cut food to the poorest countries. They do not care about life after it is out of the womb, full stop.
Unknown Host 1
No, they. They care about cruelty. They know it. They edit depending on what groups they're around as to how racist they are. This is willful racism. It is will cruelty. It is done consciously by them on purpose. The cruelty is the point of the maga Christian nationalist movement. That's all we have for today. Please, everybody in America, go march tomorrow. I read a report that it takes only 3.5% of the population to protest against autocrats to be successful. Let's get that up to 10% of this population out in every 50 states. Do not be scared. The governor of our state is already trying to troll people online to be fearful of going to protest. He's claiming that people like pumps and me are paid actors by antifa. And all of our girlfriends and gay traits and all of our friends that are going to march with us. None of us are antifa, Governor Stitt. All of us care about the shit that you claim that you care about, which is marginalized people. Because you can't talk about your faith enough. But you don't walk the walk. You don't talk the talk. You're a lying hypocrite. And everybody in every state, get out and march for the marginalized. March for democracy and march for our country. And we will see you all later.
Legal Expert
Too fast, Trevor. Too fast.
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IHIP News Podcast Summary
Episode: Trump and His Fascist Cronies Are Trying to End Democracy
Release Date: June 13, 2025
Hosts: Jennifer Welch & Angie “Pumps” Sullivan
The episode opens with a discussion about former President Donald Trump's recent actions in Los Angeles. Trump has federalized the National Guard, deploying them into the city under the guise of quelling riots. However, the hosts argue that these are merely peaceful protests, not riots.
Gavin Newsom (00:48): “So I'm very hopeful this order puts that in perspective. And hopefully Donald Trump will immediately back down. The courts have ruled on the Guard. They will be back under my command.”
Despite Governor Gavin Newsom’s legal victory where Judge Breyer deemed Trump's deployment of the National Guard illegal, Trump swiftly appealed the decision.
A legal expert joins the conversation to elucidate the ongoing legal tussle between Trump and the California administration. The appeals court has temporarily lifted the judge's block on Trump's National Guard deployment, indicating that the case will be expedited through higher courts, potentially reaching the Supreme Court.
Legal Expert (01:28): “Trump appealed on an emergency basis. And the court said we're going to just stay the enforcement of this judge's order until we have a chance to look at it... a panel will decide and we'll get an order on that.”
Angie “Pumps” Sullivan shifts the focus to the broader implications of Trump's actions, labeling them as efforts to normalize authoritarianism in the United States. She contends that the administration is attempting to undermine democratic freedoms, such as the right to protest and freedom of assembly.
Pumps (01:54): “Because what they're trying to do, we are in the normalization stage of authoritarianism. They are trying to normalize and prep the American public... that this is the way it's going to be in America.”
Jennifer Welch vehemently criticizes Trump and his allies for their disrespect towards the judiciary, contrasting Trump's behavior with that of previous administrations that upheld the separation of powers.
Jennifer Welch (03:12): “This is unreal. Because typically it doesn't matter what side of the aisle you're on... Not Trump. They are demeaning judges.”
She further denounces Trump as a "convicted felon" and castigates figures like Pete Hegseth for tarnishing the image of the U.S. military.
The hosts delve into the hypocrisy within the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement, particularly targeting MAGA Christians. They argue that these individuals feign patriotism and respect for the Constitution while actively working to dismantle democratic institutions.
Pumps (05:06): “They are trying to convince everyone... that lawyers and the legal process should be undermined.”
Jennifer emphasizes the destructive nature of the MAGA movement, highlighting their disdain for the Constitution and their obsession with power.
Jennifer Welch (05:06): “This movement is to destroy the United States of America, to destroy the Constitution.”
The legal expert returns to discuss the financial ramifications of Trump's actions, pointing out the exorbitant costs associated with the National Guard deployment and Trump's personal expenditures.
Legal Expert (08:42): “So far, it's cost the United States government $134 million... it's almost $200 million yet they're saying the government doesn't have any money.”
He accuses Trump and his associates of participating in oligarchic behavior, prioritizing personal enrichment over national welfare.
The hosts passionately urge listeners to take action against the prevailing injustices, specifically targeting the MAGA Christian nationalist movement. They call for widespread protests to defend marginalized communities and uphold democratic values.
Jennifer Welch (11:48): “We are on the precipice of losing this country to people who want to deny US citizens... The gig is up.”
Pumps encourages a significant turnout for protests, emphasizing the minimal percentage of the population needed to effect change.
Pumps (12:00): “It takes only 3.5% of the population to protest against autocrats to be successful. Let's get that up to 10% of this population out in every 50 states.”
Addressing attempts by authorities to delegitimize the protest movement, the hosts refute claims that they are affiliated with Antifa or are paid actors. They accuse Governor Stitt of spreading fear to prevent genuine activism.
Jennifer Welch (13:24): “None of us are antifa, Governor Stitt. All of us care about the shit that you claim that you care about, which is marginalized people.”
The episode concludes with a resolute message against the erosion of democratic principles, urging listeners to stand up for justice and resist the authoritarian tendencies of the current administration and its supporters.
Jennifer Welch (13:35): “We are not going to let all of you pieces of shit with all of your cruelty ruin our country. It's just not going to happen.”
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Summary
In this intense episode of IHIP News, hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan dissect the escalating conflict between Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom. They argue that Trump's move to federalize the National Guard is a blatant overreach aiming to undermine democratic institutions and normalize authoritarianism. The hosts vehemently criticize the MAGA movement, particularly MAGA Christians, for their hypocrisy and destructive ambitions against the Constitution. They highlight the financial mismanagement and oligarchic tendencies of Trump's administration while calling for robust public activism to defend marginalized communities and preserve democratic values. The episode serves as a passionate rallying cry against perceived threats to American democracy, urging listeners to take a stand against injustice and authoritarianism.