Trump Begs SCOTUS for Help, He's Drowning and E-Mails Expose His Fear

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Episode Title: Trump Begs SCOTUS for Help, He's Drowning and E-Mails Expose His Fear
Hosts: Jennifer Welch & Angie “Pumps” Sullivan
Date: July 29, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into Donald Trump’s latest desperate attempt to involve the Supreme Court in his ongoing legal battles—specifically, his bid to overturn the $83.3 million defamation verdict for E. Jean Carroll. Jennifer and Angie unpack the panicked tone of Trump’s emails to supporters, his obsession with mortality post-2024 assassination attempt, and his continued use of religion as a grift. They discuss GOP tactics of labeling Democrats as “communists,” the party’s flailing messaging ahead of midterms, and the public’s steadily declining enthusiasm for Trump amid widening income inequality and ongoing corruption. The conversation is as trenchant as it is irreverent, pulling no punches with a blend of comedic outrage and spot-on political criticism.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Trump’s Emails and Mortality Obsession

• Hosts discuss Trump’s recent email blast to supporters, using language like “I want to try to get to heaven… God saved me for one reason, to make America great again” ([00:36]).

  • Jennifer: “We’ve seen emails similar to this in the past and he is still trying to grift off of this. I also think he is getting way more scared of dying.” ([00:52])
  • Angie: Adds that reporting shows Trump is “all-consumed with thoughts about his own mortality. He can't stop thinking about it.” ([01:09])

• They mock Trump’s awkward religiosity, referencing his infamous “2 Corinthians” gaffe and inability to hold a Bible properly ([01:38]).

  • Jennifer: “He calls it 2 Corinthians… He doesn’t even hold the Bible right side up. Remember that?”

• Skepticism about the severity of the 2024 assassination attempt, pointing out Trump’s exaggeration in describing a superficial ear wound as nearly fatal ([01:38-02:45]).

Trump’s War Chest and the Super PAC Grift

• Discussion on the hundreds of millions in Trump Super PACs, questioning where the funds go.
  • Jennifer: “There is absolutely no way that this $200 million…is going anywhere but in the Donald J. Trump personal account, like everything else, let’s remember that.” ([02:45])

Ted Cruz, “Communism,” and GOP Messaging

• Clip played of Ted Cruz accusing leftist figures of hypocrisy and communism ([03:47-04:09]).

  • The hosts point out the projection and confusion within GOP messaging:
    • Jennifer: “I thought Trump was an authoritarian. According to Ted, he’s a communist.” ([04:11])
  • They highlight the US government’s own questionable financial transparency under Trump ([04:17]).

• Angie shares reporting on a GOP memo: The party now brands Democrats “communists” because “socialist” doesn’t scare enough voters ([05:10]).

  • Angie: “They don’t know the difference.” ([05:38])
  • Jennifer: Notes genuine populist policies coming from progressives that most Americans actually support: freezing rent, healthcare for all, and discounted groceries ([05:42]).

• Memorable Quote:

  • Jennifer: “They don’t want you to have it because they don’t give a fuck if you’re poor and they don’t give a fuck if you get sick. Medical bankruptcy…should not be a word that is used because the only place it is used is the United States.” ([06:37])

GOP Voter Malaise and the Real Nature of the Election

• Hosts discuss The Washington Post article noting lack of GOP base enthusiasm ahead of midterms ([06:47]).

  • Jennifer: “This is not about how great Democratic candidates are. This is how bad, how pitiful and embarrassing the Trump regime has been, in my opinion.” ([07:11])

• Angie and Jennifer agree: the midterms are less a pro-Democratic wave, more an anti-Trump backlash ([08:01]).

  • Angie: “Trump has now gotten us into a war… The only piece of legislation he’s focused on is the Save America act, which is basically trying to help him rig the election to stay in power. He’s literally not doing anything for any American.” ([08:01])

Trump’s Rock-Bottom Polling

• Trump is hitting record lows in new polls: Immigration (-22), Economy (-40), Iran (-42), Inflation (-50), Gas Prices (-58) ([09:00]).
  • Angie quips: “He is the greatest at having the worst polling of, I think, any president.”

Corruption, Enrichment, and Public Perception

• Jennifer recounts Trump’s ongoing self-enrichment as president, awarding contracts to close associates and family, while ordinary Americans struggle ([09:24]).
  • Jennifer: “He is putting up monuments to himself. It looks like Marie Antoinette vomited all over the Oval Office… even the dumbest person in rural Oklahoma that is a God fearing Trump supporter at least sees that and says, why did he get everything and we don’t?” ([09:24-11:10])

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Legal Trouble: Trump and E. Jean Carroll Appeal

• Angie reports Trump’s new plea to the Supreme Court to overturn the Carroll verdict: “President Donald Trump has urged the Supreme Court to once again step in his messy legal brawl with magazine columnist Eugene Carroll, appealing an 83.3 million jury verdict for defamation on the grounds that as president, he’s immune from the litigation. Pumps, what do you know about this?” ([12:47])

  • Jennifer: Breaks down the legal background, noting the Supreme Court has already ruled on the immunity argument and declined to intervene. “This is the same thing... less than 60 days ago the Supreme Court declined to get in the middle of... My guess... if they are true to a ruling they made less than 60 days ago, they will deny this claim and he will end up having to pay this money and he doesn't want to pay it. Here's the deal. This is man that can't face accountability. He is acting like this is Eugene Carol's fault. You were on all the time defaming her after a court of law had said, you defamed her. You are an adjudicated rapist. And he gets on, and he. He was threatened with contempt 10 times because he wouldn't shut the up.” ([13:14])

  • Memorable Quote:

    • Jennifer: “You are an adjudicated rapist. And he gets on, and he was threatened with contempt 10 times because he wouldn't shut the up.” ([13:54])

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Standout Quotes & Moments

• “He calls it 2 Corinthians…He doesn’t even hold the Bible right side up.” – Jennifer ([01:38])
• “There is absolutely no way that this $200 million…is going anywhere but in the Donald J. Trump personal account, like everything else, let’s remember that.” – Jennifer ([02:45])
• “The dipshits that watch right wing media have no idea what [communism] means. And Ted Cruz just eloquently described Donald Trump without intent, in my opinion.” – Jennifer ([05:01])
• “They don’t want you to have it because they don’t give a fuck if you’re poor and they don’t give a fuck if you get sick.” – Jennifer ([06:37])
• “He is the greatest at having the worst polling of, I think, any president.” – Angie ([09:00])
• “It looks like Marie Antoinette vomited all over the Oval Office.” – Jennifer ([09:41])
• “You are an adjudicated rapist. And he gets on, and he was threatened with contempt 10 times because he wouldn't shut the up.” – Jennifer ([13:54])

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Important Timestamps

• 00:36: Trump’s “heaven” email and fear of mortality
• 01:38: Trump’s religious affectations mocked
• 02:45: Trump’s super PAC funds and grift speculation
• 03:47-05:10: Ted Cruz “communism” clip and GOP’s new messaging
• 05:10-06:37: Progressive populist policies and medical bankruptcy rant
• 06:47: GOP lack of voter enthusiasm
• 08:01: Trump’s “Save America Act” and legislative failures
• 09:00-09:24: Trump’s record-low polling numbers
• 09:24-11:10: Corruption, family enrichment, public frustration
• 12:47-14:34: Trump’s SCOTUS appeal in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case

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Closing Remarks

• Angie and Jennifer encourage listeners to like, subscribe, and check out Jennifer’s upcoming book, Not Today. Fascists, “such an important read before the midterms.” ([14:37])

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Tone & Takeaway:
The episode pokes fun at Trump’s barely-concealed panic and religious posturing while dissecting real threats to democracy and economic justice. With relatable anger, sharp humor, and inside-baseball detail, the hosts provide insight into both the mechanics of political messaging and the collective fatigue with Trump-era corruption. This summary captures both the content and style of the episode, making it accessible even for those who missed the broadcast.

Transcript

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[Political Commentator 1]

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[Political Commentator 2]

To get into heaven. Mostly because he doesn't want to have to hang out with Lindsey Graham or Charlie Kirk anymore. Here is a campaign grift, a new grift, an email he has sent out. It says, friend, I want to try to get to heaven. I came millimeters from death when that bullet pierced through my skin in 2024. My triumphant return to the White House was never supposed to happen. But I believe that God saved me for one reason, to make America great again. And we've seen emails similar to this in the past and he is still trying to griff off of this. I also think he is getting way more scared of dying.

[Political Commentator 3]

Well, I was going to say this tracks with the reporting we did yesterday that he's really all consumed with thoughts about his own mortality. He can't stop thinking about it. And I, I love the idea that Trump is religious in any sort of way. Like you could see when he was reading his eulogy of Lindsey Graham at his funeral, whenever he got to any sort of scripture, part of it, it was a real, real struggle.

[Political Commentator 1]

Yeah, it's, he calls it 2 Corinthians, which for those of us in the community, formerly in the community, it's not 2 Corinthians, it's 2nd Corinthians. He doesn't even hold the Bible right side up. Remember that? And Trump wanted to point out, but here's something that I want to point out. He said a bullet pierced his skin. That to me is an interesting choice of words because we all know that this bullet just barely nicked his ear and it immediately healed and we have no foundation whatsoever that, that actually, I mean, not trying to be a conspiracy theorist, but I think we're past, because of the evidence that, you know, we have talked about ad nauseam on this program, the lack of transparency, the way was handled, a shooter on the roof. Secret Service never allows that. So this is fishy from jump. And I just think for Trump that is a very interesting choice of words. A bullet Pierced his skin. But at the time it was, they tried to kill me. I almost died. It's like your ear healed within one day. So did it really pierce your skin? Skin? It's ridiculous. And I just want to point this out to everybody. Trump has this massive super PAC with hundreds of millions of dollars in it to date. Where is that money been going? Trump super PACs help Trump, period. So it's interesting to me, has this war chest, even if, let's say the Supreme Court said, oh baby, go for it in 20, 20 and 28, his approval numbers alone going to get him elected. He's old as. So there is absolutely no way that this $200 million in my opinion, is going anywhere. But in the Donald J. Trump personal account, like everything else, let's remember that

[Political Commentator 2]

point after this Ted Cruz video I'm about to play. So Ted Cruz goes on Hannity and he's ranting about communism.

[Political Commentator 4]

Mandami, you know who does own a pieter? That would be Comrade Mandami, who has a palatial estate in Uganda. But, but that's always the case. Castro was a billionaire. Putin is a billionaire. The leaders of communist regimes are always rich. They steal and rob from those they govern. Look at what money.

[Political Commentator 2]

I mean, projection.

[Political Commentator 1]

Here's the deal. I thought Trump was an authoritarian. According to Ted, he's a communist.

[Political Commentator 4]

Yeah.

[Political Commentator 1]

And let's not forget 12 companies, the United States, the United States has taken a stake in their earnings, which to me is Donald Trump's pocket. Again, that's my opinion, because we have yet to see. He was asked a question the other day about where's all the money from Venezuela. We're getting billions from it and it's going to the United States. Really? We haven't seen $1. It went to Qatar. Like, what are you talking about? So this is truly, this communism thing is everybody got a memo. We got to scare everybody about the Democrats. So we're going to start throwing the word communism out because the dipshits that watch right wing media have no idea what it means. And Ted Cruz just eloquently described Donald Trump without intent, in my opinion.

[Political Commentator 3]

Well, pumps who talked about how they got a memo about, you know, the socialist messaging, they've received another memo and we have reporting on the other memo. House GOP memo shows parties, quote, socialist scary tactics are not working. Ahead of the midterms, a conservative firm is warning House Republicans to smear liberals as communists, saying that socialism alarms far fewer in the abstract. So it's the battle between socialism and communism.

[Political Commentator 2]

Which one here's they don't know the difference.

[Political Commentator 3]

I'm kind of confused by that.

[Political Commentator 1]

These people do not know the difference. But as the wealth disparity continues to grow and the American lower income people, poor people, are being left behind and actually just stepped on and crawled over and you see Mondami saying, okay, we're going to freeze rent. We're going to make accessibility to groceries at a huge discount. We are going to work. The government is going to work for you. You see Socialist party members saying we want free health care for everybody. Guess what guys, so do most Americans, except for the super rich that think they are entitled and it's a privilege to have health care despite the fact that we are the only first world country that does not provide free health care to its citizen. They don't want you to have it because they don't give a fuck if you're poor and they don't get a give a fuck if you get sick. Medical bankruptcy. Kamala Harris said it best. It should not be a word that is used because the only place it is used is the United States.

[Political Commentator 2]

Well, and there's more bad news for the GOP ahead of the midterms Politics and poll trackers from the Washington Post. Republicans see scary lack of enthusiasm among core voters ahead of midterms. Pollsters and GOP groups are raising the alarm about an unmotivated base in an election year that would be tough no matter what given the President's low approval.

[Political Commentator 1]

Here's an interesting thing about this. You also hear reports that this is not an election coming up that is we are so pro Democratic candidates. This is an election. It's a repudiation of Donald Trump and his administration because the Democrats have spent the last 18 months with their heads up their ass not fighting the repo. The the Democrats, the establishment, the progressives, they can't get together because there's such a hold with the establishment that they will not come around to the ideas of their base. So make no mistake, this is not about how great Democratic candidates are. This is how bad, how pitiful and embarrassing the Trump regime has been, in my opinion.

[Political Commentator 3]

I think that's a really important point, Pumps because we've seen that Trump has now gotten us into a war that is raging on today. Five months that we said was going to be three weeks. The only piece of legislation that he's focused on is the Save America act, which is basically trying to help him rig the election to stay in power. He's literally not doing anything for any American. And Americans see that and they want something different. And their only option is Democrats. The Democrats need to get on message and really start, you know, putting forth what we are for and what will come if we take over the House or the Senate in the midterms. But I think that it is much more of a repudiation of Trump than, you know, this big party for Democrats.

[Political Commentator 2]

And Trump is hitting new record low polling. Immigration, he's at negative 22, which is a new low. Economy, negative 40. Iran, negative 42. New low. Inflation, minus 50, a new low. And gas prices, negative 58. So, yeah, he is the greatest at having the worst polling of, I think, any president.

[Political Commentator 1]

And here's another thing. When you look at, okay, you're a worker, you are paycheck to paycheck, you are having trouble affording health care. You have to choose between your medicine and feeding your kids. And every time you turn on the screen, we've got Trump with this reflecting pole that he's throwing a buddy, you know, a $14 million no bid contract. And then another buddy, he is the same buddy, he's throwing the up. He's going to repair it. The same person is going to repair it. You're seeing don and Eric Jr. Aka Demon Dumber being awarded government contract and being billions. You find out that Baron Trump, who is 20 years old, is making hundreds of millions of dollars. Trump himself, just based on what we know and have documented, has increased his wealth more as a President of the United States than he did his entire life before he got into politics. And he is putting up monuments to himself. It looks like Marie Antoinette vomited all over the Oval Office. All of these aggrandizements to himself are coming, but nothing has come for the American people. And I just believe even the dumbest person in rural Oklahoma that is a God fearing Trump supporter at least sees that and says, why did he get everything and we don't? Now again, he probably says, he's so great, he's dear leader, he deserves all this and I'll eat ramen for the next week so that he can have all that there. Those people are out there, don't get me wrong. But at some point, human nature is going to kick in, is why are we giving all this to him and he is giving nothing to us? I mean, hopefully.

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[Political Commentator 2]

And we we know recently that Eugene Carroll beat him in court again and he was forced to pay her. He is now going back to the Supreme Court. President Donald Trump has urged the Supreme Court to once again step in his messy legal brawl with magazine columnist Eugene Carroll, appealing an 83.3 million jury verdict for defamation on the grounds that as president, he's immune from the litigation pumps. What do you know about this?

[Political Commentator 1]

Okay, what I know about this is these allegations do not stem when he was president necessarily. The Supreme Court has already ruled. Just because it came from the press office doesn't mean it's presidential. He has tried this argument before the Supreme Court with near the exact same facts and the Supreme Court declined to hear it because he doesn't have ground. So this is the same thing that just I think less than 60 days ago the Supreme Court declined to get in the middle of. So my guess, which I hate to bet on the Supreme Court being consistent a and not being fucking ass deep in corruption because that is clearly not fetted out by the evidence. But if they are true to a ruling they made less than 60 days ago, they will deny this claim and he will end up having to pay this money and he doesn't want to pay it. Here's the deal. This is man that can't face accountability. He is acting like this is Eugene Carol's fault. You were on all the time defaming her after a court of law had said, you defamed her. You are an adjudicated rapist. And he gets on, and he. He was threatened with contempt 10 times because he wouldn't shut the up.

[Political Commentator 2]

All right, well, Pumps, you want to close this out?

[Political Commentator 1]

All right, please, like, subscribe and go to the link in the show notes to Jennifer's book coming out in October. Not today. Fascists. It's such an important read before the midterms.