Maga Is Crumbling

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Necessary Conversation – “Maga Is Crumbling”

Date: July 1, 2026
Host(s): Chad and Chad’s Mom
Description: Family therapy through politics—Chad and his mother navigate contemporary American politics, cultural flashpoints, and personal anecdotes in a candid, often humorous exchange.

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Overview of the Episode

In this midweek installment, Chad and his mom dig into recent headlines around Donald Trump, new developments in AI and healthcare, and landmark topics in LGBTQ+ history. Chad exposes his mom to news clips that paint MAGA and Trump in a negative light, prompting frank and sometimes surprising reactions. The episode’s conversational tone is peppered with sharp observations, historical context, and Chad’s ongoing attempt to challenge and possibly shift his mom’s entrenched political views.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Stonewall Riots & LGBTQ+ History

Timestamps: 00:53–07:24

• Chad introduces Stonewall and its significance at the tail end of Pride Month, prompted by his mom’s unfamiliarity with the topic.
• [01:44-05:31]: They listen to a History Channel segment summarizing the 1969 Stonewall riots, a pivotal event for gay rights in America.
• Chad presses his mom about whether learning this history changes her stance on trans rights, referencing her past "anti-trans" commentary.
• Chad’s Mom reflects:

  “Maybe I felt like I was sitting in the seventh grade watching a... someone making me watch a movie of something I knew nothing ever about… I never heard that name. And I was in the 70s...” (05:44)

• This segment highlights generational gaps in awareness and underscores the continuing evolution of cultural understanding.

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2. AI Integration in Healthcare and Society

Timestamps: 07:40–12:10

• Chad's mom recounts a personal, somewhat surreal hospital experience where an AI-powered robot assists in monitoring a patient (her husband, Bob) during delirium caused by a UTI.
• She expresses initial discomfort but appreciates the practical support:

  “I thought it was strange, but I thought if it gives me my hour and a half, it's wonderful because...eyes would be on him.” (10:06)

• Chad draws connections between this medical AI advancement and the increasing normalization of robotics in daily life (e.g., delivery robots, driverless Waymo cars in Los Angeles).
• He notes that society is adapting faster to these changes than he anticipated.

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3. The ‘Human Printer’: Natalie Harp & Trump’s Inner Circle

Timestamps: 12:45–20:19

• Investigating a curious character from the Trump White House, Chad plays news clips highlighting Natalie Harp—a devoted aide known as “the human printer” who provides Trump with positive press and adoring private notes.
• The conversation broaches Harp’s unusual proximity to Trump and rumors of an affair:

  “Is she an aide? Is she a friend? Is she an affair? Does Melania know and doesn't give a crap?” —Chad’s Mom (15:39)

• Chad challenges his mom’s reaction to potential infidelity, contrasting it with her opinions on Bill Clinton’s Monica Lewinsky scandal:

  “But do you remember when Bill Clinton was doing all the...with Monica Lewinsky and you thought he was the devil for it?” (17:13) “Well, yes, in the Oval Office. And lied about it. I don’t think Trump’s lying about this one.” —Chad’s Mom (17:20)

• The segment exposes double standards and shifting attitudes regarding politicians’ private conduct.

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4. Media Consumption & Algorithm Influence

Timestamps: 20:36–21:29

• Chad probes how his mom, typically conservative in her media habits, has increasingly encountered left-leaning coverage (including CNN and Daily Beast) via YouTube and Instagram.
• [21:24]: She confirms, “Apparently it is [in my algorithm],” noting that suggestions from Chad and his sister have broadened her information diet.

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5. Erosion of MAGA Momentum — Trump’s Poorly Attended Event

Timestamps: 21:49–24:50

• Chad plays a viral video highlighting sparse attendance at a Trump "state jamboree," despite claims of massive crowds by figures like Dr. Oz.
• Chad critiques the persistent MAGA emphasis on crowd size and spectacle:

  “Why do you think Trump...and all the people that are, like, sucking his dick, why are they so adamant about lying about crowd sizes?” (23:43)

• Chad’s mom acknowledges the anemic turnout but insists, “He has also brought in huge crowds, and we know this.”
• Chad presses that events like these suggest an eroding base, even as his mom remains skeptical.

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6. Controversial New Prison Placement Policy

Timestamps: 24:56–34:03

• Chad introduces a video by former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer, revealing a recently enacted policy that gives Attorney General Todd Blanche unchecked power over federal prison placements.
• Oyer warns of potential abuse: “Blanche could decide to put all of Trump's enemies in maximum security prisons...There are no limits, no checks, and no review of his decisions.” (25:14)
• Chad and his mom debate its plausibility and the alleged special treatment given to figures like Ghislaine Maxwell.
• Chad’s mom resists, arguing, “I just don't believe that will happen” and “I'll believe it when I see it,” underlining skepticism even in the face of documented concerns.

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7. Trump’s Apathy Toward Housing Crisis

Timestamps: 34:10–37:14

• Chad plays a video showing Trump dismissing a housing bill as “a big yawn,” despite its aim to curb speculation and promote affordability.
• Quote:

  “I think [the bill] is so unimportant...By compared to the Save America...Big deal. It's a yawn.” —Trump, per video (34:22)

• The bill would restrict major corporations from buying up homes, a policy supported by most Americans.
• Chad’s mom is openly disappointed:

  “That makes no sense to me...He should want people to be in houses and be able to afford their rent...” (36:33)

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8. Chad’s Thematic Framing: MAGA Is Crumbling

Timestamps: 37:21–38:55

• Chad reviews a litany of Trump-related controversies: an ongoing, unpopular war; the Natalie Harp/infidelity scandal; Ghislaine Maxwell’s favorable prison transfer; government contracts to Trump’s sons; and critical legislation ignored.
• He expresses a sense that his mom is “right there” on the edge of changing perspective, yet struggles to pinpoint what would cause a true shift.
• Quote:

  “I feel like you’re close here. You’re showing me CNN videos of this human printer woman...you’re right there, but I don’t know what it takes to break through.” —Chad (37:23)

• His mom laments:

  “A lot of bad things right now...I have no idea. Right now at this point, other than our border is secure.” (38:49)

• Chad calls out the contradiction in Trump’s messaging on the border, questioning the narrative’s consistency.

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• “Maybe I felt like I was sitting in the seventh grade watching a... someone making me watch a movie... I never heard that name.” —Chad’s Mom, on learning about Stonewall (05:44)
• “If it gives me my hour and a half, it's wonderful... the human body nurse said, ‘I am so busy, but we can do this.’” —Chad’s Mom, on AI caregiving in hospitals (10:06)
• “Is she an aide? Is she a friend? Is she an affair? Does Melania know and doesn't give a crap?” —Chad’s Mom, on Natalie Harp (15:39)
• “Why do you think Trump...why are they so adamant about lying about crowd sizes?” —Chad (23:43)
• “I feel like you’re close here...but I don’t know what it takes to break through.” —Chad (37:23)
• “A lot of bad things right now...I have no idea. Right now at this point, other than our border is secure.” —Chad’s Mom (38:49)

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Important Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment Topic | |-----------|--------------| | 00:53–07:24 | Stonewall Riots / LGBTQ+ History | | 07:40–12:10 | AI in Healthcare & Society | | 12:45–20:19 | Trump’s Human Printer, Natalie Harp | | 21:49–24:50 | Trump's Sparse Rally & MAGA Base Erosion | | 24:56–34:03 | “Prison Placement Power Grab” Clip & Debate | | 34:10–37:14 | Trump and the Housing Bill | | 37:21–38:55 | Chad’s Cumulative Critique: MAGA Crumbling |

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Conclusion

This episode blends personal storytelling, real-time news snippets, and cross-generational political banter. Chad methodically curates media segments to challenge his mom's beliefs and highlight fractures within the MAGA movement—from sparse event turnouts and potential White House scandals to policy shifts that could upend traditional justice norms. Despite mounting troubling evidence, Chad’s mom expresses both skepticism and moments of doubt, ultimately asserting a lack of positive developments aside from the (allegedly) secure border.

Both hosts’ openness and humor make for an engaging, insightful dialogue amid the noise of America’s deeply divided political landscape.

Transcript

[Chad]

Welcome to the Necessary Conversation midweek edition. It's just me and my mom here today. We're going to be watching some videos. Mom, you've sent me two about this woman that they call the human printer, who is in Trump's immediate vicinity at all times. We'll discuss that. These videos, though, almost seem like you're. They're not pro Trump. You have sent me some videos that are kind of like accusing him of doing something which is interesting. Okay, what is. What's the hat you're wearing?

[Chad's Mom]

Yes. There you go. Do you see it? I got my first 250. It's my 250th anniversary. Anniversary hat with my flag on the side. Yeah.

[Chad]

But no Trump anywhere on it.

[Chad's Mom]

Well, I'm celebrating 250. Okay,

[Chad]

so we're gonna watch some of these videos that you've sent. I have a couple of videos just talking about things that were going down this week that you might not be aware of. And then I have one video that I want to start out with. Pride Month just ended. We are recording this on July 1st. So it is just ended. But I wanted to show you a video that's about four minutes long. First, let me ask you, do you know what Stonewall was?

[Chad's Mom]

No, Haley brought it up last time.

[Chad]

That's why I put this in here.

[Interviewer/Host]

You.

[Chad]

You seem to convey that maybe you didn't know what it was. So I thought I would play just a short video. It's four minutes long, but this is a very important piece of American history, of human history at this point. So let's watch this video, and maybe it will give you a little bit of a perspective on what Stonewall was, why it's so important. And this is from the History Channel.

[Interviewer/Host]

All right.

[Chad's Mom]

Okay.

[Narrator (History Channel)]

In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, a riot broke out in front of the Stonewall Inn in New York City. The violent protest became known as the Stonewall Riots. The Stonewall Riots were a watershed moment in the gay rights movement, sparking activism and awareness across the United States. We'll look at the roots of the riots, the events, and their lasting impact. In the 1950s and 60s, homosexuality was still considered sodomy and illegal in 49 states. The punishments varied greatly by state, ranging from heavy fines to imprisoners in society. Members of the gay community were often subject to violence, harassment, and discrimination. In New York City, gay bars were havens for people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, places where they could avoid harassment and violence. The Stonewall Inn served as a Popular refuge, the Stonewall Inn was owned by the Mafia. The Mafia bribed the police to look the other way. In turn, the Mafia made money overcharging patrons for drinks. Even so, the patrons were not fully safe from homophobia and discrimination. The Mafia would extort wealthy patrons, threatening to out them to their employers and families. Despite the Mafia's bribes, the police still regularly raided the Stonewall Inn and other gay bars, charging them with solicitation of homosexual relations. Trans and other gender non conforming people were also targeted, subjected to violence and arrested if they weren't wearing what the police deemed gender appropriate clothing. This oppression and mistreatment came to a head in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969. Nine police officers entered the Stonewall Inn in a raid. The patrons were fed up as the police roughly tried to arrest bartenders and customers. Many resisted. Outside the bar, people in the hundreds began rioting. They threw bottles at the police and pushed through the barricades. The police officers retreated from the crowd and locked themselves inside the Stonewall Inn. Rioters responded by setting the bar on fire. Police reinforcement arrived and the original officers managed to get out of the burning bar. Meanwhile, the angry mob had grown into thousands. Eventually, the police were able to get the crowd to disperse, but it didn't last long. The riots continued until July 1. While some criticized the violent and destructive riots, others pointed to the brutality and unjust treatment of the gay community. This large scale defiance made a massive impact on society. The Stonewall riots were the beginning of the modern gay liberation movement, which also brought attention to others marginalized for their sexual or gender orientation. The riots sparked the formation of the Gay Liberation Front, the first group to publicly advocate for equal gay rights. On the one year anniversary of the riots, they also organized the first Gay Pride parade. Today, pride events are still held on the anniversary of the Stonewall riots in cities around the country and even the world. In 2016, President Obama made the Stonewall Inn and the area outside where the riots broke out a national monument. This became the first national monument celebrating gay history. The Stonewall riots may have been violent, but they marked a pivotal moment in history. No longer would people quietly endure the stigma associated with their sexual and gender orientations. Through the Stonewall Riots, the gay rights movement gained mainstream visibility and a momentum that continues to this day.

[Chad]

There you go. So now you know what Stonewall was. Does it change your opinion at all on trans rights?

[Chad's Mom]

Maybe I felt like I was sitting in the seventh grade watching a. Yeah, someone making me watch a movie of something I Knew nothing ever about that. I. I've never heard that name. And I was in the 70s, but 68, 69, 70, and that I never heard of that.

[Chad]

Yeah, those are years. Right? So you lived through that. You would have been what, like 15 or 16 when it was up, Right.

[Chad's Mom]

Back then, it wasn't really much about that. It was more like free love, everybody loves everybody, like hippie dippy stuff.

[Chad]

But I mean, I'm sure this was on the news, but the news wasn't then like it is now. You didn't have CNN, MSNBC. There wasn't a 24 hour news cycle. The news was like on for an hour at 5pm every night and that was it. So if you weren't watching it, maybe it bypassed you. But does it change your opinion of like, you have been very anti trans on this show. I think meeting and talking to Peppermint has, has helped you along that path to maybe be less so. But, but does seeing like that in. In that year, in that time, homosexuality was literally illegal in almost every state.

[Chad's Mom]

Right? I. Yeah. Crazy. Yeah. It shouldn't be like that.

[Chad]

Hello? Are you there? Yes, I'm having some technical difficulties. Your Internet seems to be slow as hell. Okay, well, I just wanted to show you that to, you know, kind of give you a little bit more information.

[Chad's Mom]

Thank you.

[Chad]

About Stonewall, about Pride.

[Chad's Mom]

Are you there? Yes, I'm here.

[Chad]

All right, let's move on. And what do you. Do you want to watch these videos of your human printer now?

[Chad's Mom]

Sure. Or should I talk about AI?

[Chad]

Yeah, if you want talk about that, yeah.

[Chad's Mom]

So Bob had to make another trip to the hospital. At home, he started acting very, very bizarre, Very weird, very weird behavior, hallucinations, and just very strange stuff. And I'm like, this is not good. So we go to the hospital and from there it was a uti. So with a UTI guest, the infection gets so bad that it can like pass the brain barrier and they can go into delirium, it's called, and do all kinds of weird, crazy, crazy stuff, which he was doing. So within 48 hours, though, it turned around once they gave him the big antibiotics and now he's back home and doing great again. But in the hospital, I had to leave for like probably an hour and 45 minute period. I had to go do something. He's in the hospital room doing some of the crazy stuff. The nurses were very busy and the nurses were very good. I also took him to one of the larger hospitals in the city because I thought maybe he was having a Stroke. I wasn't for sure, but he was not. It was not a stroke. So in this larger hospital, the nurse came in and he was excellent. But he said, I have four other patients, I'll be going in between, but if you have to leave, that's fine. I'll check in on him as I can. But he goes, I have an idea. I said, okay. He brings in an AI caregiver. So they set up a robot more or less to watch Bob for an hour and a half. And then the robot would talk to him and tell him, do not get out of the bed. No. An alarm would go off if he would try and if he would do anything out of the ordinary, then someone would come to assist, like a human body. But this was the first time ever in my life that AI. I actually got to see it in a medical setting and it was there. It was insane.

[Chad]

And did you. What was your reaction to it? Did you think that it was like, good or was it weird? Was it dystopian? How did you feel about it?

[Chad's Mom]

I thought it was strange, but I thought if it gives me my hour and a half, it's wonderful because. Okay, then eyes would be on him, you know.

[Chad]

Yeah.

[Chad's Mom]

And he was still in the delirium stage doing kind of strange little things, but I had to leave. And the human body nurse said, I am so busy, but we can do this. And then if he needs more attention, I'll be back in. So, yeah, it was kind of bizarre to think a robot took over on him for a while.

[Chad]

Yeah, we're in a phase right now in society where integration of robotics in just like everyday practices is becoming a thing. And I think people are accepting it much quicker than I thought they would. Like, you know, in Los Angeles we have the two kind of main like robots that exist alongside us. All in society are these little food delivery robots. They're basically just like kind of buckets with wheels and they just go around the city and they come to your front door and you walk out and you, you know, put your phone up to it with the app. You unlock it, you open the lid, you take your food and it goes off on its merry way. There are also self driving cars here called Waymo. It's like an Uber that you can get, but there's no one in the driver's seat. The car drives itself.

[Chad's Mom]

Don't do that. That's too scary.

[Chad]

I've already done it. Dozens.

[Chad's Mom]

Oh my gosh.

[Chad]

I enjoy it.

[Chad's Mom]

One of them crashed somewhere around here. Not that, but those. The cars that drive themselves. Tesla's. Tesla, yeah. They crash sometimes.

[Chad]

Sure. I'm just saying that we are, we're in this phase of humanity now where that kind of thing, a robot being your caregiver, your food delivery person, your driver, whatever, it's starting to become more commonplace. And I think as, as robotics advance as well, you're going to start to see tiny humanoid robots in everyone's house that just kind of like do your chores for you or go to the grocery store for you or whatever. That's coming relatively soon, I think.

[Chad's Mom]

You told me this like 10 years ago, and I was like, no way. And then I saw it, I go, oh, my God, there's a robot watching your father. Oh, my God.

[Chad]

I mean, it's interesting. AI is, is similar in that regard. I think people are a little bit head in the sand with it. And it's like, it's clear what's happening. The, the pieces are in place for all these things, robotics, AI, whatever, how technology is going to drastically reshape society. It is happening. And, you know, it's like, I don't necessarily feel one way or another about it. I think there are benefits to it, there are detrimental things to it, certainly, but it is simply what's happening. All right, let's move on. I have. Do you want to watch these clips of this human printer now?

[Chad's Mom]

Sure, that'd be fine.

[Chad]

Okay, so you want to start with the eight minute clip, but we're not going to watch it all?

[Chad's Mom]

No.

[Chad]

Is that right?

[Chad's Mom]

Yeah. The first part of it kind of explains who this person is.

[Chad]

Okay.

[Chad's Mom]

Natalie Harp.

[Chad]

All right, I'm going to play this video. You tell me when to stop it.

[Chad's Mom]

Okay.

[Chad]

All right, we're learning more about the

[Interviewer/Host]

White House aide who's garnered a lot of interest since details of her relationship with the President came to light in the new book Regime Change by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. Her name is Natalie Harp. Her title as special and Executive assistant to the President. He reportedly told the White House staff that she was, quote, the only one who loved him as much as his wife and kids.

[Chad's Mom]

Good evening. I'm Natalie Harp, a formerly forgotten American from California.

[CNN Reporter]

Her name is Natalie Harp. She's a former host for the Far right network One America News, and today, at just 34 years old, is considered one of President Donald Trump's close, closest personal assistance.

[Commentator]

She's just totally devoted to him in, in Oval Office meetings. She sits on the chair, the side of the room with her laptop open.

[CNN Reporter]

Harp is known for toting around a portable printer and Printing stacks of papers and positive press for President Trump on the spot. She's become known as the human printer.

[Commentator]

Trump basically just says, natalie, get me this. Or he's, you know, Google this.

[CNN Reporter]

In their new book, Regime Change, New York Times reporters Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman also report on letters that Harp has left for Trump. Swann described them as odd, adoring and intimate.

[Commentator]

She has written him numerous letters that she's left for him, including one that says, you are all that matters to me. Or some version of that raised the eyebrows of the Secret Service during the campaign. Some of these letters that were left in some of his private quarters.

[CNN Reporter]

According to Regime Change, Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles, asked, where am I? Upon learning about the letters, Harp first connected with Trump during her battle with stage two bone cancer, thanking Trump publicly for saving her life by signing the Right.

[Chad's Mom]

So that did go on to say she did have bone cancer and that she publicly thanked Donald Trump for saving her life.

[Chad]

So that was from CNN that you sent me. I know a news network that you usually don't like. I know the book that was referenced in it by, I think the authors are Haberman and Swan. They're the ones revealing all of this human printer shit. We talked about that book last week because I said that they broke some news about Trump basically ignoring his, his military leaders when he was about to go into the war with Iran. And they all said, no, don't do this, dude. They're going to close the straight of Hormuz. And he was like, fuck you. That was in their book. And you asked me, who are these people? Are they credible? And now you're sending me videos of them.

[Chad's Mom]

Well, maybe that this is what. I don't know what is going on here. You know, I have been on YouTube a little bit and Instagram and I keep seeing that lady. What is she? Is she an aide? She's supposed to be his aide. Is she a friend? Is she an affair? Does Melania know and doesn't give a crap. Just take him and be done with it. What's going on?

[Chad]

You tell me.

[Chad's Mom]

I don't know. It's a little fishy to me.

[Chad]

She's, at least per this reporting, she's obviously completely devoted to him. She's leaving him these letters that are like, you are my personal Jesus Christ. So I'm guessing anything he asks her to do, she does it. Literally anything. And we know what that means with Donald Trump.

[Chad's Mom]

And something about she lived in the locker room close by him for a while or something. Because she lived there at night so that she could be closer if he needed her for anything. I don't know. I've just seen.

[Chad]

Sorry, go ahead.

[Chad's Mom]

I've just seen a lot on YouTube lately, and people are raising their eyebrows going, what the hell's going on here? And. Okay, a little too close for comfort, I would think.

[Chad]

So if it is proved that he is having an affair with her or something, would that change your mind about him at all?

[Chad's Mom]

Well, he's had many affairs. Probably not. And that's not my mind.

[Chad]

You don't care.

[Chad's Mom]

That would be. That would be his wife's mind to get rid of him if she wants.

[Interviewer/Host]

Sure.

[Chad]

But do you remember when Bill Clinton was doing all the. With Monica Lewinsky and you thought he was the devil for it?

[Chad's Mom]

Well, yes, in the Oval Office. And lied about it. I don't think Trump's lying about this one.

[Chad]

If he's doing it and not talking about it, that's a lie by omission.

[Chad's Mom]

Okay.

[Chad]

I don't think. If you think if they're having an affair or any kind of sexual relationship, you don't think they're doing it in the White House. And that's your weird barrier is like, wow, Bill Clinton did it in the White House and then lied about it.

[Chad's Mom]

No, Bill, Donald Trump has said, I never had sexual relations with that woman in the White House.

[Chad]

That's right.

[Chad's Mom]

And he did.

[Chad]

But Trump has said. Trump has also said that he didn't have sex outside of his marriage. He has said that in multiple interviews. And it's. It's proven. He's been sued for it and lost.

[Chad's Mom]

Yeah, but this is not for me to decide. This is for. Between him, the princess.

[Chad]

Why are you showing the video?

[Chad's Mom]

I just think it was odd, and it's been in the news a lot lately. I think she went with him out to play golf the other day or something, and they showed a real cozy little picture. I just thought it was odd.

[Chad]

Okay, do you want to watch this other video that you sent me about the same subject?

[Chad's Mom]

It doesn't matter if you want to see it. Was it a short one?

[Chad]

Yeah, I think this one's like a minute and something.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Chad's Mom]

Let's see what this one says. Yeah.

[Reporter]

Okay.

[Chad]

This is another video about the same subject. Here we go.

[Podcast Host]

Everything that he reads is funneled through Natalie Harp because she's the human printer. She prints out this stuff, this laudatory stuff. So things that cause her ire, that will also cause the president ire, that goes to him. But in this pile of papers. She's also frequently includes personal notes to him and notes that, you know, you're the alpha and the omega, the be all and end all. What would I be without you? Weird kind of language of which kind of suggests him punishing her. I don't know, I'm not even going to go there.

[Podcast Co-host]

Him punishing her. That sounds very strange.

[Podcast Host]

The Natalie Harp notes were passed to me by other aides of the, of the President who were equally as appalled by this. And that's one of the things that exists currently in the Trump White House, this tension that this is a person who the President has allowed to become really his closest confidant.

[Podcast Co-host]

And she looks like Melania with blonde hair. I mean, to your point, we've talked extensively on this podcast about how the women around Trump all look the same. They wear boots, they wear skirts, they have long hair.

[Narrator (History Channel)]

Okay.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Chad's Mom]

And then another clip went on to say that the Secret Service is like not knowing what to do here because, yeah, I feel sad for the First Lady.

[Chad]

Okay.

[Chad's Mom]

If this is really happening, the first lady needs to get out.

[Chad]

I mean, it is really happening. This woman seems to be his closest personal aide, is following him around, printing out the reports that are favorable to him.

[Liz Oyer]

Right.

[Chad]

So you're, you just sent me these videos that are negative to Trump.

[Chad's Mom]

Yes.

[Chad]

So what's going on here?

[Chad's Mom]

I don't know what's going on.

[Chad]

I mean, you're the one sending these videos.

[Chad's Mom]

Yeah, I just thought they were odd and I wanted to throw them out there and show you.

[Chad]

All right, well, I have some videos too, that are negative to Trump. I'm, I'm just very curious though, when you sit down to like pull the videos for our Wednesday episode, what, what goes through your mind in the beginning?

[Chad's Mom]

It's something that I see current, that I see over and over and over again. And that was one of them. So if I see it over and over and over again, then I think, oh, okay.

[Chad]

And so where are you seeing this? Like, the video you sent me was from CNN and the Daily Beast. Those are both very left leaning news organizations. So how are you getting these videos?

[Chad's Mom]

YouTube and Instagram.

[Chad]

So this is in your Instagram algorithm now?

[Chad's Mom]

Apparently it is.

[Chad]

That's pretty interesting. And do you think, like, why is that? Are you looking at more left leaning news and stuff on Instagram?

[Chad's Mom]

You and Haley told me to do this.

[Chad]

Okay, all right, very interesting. Okay, well, maybe they. I have three short videos here for us. Maybe these will boost your algorithm too.

[Interviewer/Host]

I don't know.

[Chad]

Maybe it's possible. So our first video here is from Trump's Washington D.C. state jamboree or whatever. This is pretty good. Here we go.

[Reporter]

One of the more stunning moments from Donald Trump State Fair, which has thus far flopped in attendance, just happened, and it's something everyone needs to watch. Dr. Oz is on stage talking about how big the crowd sizes are. TMZ pans. There are tens of people in the

crowd and it's because there's tons of people here. It's a huge space and it's just going to get more and more crowded as the week goes on. We not only do we have a lot of people here, we have people join a happy, like Stacy Garrity that will be the next governor of Pennsylvania. There we go. And it's because there's tons of people here. It's a huge space, and it's just going to get more and more crowded.

I really don't get why the Trump administration is trying so hard to try to make this state fair seem as though was a massive, roaring success. When every single video, every single image coming out of the state fair shows tens of people in the crowd, shows scarce crowd sizes, shows expensive food and more. Spread the word. Follow along for all the news you need to know about. More to come very soon.

[Chad]

So what do you think about that?

[Chad's Mom]

That's very interesting.

[Chad]

Now, I saw that video.

[Chad's Mom]

Yes. That did not look good.

[Chad]

Nobody was there. It was literally just empty space. And Dr. Oz is up there, big, like we've millions of people.

[Chad's Mom]

So I. That did not look good. That was not a huge crowd. But like I said, I have two friends that are going. I think they're going in two days. And when they get back, I'm going to ask them, were there huge crowds? What did it really look like?

[Chad]

So they're going to double the crowd size probably when they show up. My question to you off this video, like you've seen this video evidence now, there was no one there.

[Chad's Mom]

No.

[Chad]

And he was saying it's a giant crowd. Why do you think Trump, his allies, all the people that are like, sucking his dick, why are they so adamant about lying about crowd sizes? He has done this since his inauguration. Remember when he was like, bigger than Obama, which was a lie. And it seems like as his presidency goes on, all of these different events that he has have dwindling crowds. That's the smallest crowd I've ever seen for any Trump thing, even in video. You know what I mean?

[Chad's Mom]

If that video is true, if that was a true video. Yes, that was pretty bad. But he has also brought in huge crowds, and we know this. So.

[Chad]

But that's not happening anymore. And that's the point that I'm trying to get at is like, I feel like maga, the base is eroding. Even you, you're showing me fucking clips from CNN about this woman that you think he's having an affair with.

[Chad's Mom]

I don't. I don't think it's eroding. Let's get through the 4th of July and some of the stuff going on there and see how many crowds come to that.

[Chad]

You're looking at it. This is the event. No one's there.

[Chad's Mom]

That was the little state fair that's opening, huh?

[Chad]

All right, let's. Okay, let's move on to this next clip is a clip from Liz Oyer, who was Obama's pardon attorney. She is talking about this thing that they just kind of quietly pass that gives Todd Blanch unfettered control over the prison systems. Here we go.

[Liz Oyer]

Hey, everybody. I stumbled upon a bombshell while I was doing some research on Todd Blanche. I don't think it's been reported anywhere else, so let me break it to you. I'm Liz Oyer, the former pardon attorney for the Department of Justice. Six weeks ago, the Justice Department quietly adopted a new policy that gives the Attorney General the power to send any federal prison to any prison in the country. If you are facing a federal prison sentence, Todd Blanche has total discretion to decide where you'll serve your time. This is a huge deal, and it's a huge departure from past practice. Under this rule, Blanche could direct the Bureau of Prisons to put anyone who opposes the Trump administration in a maximum security prison. If you're prosecuted for protesting ice, for example, or for vandalizing Trump's reflecting pool, you could serve your sentence alongside murder and rapists. Blanche could decide to put all of Trump's enemies in maximum security prisons. He could put all Democrats in maximum security prisons. There are no limits, no checks, and no review of his decisions. That is very, very scary. Trump would love to be able to just disappear his political opponents, and this is a step in that direction. On the flip side, this policy permits preferential treatment for Trump's allies. If you're maga, you might go to a minimum security camp. Or if you've got a coup million bucks to spend, you could buy your way into a halfway house or even home detention. That's exactly what's happening with pardons. Under Donald Trump, the wealthy and the well connected are paying for special treatment. There's no reason to think the same thing won't happen with prison placements. For decades, the federal prison system has used a very rigorous policy for deciding where to place people in prison. The decision is based on public safety. It looks at things like the nature of the offense, the criminal history of the defendant, and factors like violence, violence, sex offenses, gang membership, etc. The preference of the Attorney General has absolutely nothing to do with it. There was no announcement of this change, but here it is, hiding in plain sight. It was signed May 6 by William Marshall, the director of the Bureau of Prisons. Marshall was appointed by Trump, and he reports directly to Blanche. This policy was not in place last year when Blanche had Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to a minimum security camp. Her transfer broke about a zillion different rules, but now Blanche can move her again, maybe even to home detention or a halfway house in the community. The Senate Judiciary Committee needs to ask Blanche for an explanation before they confirm him to be her next Attorney General. Please share this information widely and ask your senators to demand answers from Todd. Blanche

[Chad]

Lizzo, you're. I think I said she was the pardon attorney for Obama, but it was Biden. So you're seeing this, right? You understand what's happening?

[Chad's Mom]

Yes, but I don't understand because I thought the judges are the ones that tell people where they go to jail.

[Chad]

Exactly. Well, the, the guy that signed this bill, that Marshall dude, had that kind of power. But yes, broadly speaking, it's judges, it's the lawyers, whatever they kind of like argue and determine should this person be sent to maximum security prison, minimum security prison, based on the severity of the crime. Everything that she said in that video, that's gone now. That's over now. Now Todd Blanche decides, and obviously he's not going to decide where every human being goes into prison.

[Chad's Mom]

Yeah, there's no way.

[Chad]

But what it does give him the power to do, as she was saying, is give preferential treatment to any of Trump's allies to put them in the. The lowest security prisons possible, especially if they're paying Donald Trump, bribing him, which has already happened multiple times, or that. I mean, he's pardoning people. Do you remember when he pardoned the Binance guy? Yes, because that guy helped him set up his crypto chain.

[Chad's Mom]

Right.

[Chad]

And he was found guilty of, I believe it was hundreds of millions of dollars, financial fraud. And Trump was just like, nah, it. Because he gave him money. So now the system is really set up where even if Trump can't just fully pardon you because it looks too bad, you can pay him millions of dollars and little Todd Blanche will put you in, in whatever nice ass prison they want to. And conversely, if you're antifa, you're going to maximum security prison. The worst prisons in the world. They can selectively punish people at a higher degree or reward people for loyalty to Trump in the.

[Chad's Mom]

I don't believe that. I just don't believe that will happen.

[Chad]

You just saw it.

[Chad's Mom]

I know.

[Chad]

Just saw the video.

[Chad's Mom]

That's one lady saying that.

[Chad]

No, that's one lady telling you. This is signed into law now. Todd Blanche has that power now unchecked. No one can.

[Chad's Mom]

Okay, so tell me, who has he sent where?

[Chad]

That hasn't happened yet. At least that we know of in reporting. But I'm sure reporters are starting to look into it and you're going to start to see they've already done it with Ghislaine Maxwell. They moved her from a, a horrible federal prison, or at least a federal prison that was like commensurate with the crime of raping hundreds of children. Right now she's like got a dog and getting grilled cheese sandwiches and shit.

[Chad's Mom]

He has not pardoned her.

[Chad]

But mom, they moved her to a very cushy prison.

[Chad's Mom]

Yes, I do remember that.

[Chad]

Why would they have done that?

[Chad's Mom]

I don't know.

[Chad]

Think about it.

[Chad's Mom]

He was going to spill the beans on some people.

[Reporter]

Correct?

[Chad]

On Donald Trump. This is for Trump.

[Chad's Mom]

Not Donald Trump. The other people that are bad.

[Interviewer/Host]

Who?

[Chad's Mom]

All the other people. Who? The people that are listed in the Epstein files.

[Chad]

Okay. And so those people that are listed in the Epstein files, what control do they have over Todd Blanche or Trump?

[Chad's Mom]

None.

[Chad]

Okay, then why would Todd Blanche and Trump move her to the, the cushy prison?

[Chad's Mom]

So that she can spill the beans on people, I guess.

[Chad]

Oh, it's so that she doesn't spill the beans on people. Oh, I doesn't spill the beans on Trump. We'll make your life easier if you shut the up or. I mean, when Todd Blanche went to go visit her and do that interview with her, he came out of it and, and said, yep. She said Trump's clean.

[Chad's Mom]

I know.

[Chad]

They got her to basically exonerate Trump in this weird interview that they did. Then they moved her to a minimum security prison.

[Chad's Mom]

See, I look at it the other way around that they moved her there because she's going to tell a lot of stories about a lot of people.

[Chad]

They moved her there after the interview he did with her. Yes, it was a quid pro quo. They went there and said, we need you to say Trump did Nothing. And we'll move you to this minimum security prison. She did it. And they did it.

[Chad's Mom]

Well, she's still there. So.

[Chad]

But you don't get it. She's already getting preferential treatment. This is one of the most heinous criminals in the history of the country. She was. She was one half of the operation and organization of the largest criminal child sex trafficking ring that I'm aware of in our country's history. And she's now living in a prison where people who have committed way less crimes are in horrible living conditions in other prisons. And she's living in the lap of luxury in a prison that is meant for like kind of low grade white collar criminals.

[Chad's Mom]

I still believe this is not over. And she is going to rat other people out and that's why they moved her there.

[Interviewer/Host]

But.

[Chad]

Okay, but you're still missing this. This point. That is Todd Blanche has now signed into law using, by the way this dude who. Who runs the Federal Bureau of Prisons who is technically his subordinate. So he's the boss as the acting Attorney general and he says you're gonna sign this law. Right. That gives me unchecked power. Yep. Yes sir. Sign. Done.

[Chad's Mom]

I will believe that when I start seeing people do all of that.

[Chad]

What do you mean? Do all of what?

[Chad's Mom]

Put them in prisons for different reasons.

[Chad]

Protesters have been sentenced to 50 years. These people who are protesting ICE some of them.

[Chad's Mom]

Huh.

[Chad]

Just for protesting. For exercising free speech. What prisons do you think they're going to put them in?

[Chad's Mom]

I don't know. Federal prison.

[Chad]

Todd Blanche can put them anywhere he wants. He's going to throw them in a hole.

[Chad's Mom]

I'll believe it when I see it.

[Chad]

Okay. This is my final video talking about how Trump doesn't really give a about housing. Here we go.

[Reporter]

This needs to be broadcast from now until election day.

[Chad]

What are your plans for the housing bill, Mr. President?

[Interviewer/Host]

I don't. I think is so unimportant by comparative. By compared to the Save America.

[Chad]

Will you sign that housing bill?

[Interviewer/Host]

I have not. It hasn't been sent to me yet. It's coming. I understand. And then I'll make. Then I'll make it. Here's what I would like to say. Much more than a bill that. Big deal. It's a yawn.

[Reporter]

Big deal. It's a yawn. Right now there is a bill on his desk that would lower the cost of housing. It would prevent private equity firms and giant corporations from buying up single family homes. Something he claimed he supported. But he won't sign it because he does not Care about you.

[Interviewer/Host]

There's so much talk about, oh, we're going to drive housing prices down. I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up. I don't think about American financial situation. I don't think about any. But I think about one thing, and

[Reporter]

this is crazy because he has an easy win on his desk right now and he refuses to sign it. 70% of Americans want a ban on these giant corporations buying up our houses. Nearly 80% of Americans are worried about the cost of housing. The cost of homes are skyrocketing while wages are stagnant. Just since 2019, the median home value in this country rose nearly 30% while wages for those under 40 only increased 9%. How is this sustainable? The reason he hasn't signed this is because he does not care about working people. He only cares about the wealthy and special interests and everything else.

[Interviewer/Host]

In his words, just about everything is a big yawn.

[Chad]

Okay, so there you go. You saw a video of him saying he wants to drive housing prices up.

[Chad's Mom]

That makes no sense. That makes no sense to me. And when he said just a big yawn, was he talking about the war is more important? What was he talking about as more important?

[Chad]

No, he was talking about he doesn't give a shit about housing prices. He wants them to go up because he owns real estate that will make him money. That's what he's talking about.

[Chad's Mom]

Yeah. That's sad that people can't afford houses right now. Very sad.

[Chad]

People can afford houses if he signs that bill and he's not doing it.

[Chad's Mom]

I know.

[Chad]

And so your reaction to that is not good. Again, is that a good president?

[Chad's Mom]

No.

[Chad]

Okay.

[Chad's Mom]

He should want people to be in houses and be able to afford their rent and living and be in a house.

[Chad]

But he wants the opposite. He wants to drive housing prices even higher so that no one can afford it except the ultra wealthy.

[Chad's Mom]

What if that was taken out of text, though, and he says just a big yawn? Maybe he was talking about something else.

[Chad]

Huh? They asked him directly about the housing bill and he says it's a big yawn. I don't want to sign a bill, he says. He says, I don't want housing prices to go down. I want them to go up.

[Interviewer/Host]

That's.

[Chad]

None of that's out of context. He said those things on camera.

[Chad's Mom]

Yeah, well, that is not good for people that can't afford a house.

[Chad]

I agree with you, but this is. I'm. I'm showing you this video to just put one more thing on the pile.

[Chad's Mom]

Yes, I understand.

[Chad]

I. I feel like you're close here. You're showing me CNN videos of this human printer woman, and, you know, it's. It's like you're right there, but I don't know what it takes to break through. And I just keep thinking it's going to be like, the volume of these things. So you've now got a guy who started a war he can't get out of. We're in the 18th week of it. There's more attacks going back and forth. So whatever the tentative agreement was is basically ripped apart. You've got the human printer following around, probably having an affair with the human printer.

[Chad's Mom]

Right, the human printer.

[Chad]

That is why you sent me those videos. You think he is having an affair with her.

[Liz Oyer]

Right.

[Chad's Mom]

I don't know if it's real, fake, what's going on. I've just seen it a lot in the news.

[Chad]

All right.

[Chad's Mom]

But it was interesting.

[Chad]

You've got Ghislaine Maxwell, and they have not released still half of the Epstein files.

[Chad's Mom]

Yes.

[Chad]

Illegally. Todd Blanche and Donald Trump are committing a crime against a law Trump himself signed into law.

[Chad's Mom]

Right.

[Chad]

The Epstein Transparency Act. They are not doing it. You've got Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to this cushy prison, and they're always talking about maybe they're going to pardon her. You've got the war in Iran continuing out into the 18th week. You've got the ballooning costs of the ballroom, the reflecting pool open, lies about the crowd sizes at all these events. And now you've got. He won't sign this bill. That would make it easier for everyone to get a house.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Chad's Mom]

A lot of bad things right now.

[Chad]

What are the good things?

[Chad's Mom]

I have no idea. Right now at this point, other than our border is secure.

[Podcast Host]

Is it?

[Chad's Mom]

Yes, it is.

[Chad]

If it is, then why is he constantly talking about how you have to be afraid of people coming over the border and killing you?

[Chad's Mom]

I don't think so. Now I think it's pretty much closed. I don't even think people are coming over anymore.

[Chad]

Okay, well, I guess that wraps up the show. Thank you for joining me. I'm glad Dad's back home and he got his AI doctor looking out for him for at least a day or whatever. We will be back on Sunday with another show to discuss a bunch of the different topics that are going on this week so far. We've already got some doozies. Trump has to pay Eugene Carroll. His appeal was denied.

[Chad's Mom]

Oh, no.

[Chad]

Federal court. Yes. We have the Supreme Court. Upholding birthright citizenship this week. And Trump's two sons just got a huge government contract for mining. Didn't say that because they're mining experts and have run mining companies forever. Okay, we'll be talking about all that and everything else this Sunday. Please join us for that. Thank you, mom, for joining me for this. I hope that Stonewall video was a little illuminating for you. Now you at least know some history.

[Chad's Mom]

Yes.

[Chad]

Okay.

[Chad's Mom]

I felt like I was in history school.

[Chad]

Oh, good. I need to be in some regards. I think you need to be in history class for some of this because you don't have any idea about it. But thank you for joining us. I love you, Mom. I hope the rest of the day is good. Please tell dad that I love him as well.

[Chad's Mom]

I love you, Chad. I sure will.

[Chad]

All right, we'll see you soon. Bye.

[Chad's Mom]

Bye.