NEW EPISODE · JUNE 17, 2026 · EP 553
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Vol. V · No. 553Thursday Edition
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The Warning with Steve Schmidt: Will Democracy Survive a 2nd Trump Presidency? A Conversation with Paul Rieckhoff

The Brief

→ Four things from today’s episode
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Why 48% of Tennessee voters are independent. and why the parties are the real spoilers

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The 775,000-vote path to flipping the governor's mansion. The 775,000-vote path to flipping the governor's mansion

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Pinkston on living in a communist country. "I don't want to see a one-party state"

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60-70% of her incoming voters are Republicans looking for an. 60-70% of her incoming voters are Republicans looking for an off-ramp from Trump

With the 2nd Trump presidency less than a month away, the political landscape of America has never been more fractured. Steve Schmidt sits down with President of Independent Veterans of America Paul Rieckhoff to cover everything from Trump’s cabinet picks to the future of American politics as a whole.