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cover of episode Elon Musk "Butthurt" Over Trump Bill, Meet Tim Pool | Leah Litman on "Lawless" SCOTUS

Elon Musk "Butthurt" Over Trump Bill, Meet Tim Pool | Leah Litman on "Lawless" SCOTUS

2025/6/5
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The Daily Show: Ears Edition
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This chapter analyzes Elon Musk's sudden shift from being Trump's ally to critic, focusing on the reasons behind Musk's anger towards the bill, and the reactions from Democrats and Republicans. It highlights the hypocrisy of Republicans who voted for the bill without reading it.
  • Elon Musk's criticism of Trump's bill, particularly its impact on electric vehicle tax credits and Starlink.
  • Republicans' backlash against the bill, including admissions of not having read it before voting.
  • Democrats' opportunistic use of the Musk-Trump rift.

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Michael Kosta dives into the fallout of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill: Elon slamming the “sprawling spending bill" and turning on Trump, Democrats backing Elon’s criticisms, and Marjorie Taylor Greene revealing she never read it in the first place. Plus, the Big Beautiful Bill (Troy Iwata) claps back at all the new haters.

The Trump administration has pushed out legacy media outlets from the White House press room in favor of more conspiratorial right-wing "new media" figures like Tim Pool: a conservative YouTuber and podcaster passionate about stroking Trump's ego and delivering truthful reporting sponsored by Russian interests.

University of Michigan Law professor and “Strict Scrutiny” co-host Leah Litman joins Michael Kosta to discuss her New York Times bestseller, “Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes.”By making the inner workings of SCOTUS more accessible and believing in the power of “talking sh*t,” she explains how the nation’s highest court has been operating under conservative guidance with little code of ethics in rolling back LGBTQ+ and minority discrimination protections and targeting reproductive rights after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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