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How MAGA Took Over Congress with NYT’s Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater

2025/3/26
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Mina Kim: 我主持了关于MAGA如何接管国会的讨论，重点关注了第118届国会的混乱和功能失调，以及共和党内部的分裂和权力斗争。我们讨论了特朗普政府对意外泄露军事打击计划的回应，以及共和党对法官的攻击。我们还探讨了国会功能失调对美国政治的影响，以及民主党在应对这些挑战方面的策略。 Annie Karni: 我和Luke Broadwater合著的新书《疯人院》详细描述了第118届国会共和党内部的严重功能失调。麦卡锡为了获得议长职位，向极右翼成员做出了许多让步，导致国会陷入瘫痪。此外，我们还探讨了马乔丽·泰勒·格林等MAGA核心人物的崛起，以及他们对国会运作的影响。 Luke Broadwater: 我关注了特朗普政府对法院命令的蔑视，以及他们利用法律技术手段来逃避责任的行为。此外，我还分析了国会对行政部门的监督机制的失效，以及只有联邦法官在制衡特朗普。我们还讨论了第118届国会中共和党内部的权力斗争，以及麦卡锡为了获得议长职位而做出的妥协。

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The episode starts with a discussion on the chaotic nature of Trump's administration, drawing parallels with the dysfunction seen in the 118th Congress. The hosts discuss how top Trump officials accidentally shared military plans with a journalist, highlighting the amateurish nature of the administration. The conversation further delves into the excuses from the Trump administration and the implications of such actions.
  • The Trump administration was marked by chaos and amateurish behavior.
  • Top officials accidentally shared military strike plans with a journalist.
  • The administration often used semantics to defend their actions.
  • There was a pattern of blaming others for internal mistakes.
  • Trump's administration set a precedent for dysfunction in the 118th Congress.

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How did MAGA come to control Congress? It’s the story New York Times reporters Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater chart in a new book exposing what they call the unparalleled dysfunction of the 118th congress, where Republicans ground federal legislation to a standstill and pushed moderates out, to the point that “the moments Congress worked felt like brief interruptions of a long fall down a rabbit hole.” We talk to Karni and Broadwater about how MAGA extremism became mainstream in Congress, along with the latest political news. Their book is “Mad House: How Donald Trump, MAGA Mean Girls, a Former Used Car Salesman, a Florida Nepo Baby, and a Man with Rats in His Walls Broke Congress.”

Guests:

Annie Karni, congressional correspondent, New York Times; co-author, "Mad House"

Luke Broadwater, White House reporter, New York Times; previous congressional correspondent, The Times; co author,"Mad House"

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