199. White House Shouting Match: Is Trump Sabotaging His Own Party?

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Democrats Beware: New York Is Not America

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Before signing off, Katty Kay issues a strategic warning to the Democratic Party. Yes, Mamdani's candidates swept New York. Yes, the energy on the left is real. But the primaries that happened this week were not all in New York City: Democrats also nominated an Army veteran in upstate New York's 17th District and a three-star Navy Rear Admiral fired by Pete Hegseth in a South Carolina race. ^{[1] — Katty Kay "Democrats swept New York City's primaries with democratic socialists. Republicans will use that footage in every suburban district from Iow…" 39:35 Play} That's the map that actually matters. The voters who will decide the midterms are in Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and the suburbs — not Brooklyn — and Republicans will run those New York City Democratic Socialist wins on a loop in every competitive district from now until November. Katty Kay's warning is clear: don't win liberal cities while handing the GOP the script they need for the suburbs. Scaramucci agrees, adding his own sharp observation: Donald Trump effectively controls the Democratic Party, because he knows exactly how to trigger its members into reactive overreach. His message to Democrats is simple — stop taking the bait. The hosts close on an almost wistful note, acknowledging America's 250th birthday is next week and that the goal is simply to get another 250 years out of it.