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Pod Save America hosts Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer discuss Trump's affordability messaging in Vegas, Republican controversies, Democratic primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin, and a Third Way campaign against Democratic Socialists. Dan interviews Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley about the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary.
Trump's Vegas Rally and Islamophobic Crowd Reactions
Trump appeared at a Vegas event with Governor Lombardo that was supposed to focus on affordability but devolved into chaos. When Lombardo mentioned Officer Abdel Nabi, a Muslim police officer killed in the line of duty, the crowd erupted in boos. Trump also threatened to send oil prices back up and previewed Republican attacks against progressive candidates. The hosts note this represents the mainstreaming of Islamophobia in Republican politics.
- Vegas crowd booed the name of Officer Abdel Nabi, a heroic police officer and former Marine who was shot and killed in the line of duty
- Trump said he may have to send oil prices up again despite claims about affordability
- Governor Lombardo defended Trump by saying 'billionaire friends provide jobs'
- Trump attacked Abdul El-Sayed as 'a man of hate' who 'doesn't love Israel' and called him 'full of shit'
" It's hard to find a better example of the racism, jingoism, Islamophobia that has become part and parcel of Republican politics. Even for years now, even before the Trump era, that just at the mere mention of a name that sounds Muslim, the crowd boos. "
" I'm going to go out on a limb and say that large majorities of Republican primary voters are not familiar with Jarhead Salsa, which was named after his three sons who are Marines. And they just went with the whitest name possible, which is Tom Smith. "
The Great Burrito Debate and Republican Messaging on Affordability
A bizarre Twitter debate erupted among right-wing figures about whether burritos should cost $20, with Mark Thiessen attacking young people for being lazy and J.D. Vance fat-shaming Thiessen. The exchange revealed Republicans' tone-deaf messaging on affordability, telling struggling voters to 'stop whining' and eat ramen. The hosts mock this as terrible political strategy heading into midterms.
- TPUSA's Andrew Colvett claimed college students complain burritos shouldn't cost $20
- Mark Thiessen responded that people are 'too lazy to walk to Chipotle' and should stop whining about affordability
- J.D. Vance joined the debate to mock Thiessen's weight, saying 'it's quite obvious the man has never missed a burrito'
- Dan Crenshaw told people to 'stop whining, get a job, eat ramen like the rest of us'
" If you've ever met him in person, it's quite obvious the man has never missed a burrito. "
" Stop whining is a great message to give to voters. Stop whining. We talked about this in our on our bonus episode and we talked about Michigan. "
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