The Daily Herold: 10/21/26 - Democracy Files Part 2, Ex-USAID Red Lines & Governors in Waiting
Jon Herold breaks down part two of the Democracy Files on The Daily Herold for 10/21/26. The hour centers on a group of about 200 former USAID officials and their United Democracy Alliance. They talk openly about a moment when the federal government is declared illegitimate, a set of red lines they are refining into indicators and metrics, and a plan for authority to fall to friendly governors when that day comes. Jon plays their own words, including a meeting with Governors Safeguarding Democracy and outreach to the governors of Massachusetts, California and Illinois, and asks why calling…
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