Disco Donald

Political Junkie Podcast · Aug 28, 2025 · 1h 3m · transcript

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, the first out gay man to serve as Secretary of the Treasury, at his January 2025 Senate confirmation hearing. Photo credit: Maxim Elramsisy/Shutterstock

We begin with this clip from Donald Trump, speaking immediately after the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, and before the New Hampshire primary, in 2016.

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