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Right Now With Perry Bacon
A twice-weekly show about national politics with a focus on the radicalism of the Trump administration and tactics to combat it. The program features in-depth discussions with experts and politicians. It goes beyond the daily headlines to explain why things are happening and put them in a broader context.
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Right Now With Perry BaconKrugman: Trump Voters About to Be Shocked at How Badly He Scammed Them
Donald Trump has picked three anti-immigrant hard-liners for his administration: Stephen Miller will be deputy chief of staff for policy; Tom Homan, his former…
Right Now With Perry BaconTrump’s Angry New Threats on Truth Social Take Dark and Revealing Turn
During the campaign, Donald Trump openly advertised that as president, he’ll use the state to retaliate against his enemies in every way he can. Now The New…
Right Now With Perry BaconJeff Bezos’s Shocking Suck-Up Moment with Trump Should Alarm Us All
This week, after Donald Trump won the election, Jeff Bezos issued an extraordinary tweet: He didn’t just congratulate Trump; he also bent over backwards to…
Right Now With Perry BaconA Top Trump Ally Just Revealed the Horrors He’ll Unleash on “Day One”
After Donald Trump won the election, Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, who is becoming a senior figure in MAGA-world, declared on Fox News that he has a big…
Right Now With Perry BaconLiz Cheney: Women Will Save Us from Unhinged, Hateful Trump—Here’s How
If Donald Trump is going to be defeated, it will probably come down to this: Female voters look poised to vote for Kamala Harris in numbers that we can only…
Right Now With Perry BaconTrump Visibly Rattled as Surprise Data Shows Undecideds Move to Harris
Donald Trump’s allies reportedly fear Trump’s recent hate rally might have badly hurt him, and worry their internal polls aren’t getting it right on how shaky…
Right Now With Perry BaconBrutal New Ad Nukes Trump—with His Own Ugly, Hateful Attacks on Women
Kamala Harris’s campaign just released a hard-hitting ad featuring Donald Trump’s quotes about the need for a “punishment” for abortion, and tying them…
Right Now With Perry BaconAngry Trump Starts Blame Game as Polls Reveal Big New Problem for Him
The presidential race is tied, and Donald Trump very well could win. But he is now scapegoating others for a possible loss: He’s reportedly angry with…
Right Now With Perry BaconGOPer Wrecks Trump over NYC Rally: "Surprise, You Blew Yourself Up"
As the backlash to Donald Trump’s hate rally in New York intensifies, he defended the event as a “lovefest” in a rambling monologue on Tuesday. Why? Because…
Right Now With Perry BaconTrump Rages at Fox News as His Allies Suddenly Panic Over Racist Rally
MAGA suddenly seems very, very out of sorts. Donald Trump raged at Fox News on Monday, blasting the network for its supposedly favorable coverage of Democrats…
Right Now With Perry BaconMichelle Obama’s Brutal Takedown of Trump’s Mental State Shames Media
Over the weekend, Michelle Obama delivered an extraordinary speech that reminded us how catastrophic Donald Trump’s presidency was, harshly criticized his…
Right Now With Perry BaconTrump’s Angry New Rants at Jack Smith Suddenly Signal Much Darker Aims
In a new interview, Donald Trump seethed with anger at Jack Smith, and confirmed that if elected president, he’ll fire Smith as special counsel immediately. On…
Right Now With Perry BaconHarris’ Harsh Takedown of Trump over “Hitler” Bombshell Hits the Mark
Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, John Kelly, just revealed that he believes Trump will rule as a dictator and a fascist—and that he mused…
Right Now With Perry BaconHow Trump Loses: The Hard Path to a Harris Victory, Explained by a Pro
With two weeks to go, the presidential race couldn’t be closer. But if Kamala Harris is to win, how exactly would that happen? Veteran journalist Ron…
Right Now With Perry BaconTrump’s Bizarre Stunt at McDonald’s Fryer Blows Up in His Face
The other day, Donald Trump playacted as a worker at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. But he ran into trouble, evading a question about whether he would support a…
Right Now With Perry BaconObama’s Brutal Takedown of Trump at Rally Reveals a Terrifying Truth
At a rally in Nevada, Barack Obama offered a blistering new warning: Trump’s vows to persecute the “enemy within” should be taken with deadly seriousness…
Right Now With Perry BaconTrump’s Fury at Fox News Over Harris Coverage Takes an Alarming Turn
On Thursday, Donald Trump erupted with rage at Fox News over its election coverage, explicitly slamming Fox for making a Kamala Harris presidency more likely…
Right Now With Perry BaconTrump’s Unhinged Fox News Ramblings on “Fascists” Hint at Darker Story
The word “fascist” has fully penetrated the presidential race. We just learned that a top general under President Donald Trump described Trump as “fascist to…
Right Now With Perry BaconFinally, Trump’s Worsening Mental Decline Has Become a Big Media Story
Is the media finally figuring out how to cover Donald Trump’s mental unfitness for the presidency? First, CNN’s Jake Tapper dressed down a Trump surrogate for…