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1 Minute Political Update
The second Trump administration has taken off—along with antacid sales—and while it can be painful at times, it’s too important not to follow. That said, the Political Update Podcast makes it easy to follow. It’s just one minute long yet it will keep you up to date, in stitches, and reaching for the antacids.
Episodes
- 1 Minute Political Update
Ep. #84: Trump Affixes Tariff on Foreign Films, Places Hex on Air Traffic Controllers
Donald Trump says he’s planning to place a 100% tariff on foreign films, which no one could understand because his announcement didn’t come with subtitles. He…
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Ep. #83: Trump Doesn’t Know If He Has to Uphold the Constitution (Spoiler alert: He does)
When Donald Trump was asked if he had to uphold the Constitution as president to protect due process for non-citizens as required by the Fifth Amendment, he…
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Ep. 82: Trump Cuts PBS Funding, Cuts Out “Veterans” from Veterans Day
Donald Trump wants to stop federal funding for PBS and NPR—he says their reporting is not only biased but features too many big words—and plans to rename…
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Ep. 81: Trump’s Approval Rating Lowest Since Attila the Hun
Description: According to a new CNN poll, Donald Trump’s approval rating dropped to 41%. Trump dismissed the poll because it was taken by dead people who are…
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Ep. 80: Pope Francis Lies in State, Trump Lies Like His Bad Rug
In Rome yesterday, 50,000 people saw Pope Francis lying in state while Donald Trump spent the day lying in the White House.
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Ep. 79: Democrats Clamor for Hegseth’s Exit
Democrats in Congress say it’s time for Pete Hegseth to go as defense secretary for two reasons. One, he shared classified information with his wife and…
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Ep. 78: Supreme Court to ACA: Drop Dead
The Supreme Court will hear a case that has the potential to kill free preventive-care services under the ACA and, in turn, make millions of Americans DOA.
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Ep. 77: White House Calls Van Hollen El Salvador Visit El Stinko
The visit to mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador by Senator Chris Van Hollen was called disgusting by the White House. (Spoiler alert…
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Ep. #76: Salvadoran Man Rots in Prison, Trump Roots Out Maine’s Discrimination
While Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen visits illegally deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia in an El Salvador prison, Donald Trump’s DOJ snaps into action—and sues…
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Ep. 75: Trump Salivates as El Salvador Refuses to Return Innocent Maryland Man
The president of El Salvador has refused to return the Salvadoran man from Maryland who had been mistakenly deported, citing Trump’s 50% tariff on returned…
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Supreme Court Defends the Constitution (Sort of)
The Supreme Court has followed a district court’s ruling, instructing the government to return a Salvadoran migrant it wrongly deported to a notorious El…
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Judge Orders AP Back into White House Press Pool ASAP
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to lift its ban on the Associated Press, allowing it to rejoin the White House press pool. Although with Press…
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Episode #72: Trump Hits 180 Countries with Tariffs but Not Russia (Surprising No One)
Donald Trump lowered the tariff boom on 180 countries and regions, including an island inhabited by penguins. In retaliation, the penguins placed their own…
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Episode #71: Trump Calls Canadian Tariffs “Liberation Day” (It’s More Like “Libation Day”)
Donald Trump is set to hit Canada with extreme tariffs that will raise prices on American consumers while at the same time piss off our neighbor to the north…
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Episode #70: Trump Pissed at Putin for Failing to Stop Ukraine Fighting
Donald Trump says he is very angry with Vladimir Putin for not negotiating a ceasefire in Ukraine. How angry? Trump has threatened to never send the Russian…
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Episode #69: Trump Crowns Himself “Fertilization President” (You Can’t Make This Sh*T Up!)
At a Women’s History Month event at the White House Wednesday, Donald Trump crowned himself the “fertilization president.” Why? Because “convicted felon” was…
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Episode #68: Hegseth Says Revealing Military Attack On Signal Was Safe—and Fun!
While he didn’t think he did anything wrong after revealing military attack plans in Yemen in a Signal group chat, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said he…
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Episode #67: IRS Conspires with ICE to Arrest Tax-Paying Illegal Immigrants (Genius!)
The IRS will be handing over the tax returns of illegal immigrants to Immigration and Customs Enforcement so they can track them down and then thank them for…
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Episode #66: President Bone Spur Disses Soldiers of Color
Donald Trump has ordered Arlington National Cemetery to remove materials from its website related to Black, Hispanic, and female troops buried because to him…
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Episode #65: Trump Replaces Voice of America with KGB-FM
Donald Trump is dumping Voice America—the radio service that was set up during World War II to counter Nazi propaganda—saying American taxpayers have better…
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Episode #64: Dems Plan to Back GOP Funding Bill to Avert Gov’t Shutdown (If There’s Any Gov’t Left to Shut Down)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer believes it’s better to vote for a flawed GOP-led funding bill that screws average Americans than to let the government…
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Episode #63: Trump Hawks Teslas at White House to Boost Sales (and Musk’s Ego)
Donald Trump turns the South Lawn of the White House into a Tesla dealership while the Department of Homeland Security hopes a new app will help illegal…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #62: Trump Not Worried about Long-Term Negative Effects of Tariffs on U.S. Economy (As He’ll Be Dead Soon)
While Donald Trump told reporters he remains sanguine about the stock market downturn—despite having no clue what sanguine means— Bernie Sanders was rallying…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #61: Trump Says There Are Only Two Genders: Males and Females—Dems Say There’s Only One Moron-in-Chief
Donald Trump lays down the gender law by stating there are only males and females then adds that if anyone doesn’t like it, they’re free to move their mixed-up…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #60: Trump Addresses Congress in a Speech That Was Longer Than the Oscars
Donald Trump spoke to a joint session of Congress where he boasted about all his accomplishments, like changing the name of Denali back to Mount McKinley and…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #59: Trump Reads Zelensky the Riot Act (in Perfect Russian)
Donald Trump met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday to discuss an end to the war with Russia, which Trump said will happen…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #58: U.S. Kozies Up to Kremlin + Civil Rights Go AWOL at SSA
The U.S. joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine—then voted to retroactively condemn Poland for…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode#57: Federal Employees Forced to List Job Accomplishments (Or They’ll Be Forced Out)
To document government efficiency, the Office of Personnel Management sent an email to federal employees asking them to list 5 things they accomplished last…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #56: Kash Patel to Lead FBI (Over a Cliff)
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm election denier Kash Patel as director of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Inquisitions) while Elon Musk pranced around the stage at…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #55: House Speaker Sucks Up to Musk, Trump Says Ukraine Sucks
House Speaker Mike Johnson is touting Elon Musk who has saved Americans billions of dollars in wasteful spending (and endangered air traffic and food safety)…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #54: JD Vance Licks the Jackboots of Neo-Nazis
JD Vance praises neo-Nazis in a speech in Munich, Germany (that did not go well) while Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to let him do anything he wants to…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #53: Trump Calls Department of Education Stupid
Donald Trump wants to close the Department of Education because it’s expensive and produces a nation of dunces (i.e., his base) while Attorney General Pam…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #52: Trump: “This Is The Last Straw!” (Paper Ones, That Is)
Donald Trump bans paper straws from the federal government to own the libs (lips?) while Steve Bannon pleads guilty to bilking New Yorkers who donated to…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode 51: Trump Will Run Kennedy Center (Into the Ground)
Candidates for national security roles are being asked loyalty questions—answer “yes,” you’re in, answer “no,” you’re locked in a room with RFK, Jr. for 8…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #50: Elon Musk Turns Deep State into Creep State
Elon Musk’s DOGE runs into a DOJ roadblock that will temporarily stop them from turning the federal government into “Nightmare on Elm Street” while Pam Bondi…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #49: Canadian Tariffs on Hold, USAID Held Hostage
President Trump has threatened to slap a 25% tariff on Canadian goods as well as change the Canadian national anthem to the Village People’s “YMCA” while…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #:48 Trump Blames DEI for DC Plane Crash (Not a Misprint)
President Trump says common sense tells him that diversity hiring at the FAA is the reason for the plane crash over the Potomac River while common…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode#47: Trump Strips Justice Department of Justice
More than a dozen federal prosecutors who worked on the criminal cases against Donald Trump were fired for having the audacity to follow the law while the new…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode 46: Trump Fires IGs + Makes DOD DEI DOA
President Trump fired 12 Inspectors General who identify fraud, waste and abuse in government agencies because fraud, waste and abuse is what he ran his…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #45: Judge Aborts Trump Birthright Citizenship Ban
Donald Trump seeks to end birthright citizenship even though it’s in the Constitution, but a judge slaps it down (when she really should have slapped his face)…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode 44: Trump Pardons J6 Criminals, Tells WHO He Doesn’t Give a Hoot
Donald Trump pardoned 1500 convicted January 6 criminals, making the law-and-order party look more like the Donner Party. He also announced plans to pull the…
1 Minute Political UpdateEpisode #43: Trump Rally Sets Stage for Inauguration Speech (And It’s Not Good)
Donald Trump held a pre-inauguration rally in Washington, DC, where he talked about taking back America from the woke left, securing our borders from the woke…
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Episode #42: Trump Cabinet Nominees: The Race to the Bottom
This week, several of Donald Trump’s nominees for cabinet positions—from Pete Hegseth to Pam Bondi—made it abundantly clear that the only way to make it to the…
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Episode #41: Trump Loves Loyalty Tests & The Village People (Not a Misprint)
Incoming senior Trump administration officials are seeking to find out if career civil servants are loyal to Trump or the Constitution (they can’t be loyal to…
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Episode #40: Trump’s Plan to Lower Food Prices? Annex Greenland!
Donald Trump is fulfilling his campaign promise to lower food prices by annexing countries that have great deals on everything from eggs to bread. As for how…
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Episode #39: Trump Press Conference: A Propaganda-Palooza
Donald Trump took crazy to new heights at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago yesterday, claiming that he’s going to change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of…
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Trump Meets with Meloni (Not Melania)
Donald Trump met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Mar-a-Lago over a lunch of fried chicken wings (but only the right wings) while Congress meets…
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Episode #37: Trump Lambasts Biden (Despite Not Knowing What Lambast Means)
Donald Trump blames President Biden’s border policies for everything from the truck attack in New Orleans to Jimmy Carter’s death.
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Episode #36: Trump Says (Some) Immigrants Are Okay
President-elect Donald Trump flip-flops on immigrants coming to America for work (that is, the ones coming to work for Elon Musk) while President Biden praises…
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Episode #35: Trump Hawkish on Transgender Lunacy, Rudy Hawks Coffee
Donald Trump plans to end the transgender lunacy in our schools by banning all sex change operations at recess while Rudy Guiliani is selling his own brand of…
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Episode #34: Trump Wants Panama Canal, Greenland for Christmas
President-elect Donald Trump says he’s tired of paying exorbitant fees to Panama for use of their canal and plans to take it back (if he can find the receipt)…
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Episode #33:: Trump Hot for Shutdown, Willis Shutdown for Hottie
President-elect Donald Trump is hoping for a government shutdown to take the heat off his horrifying cabinet picks while Fulton Country DA Fani Willis is taken…
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Episode 32: Trump Sues Paper Over Poll, GOP Blames Cheney for J6
Donald Trump is suing The Des Moines Register for a poll showing him losing to Kamala Harris in Iowa and for removing the Peanuts comic strip while the GOP…
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Episode 31: McConnell Disses RFK, Trump Bilks ABC
Polio survivor Senator Mitch McConnell went after potential Health and Human Services head honcho Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for wanting to ditch the polio…
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Episode 30: Trump Named Person of the Year (not a typo)
After being named Person of the Year by Time Magazine (though some thought it was Mad Magazine) Donald Trump was invited to ring the opening bell at the New…
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Episode #29: Trump’s “Meet The Press” Interview a Mess
Donald Trump reveals his plan to replace Obamacare with unlimited vouchers for CVS as well as his plan to end the war in Ukraine by introducing Presidents…
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Episode #28: Trump: Swap Jailed 1/6 Rioters for 1/6 Committee
Donald Trump is intent on pardoning the January 6 rioters whom he claimed were put through a “very nasty system,” aka a trial with attorneys, a jury, and a…
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Episode 27: Trump Nomination (and FOX Nation) Abomination
Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long—whose claim to fame is being named best auctioneer in the Ozarks seven years in a row—is nominated for IRS Commissioner…
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Episode 26: Trudeau Vexed By Tariffs, Hegseth Vexed By Vetting
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau schooled Donald Trump on tariffs over a dinner at Mar-a-Lago and then Trump stuck him with the check while Susan Collins…
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Episode 25: Trump’s Krazy FBI Pick, Biden’s Par-for-the-Coarse Pardon
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the FBI Kash Patel wants to go after those who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections (except the last one…