Transcript: Trump Nixing Dem Storm Aid Backfires, Screwing MAGA Voters
Sergeant: I certainly hope so. I just want to bring this back to the Maryland situation to close this out, because there’s a little bit of information that I actually learned that I want to share here – which is that, according to a high-level person in Governor Wes Moore’s administration, Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s administration, his staff has privately informed Trump officials that the two Maryland counties with the damage are in Appalachia, are in Trump country.
And according to the source, Trump officials seemed surprised to hear that anyway — as if they didn’t really know these events could take place in Appalachia and Trump Country.
There you go, right, Steve? I mean, it’s… it’s pretty extraordinary.
Benen: RIGHT. There is so little due diligence. There is so little professionalism. There are so few adults in the room. You know, I’m thinking about this recent case where Donald Trump cut off counterterrorism funds to New York City. And then the governor called him and he said: What have I done now?
You know, this is a White House that doesn’t know what it’s doing. There’s no – you know, I wrote my first book about the Republicans abandoning their role as the ruling party, and here we see them proving it.
This is not a group of people who can govern effectively or even care about how to create public policy. And so, I mean, I think that example that you point out in Maryland is fantastic, but what makes it worse is the fact that it’s become routine. It has become the background noise of our political life – and it is every day.
Sergeant: Yeah, the fact that it’s a routine is also the important point. They try to establish this routine.
Steve Benen, you mentioned your first book. I’m going to talk about your second… Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans’ War on the Recent Past. People should understand this.
Steve, it was great talking to you, man, as always.
Benen: As always, I look forward to seeing you again soon.
