Reacting to the big Democratic victories in Tuesday’s elections, former President Donald Trump linked Republican losses to the government shutdown. Jimmy points out that Americans are understandably angry about cuts to healthcare, noting that the fallout from the shutdown is hurting working-class Americans while billions continue to flow to the Pentagon and foreign aid.
Jimmy also references Representative Thomas Massie’s critique that Trump is alienating independents and anti-interventionist conservatives by supporting continued foreign wars and high spending abroad. Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger joins the discussion to agree with Jimmy that both parties’ economic and foreign policies ultimately advance the interests of powerful elites rather than ordinary citizens.