Melat Kiros
Democratic U.S. representative-elect from Colorado
Melat Kiros (Democratic U.S. representative-elect from Colorado) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Democratic congressional leadership elections, 2028 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Kiros supported a government shutdown to curb ICE and called for ultimately abolishing the agency.
“I think ultimately we have to be working towards abolishing this agency”
Pod Save America: From Anti-Trump to Pro-Something (Live from Crooked Con) (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 58:35
Democratic congressional leadership elections
Kiros said her vote for Jeffries as speaker remained undecided until she sees a bold agenda.
“My vote is something that's still up in the air right now because I need to see that agenda”
Pod Save America: From Anti-Trump to Pro-Something (Live from Crooked Con) (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 43:05
2028 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- Prediction · due Jan 2029
Kiros predicted Democrats will win the White House in 2028 and hold a trifecta in 2029.
“And if we take back the House, which we will, the White House in 28, right? We'll have a trifecta in 29, without question”
Pod Save America: From Anti-Trump to Pro-Something (Live from Crooked Con) (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 30:48
Populism
Kiros said the results were not a mandate for any ideological faction but a victory for populist politics.
“I think populist politics won across the board”
Pod Save America: From Anti-Trump to Pro-Something (Live from Crooked Con) (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 15:29
Medicare for All
Kiros argued Democrats should pass bold legislation regardless of veto threats, forcing Trump to veto Medicare for All and a data center moratorium.
“I would like to force Donald Trump to veto Medicare for all. I would like to force him to veto a data center moratorium”
Pod Save America: From Anti-Trump to Pro-Something (Live from Crooked Con) (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 7:16
Predictions
1 pending
- Prediction · due Jan 2029
Kiros predicted Democrats will win the White House in 2028 and hold a trifecta in 2029.
“And if we take back the House, which we will, the White House in 28, right? We'll have a trifecta in 29, without question”
Pod Save America: From Anti-Trump to Pro-Something (Live from Crooked Con) (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 30:48 · 2028 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Appearances
From Anti-Trump to Pro-Something (Live from Crooked Con)Pod Save America · Nov 10, 2026 · 1 h 43 min
Live from Crooked Con, Jon Favreau's panel debates what Democrats stand for after the 2026 midterm landslide, and Jon Lovett interviews Sen. Elissa Slotkin on leadership.
Often appears with
- Jon Favreau · 1 shared episode
- Chris Van Hollen · 1 shared episode
- Sarah McBride · 1 shared episode
- Mitch Landrieu · 1 shared episode
- Jon Lovett · 1 shared episode
- Elissa Slotkin · 1 shared episode