Paige Cognetti
Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
Paige Cognetti (Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Political corruption in the United States, Jeffrey Epstein, Data centers in Pennsylvania.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Political corruption in the United States
Cognetti warns that Democratic oversight focused on one person rather than corruption broadly would hurt the party's 2028 prospects.
“not really targeting one particular person. That is, to me, a recipe for a failed presidential bid for a Democrat in 2028”
Pod Save America: Vance Bombs at Brutal Town Hall (Oct 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:14
Cognetti proposes 18-year term limits for senators, House members, and Supreme Court justices.
“Our proposal is 18 years for the Senate, 18 years for Congress, 18 years for the Supreme Court”
Pod Save America: Vance Bombs at Brutal Town Hall (Oct 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:19:55
Cognetti says Scranton's credit rating rose from junk to A- and its debt was halved under her leadership.
“We've been upgraded three times by the S&P. We went from junk credit to A-, and we have cut our debt in half”
Pod Save America: Vance Bombs at Brutal Town Hall (Oct 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:51
Jeffrey Epstein
Cognetti says the broken promise on the Epstein files is the main reason Trump voters are switching away from him.
“That is the number one reason that we learn when we talk to folks that people are shifting away from the decision that they made in 2024”
Pod Save America: Vance Bombs at Brutal Town Hall (Oct 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:32:43
Data centers in Pennsylvania
Cognetti opposes blanket moratoriums and says data centers can work with transparency and all stakeholders involved.
“If the table is set with transparency, you've got the end-user tech company, you've got the developer, you've got the municipalities, you've got labor, you can do it”
Pod Save America: Vance Bombs at Brutal Town Hall (Oct 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:28:57
Congressional stock trading
Cognetti accuses Bresnahan of selling Medicaid-related stocks shortly before voting for Medicaid cuts.
“seven days before he voted for a trillion-dollar cut in Medicaid, he sold almost $400,000 worth of Medicaid-related stocks and bonds”
Pod Save America: Vance Bombs at Brutal Town Hall (Oct 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:20:55
Appearances
Vance Bombs at Brutal Town HallPod Save America · Oct 20, 2026 · 1 h 34 min
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor discuss Trump's Ukraine moves, White House scandals, key Senate races, and JD Vance's CBS town hall, then interview Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti.
Often appears with
- Jon Favreau · 1 shared episode
- Tommy Vietor · 1 shared episode
- Jon Lovett · 1 shared episode
- JD Vance · 1 shared episode