The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World
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The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Pod Save America. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Brian Tyler CohenProgressive online commentator cited as an independent media success
Cohen argues Democrats should emulate Trump's disregard for norms for virtuous ends such as Medicare for All.
“Democrats should look at what Trump's doing and use that for virtuous reasons, to deliver Medicare for all”
Pod Save America: Trump Honors Dead Friend, Restarts War (Jul 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:51
Cohen criticizes Merrick Garland's Justice Department as too slow in prosecuting Trump.
“the fecklessness of Merrick Garland's DOJ is in large part why we're here”
Pod Save America: Trump Honors Dead Friend, Restarts War (Jul 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:08:30
Cohen argues a Democratic House should investigate Trump-era corruption to pave the way for future prosecutions.
“by getting a lot of this stuff out there and starting these investigations, hopefully you pave the way for the DOJ to pick up”
Pod Save America: Trump Honors Dead Friend, Restarts War (Jul 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:09:28
Jon LovettCo-host of Pod Save America; diarization split of the same speaker during the economics segment
Lovett argues that, unlike Trump, Democrats must show that democracy's rules are worth following.
“we're trying to make a case to people that democracy is a game worth playing”
Pod Save America: Trump Honors Dead Friend, Restarts War (Jul 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:13:32
Podcasts
- Pod Save America · 1 episode
Episodes
Trump Honors Dead Friend, Restarts WarPod Save America · Jul 14, 2026 · 1 h 19 min
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discuss the resumed Iran war, Lindsey Graham's death and McConnell's health, then Lovett interviews Brian Tyler Cohen about his book.
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