# "I'm sick and tired of the [political] sideshows; I want something meaningful" -  Newell on Sen. John Kennedy's appearance on CBS's Face the Nation

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Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-09-30T15:28:07+00:00
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Newell addresses the "go'tcha" question asked by Margaret Brennan to Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana on CBS's "Face the Nation" about Trump attempting to put his name on the Kennedy Center, and how questions like that are a distraction from the real issues.

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