# Why Graham Platner Needs to Drop Out

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Podcast: [The Find Out Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-find-out-podcast-7258304)
Published: 2026-07-07T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

After the sexual assault allegations made against Graham Platner, Tim & Luke discuss why he needs to drop out right away. After that, Tim Whitaker, co-founder of The New Evangelicals, joins the show to unpack a Fourth of July weekend Trump turned into a celebration of himself. We break down his speech, the right's meltdown over birthright citizenship (including Liz Wheeler's "communist children" claim), and Tim's own exit from Christian fundamentalism — why the loudest "biblical" voices in politics rarely quote Jesus. We also get into Trump's meme coin grift, which made him $636 million while everyday buyers lost nearly $4 billion, and close on why the left still can't fund a media ecosystem to match the right's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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