# Steve Schmidt & Bishop William Barber: A Moral Reckoning

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Podcast: [The Warning with Steve Schmidt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-warning-with-steve-schmidt-6301038)
Published: 2026-05-07T22:32:28+00:00
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## Resource

Steve Schmidt is joined by Bishop William Barber, president, Repairers of the Breach and founding director and professor, Yale Center for Public Theology and Public Policy. They discuss the excesses and greed of America’s oligarchy, Trump’s messiah complex, our urgent message to future Democratic leaders, and more. Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: Team First Amendment https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/team-first-amendment-crewneck SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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