Episode

‘Stupid on Stilts’

Podcast: The Weeknight
Published: May 22, 2026
Duration seconds: 2556
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Summary

A growing faction of Republicans are pushing back against Trump’s promises to award January 6th insurrectionists money from his Justice Department’s fund for people targeted by “political persecution.” The Weeknight hosts and guests respond.