Episode

TODAY'S NEWS, May 19-20, 2026

Podcast: Today's News with Larry Schweikart
Published: May 20, 2026
Duration seconds: 794
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Summary

Argued that Democrats are entering a long-term structural collapse driven by redistricting losses, voter shifts, and institutional failures, while portraying Trump and the GOP as consolidating overwhelming political control through endorsements, judicial influence, and policy momentum. Emphasized growing U.S. industrial independence from China and Taiwan, aggressive anti-fraud and anti-corruption efforts, skepticism toward EVs and surveillance-heavy technology, and broader global instability tied to authoritarianism, economic decline, and immigration failures.