{"podcast":{"title":"Making the Argument with Nick Freitas","slug":"making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946","podcast_index_feed_id":698946,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/making-the-argument/","website_url":"https://making-the-argument.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6d99c696-1f13-493b-83b7-a4e4549acce1/1ESggybpEYohpnO9Nhrb2peV.jpg","author":"Nick Freitas","episode_count":300,"summary":"Green Beret combat veteran Nick Freitas has earned a reputation as a leading advocate for conservative policies and philosophy across the nation. Since Nick began to serve as a Delegate in the Virginia House of Delegates, he has garnered over 100 million views on speeches that he has given in defense of those conservative ideals. In this podcast, Nick dives into the issues, policies, and political philosophies of our time to dissect the arguments presented by the left and to make the case for the conservative values and principles that make up the core of the conservative movement while telling relevant stories from his time in combat in Iraq and giving a behind the scenes look at the legislative process today.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T14:19:00.301610+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946"},"episode":{"title":"Which Republican Senators Are Betraying Us?","slug":"which-republican-senators-are-betraying-us","published_at":"2026-06-26T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946/which-republican-senators-are-betraying-us","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946","url":"https://nfreitpodc.wpengine.com/which-republican-senators-are-betraying-us","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/cd233e7d-cea2-4d76-87cc-98a501a3ef69.mp3","summary":"Yesterday, President Trump refused to sign a bipartisan housing bill that passed the Senate 89 to 10. His reason? Congress will not pass the SAVE America Act — a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote. The Senate's response was essentially: we don't have the votes. Do you understand the message that sends? When 83% of the country supports something and 40 senators can kill it permanently, we need to talk about what that actually means. SPONSOR: Alliance Defending Freedom For 250 years, America has been a bastion of freedom, and Alliance Defending Freedom stands in courtrooms across the country to protect life, free speech, religious freedom, and parental rights. ADF is approaching a critical fiscal year-end fundraising deadline, and for a limited time, every dollar you give is doubled through a special matching grant, while funds last. Have your gift doubled while matching funds last. Text NICK to 83848 or visit https://www.JoinADF.com/Nick ----- GET YOUR MERCH HERE: https://shop.nickjfreitas.com/ BECOME A MEMBER OF THE IC: https://NickJFreitas.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVA Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickJFreitas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Nickjfreitas TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickjfreitas3.0 00:00:00 – Trump vs. the Senate over the SAVE Act 00:00:49 – What the SAVE Act actually does 00:03:26 – 80% support it: what the polls show 00:06:19 – Fraud is real: the L.A. mayor's race 00:07:54 – Why it can't pass: the filibuster explained 00:15:22 – The filibuster won't survive the next Democrat majority 00:19:38 – Thune stalls while Trump applies pressure 00:22:10 – How Democrats made it almost impossible to achieve election integrity 00:25:33 – Hold the squishes accountable 00:27:3…","meta_description":"Yesterday, President Trump refused to sign a bipartisan housing bill that passed the Senate 89 to 10. His reason? Congress will not pass the SAVE America…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1824,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946/episodes/which-republican-senators-are-betraying-us/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946/which-republican-senators-are-betraying-us.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}