Ep. 56 | Why Trump's Epstein Response is Backfiring, The NEA Teachers Unions Hate Education, and Bernal Pleads the Fifth

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Ep. 56 | Why Trump's Epstein Response is Backfiring, The NEA Teachers Unions Hate Education, and Bernal Pleads the Fifth

Plus State Department dramatics, NPR defunding, and the worst White House event idea ever.

Meseidy

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Rachel Reeves

Jul 17, 2025

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Hey friends! Welcome back to another episode where we're totally not making the Epstein thing our whole personality... except we kind of are again because Trump just won't stop posting about it. Rachel's still recovering from sleeping without a fan (the horror!), and Meseidy played hooky to go hiking, but we're back to break down the administration's messaging disaster around the Epstein files.

We're diving into Trump's latest truth social meltdown, Pam Bondi's disappearing act, and why this whole thing feels like a communications nightmare. Plus, we're talking about the NEA's latest teacher union summit that had absolutely nothing to do with actually educating kids (shocking, we know), the dramatic State Department layoffs complete with crayons and construction paper, and why we're defunding NPR and PBS.

Oh, and apparently there are plans for a UFC fight on the White House lawn? Rachel is NOT having it. We're also covering Anthony Bernal pleading the fifth on Biden's cognitive decline and the UK lowering their voting age to 16 because apparently 2025 is just full of terrible ideas.

Buckle up, because the media is trash and we have no tolerance for it!

Episode Highlights

Trump's Epstein Files Meltdown - The president's increasingly hostile responses to questions about the Epstein files are creating a messaging nightmare that's escalating with each Truth Social post.
Teachers Union Goes Full Activist - The NEA's annual summit focused entirely on opposing Trump rather than addressing America's declining educational performance, complete with $34,000 budgets for resistance activities.
State Department Crybaby Layoffs - Federal employees staged a dramatic walkout with crayons and construction paper to protest 1,300 layoffs, conveniently forgetting millions lost jobs during COVID without cameras rolling.
NPR Funding Gets the Axe - Katherine Maher's claims about serving rural communities fall flat as Senator Kennedy hilariously reads off NPR's biased headlines proving why taxpayers shouldn't fund progressive propaganda.
UFC on the White House Lawn? - Dana White confirms plans for a UFC fight on the White House lawn for America's 250th birthday, sending Rachel into a complete meltdown about inappropriate venues.

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