In this episode, Nicole and Michael host a conversation with David Leake about what’s been going on the past few weeks in U.S. politics. Listen to the full episode.
Show Notes for Season 4, Episode 2
- Inauguration
- Melania’s hat
- Attendees
- Trump’s Family
- Musk, Zuckerberg (and wife), Bezos (and fiancee) Sundar Pichai (Google), Tim Cook (Apple), Shou Zi Chew (TikTok)
- Bill and Hillary Clinton, George and Laura Bush and Barack Obama, Joe and Jill Biden, Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff, Mike Pence, Dan Quayle, Bernie Sanders, John Fetterman (straight from the gym) and the supreme court
- Michelle Obama (celebrated MLK day instead) and Nancy Pelosi did not attend
- Inside due to temperatures (actual temperature at noon was 27 degrees) Reagan’s was inside (actual temp was 7 degrees at noon)
- First speech in Rotunda
- Second speech to overflow crowd at Emancipation Hall (where he made fun of the people in the Rotunda)
- Elon Musk –
- Trump signs executive orders (first batch)(second batch)
- Lunch – Chesapeake crab cake with tomato tartar, bay sauce, pickled vegetables, romanesco, dill and chive oil. Steak from Omaha. The Angus rib-eye will accompany carrots, broccoli rabe, red wine truffle jus and potato gratin. Minnesota apple ice box terrine with sour cream ice cream and salted caramel. Wine is available and also Diet Coke.
- Capital One arena – no parade due to weather – third speech
- Washington National Cathedral Prayer Service – January 21, 2025 – Bishop Budde (Trump’s reaction)
- Gulf of Mexico and Denali
- Panama Canal
- Greenland – Donald Trump Jr. visit to Greenland
- Deportations – Dr Phil (Colombia or Columbia)
- Federal Employee buyout
- MAGA is okay with higher prices because Trump cannot lower them
- TikTok ban
- Trumps third term
- Tracking Trump Golfing – golf tracker
- Trump is a felon – can he go to other countries (George W had to get permission to enter Canada)
- Trump’s New Cabinet
- Pete Hegseth
- RFK, Jr.
- Kristi Noem
- Sean Duffy
- Marco Rubio
- CDC is not allowed to talk to the WHO
- Flooding the zone
- Project 2025 – now in comic book form
- Doomsday clock – 89 seconds to doom
- Karoline Leavitt – first press briefing
- Jacob Chansley – buying guns also being embarrassed on BBC
- Guantanamo Bay
- Plane crash – Trump blames DEI