Trump’s Strongman Strategy, Step Two: Guest, David Cay Johnston 10/14/25

Update: 2025-10-14

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We know that serious discussions are underway in the White House about possibility of Trump invoking the IInsurrection Act. If it happened this weekend, Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist David Cay Johnston, who joins us today, says it could run up against the “No Kings” protests. Because of the shutdown, federal court are expected to run out of money by Friday. If courts close, demonstrators who get arrested might be stuck with little recourse. We’ll explore the possibilities. We will check in with Mo Kelly, talk a little politics and welcome him into the Mark Thompson Show fold as a regular contributor.

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Trump’s Strongman Strategy, Step Two: Guest, David Cay Johnston 10/14/25

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Trump’s Strongman Strategy, Step Two: Guest, David Cay Johnston 10/14/25