The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -8:10 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. While Trump cozies up to tech billionaires, the members of his regime spread lies and prey on the vulnerable. I look at the current state of affairs in America, and explain what it means to be living in the "age of Trump:” The Warning with Steve Schmidt is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Wikipedia ludicrously describes Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy as a “moderate,” which no doubt will comfort the regretful parents of dead children who were killed by the insanity that he voted to confirm, which he could have stopped. Bill Cassidy certainly doesn’t think of himself as a moderate — or perhaps even a US senator. He’s a physician. Here were his opening comments to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. yesterday: I’m approaching this as a doctor, not a senator.

Thank you , , , , , and many others for tuning into my conversation with . For those who were unable to join, we covered a lot of topics, including the deadly U.S. military strike on a boat in the Caribbean, as well as historical events that are relevant to what we are experiencing in the U.S., and much more. I hope you’ll tune in to what we had to say. The Warning with Steve Schmidt is a reader-supported publication.

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -8:19 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. While most MAGA goons only do as their leader tells them, Marjorie Taylor Greene has joined forces with prominent Democrats to get to the bottom of the Epstein scandal. I break down the recent congressional hearings on Epstein, and show how deep Trump's corruption runs: The Warning with Steve Schmidt is a reader-supported publication.

Two years ago, I went to Poland to help understand the growing turmoil in the world better. This is what I wrote at that time: I am en route to Poland because the world is in turmoil, and I want to understand it better. The story of Poland in the 20th century is tragic, heroic and redemptive. It is a story of mass death, subjugation, epic suffering, and ultimately, freedom. The winds of war are blowing through Europe again. They can always be felt in Poland.

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -8:45 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. As Democrats seek to release more information on the Epstein case, MAGA goons like Nancy Mace are using the opportunity to take the spotlight for themselves. I react to to Mace's committee meeting, and highlight the divisive nature of the MAGA ideology: The Warning with Steve Schmidt is a reader-supported publication.

Sifting through the noise and constant madness of this American moment is depressing, distressing and dispiriting because it is so unrelenting. Watching Trump and his stooges from the desecrated Oval Office is a reminder of the prescience of every American leader who ever warned about the fragility of liberty. It’s also an invitation to every current leader to meet the moment. Governor J.B. Pritzker is about to be tested.

Thank you , , , , , and many others for tuning into my weekly chat with . For those who didn’t have the opportunity to join us, we discussed the latest federal court decisions on tariffs and the Posse Comitatus Act, reacted to Donald Trump’s press event yesterday in the Oval Office, as well as the fighting spirit of both Gavin Newsom and J.B. Pritzker. Hope you’ll have a listen. The Warning subscribers: Please use this link to get 20% off a paid subscription to Ryan’s .

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -10:05 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Donald Trump is trying to remake America according to his rules. The goons who make up his regime will support any action from their leader. I look at Kristi Noem's actions under Trump, and warn of the dangers of militarizing police forces: The Warning with Steve Schmidt is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Time is something that is both uniform and subjective. How we perceive its passage is very personal and dependent on time itself. It has been said that the days are long, but the years are short. Every parent looking back at their own high school or college days, who feels it was a blink of an eye ago, knows this feeling as every child knows the unendurable feeling of suspended time as they wait for Christmas or a big event.