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🗓️ 12 February 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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In this episode of the Happy Women Podcast, hosts Jennifer Horn and Katie Gorka discuss the rampant corruption and waste in government spending, particularly focusing on FEMA and USAID. They explore the implications of recent firings within FEMA and the questionable financial dealings of politicians. The conversation shifts to local government failures, highlighting the connections between political donations and hiring practices. They also delve into the changing voter sentiment, particularly among former Democrats who now support Trump, and the importance of addressing local issues to engage voters. The episode concludes with a discussion on public opinion, political engagement, and the reception of Trump's policies, including a humorous take on the return of plastic straws.
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0:00.0 | There are two happy women bringing you inspiring stories, politics, pop culture, and lifestyle hacks, all with an eye to making our communities and our country a better place to live. |
0:13.5 | It's the Happy Women podcast with your hosts, Jen Horn and Katie Gorka. |
0:20.1 | The swap has been revealed and their paychecks have been cut off. |
0:25.0 | Welcome to another episode. |
0:26.8 | It is the Happy Women podcast. |
0:29.3 | I'm Jennifer Horn. |
0:30.3 | And I'm Katie Gorka. |
0:32.1 | And boy, boy, the corruption and the waste and the fraud that we have seen over just revealed in the last, |
0:39.2 | not even three weeks yet of this Trump administration has been absolutely insane. Katie, |
0:44.9 | we are hearing names. We are getting confirmation of plots, including impeachment against |
0:51.0 | President Trump the first time, paid for it with U.S. tax dollars all through |
0:55.4 | USAID. And now we're learning more and more about the corruption in FEMA and every other |
1:01.7 | government department that Elon Musk and his team has been able to get into at this date. |
1:06.6 | It is incredible. I'm shocked with what we're learning, but you know, I'm equally shocked that the Democrats actually think that it is a good look for them to be at the door of USAID fighting so that we can fund DEI operas in Haiti instead of helping to support the poor citizens of North Carolina or the people |
1:30.4 | who lost their houses in the fires in California. I think the Democrats have just lost their |
1:36.4 | marbles. Yeah, it's like doubling down on stupid, I love to say. And it's it is not a good look. |
1:43.0 | Look, there are all kinds of things that Democrats can do to try |
1:45.9 | to get back on message again, but fighting against weeding out the waste and the fraud when we |
1:52.3 | already feel like we pay too much and too many dollars that we work hard for in taxes. |
1:57.5 | It just doesn't make any sense. But let's start with the story that broke a little bit |
2:01.0 | earlier today. As we went to record today, we learned that there were some firings over at FEMA. |
2:06.8 | And it started out on Monday when Elon Musk revealed that he found about $59 million in money |
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