L.A. Fires, MAGA's Schism, and Meta's Big Pivot

Honestly with Bari Weiss

The Free Press

News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 7.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Trump’s inauguration is right around the corner, and there is so much to cover about the new White House. In the coming weeks, we’ll have key figures in the Trump administration on Honestly to talk about what they are planning. But, we all know that if Trump 2.0 is anything like Trump 1.0, there are going to be a lot of twists and turns here. And we want to analyze and break down each development that unfolds in Trump’s new administration. Starting today and for the next few months, we’re going to bring you weekly episodes with two of my favorite guests: Batya Ungar-Sargon and Brianna Wu. Batya Ungar-Sargon is a Free Press contributor and the opinion editor at Newsweek. Brianna Wu is a Democratic fundraiser and activist, and in her past life, a video game developer. If you’ve heard them together on Honestly before, you know that these two come from different sides of the political spectrum, but we really value hearing both of their perspectives, even—or especially—when they disagree. We think you will too. Today, we’re going to cover the L.A. fires and their political implications, the civil war inside the MAGA movement between the nationalist populists and the free marketers over H-1B visas, and Mark Zuckerberg’s red pill moment and changes at Meta—and the pair give us their predictions for confirmation hearings beginning this week. If you liked what you heard from Honestly, the best way to support us is to go to TheFP.com and become a Free Press subscriber today. Go to groundnews.com/Honestly to get 50% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock worldwide perspectives on today’s biggest news stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.8	From the free press, this is honestly and I'm Barry Weiss.
0:34.0	Trump's inauguration is right around the corner and there is so much to cover in this new White House.
0:39.1	In the coming weeks, we're going to have key figures from the new Trump administration on to talk about what they're planning and what you can expect.
0:46.0	But we all know that if Trump 2.0 is anything like Trump 1.0, there's going to be a lot to cover, a lot of twists, a lot of turns, and certainly controversy.
0:55.2	And we wanted to make the space to analyze and break down each development as it unfolds.
1:00.1	So starting today, and for the next few months, we're going to bring you weekly panels
1:04.3	to break down the politics with some of our favorite guests,
1:07.9	so you can stay informed about what's happening in Trump's new White House.
1:11.5	For today, those two people are Bata'Angar Sargon and Brianna Wu.
1:16.4	Batya Unger Sargon is a free press contributor and the opinion editor at Newsweek.
1:21.1	She is also the author of the Essential Book Second Class.
1:25.1	Brianna Wu is a Democratic fundraiser and activist, and in her past life, a video
1:29.5	game developer. If you've heard them on honestly together before, you know that these two come
1:34.1	from different sides of the political spectrum. I don't even know if there's a spectrum anymore,
1:38.3	just different places on the political map. But I value both of their perspectives, even or especially
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