Lawfare & Tariffs w May Mailman Senior Policy Strategist from the WH

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

White House Dynamics

Team Cohesion: Mailman highlights the improved teamwork and unity in the current administration compared to previous ones, noting fewer leaks and a more collaborative environment.

Lawfare

Judicial Challenges: The administration faces significant opposition from activist judges and the court system, which Mailman describes as a strategic move by Democrats to block the President's agenda.

Trade Policy

China Trade War: The administration is focused on reducing dependence on China and securing better trade deals with other countries. Mailman emphasizes the importance of national security and supply chain independence.

Gender Ideology in Sports

Title IX Enforcement: The administration is actively investigating and challenging states that allow men to compete in women's sports, aiming to protect women's rights under Title IX.

Energy Policy

Drill Baby Drill: Significant progress in energy policies, including new permits for LNG exports, coal leasing, and regulatory changes to facilitate energy projects.

Economic Deregulation

Cost Reduction: Efforts to rescind regulations and lower costs for consumers, including changes to environmental rules and standards for various products.

Future Plans

Trade and Deregulation: Continued focus on securing trade deals and implementing de-regulatory measures. The administration is also working with Congress to solidify its priorities through legislation.

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0:00.0	Hey, Clay, if there was a summer camp for critical thinking, we'd be the chief counselors.
0:04.9	Those jellyheads in June would be intellectual warriors by August.
0:09.2	Be a lot of fun, too.
0:10.5	Some Bill and Ted's excellent adventure references thrown in.
0:13.6	This podcast, like a daily dose of that, minus the campfires, archery, and pranking the girls.
0:19.1	The bona fide boot camp for critical thinking you can get in on it for free at the
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0:27.2	Just search our names, Clay and Bach, listen and subscribe.
0:30.1	In the fall of 1986, Ronald Reagan found himself at the center of a massive scandal
0:35.2	that looked like it might bring down his presidency.
0:38.6	He became known as the Iran-Contra affair.
0:42.0	The things that happened were so bizarre and insane, I can't begin to tell you.
0:47.6	Please do.
0:51.6	To hear the whole story, listen to Fiasco, Iran-Contra, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:59.8	Good morning. Welcome. It is the Ben Ferguson podcast. Nice to have you with us. We're live here at the White House. And my guest with me now is May Melman, senior policy strategist at the White House and a unique perspective because she was in
1:13.9	45 in that administration. You're now in 47. We were talking before the show and I just, let's just
1:20.8	start with this because I think it's so cool. This White House is running at a different pace than it did with the first time around.
1:29.0	Part of that was learning government, I think.
1:30.8	Part of it's having a team this time that seems to be working as a team.
1:35.0	And just seems like everyone wants to win and is getting along.
1:39.1	The leaks were not seeing like we did last time.
1:42.0	It seems like everybody's a team player.
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