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3 Martini Lunch

Trump's Marching Orders to Congress, Trump's IVF Order, Why Young Men Moved Towards Trump

3 Martini Lunch

Radio America

Politics, Daily News, News Commentary, News

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Inez Stepman of the Independent Women's Forum fills in for Jim on this episode of the 3 Martini Lunch podcast. Join Inez and Greg as they discuss Trump’s legislative priorities, his controversial executive order on in vitro fertilization (IVF), and the role COVID played in shifting young men towards Trump in the 2024 elections.

First, Inez and Greg break down Trump’s call for a single reconciliation bill to tackle border policy, energy, defense, and tax cuts. Trump is aligning with the House strategy, while the Senate currently plans to divide the issues into two separate bills. Inez explains how this demonstrates what Trump learned from his  legislative approach eight years ago and why he’s likely to get what he wants in the end.

Next, they discuss Trump’s executive order aimed at making in vitro fertilization more accessible and more affordable. They both agree taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for IVF treatments. Greg says while IVF provides hope to married couples struggling with infertility, it also results in the destruction of human life in many cases. Inez opposes the executive order, warning it could accelerate the troubling rise of "designer babies" and genetic engineering. They also stress that the government should focus on making it easier and more affordable for families looking to adopt children already born.

Finally, they explore polling and analysis from The Atlantic that suggests COVID lockdowns and the erosion of trust in experts have contributed to a significant shift in young men’s political allegiance towards Donald Trump. Inez points out that the COVID era coincided with the peak of the woke movement, and many young men grew frustrated with being blamed for society’s problems.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the three martini lunch.

0:04.9

Grab a stool next to Greg Corumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.

0:10.6

Three martini's coming up.

0:13.2

Hey, so glad you're with us for the Wednesday edition of the three martini lunch.

0:16.8

As you know, Jim Garrity is away.

0:18.6

If you're reading the morning jolt, you know where he is and what he's writing about.

0:22.2

So I encourage you to check that out.

0:24.0

Here in his place today is Innes Stetman of the Independent Women's Forum.

0:27.8

But since she last joined us, she has gained a much more important title, Mom.

0:33.1

Congratulations on your baby girl.

0:35.2

And thanks for being with us today, Annas.

0:36.7

Thank you.

0:37.2

I hope she'll be quiet for the podcast.

0:39.5

That's always the dream, right? Well, we have a lot to talk about today. We're going to talk about one of the reasons it seems that young people are gravitating at least towards Donald Trump, if not the Republican Party as a whole. We will also talk about

0:55.0

President Trump's executive order on in vitro fertilization and making that easier and potentially

1:00.1

cheaper for people. But we're going to start with the president's legislative agenda.

1:06.6

And this is an issue that hasn't got a ton of attention on Capitol Hill yet because we're

1:10.0

still embroiled in all these confirmation battles.

1:13.1

And of course, there's a blizzard of issues that we're looking at every day.

1:16.9

Doge is dominating the headlines and so forth.

1:19.5

But Donald Trump today putting his thumb on the scale in terms of what he wants to happen legislatively with a lot of different areas.

1:27.0

Politico with the story here, President Donald Trump threw his support on Wednesday behind

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