Why “Hold Your Fire” Is Key to Countering Trump’s Agenda

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

News, News Commentary, Politics, Government

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Chris Cuomo reflects on Trump’s inauguration and urges critics to “hold their fire,” emphasizing the need for targeted, effective opposition instead of reactive outrage. Cuomo unpacks Trump’s policies, including immigration reform, healthcare, and economic challenges, while addressing the controversy surrounding Elon Musk’s poorly executed inauguration salute and the backlash it provoked. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Support our sponsors: iRestore Our listeners get $625 off their iRestore Elite when you use promo code chris at iRestorelaser.com. That’s $625 off your iRestore Elite at irestorelaser.com with promo code chris. Hair loss is frustrating. You don’t have to fight it alone thanks to iRestore. Select Quote Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, at selectquote.com/chrisc Shopify Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/chrisc Factor Eat smart with Factor. Get started at FACTOR MEALS.com/cuomo50off and use code cuomo50off to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. #cuomo #news #politics #trump #elon #inauguration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:10.0	Here is my simple advice, which will be misunderstood, which will be rejected, and hopefully by some, they'll recycle it and wind up in a much better place. And here it is, hold your fire.
1:15.4	Now, hold your fire sounds what?
1:19.4	Weak.
1:20.9	You're telling me to just sit and take what I'm hearing
1:23.8	and what I'm seeing that I hate, that I'm against,
1:26.3	that I oppose, that I think is dangerous,
1:29.2	annoying, obnoxious, frustrating. Yes, I am, and I'll tell you why. If you want to be effective,
1:37.3	if you want to manifest your concerns in something positive, listen to me. Hold your fire comes from what? Military. Musket and cannon days. Why?
1:50.3	Because it was hard to reload and you had to make the most of it. And you had to wait and be
1:57.0	patient until you had your target in the most opportunistic location.
2:04.2	Similarly now, though it's a strained metaphor because of the surplusage, the surfeit,
2:11.7	the overwrought nature of social media, where everybody seems to have a gazillion bullets,
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