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June 05, 2024
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Biden Takes Action on the Border

In This Episode

President Biden issues an executive order temporarily closing the US-Mexico border to migrants. Tommy and Addisu Demissie discuss Democratic backlash to the action and why Republicans, despite having killed a bipartisan border bill, are claiming it’s too little, too late. Donald Trump joins TikTok, attends a UFC fight, and exploits MAGA backlash to his conviction to close his fundraising gap. And Tommy sits down with Michael Tyler, Communications Director for Biden-Harris 2024, to chat about upcoming presidential debate and how Trump’s new felony status has presented challenges and opportunities for the Biden campaign.

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SHOW NOTES: 

BIDEN BORDER SPEECH + REACTIONS 

  • APNEWS: Biden says he’s restricting asylum to help ‘gain control’ of the border
  • CNN: Biden pulls from Trump’s immigration playbook in election-year twist
  • TRUTHSOCIAL: Trump Attacking Bidens Immigration Action (video)
  • Twitter: Tim Scott on Biden’s Border Action
  • MICHIGAN.GOV: Governor Whitmer on President Biden’s Executive Action to Secure the Southern Border
  • MURPHY.SENATE: Murphy Statement On President Biden’s Executive Actions To Address Challenges At The Border
  • POLITICO: Playbook PM: Biden’s border gambit draws critics
  • WaPo: Democrats frustrated with Biden border order
  • Twitter: Rep. Tony Gonzales on Biden Border (video)
  • Twitter: Senator Ted Cruz on Biden Border (video)
  • Twitter: Mike Johnson on Biden Border (video)
  • Twitter: Nicole Malliotakis on Biden Border (video)
  • Twitter: Biden-Harris HQ (video)
  • Twitter: Rep. Juan Ciscomani on Biden Border

TRUMP CONVICTION + RNC Fundraising 

  • CNN: RNC co-chair says Trump raised $70 million in 48 hours after verdict
  • NYT: Trump and R.N.C. Announce $141 Million Haul in May
  • The Hill: RNC co-chair on how much fundraising will go to Trump legal fees: ‘We’ll wait and see’
  • WaPo: RNC co-chair Lara Trump attacks Hogan for calling for respect for legal process
  • Axios: Trump campaign says conviction drives $141M May haul for campaign
  • Politico: Trump tries to spin guilty into gold
  • Patriot Takes tweet

TRUMP ON TIK TOK 

  • NBC: Trump quickly surpasses the Biden campaign on TikTok
  • NYT: Trump Joins TikTok, the App He Once Tried to Ban
  • The Atlantic: Trump’s Big New Megaphone
  • WaPo: The weird world of Michael Cohen’s live TikTok streaming
  • NYT: After the Trump Verdict, the TikTok Trial Began