Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign launch explodes on takeoff. Political Strategist Tim Miller stops by to break down what’s next for Tiny D and the rest of the GOP field. Then, House Republicans are feeling so confident about the debt ceiling negotiations that they’re bragging about holding the economy hostage. And Jon and Dan dig into one of the week’s weirdest stories: why did Marjorie Taylor Greene pay $100,000 for a used tube of Kevin McCarthy’s chapstick?

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Show Notes

Round Up

NYT: Elon Musk’s Event With Ron DeSantis Exposes Twitter’s Weaknesses
CNN: Glitches, echoes and ‘melting the servers’ crash DeSantis’ campaign launch on Twitter
CNN: Glitches, echoes and ‘melting the servers’ crash DeSantis’ campaign launch on Twitter
NYT: DeSantis Stumbles Out of the Gate With a Twitter Meltdown
MediaMatters: Elon Musk’s Twitter stakes its claim as the new Fox News
WSJ: Special Counsel Is Wrapping Up Trump Mar-a-Lago Probe
The Washington Post: Trump lawyer letter seeks Garland meeting on special counsel actions
NYT: Prosecutors Sought Records on Trump’s Foreign Business Deals Since 2017
Bloomberg: Trump Hush-Money Case in New York Gets March 25, 2024, Trial Date
NYT: E. Jean Carroll Seeks New Damages From Trump for Comments on CNN
WaPo: Democrats angry at debt limit messaging
Politico: House Dems take pessimistic tone on debt as McCarthy pushes to ‘finish up’ talks
AmericanProspect: At Least Free the Debt Ceiling Hostage