Policy Priorities: Rescissions, Trade, and Foreign Policy

Nathan asks about Schmitt's priorities; Schmitt discusses rescissions to cut waste, revising trade and foreign policy, and setting up a potential American renaissance.

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Today, Nathan Halberstadt sits down with Senator Eric Schmitt for an update on the fight against government overreach, censorship, and mass migration. Senator Schmitt reveals his playbook to counter the left-dominated cultural institutions, such as media and higher education and achieve political and cultural victory.

Eric Schmitt, a sixth-generation Missourian, grew up in a working-class family in Bridgeton, Missouri. He served in various roles in Missouri’s state legislature, including State Senator, State Treasurer, and Attorney General, before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022. As a U.S. Senator, Schmitt prioritizes protecting free speech, fighting the administrative state, and advocating for Missourians.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Opening Highlight

0:01:21 Senator Eric Schmitt's background and family history

0:05:00 Challenging tyrannical COVID-19 mandates

0:10:00 How to build a conservative expert class and reform institutions

0:12:37 Big tech censorship and the Missouri v. Biden lawsuit

0:19:13 Mass migration and deportation policies

0:23:07 Analysis of student visas and problems in higher education

0:26:04 Senator Schmitt's perspective on American foreign policy and trade

0:27:30 Critique of the radical left and their anti-American values

0:28:30 Closing remarks about the future of the conservative movement

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