The Gedunk Show

President Trump doubled down on an argument made by his lawyers that presidential immunity would apply even if the President ordered SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival. Navy veteran Ken Harbaugh and Air Force veteran Amanda Weinstein react.Support Against All Enemies here: www.patreon.com/KenHarbaughCredits:Producer and Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

President Trump continues to invoke Hitlerian rhetoric in interviews and on the campaign trail. Meanwhile, Republican leaders refuse to condemn the former president. Army combat vet and CEO of Human Rights First, Mike Breen, explains the consequences of legitimizing this kind of hate speech.Support Human Rights First here: https://humanrightsfirst.org/Support Against All Enemies here: www.patreon.com/KenHarbaughCredits:Producer and Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Nikki Haley is doubling-down on her refusal to condemn the Confederate cause. At a recent campaign event, referring to the Confederate flag, she said “a leader doesn’t decide who is right.”Listen to the Suburban Women Problem podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-suburban-women-problem/id1565897152Support Against All Enemies here: www.patreon.com/KenHarbaughCredits:Producer and Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Tina Nguyen covered the January 6th insurrection from the Capitol grounds. She says the danger is far from over, and that malign forces are still working to undermine American democracy.Support Against All Enemies here: www.patreon.com/KenHarbaughCredits:Producer and Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Nikki Haley said she would pardon Donald Trump if elected. Her refusal to hold him accountable is emblematic of the inability of Republican candidates to tell the truth to their own voters. Support Against All Enemies here: www.patreon.com/KenHarbaughCredits:Producer and Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Hillsdale College is a right-wing educational institution that helps provide intellectual cover for the Christian Nationalist movement. Ken Harbaugh explains the danger this poses to democracy.Buy Stuart Stevens’s book, The Conspiracy to End America, here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-conspiracy-to-end-america-five-ways-my-old-party-is-driving-our-democracy-to-autocracy-stuart-stevens/20099813?ean=9781538765401Support Against All Enemies here: www.patreon.com/KenHarbaughCredits:Producer and Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Steve Bannon just called Navy SEALs “too woke” on his show. Navy veteran Ken Harbaugh reacts, and shares a conversation with a fellow vet and Navy SEAL about the importance of maintaining diversity in the US military.Listen to the full interview with Brett Jones, here: https://youtu.be/95MVb3wz7ZQSupport Against All Enemies here: www.patreon.com/KenHarbaughCredits:Producer and Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

The Colorado Supreme Court has determined that former President Trump engaged in insurrection against the United States, thereby disqualifying him from the ballot in 2024. Eugene Vindman, a former Army paratrooper and lawyer, and a key figure in the first impeachment of Donald Trump, weighs in on the implications of this momentous court ruling.Support Against All Enemies here: www.patreon.com/KenHarbaughCredits:Producer and Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

At a recent school board meeting in Sarasota, Florida, a recent graduate called for board chairperson Bridget Ziegler to be fired, not for being embroiled in a scandal with her husband, Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler, but for being a terrible public servant. Jared Yates Sexton responds to the video clip, and offers his take on the hypocrisy of today’s Christian nationalists and the Republican party.Support Against All Enemies here: www.patreon.com/KenHarbaughCredits:Producer and Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Militant Christian Nationalists have gravitated to Trump’s side, drawing inspiration from his promise to exact revenge upon his enemies if reelected. Dr. Amanda Weinstein has been a long-time observer of extremist Christian movements (which do NOT, in fact, reflect the values of historical Christianity), and explains the dangers of their alliance with today’s Republican Party.Subscribe to the Suburban Women Problem Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-suburban-women-problem/id1565897152Support Against All Enemies here: www.patreon.com/KenHarbaughCredits:Producer and Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino