Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey

Tracy Johnson is in for Steve Scaffidi, and she is joined in-studio by CBS 58 political reporter AJ Bayatpour and they begin by talking about Joe Biden pardoning his son Hunter after saying he would not. They also discuss if this will affect his legacy. Tracy and AJ discuss more of president-elect Donald Trump’s picking Kash Patel for the FBI director and others as well as people still in office from his last administration getting replaced. Tracy quickly asks AJ what questions he would have for former U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin and Trump’s choice for transportation secretary Sean Duffy. Tracy and AJ next talk about another Wisconsinite going national as Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler recently announced his bid for the Democratic National Committee chair position. They discuss his chances, how the process works, who is replacement could be and more. “What should Wisconsin do with its’ budget surplus?” Tracy asks AJ this question as the budget cycle begins to reset for the state. What's AJ following this week?

Steve Scaffidi is joined by Public Safety Communications Expert Anne E. Schwartz, and they begin by discussing Milwaukee Police Department’s signing bonus incentive to help boost recruitment. -Anne E. Schwartz and Steve Scaffidi are joined on the phone by former Milwaukee Police Chief and current Fitchburg Police Chief Alfonso Morales to talk about the prevalence of Venezuelan gangs and drug cartels in the U.S., including Wisconsin. They also ask the chief about recruitment in Central Wisconsin and if it is similar to how it is in Milwaukee. -Steve asks Annie for some parting holiday words. Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by author Brian Reisinger to talk about bridging political divides when it comes to supporting family farms. -Steve asks Brian about the farm bill in the Senate, what he’s learned from his California experience and deer hunting Closing Thanksgiving thoughts...

Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by author Brian Reisinger to talk about bridging political divides when it comes to supporting family farms. Steve asks Brian about the farm bill in the Senate, what he’s learned from his California experience and deer hunting

Anne E. Schwartz and Steve Scaffidi are joined on the phone by former Milwaukee Police Chief and current Fitchburg Police Chief Alfonso Morales to talk about the prevalence of Venezuelan gangs and drug cartels in the U.S., including Wisconsin. They also ask the chief about recruitment in Central Wisconsin and if it is similar to how it is in Milwaukee.

Steve Scaffidi is joined by Urban Milwaukee president and reporter Jeramey Jannene, and they discuss Milwaukee’s need for police officers, why we haven’t gotten any and how the city plans to incentivize recruitment. -The I-794 Saga Continues; Jeramey explains to Steve about the current report to redesign the freeway that cuts through downtown Milwaukee. -A fixable issue? Jeramey next explains to Steve about the requested audit on the Milwaukee County prison after several deaths occurred at the facility. He also explains what he’s looking at next. Steve Scaffidi is next joined on the phone by National Review writer Christian Schneider and they talk about Donald Trump’s transition to his second term and the obstacles he may face including Senator Mitch McConnell. They also talk about Trump possibly going after political opponents. -Matt Gaetz: From Attorney General to Cameo? Steve discusses the future of the former congressman with Christian as well as other cabinet picks from Trump. -Steve lastly asks Christian about DOGE and Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s role in it as well as the state of Twitter and social media. Plus, some quick Thanksgiving talk.

Steve Scaffidi is next joined on the phone by National Review writer Christian Schneider and they talk about Donald Trump’s transition to his second term and the obstacles he may face including Senator Mitch McConnell. They also talk about Trump possibly going after political opponents. Matt Gaetz: From Attorney General to Cameo? Steve discusses the future of the former congressman with Christian as well as other cabinet picks from Trump. Steve lastly asks Christian about DOGE and Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s role in it as well as the state of Twitter and social media. Plus, some quick Thanksgiving talk.

Steve Scaffidi is joined by Urban Milwaukee president and reporter Jeramey Jannene, and they discuss Milwaukee’s need for police officers, why we haven’t gotten any and how the city plans to incentivize recruitment. The I-794 Saga Continues; Jeramey explains to Steve about the current report to redesign the freeway that cuts through downtown Milwaukee. A fixable issue? Jeramey next explains to Steve about the requested audit on the Milwaukee County prison after several deaths occurred at the facility. He also explains what he’s looking at next.

Steve Scaffidi is joined in-studio by former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Bill Glauber, and they begin by discussing the media’s coverage of Donald Trump and his transition to his second presidential term; they also discuss if it will be different than his first term. Steve asks Bill his favorite toy/Christmas gift (he’s Jewish). They also discuss Matt Gaetz political future now that he’s out as Attorney General. Steve and Bill talk about him and many more of Trump’s cabinet picks. Are Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk going to do anything in the new DOGE agency? Will Joe Biden pardon his son Hunter? Steve and Bill discuss. Steve and Bill discuss the future of Wisconsin democrats. This includes topics like if Ben Wikler will stay the chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, if Tony Evers will run for a third term and the funding of the State Supreme Court race. What is Bill Glauber most thankful for?

The Trump Mandate: Tracy Johnson is in for Steve Scaffidi, and she is joined by Republican strategist Bill McCoshen to talk about “the Trump mandate” Bill explains what that means and talks about the Republican wins throughout the country. They also discuss Matt Gaetz withdrawing from Attorney General consideration and Donald Trump’s new pick Pam Bondi as well as his other cabinet picks. Tracy and Bill discuss Trump picking Wisconsin’s own Sean Duffy as the country’s transportation secretary. Bill explains his qualifications. Will there be another Wisconsin pick? Tracy and Bill respond to texts about Sean Duffy and talk about political talk during Thanksgiving. Tracy and Bill discuss Eric Hovde’s loss during last night’s election, Bill said nothing nefarious happened, but we do need to count early ballots early. Tracy asks Bill if there are winds of change represented by this election going forward to future races like the State Supreme Court race. Political Junkie PowerPoint -Bill is junking states that are still counting their ballots like California and Arizona. Bill is keeping family. -Tacy is junking Trump shaming in the media like the hosts of Morning Joe. Tracy is keeping transparency with the ne new DOGE government department. GRAB BAGS -Bill says let’s get politics out of the classroom -Tracy brings up Jackson Sparks who died in the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy at the age of 8.

GRAB BAGS Bill says let’s get politics out of the classroom Tracy brings up Jackson Sparks who died in the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy at the age of 8.