In this morning’s Community Live, we dove deep into the latest political reporting, using Ron Filipkowski’s Midas Touch daily bulletin as the backbone for a wide-ranging breakdown of the current state of the Trump administration. The session explored the reported tensions between Donald Trump and Kash Patel, with Trump allegedly considering Patel’s removal as FBI Director amid a series of embarrassing headlines and internal conflicts. But as emphasized throughout the livestream, swapping out personnel doesn’t fix the fundamental issue: Trump himself is the engine of dysfunction, and the revolving door of unfit loyalists only reinforces that point.
The conversation expanded into the growing concern over illegal orders being pushed through the chain of command — orders that lawmakers like Mark Kelly, Chrissy Houlahan, and others warned service members not to follow. Their statements sparked retaliatory bluster from Trump’s circle, including the erratic and deeply unserious behavior of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. We discussed how these responses reveal both the chaos inside the administration and the danger of elevating unstable figures into positions of extraordinary power.
Ultimately, this live was about cutting through normalization. It highlighted the absurdity, incompetence, and escalating authoritarian impulses shaping the moment we’re in — and why staying informed matters more than ever.
