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LIVE: Ex-Trump Official SOUNDS ALARM as Trump COMES FOR HIM | The Weekend Show

2025-09-08 News & Politics
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Insider Analysis: The Speed of Trump's Revenge Agenda and the Creation of an Authoritarian Deep State

Gain critical, insider insight into the speed and severity of authoritarian consolidation under a second Trump regime, focusing on systemic revenge and the intentional creation of a loyalist deep state.

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  • The pace of enacting Trump's revenge agenda is outpacing early expert predictions, with 80% materialized within seven months.
  • The administration is actively building an actual "MAGA Deep State" by replacing established civil servants with political loyalists.
  • Executive orders are now being used to initiate federal investigations against critics by name, bypassing historical checks on presidential power.
  • These calculated actions threaten to destabilize the economy through protectionist tariffs and direct control over the Federal Reserve.

This discussion features former DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor, author of Blowback, detailing the strategic timeline for aggressive executive orders and the collapse of institutional norms. Understand the foundational threats—from legal weaponization intended for critics like Taylor, to global realignment favoring autocrats—and why ordinary Americans must recognize the danger.

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Miles Taylor joins Anthony Davis to discuss the alarming dangers of this second Trump regime, revenge politics, the erosion of democratic norms, and the rise of authoritarianism. Taylor shares insights from his experience inside the first Trump administration, the complicity of the Republican Party and the implications of tribalism in politics, the economic consequences of Trump's agenda, and the creation of a MAGA deep state - only on The Weekend Show. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to Five Minute News on Patreon for exclusive members only videos, live Q&A and more: http://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews Visit Five Minute News online and subscribe at http://www.fiveminute.news Follow Five Minute News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/fiveminnews Follow Five Minute News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/fiveminnews Subscribe to Five Minute News on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fiveminutenews Five Minute News with Anthony Davis is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential world news, daily. Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane

Top Comments (10)

@Robrulz666icloud 2025-09-08

Imagine President Joe Biden treating Americans like this 🤮 Trump must be stopped!!!!

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@VirginiaCampbell-y8j 2025-09-08

Supreme Court should be blamed along with the rest!!

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@Keikobird1 2025-09-08

Anthony & Miles, I am a HUGE fan of you both! Miles, please stay strong, but most of all, stay safe. Keep speaking truth to power, gentlemen—true blue Americans are with you!!! 💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇦💙🇨🇦💙🇲🇽

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@Coconut0829 2025-09-08

Everyone needs to listen to this episode! He makes the most sense of anyone I have heard and it’s scary!

164 5 replies
@BonafideGail 2025-09-08

He's gone mental. Seriously and frighteningly gone mental.

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@SandraWeiss-jc6xz 2025-09-08

Somebody needs to deal with CREEPY Miller.

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@AngelEyes10-14 2025-09-08

THE SUPREME COURT, IS JUST AS MUCH TO BLAME.

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@MiaT-q9z 2025-09-08

Love the show Anthony always. I love when anyone speaks truth to power like this. People need to wake up, stand up and do it firm.

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@DiannaVaneekeren 2025-09-08

Miles I am just now rereading Blowback. Almost everything you predicted I coming true. I was hoping you would jump back into the fray even though it’s hell for your family. You are so brave and much needed Thank you Antony for having Milers on ❤

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@maryalicestewart8207 2025-09-08

It's so good to hear from someone who worked in the first term speak so clearly and directly about the president. Thanks.

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