Debunking MAGA: Trump, Mamdani, Newsom & Democracy on Trial — My Debate with Tomi Lahren

This week, Dan traveled to Nashville to debate ultra-MAGA commentator Tomi Lahren on crime, Trump’s record, and the future of American democracy. Host Dan Koh takes you inside their conversation — with analysis on what Democrats need to do better to win on the issues that matter.

Koh takes you behind the scenes on the conversations about:

• Trump’s cuts to law enforcement — including $800M in proposed reductions, with $400M from the ATF and hundreds of millions from violence prevention programs.
• The National Guard and hurricane season — how Trump’s political theater deployments could leave states unprepared when disasters strike.
• The affordability crisis — why Zohran Mamdani’s message on housing and cost of living resonates, and what Democrats must learn from it.
• Due process under attack — the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and the fight over whether constitutional rights apply to all persons, not just citizens.
• Trump, Putin, and Ukraine — why praising dictators and undermining allies puts “America First” at risk.
• Gerrymandering hypocrisy — how MAGA’s arguments about representation contradict their defense of the Electoral College.
• Gavin Newsom’s playbook — why turning Trump’s own tactics back on him is striking a nerve across MAGA media.
• The fight over cashless bail — what it reveals about racial inequities in the justice system, and why data-driven reform makes communities safer.

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