Cover art for Pod Save America

The Bruised Hand in the Cookie Jar

Pod Save America

Published
May 19, 2026
Duration
1h 6m
Summary source
description
Last updated
May 21, 2026

Discusses Trump's DOJ launches a $1.7 billion fund to make payments to his allies, as Democrats revive the deb…

Summary

Trump's DOJ launches a $1.7 billion fund to make payments to his allies, as Democrats revive the debate about whether to make Trump's declining fitness—even his increasingly discolored hands—a campaign issue. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy weigh the pros and cons and react the rest of the news, including Trump taking revenge on Bill Cassidy and Thomas Massie, his…

Show notes

Trump's DOJ launches a $1.7 billion fund to make payments to his allies, as Democrats revive the debate about whether to make Trump's declining fitness—even his increasingly discolored hands—a campaign issue. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy weigh the pros and cons and react the rest of the news, including Trump taking revenge on Bill Cassidy and Thomas Massie, his new plotting against Cuba and Greenland, and the latest on negotiations with Iran.