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There is a very significant, “exhausted majority” of Americans looking to move past this rotten moment in American life. They have lost trust and faith in government, business, media and not-for-profit institutions at a moment of technological, cultural and economic upheaval. Fascism did not rise in the 1930s because it was strong, but rather, because democracy was weak. The cycle is repeating itself with a new extremism rising in 2020s America. On the podcast – consistent with the mission of The Warning newsletter offered on Substack and The Warning YouTube channel – I will be joined by interesting guests – some familiar, and some you may never have heard of – to discuss the political and cultural currents that are shaping our times, as well as the unseen forces driving politics that are rarely discussed on cable news. It's important for you to hear from a diverse range of voices – not just me – about the issues facing America today.

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August 6 · 54 min
Fight Everywhere Or Lose Everything | Steve Schmidt & Former Washington State Governor Jay Inslee
Governor Jay Inslee has spent a lifetime governing, and in this conversation with Steve Schmidt — part of the Save America Movement's “Fighting Democrat” series — he explains why America has reached a point where competence, courage and moral clarity matter more than ever. We discuss the growing assault on democratic institutions, the politicization of disaster relief, the future of American energy policy and why the Democratic Party must once again become a national party capable of competing everywhere — not just in the places where it already wins. This is a conversation about governing in an age of chaos. It is about protecting the rule of law, lowering costs for working families, confronting corruption and building a politics rooted in confidence instead of fear. If you’re looking for a serious discussion about how America can recover its footing and meet this moment, you’ll find this conversation essential. Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: Got Mitch? tee: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/got-mitch-tee?_pos=1&_sid=10cfd6cf7&_ss=r SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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August 5 · 8 min
Donald Trump and MAGA Have No Shame
Donald Trump is lying about the economy and MAGA is silent on Max Miller's heinous behavior. Steve Schmidt breaks down their disgrace and why America must reject Donald Trump in November. Today's Merch: Pedo Protector https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/pedo-protector-tee?_pos=3&_fid=b401657e9&_ss=c SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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August 4 · 8 min
Jeanine Pirro and Donald Trump Can't Escape Reality | Steve Schmidt
Jeanine Pirro's charges against Olympian David Hearn fell apart because they were a corrupt charade. Steve Schmidt breaks down Trump's pattern of blaming others for his failures and why no one is safe in his America. Today's Merch: These Are the Times https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/these-are-the-times-hoodie SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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August 3 · 8 min
Donald Trump Is Going Down | Steve Schmidt
Donald Trump's war with Iran continues to deteriorate. Steve Schmidt breaks down Trump's endless lies, foreign policy failures, and why the American people must put a check on his power in the midterms. Today's Merch: Defiance Is the Cure https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/defiance-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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July 31 · 11 min
Donald Trump Is Done | Steve Schmidt
Donald Trump has made America weaker with his corrupt foreign policy. Steve Schmidt is joined by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to break down the disastrous impact of the war with Iran and why Trump will be rebuked by the American people come November. Today's Merch: The American Nero https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/the-american-nero-hoodie Subscribe for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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July 30 · 11 min
Where Is Mitch McConnell? | Steve Schmidt
Mitch McConnell must return to the Senate or resign. Steve Schmidt is joined by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to discuss McConnell's absence and Trump's failing presidency. Today's Merch: Got Mitch? https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/got-mitch-tee Subscribe for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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July 30 · 41 min
Where’s Mitch? | Steve Schmidt and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear
As part of the Save America Movement's 'Fighting Democrat' series, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joins Steve Schmidt for a conversation about leadership, accountability and the obligations that come with public office at a moment when the American people are demanding answers about Mitch McConnell’s prolonged absence from public life. Public office is a public trust, and there can be no ambiguity about whether those entrusted with power are capable of exercising it. They discuss what governing with integrity looks like, why elected leaders must serve every citizen rather than every faction, and how reckless foreign policy and self-inflicted economic damage are hurting working Americans. Governor Beshear makes the case that Democratic governors are showing the country what competent leadership looks like through results, not slogans, while arguing the party must once again compete everywhere in America — not just where it is comfortable. Above all, the conversation was a reminder that before we are Republicans or Democrats, we are Americans, and the country’s future depends on leaders who remember that simple truth. Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: Got Mitch? tee: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/got-mitch-tee?_pos=1&_sid=10cfd6cf7&_ss=r SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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July 29 · 8 min
Lindsey Graham's Legacy Is Rotten | Steve Schmidt
Lindsey Graham's funeral was as disgraceful as he was. Steve Schmidt breaks down his legacy as a power-hungry errand boy who was effectively a foreign agent. Today's Merch: Got Mitch? https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/got-mitch-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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July 29 · 36 min
It Will Take Guts and Power | Steve Schmidt and Brian Tyler Cohen
Steve Schmidt and Brian Tyler Cohen talk about his newly launched book, “The Day After." Its real subject isn’t Donald Trump. It’s power. More specifically, it’s the refusal of too many Democrats to understand what power is for. For too long, Democrats have responded to authoritarianism with process, commissions, and endless deference to institutions that their opponents have been systematically dismantling. While Republicans seized power, Democrats too often acted as custodians of norms that no longer existed. That failure carried consequences. The corruption that went unpunished after Trump’s first administration didn’t disappear. It metastasized. When those who abuse power face no meaningful accountability, they return emboldened, convinced there’s no price to pay. If Democrats are entrusted with power again, they can’t simply promise a return to normal. America needs a government that solves problems, delivers results, and restores public confidence in democratic institutions. It will also require a broad coalition. Democracies are built by majorities, not ideological purity tests. Progress has always depended on imperfect allies united by a common purpose. The first hours of a new administration — not the first 100 days — will define whether it succeeds. Executive authority must be exercised immediately to restore integrity, dismantle corruption, and reverse abuses of government power. History rarely grants second chances, and when it does, they belong to leaders prepared to act. The challenge before the Democratic Party is larger than defeating Donald Trump. It’s proving that democratic government can still deliver competence, accountability, and hope. Elections are only the beginning. Governing is the test. And power, when entrusted by the American people, exists for one reason alone: to be used in defense of the republic. Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: Got Mitch? tee: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/got-mitch-tee?_pos=1&_sid=10cfd6cf7&_ss=r SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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July 28 · 8 min
The Midterms Are in 99 Days. Trump Is Toast. | Steve Schmidt
Donald Trump lied to voters in Michigan yesterday about the state of the economy under his presidency. With 99 days until the midterms, Steve Schmidt breaks down Trump's derangement, and why MAGA will lose in November. Today's Merch: Got Mitch? https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/got-mitch-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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July 28 · 1 hr 18 min
Dead Air: Fourth Estate Failures | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell
On today's episode of "Dead Air" with Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell, they assert that the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was more than an embarrassing spectacle. It was a public confession of institutional failure. The people entrusted with holding power accountable laughed, applauded, and socialized with the very figures undermining American democracy. Journalism isn’t performance. It’s a public trust. Edward R. Murrow understood that. Too many of today’s media elites don’t. Former ICE agent and whistleblower Jenn Budd then joins them for a sobering conversation about the culture inside America’s immigration enforcement system. She describes an institution where abuse, dehumanization, and a lack of accountability have become normalized, while political leaders and much of the national media avert their eyes from what’s happening in their name. They close with an unflinching assessment of the Democratic Party. At the moment America most needs a disciplined, competent, and relentless opposition, Democrats remain strategically adrift, financially weakened, and poorly led. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Defeating MAGA will require far more than outrage. It will require a party prepared to meet history with clarity, courage, and competence. Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: F*CK ICE tee: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/f-ck-ice?_pos=1&_psq=fuck+ice&_psid=90a4f3f92&_ss=e&_v=1.0 SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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July 27 · 8 min
Kristen Welker Has Made It Worse | Steve Schmidt
Kristen Welker laughed along with fascist Stephen Miller at the White House Correspondent's Dinner. Steve Schmidt breaks down her shameful conduct, Donald Trump's disgraceful speech, and the decline of the press corps. Today's Merch: Let It Be in My Day https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/let-it-be-in-my-day-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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