This week on The Necessary Conversation, it’s just Chad and Mary Lou. Haley is off galavanting again and Bob is still recovering. We miss you both. ❤️

🇷🇺 Trump signed an order waiving sanctions on Russia days before they were set to take effect — right after agreeing to buy Putin’s diesel. Ukraine says Musk’s Starlink restrictions have left them unable to intercept Russian drones killing civilians. Zelensky called the deal “wrong” and said he’s done with Trump. Even Republicans pushed back — Thom Tillis called it “beyond irresponsible” and John Cornyn said “Lindsey would be appalled.” We ask Mary Lou: do you think Putin has blackmail on Trump?

🤡 Trump’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia lasted five days. Her only briefing was 14 minutes long. She claimed to be an attorney — turns out she took the California bar exam and failed, and was never licensed anywhere. She is now the 11th high-profile member of Trump’s administration to leave or be fired. We run through the full list. We ask Mary Lou: does Trump know how to pick the best people?

🚨 Homeland Security agents raided Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s home three weeks before the midterms, seizing her phone, passport, and computers. The investigation centers on immigration paperwork her late father filed when she was a child. No charges have been filed. No evidence has been made public. Trump officials reviewed her records in 2019 and didn’t find enough for a full investigation. Legal experts say denaturalization is extremely rare. We ask: why now, three weeks before an election?

✈️ We simmer down to talk about our favorite places we’ve ever galavanted, in honor of Haley being gone.

💀 Trump posted multiple videos of people being killed by big cats — including footage of the fatal tiger attack on 23-year-old William Chapman at a zoo in England. Then he posted an AI video of himself wrestling the tiger and befriending it set to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” Chapman’s family pleaded for people to stop sharing the footage, saying it’s causing them severe distress. We ask: why does the president keep posting videos of people being killed?

👊 At a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, a woman wearing a “Release the Epstein Files” shirt was punched in the face, jumped on, and had her hair ripped out by MAGA attendees while the crowd chanted “USA.” Trump mocked her from the stage, called her “scum” and a “fat guy,” and told her to go on a diet. No one has been arrested or charged. We ask Mary Lou: did she deserve to get punched in the face?

🏫 The 369th mass shooting of the year happened at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon. A 16-year-old gunman killed three children — ages 5, 8, and 11 — and a 25-year-old teacher. A father carrying a concealed weapon followed the shooter inside and killed him. Despite children being murdered, there is zero movement in government to even discuss changing gun laws. Guns remain the number one cause of death for children in America. We ask Mary Lou: do you think our gun laws are working?

Just Chad and Mary Lou this week. No punches pulled.

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