The Warning with Steve Schmidt

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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.

  1. 3h ago

    Donald Trump Is Falling Apart | Steve Schmidt

    Donald Trump delivered the most unhinged address of his presidency last night on baseless claims of election fraud. Steve Schmidt breaks down Trump's assault on American democracy and why his threats to the 2026 midterms is the most dangerous moment in the history of the republic. Today's Merch: These Are the Timeshttps://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/these-are-the-times-hoodie SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here:Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribeStore: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningsesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Donald Trump Is Falling Apart | Steve Schmidt

  2. 1d ago

    Donald Trump Has Corrupted America Beyond Recognition | Steve Schmidt

    Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton are unfit to serve as Attorney General and Director of National Intelligence. Steve Schmidt breaks down their congressional hearings, Trump's relentless abuse of power, and why the American republic is in peril. Today's Merch: The People's Househttps://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/the-peoples-house-sweatshirt SUBSRIBE for more and follow me here:Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribeStore: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningsesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Donald Trump Has Corrupted America Beyond Recognition | Steve Schmidt

  3. 2d ago

    Donald Trump’s Incompetent Regime Will Collapse | Steve Schmidt

    Donald Trump has always been a failure, from Atlantic City to the Iran war, and the crackpots and criminals he has assembled around him guarantee MAGA will not hold. Steve Schmidt breaks down the most corrupt cabinet in American history and why Trump's regime is headed for collapse. Today's Merch: The American Nerohttps://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/the-american-nero-tee Subscribe for more and follow me here:Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribeStore: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningsesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Donald Trump’s Incompetent Regime Will Collapse | Steve Schmidt

  4. 3d ago

    Donald Trump Will Watch His Movement Fall

    ICE has killed another person, Joan Sebastian Guerrero, in Maine while the war with Iran continues. Steve Schmidt breaks down the ongoing atrocities of Trump's regime and why MAGA must be burned to the ground in order to save America. Today's Merch: These Are the Timeshttps://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/these-are-the-times-tote-bag SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here:Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribeStore: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningsesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Donald Trump Will Watch His Movement Fall

  5. 3d ago

    Dead Air: No Sanitizing The Sinners | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

    On today’s episode of Dead Air, we cut through the spin surrounding three stories that speak to the decay of American political life: the political vacuum left by Lindsey Graham’s death, the unanswered questions surrounding Mitch McConnell’s condition, and what may be one of the most alarming assaults on press freedom in modern American history. We examine the carefully managed public messaging surrounding Mitch McConnell’s hospitalization, arguing that the American people deserve transparency from a man who has served at the highest levels of government for decades. The conversation explores what has — and hasn’t — been disclosed, and why the absence of clear information fuels growing public skepticism. We talked about Lindsey Graham’s legacy. I argue that Graham wasn’t merely another Republican senator, but one of the central architects of Donald Trump’s consolidation of power inside the Republican Party. His combination of institutional influence, political cynicism, and personal loyalty to Trump was singular — and leaves behind a void that is unlikely to be filled. The episode concludes with a discussion of reports that the Department of Justice, acting at the direction of the White House, has subpoenaed four New York Times reporters —Tyler Pager, Eric Lipton, Eric Schmitt, and Julian E. Barnes — following their reporting on Donald Trump’s use of a Qatari aircraft lacking defensive countermeasures. I argue that using the machinery of the federal government against journalists for doing their jobs is an attack on the First Amendment itself and another step toward the criminalization of independent journalism. Throughout the conversation, we place each story within a larger pattern: the erosion of constitutional norms, the corruption of democratic institutions, and the growing willingness of political power to substitute intimidation for accountability. It’s a sobering conversation about a country drifting further from the constitutional principles that once defined it. Support The Warning and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/@UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw Today's Merch: Embarrassed American https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/embarrassed-american-cotton-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.

  6. 4d ago

    The Truth About Lindsey Graham | Steve Schmidt

    Lindsey Graham died this weekend, and many are choosing to remember the man he once was instead of the harm he ultimately inflicted. Steve Schmidt breaks down Lindsey Graham's real legacy as a power-hungry, pilot fish who wished to destroy the American republic. Today's Merch: It's the People's Househttps://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/the-peoples-house-sweatshirt SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here:Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribeStore: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningsesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Truth About Lindsey Graham | Steve Schmidt

  7. 5d ago

    Dead Air: Weekend at Mitch's | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

    Nobody has seen Mitch McConnell in weeks. He's reportedly hospitalized, senators are claiming conversations with him, but Washington is starting to look like a reboot of "Weekend at Bernie's." On today's edition of "Dead Air," brought to you by the Save America Movement, Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell sic the bloodhounds on the senator from Kentucky, just like he would do. They also wade into the Dems' Graham Platner mess in Maine, Trump's latest chaos, and react to the horrific murder of a Houston father at the hands of ICE. Support The Warning and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/@UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw Today's Merch: Embarrassed American https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/embarrassed-american-cotton-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.

    Dead Air: Weekend at Mitch's | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

  8. 6d ago

    Has America Reached Another Breaking Point? | Steve Schmidt & Jim Acosta

    Steve Schmidt joins Jim Acosta for a wide-ranging conversation on the assault against democratic institutions, the use of government power, unanswered questions surrounding Mitch McConnell’s prolonged absence, and why today’s White House increasingly resembles a fortress instead of the People’s House. Nick Valencia also joined the show. Don’t miss this week’s edition of Oh Schmidt, It’s Friday. Support The Warning and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/@UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw Today's Merch: Embarrassed American https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/embarrassed-american-cotton-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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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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