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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Voter Andrew Schulz Can't Believe Trump Isn't Doing What He Campaigned On
Andrew Schulz, the controversial comedian and podcaster who proudly voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election, has apparently been shocked to learn that Donald Trump is not doing the things he promised to do. As if there weren't a bounty of evidence out there already that this exactly what was going to happen. On a recent episode of his Flagrant podcast, Schulz grumbled, 'Everything he campaigned on I believe he wanted to do, and now he's doing the exact opposite thing of every single fucking thing.' (Who could have possibly seen that coming?) Schulz went on to say that he's been receiving DMs from people telling him, 'You voted for this.' Schulz, though, insists he 'voted for none of this,' even though he actively voted for Trump, an extremely well-known political quantity at this point with a habit of saying things that will get him elected, but not actually doing them. 'He's doing the exact opposite of everything I voted for,' Schulz complained. 'I want him to stop the wars — he's funding them. I want him to shrink spending, reduce the budget — he's increasing it. It's like everything that he said he's going to do — except sending immigrants back, and now he's even flip-flopped on that, which I kind of like.' (Again, who could have possibly seen all that coming?) Chief among Schulz's problems — and the main focus of the episode on which he aired these grievances — was Trump's flip-flop on his promise to release more info about Jeffrey Epstein. Earlier this week, Justice Department officials released a memo saying investigators had concluded that Epstein never had a 'client list' used to blackmail celebrities and political elites, inflaming certain MAGA factions who've been clamoring for more documents. On top of all that, when asked about the Epstein case at a recent press conference, Trump dismissed the notion that people are still interested in the case. After playing that press conference clip on Flagrant, Schulz gravely said, 'In all seriousness, that is what is enraging people right now. It's insulting our intelligence.' Yup, congrats, Andrew, you've finally figured out how Trump operates and how he perceives even some of his most slavish and devoted followers. So, once more with feeling: Who could have possibly seen that coming? More from Rolling Stone 'I Made Every Single' Decision: Biden Fires Back at Trump Over Clemency Autopen Use Senate Report on Trump Assassination Attempt Lists 'Preventable Failures' by Secret Service Trump Said 'Alligator Alcatraz' Would Hold 'Menacing Migrants.' Most Don't Have Criminal Convictions Best of Rolling Stone The Useful Idiots New Guide to the Most Stoned Moments of the 2020 Presidential Campaign Anatomy of a Fake News Scandal The Radical Crusade of Mike Pence
15-07-2025
- Politics
Trump was reelected with help from podcasters like Joe Rogan. Is he losing their support over Epstein and Iran?
President Donald Trump is facing mounting backlash from his MAGA base over his administration's handling of the Epstein files and its deepening involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict -- and the splintering is especially evident among many of the podcasters and comedians who helped propel his return to power last year. During his 2024 campaign, Trump embraced podcasts as a key media strategy to reach audiences beyond traditional outlets, and made high-profile campaign appearances on podcasts hosted by comedians like Joe Rogan, Andrew Schulz, and Theo Von. Now, just over six months into his presidency, many of those same hosts are using their shows to publicly break with the president over campaign promises they say he's gone back on -- particularly his backing off on releasing files connected to convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein and his pledge to avoid new foreign entanglements. After Trump said last week that it was a "waste" of time to talk about Epstein, Schulz -- who hosted Trump on his "Flagrant" podcast during the 2024 campaign and says that he voted for the president -- called Trump's comments "insulting." "So we're stupid," Schulz said on the latest episode of his podcast. "We're wasting time ... in all seriousness, that is, I think, what is enraging people right now, is it's insulting our intelligence." Schulz went on to say of Trump: "Everything he campaigned on, I believe he wanted to do -- and now he's doing the exact opposite thing of every single f---ing thing." "He's doing the exact opposite of everything I've voted for. I want him to stop the wars, he's funding them. I want him to shrink spending, reduce the budget, he's increasing it," Schulz said. The "Flagrant" host isn't the only podcaster who backed Trump in 2024 but has recently spoken out against the president. Rogan, perhaps the biggest podcaster in the world, said on a recent episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" that Trump's base was fracturing over how the president was handling foreign wars. "I think the whole MAGA thing right now is very divided, particularly because one of the things they voted for was no war," Rogan told guest Bernie Sanders. "Well, now it seems like we're in a war. It's quick, we're six months in, and that's already popped off." Rogan, who also recently criticized Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown as "f---ing nuts," also defended Rep. Thomas Massie, a vocal congressional opponent of Iran involvement who has faced sharp attacks from Trump and his allies. The criticism marks a dramatic shift for Rogan, whose 2024 endorsement of Trump made international headlines and was seen as a major boost for the campaign. Von, who hosted both Trump and Vice President JD Vance during the campaign and appeared with Trump in Qatar last month, has also started expressing concerns that the president is abandoning his "America First" pledge. "I felt like it was supposed to be America First, like, we're focusing on what are we doing to get things back into America," Von said this week. "And then now that we're caught up here, and it feels like we are just working for Israel. I think to a lot of people, you just really start to feel very disillusioned pretty quickly." Meanwhile, comedian Tim Dillon, who also interviewed Vance before the election, has used recent podcast episodes to deliver critiques of the Trump administration over issues ranging from the potential escalation in Iran to the administration's relationship with Qatar and its empowering of Elon Musk. "Is Iran the reason that no one can afford a house? Is Iran the reason that there's fentanyl everywhere?" Dillon asked during a recent show. "When your insurance won't cover a knee operation, is your main concern Iran?" The growing fractures within the coalition that helped return Trump to the White House are coming from outside his typically loyal MAGA wing, which includes figures like Steve Bannon and Laura Loomer. Many of the podcasters and comedians who are now criticizing Trump don't have primarily political audiences -- but played a key role in expanding Trump's reach during the campaign. Tim Miller, a longtime chronicler and critic of the MAGA base and host of the popular Bulwark podcast, told ABC News that it was just a matter of time before some of those podcasters began speaking out against the president. "They're all pretty libertarian-minded," Miller said of figures like Rogan and Von. "They are skeptical of foreign wars, skeptical of government." Trump, Miller said, appealed to them as an anti-establishment figure and "a vessel for their contrarian, anti-establishment views." But now, "Trump becomes the establishment. He is the government," Miller said. That the podcasters' dissatisfaction "comes over foreign wars and government agents snatching people off the streets isn't that surprising," Miller said. "It's a direct affront to their general, skeptical, anti-establishment ethos." That shift could carry political consequences in future elections, especially if voices like Rogan and Von influence voters who are disillusioned with the establishment, Miller said. "Even if it's a minority of the MAGA base, if they're disillusioned, they might not turn out," Miller said. "And these are exactly the kinds of lower-frequency voters Trump mobilized in 2016 and 2024."
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Andrew Schulz: Trump ‘doing the exact opposite of everything I voted for'
Podcaster Andrew Schulz slammed President Trump's second administration Thursday for reneging on campaign promises. 'He's doing the exact opposite of everything I voted for,' Schulz said during a 'Flagrant' podcast episode. 'I want him to stop the wars. He's funding them. I want him to shrink spending, reduce the budget. He's increasing it. It's like everything that he said he's going to do, except sending immigrants back and now he's even flip-flopped on that,' he added. The Hill reached out to the White House for comment. Some, including conservative commentator Candace Owens and former White House adviser Elon Musk, have argued that Trump isn't fulfilling the platform he laid out on the campaign trail. 'He's been a chronic disappointment. And I feel embarrassed that I told people to go vote for him because this wasn't going to happen, and it is happening,' Owens said during an appearance on 'Piers Morgan Uncensored,' after the United States struck three Iranian nuclear facilities. Both Schulz and Musk have also criticized the president for not releasing files linked to convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein. 'How can people be expected to have faith in Trump if he won't release the Epstein files?' Musk wrote in a Tuesday post on his social platform X. The Department of Justice recently told the public Epstein did not keep a 'client list' despite Attorney General Pam Bondi's previous statement on Fox News where she said the names were 'sitting on her desk' and would soon be reviewed. 'It's insulting our intelligence. Obviously, the intelligence community is trying to cover it up. Obviously, the Trump administration is trying to cover it up,' Schulz said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Time of India
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Comedian Andrew Schulz lashes out at Trump a year after their podcast; here's why
Stand-up comedian and podcaster Andrew Schulz has criticized US President Donald Trump for his actions as the president, saying that he is doing the opposite of every single promise that he made during his election campaign in 2024. The critique comes 10 months after Schulz interviewed Trump on his podcast. Schulz, during the July 10, 2025, episode of his "Flagrant" podcast, said that the US President is doing the exact opposite of what he voted for. "Everything he campaigned on, I believe that he wanted to do. And now he's doing the exact opposite of every single campaign promise," Schulz said. "I voted for none of this. He's doing the exact opposite of everything I voted for," he added. Further elaborating on his expectations from Trump, the stand-up comedian, on his podcast, said that he wanted the US President to stop wars, but he is funding them instead. "I want him to stop the wars; he's funding them. I want him to reduce spending and reduce the budget; he's increasing it. It's like everything that he said he's going to do, except sending immigrants back, and now he's even flip-flopped on that, which I kind of like. He's like, "We kind of need the people working in restaurants, and we kind of need farmers," Schulz said. It was reported on July 11, 2025, that the U.S. State Department is set to lay off more than 1,300 employees. Meanwhile, economic forecasters have predicted that the major tax and spending law brought by President Trump, termed the "one big, beautiful bill," which extends tax cuts and cuts funding for health care and food programs, will likely have only a minor effect on the American economy. "I think with the wars he literally did try," Schulz said. "I think earnestly he's talking to Putin, thinking he can make it happen. But I think his hubris got the best of him," he added. Live Events The Russia-Ukraine war recently witnessed a fresh escalation with Moscow's new wave of attacks. In June 2025, Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran after tensions erupted in the Middle East, triggering missile strikes being exchanged between the two countries, as well as the U.S. bombing Iran's nuclear sites. Schulz said, "Maybe he will stop these wars.: no. Maybe we will see what's up with this Epstein (stuff): No." He and his co-hosts had a 90-minute podcast with Trump in October 2024, ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
USA Today
12-07-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Way to go, Des Moines! The 10 most 'financially responsible' cities across America
A group of midwestern cities, including Des Moines, Iowa, Madison, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, rank among the most 'financially responsible' in the nation, according to a new report. Minneapolis has a strikingly low share of consumers with maxed-out credit cards. Madisonians use an admirably low quotient of their available credit. Des Moines residents don't spend too much of their income on housing. LendingTree, the personal finance site, ranked the 100 largest metropolitan areas on five metrics of financial health, focusing on the ideal of living within one's means. The July 7 report draws from Federal Reserve and Census data, and from a sample of 260,000 anonymized LendingTree users. Here are the 10 most 'financially responsible' cities According to LendingTree, these are the 10 most financially responsible cities in America: Several other midwestern cities rank in LendingTree's top 20 for financial responsibility, including Kansas City, Missouri (13), Cincinnati (14), Columbus, Ohio (18) and St. Louis (20). Other financially healthy metros include Knoxville, Tennessee (12th on the list), in the South, and Rochester, New York (16), in the Northeast. According to LendingTree analysts, the cities near the top of the ranking tend to have solid household incomes and reasonable living costs. Those qualities go hand in hand with good credit. 'So much of this whole report gets down to income and credit scores,' said Matt Schulz, chief consumer finance analyst at LendingTree. 'While income doesn't go into your ability to get a credit card, for example, it plays a major role in setting how much of a credit limit you get once you do get the card.' Five cities where consumers live within their means Here are snapshots of the top 5 metros for financial health: If the most 'financially responsible' metros have anything in common, apart from geography, it might be cost of living. Some of the nation's most notoriously costly cities, including New York, Boston, San Francisco and Seattle, sit further down the list. (San Jose is a notable exception.) 'There's not much substitute for having a low cost of living,' Schulz said. 'It impacts everything you do financially.' Five ways to improve your credit score Three of the five metrics in the LendingTree analysis concern credit. Maxed-out cards and excessive credit inquiries tend to hurt a consumer's credit score. A lower credit score can mean higher interest rates on loans and lower limits on credit cards. Here, then, are five expert tips for building a better credit score. Pay bills on time The biggest component of a FICO credit score, 35%, is 'payment history.' It means, quite simply, paying your bills on time. That means 'not missing any of your payments, especially more than 30 days,' said Sara Rathner, credit cards expert at NerdWallet, speaking to USA TODAY in June. 'All of the hard work you've been doing can be undone with one missed payment.' Credit cards, mortgages, rent, utilities: Just about anything can show up on a credit report as delinquent, if the creditor takes the time to report it. Try to make payments on time, Rathner said. If you miss a payment, correct the oversight quickly. Don't use too much credit The second-largest factor in a credit report, accounting for 30%, is 'amounts owed.' That metric refers to credit utilization: how much of your available credit you actually use. The goal is to use as little of your available credit as possible. Having a higher credit limit – and more credit cards − can help keep your utilization rate low, provided you use credit carefully. Pay off your cards every month, if you can, experts say. Try not to use too much of your available credit. 'I think the best practice here is to try to keep your utilization under 30%,' said Joel O'Leary, personal finance writer at Motley Fool Money, speaking to USA TODAY in June. 'But I think the sweet spot is 10%, or even less than 10%.' Build a credit history Length of credit history accounts for 15% of a credit score. This metric is all about time: How long your credit accounts have been open, their average age, and how often you use them. It's smart to keep old, zero-balance credit card accounts open, experts say, especially if they carry no annual fee. Keeping them active will boost your available credit, while also documenting your credit history. Monitor your credit report Nearly half of all credit reports may contain errors, according to research by the consumer groups Consumer Reports and WorkMoney. Some errors can lower your credit score. Consumers should review their credit reports at least once a year, experts say. You can access your reports at no cost on the website If you find an error, report it to the credit bureau. If the error is on a specific account, you can also contact the company directly. Beware of 'hard' credit inquiries Any time you apply for new credit and the creditor pulls your file, it can affect your credit score. These are called 'hard inquiries,' and they can influence your score for 12 months, according to Experian. You'll typically incur a hard inquiry if you apply for a credit card, auto loan or mortgage, among other scenarios. The takeaway: Be careful about triggering too many credit inquiries.
