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Welcome to our VIP feature for Hot Air as well as a members-only show in the Hughniverse! Duane Patterson and I now are doing a Week in Review show for Friday evenings, exclusive to members in both platforms. Duane has been the Generalissimo behind the Hugh Hewitt Show for more than two decades, and we have partnered on weekly commentary since 2007. And don't miss Duane's new podcast series and platform, Duane's World!
How busy was this week? The attempted assassination of Donald Trump barely made it into our review. First up, Duane and I review the state of the war as the clock supposedly expires on Operation Epic Fury. We debate the technicalities of the War Powers Resolution, but neither of us believes Trump or Pete Hegseth will take it any more seriously than Barack Obama did in 2011. Duane shares some deep background from legendary Hewitt Show source "Yoni," plus we predict the next moves from Trump. Will he change tactics this weekend? We're both staying close to the news.
Janet Mills dropped out of the Democrat primary in Maine, which leaves Graham Platner as their nominee against Susan Collins for the Senate. Duane and I marvel at how quickly Democrats shifted from punching Nazis to romancing them. Platner's Totenkopf tattoo is hardly the only stunning part of Platner's past, and yet Democrats from Chuck Schumer to Tim Walz are suddenly embracing their inner fascist to promote his candidacy. Will Republicans take this opportunity to learn from Claire McCaskill and Akinize Democrats? ("Maine Kampf" was coined by Jon Gabriel yesterday.)
Finally, we get around to the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents Dinner. That also has a Platner angle to it, but we mainly focus on the effect that Democrat and media demagoguery has had on their consumers.
Be sure to watch it all, and extend the conversation in the comments!
