Today's Speeches: Donald Trump, Stephen Miller & the Fascist Plan for the 2026 Midterms

Today's Speeches: Donald Trump, Stephen Miller & the Fascist Plan for the 2026 Midterms

***This episode is not edited as it was recorded directly after Donald Trump's speech*** Donald Trump went on primetime television to tell the country that America’s elections are compromised. A few hours earlier, Stephen Miller gave a much quieter speech at the State Department that was far more alarming. While Trump ranted about voter fraud, voting machines, China, mail ballots and election “security,” Miller laid out a federal counterterrorism strategy aimed directly at the political left. In this episode, Robin breaks down both speeches, what NSPM-7 actually does, and why the administration’s plan for the 2026 midterms goes far beyond campaign messaging. The language is already in place: disrupt, identify, defund, debank, arrest and prosecute. Trump’s address got the live blogs, cable coverage and instant fact-checks. He repeated unsupported claims about noncitizen voters, Chinese interference, stolen voter data and compromised election machines. He also announced plans to involve federal agencies in state election systems, remove people from voter rolls and investigate officials tied to the alleged fraud. But while everyone was watching Trump, Stephen Miller was explaining what comes next. Speaking to foreign security officials at a State Department ministerial, Miller described the political left as a terrorism threat and defended NSPM-7, a national security directive that gives federal agencies a broad mandate to target organizations, activists and financial networks. And the scope does not stop with people accused of violence. It can reach donors, organizers, lawyers, bail funds, nonprofits and anyone the administration decides is supporting the wrong movement. The speech also went somewhere even darker. Miller attacked civil liberties, complained about juries refusing to convict people accused of assaulting ICE agents, and told the room that leftists do not look “normal” because their appearance reflects what is supposedly inside them. That language is not random. Robin traces its historical roots and explains why authoritarian movements so often describe political opponents as diseased, deformed, dangerous or visibly different. Once the enemy is defined by who they are instead of what they have done, there is no way to behave your way out of the category. Trump provides the spectacle. Miller provides the machinery and framework for what's to come.  Together, the two speeches point toward a broader strategy for the 2026 midterms: • Destroy confidence in election results before voting begins • Push federal agencies deeper into state election systems • Purge voter rolls in the name of election security • Threaten media outlets that refuse to cooperate • Treat protest networks and organizers as terrorism infrastructure • Intimidate donors, lawyers, nonprofits and bail funds • Use financial pressure and debanking without waiting for criminal convictions • Export the framework through international intelligence sharing This episode separates what the administration has actually done from what it has merely claimed. The franework is real. The evidence being used to justify it often is not. Trump’s speech was the distraction. Stephen Miller’s speech was the blueprint. The loud speech told America what to fear. The quiet speech explained what the government plans to do about it. Topics include Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, NSPM-7, the 2026 midterm elections, voter purges, election security, left-wing terrorism, debanking, civil liberties, ICE protests, jury trials, political repression, authoritarianism, fascism, voter fraud claims, media license threats and federal intervention in state elections. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. Website: http://www.wesawthedevil.com [http://www.wesawthedevil.com] Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevil [http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevil] Robin's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstd [http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstd] Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevil [http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevil] Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast [http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast]. TikTok: tiktok.com/@robin_wstd [http://www.tiktok.com/@robin_wstd]

UPCOMING: Trump Takes Primetime & ICE Takes a Life (Promo)

A mask was tyranny. An unmarked SUV is freedom. This week's episode is for the “do not comply” crowd who suddenly discovered obedience the second government force was aimed at someone else. Trump takes over primetime Thursday. Robin breaks down the speech, the spectacle, and the deadly reality underneath it Friday in:All Roads Lead to Rome: Trump Takes Primetime, ICE Takes a Life New episode drops Friday. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. Website: http://www.wesawthedevil.com [http://www.wesawthedevil.com] Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevil [http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevil] Robin's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstd [http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstd] Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevil [http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevil] Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast [http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast]. TikTok: tiktok.com/@robin_wstd [http://www.tiktok.com/@robin_wstd]

Lindsey Graham Dead, Trump Threatens Iran, McConnell Missing: One Hell of a Weekend

Lindsey Graham died Saturday night. He was 71. His office says a brief and sudden illness. The 911 dispatch audio says chest pains, a locked door, and CPR in progress. So this week I'm doing the obituary nobody on cable will touch: his real record on Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Iran, Gaza, the Confederate flag, Stand Your Ground, and voting rights. Plus the Laura Loomer poisoning conspiracy theories, Nancy Mace already eyeing his Senate seat, and how South Carolina's August 11 special primary works. And Mitch McConnell still hasn't been seen in almost a month. No photos, no diagnosis, just a copy-pasted statement and a bunch of senators swearing they talked to him on the phone. I get into the June 14 cardiac arrest dispatch audio, the CNN stretcher video, and the Kentucky special election law the GOP really doesn't want triggered. Graham's death got confirmed in hours. McConnell's health is a state secret. Same party. Ask yourself why. Also in this one: Trump posts that 1,000 missiles are locked and loaded to hit Iran if anyone assassinates him, which is not a real thing, because if he dies JD Vance is president and the missiles are his. The DOJ subpoenas four New York Times reporters over the Air Force One story. The $400 million Qatari jet still can't stop a missile. Trump fires the Democrats on the Election Assistance Commission right before the midterms, and his own former lawyer Ty Cobb calls it a deliberate plan.  Also, I brought the Gaza death toll numbers for everyone who keeps sliding into my replies with "what about Israel." ------------------------ Keywords:  Lindsey Graham dead, Lindsey Graham death, Lindsey Graham dies at 71, Lindsey Graham cause of death, Lindsey Graham 911 call, Lindsey Graham cardiac arrest, Lindsey Graham heart attack, was Lindsey Graham poisoned, Lindsey Graham conspiracy, Lindsey Graham replacement, South Carolina Senate special election, Nancy Mace Senate, Henry McMaster appointment, Annie Andrews, Mitch McConnell health, Mitch McConnell cover-up, is Mitch McConnell alive, McConnell cardiac arrest, Kentucky special election, Andy Beshear, Tim Burchett, Trump Iran war, Trump 1000 missiles, Trump Truth Social Iran, Khamenei funeral, Ayatollah Khamenei death, JD Vance president, dead man's switch, 25th Amendment, Strait of Hormuz closed, Iran ceasefire, Trump assassination plot, New York Times subpoena, press freedom, Fox News, Qatari jet Air Force One, Election Assistance Commission, Ty Cobb Trump warning, Trump health, Trump physical Walter Reed, White House ballroom cost, East Wing demolition, Gaza death toll, Max Planck Gaza study, Gaza genocide, Israel Hamas war casualties, political podcast, political comedy podcast, We Saw the Devil podcast Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. Website: http://www.wesawthedevil.com [http://www.wesawthedevil.com] Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevil [http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevil] Robin's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstd [http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstd] Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevil [http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevil] Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast [http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast]. TikTok: tiktok.com/@robin_wstd [http://www.tiktok.com/@robin_wstd]

EXIT WOUNDS: Platner Bails, Mitch Schrodingers McConnell, & ICE Keeps Killing People

Graham Platner quit the Maine Senate race. He just forgot the one part that legally counts: filing the paperwork. Meanwhile, Mitch McConnell has been in a hospital for almost a month with no photo, no diagnosis, and no proof of life beyond phone calls vouched for by men who want his job. Colorado Republicans nominated a governor candidate who will not say how many people he has killed. ICE shot a 52 year old grandfather on his way to work in Houston, then pressured the only witnesses to deport themselves. And the President of the United States announced, mid-war, that America was attacked by the Islamic Republic of Japan, a country that does not exist. I read every filing, every poll, and every deranged tweet so you don't have to. Let's work. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. Website: http://www.wesawthedevil.com [http://www.wesawthedevil.com] Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevil [http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevil] Robin's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstd [http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstd] Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevil [http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevil] Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast [http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast]. TikTok: tiktok.com/@robin_wstd [http://www.tiktok.com/@robin_wstd]

Graham Platner: The Rape Allegation, the Six Day Deadline, and the Maine Senate Meltdown

Graham Platner was beating Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race. Then Jenny Racicot went on the record with Politico and CNN alleging he raped her in 2021, backed by therapist emails, texts, and disclosures that predate his campaign by years. Within 24 hours, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Ro Khanna, Chuck Schumer, and the Maine Democratic Party all told him to get out. He denies everything. And he has until July 13 to decide. Robin breaks down the whole ugly thing: what Racicot alleges happened that night and why the paper trail put it over the edge for a certified skeptic. The baggage that was already there, from the Totenkopf tattoo to the Reddit posts to the Blackwater successor company nobody talks about correctly. Why smear campaigns are real AND why this isn't one. Stephen King's terrible take. Why establishment Democrats are not the heroes here, and why the progressive left, from DSA to Bernie world, has a vetting crisis it can no longer afford. Plus the six day ballot deadline, the replacement scramble (Troy Jackson, Nirav Shah, Shenna Bellows), and what has to happen for Democrats to keep this seat competitive against Susan Collins. Smears are real. So is rape. Both things can be true, and nobody in American politics seems to be able to hold two thoughts at once. Topics: Graham Platner allegations, Jenny Racicot, Maine Senate race 2026, Susan Collins, Bernie Sanders, Graham Platner drop out, Democratic primary, DSA candidates, progressive politics, candidate vetting, Politico investigation, Senate majority Support the show and keep it independent: patreon.com search "We Saw the Devil" Everything else: wesawthedevil.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. Website: http://www.wesawthedevil.com [http://www.wesawthedevil.com] Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevil [http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevil] Robin's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstd [http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstd] Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevil [http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevil] Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast [http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast]. TikTok: tiktok.com/@robin_wstd [http://www.tiktok.com/@robin_wstd]