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5 min readCongress Takes a Break: The Argument That Exposes the Whole Game
Dave Smith opens this solo episode of Part of the Problem by revisiting the central fight that has defined his show for the past year and change: his break with Donald Trump and the Trump coalition. Having called for Trump's impeachment in the summer of 2025, Smith now finds himself on the receiving end of a familiar accusation from pro-Trump figures like Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin. The charge is that by turning on the president and criticizing the administration's policies—especially the war in Iran—Smith and others like Tucker Carlson are handing power back to the Democrats, who everyone agrees are a catastrophic threat.
Smith's response is not just a defense of his position. It is an indictment of the entire logic of the Trump coalition's argument, and it culminates in a single devastating observation: with a month to go before the midterm elections, with the Democrats poised to retake Congress, the Republican leadership called an early recess. They went on break. Mike Johnson sent everyone home for seven weeks.
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- 1 Part Of The Problem: Congress Takes A Break
- 2 Timestamped Outline
- 3 (00:06) **Opening & Housekeeping** - Dave Smith welcomes listeners, announces upcoming tour dates in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, and promotes the members-only show at partoftheproblem.com
- 4 (01:56) **The Great Schism: Why Dave Left the Trump Coalition** - Dave recounts being among the first prominent Trump supporters to call for his impeachment in summer 2025 after the Iran war launch
- 5 (04:48) **The Loyalist Counterargument: "You're Letting the Left Back In"** - Dave frames the central accusation from pro-Trump figures that anti-war critics are handing power back to Democrats
- 6 (09:20) **The Anti-War Response: Don't Start Losing Wars** - Dave presents the counterargument that the Trump administration's own actions created this political crisis
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Dave Smith brings you the latest in politics! On this episode of Part Of The Problem, Dave discusses the falling support for Trump as we approach the midterms, responds to Victor Davis Hanson's defense of Israel, and more.
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