Mitch Landrieu: "Donald Trump Is a Cat 5 Hurricane"

Former New Orleans mayor and Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu joins Jamal Simmons and Matt Butler. Mitch led the push to roll out the bipartisan infrastructure law and spent years on the road listening to working-class voters. He explains why America feels "stuck", and why he calls Donald Trump a Cat 5 hurricane. He uses Katrina to show how the country can rebuild "the way it should have been." He also covers healthcare, tariffs, ICE, and voters who backed Trump three times and are now walking away. He shares whether he's running for president in 2028, and he talks about race, diversity and America's future.

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Chapters
0:00 Cold open: "Trump is a Cat 5 hurricane"
0:29 Welcome, Mitch Landrieu
0:52 Getting $800 billion of infrastructure out the door
2:33 280 cities, towns and counties: listening to America
4:07 "We're stuck"
4:24 Why Democrats got no credit for infrastructure
5:54 Why building in America takes so long
8:34 What do we build after the hurricane?
10:42 Katrina: "We're all in the same boat"
12:46 The lesson: Trump is a Cat 5 hurricane
14:02 "Think more Dolly, less Donald"
15:32 Build it back the way it should have been
17:32 Healthcare: one sickness away from bankruptcy
19:25 Old vs crazy: costs, wars and broken promises
20:31 Everyone's a tariff expert now
21:12 ICE, Minneapolis and Hispanic voters walking away
24:04 Is Mitch running for president?
25:19 More presidents with hair
27:25 "We're better than this, and we're better together"
28:18 A DNC chair pitch, and praise for Pete Buttigieg
29:48 Race, diversity and America's future
33:45 Jamal & Matt: is he getting in?
36:10 The Trailblaze staff house