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The incompetence shown by Trump’s cabinet members and Vice President is staggering.  A group text message on the Signal platform accidentally included a reporter along with Vice President Vance and Secretaries Hegseth, Rubio, Gabbard, National Security Advisor Waltz and more discussing pending military actions. No one checked the text group list or thought to take the conversation to a secure gove...

Trump has already labeled protestors who damage Teslas “domestic terrorists” but now he’s  got a perhaps not well thought out plan to deal with them. On social media, Trump threatened to deport U.S. citizens who vandalize Tesla dealerships. Can you deport an American citizen? If so, to where? The plan from a man who promised to uphold the constitution, appears unconstitutional in a number of ways....

Today, Elon Musk is headed to the Pentagon. Trump administration officials say it’s just for a visit but the New York Times claims Musk is about to get his hands on super secret military operational details, including America’s plan should a possible conflict with China arise. These plans are closely guarded. Trump took to social media to refute the report calling it fake news. We’ve got some grea...

Steve Bannon is telling News Nation the plan is for Trump to run for a third term. The word unconstitutional immediately comes to mind, but Bannon says there are people working on ways for Trump to seek a third term. He told Chris Cuomo he thinks they’ll have a couple of alternatives and he said “We’ll see what the definition of term limit is.” We welcome attorney John Aravosis to the show, You ma...

Calling it unconstitutionally discriminatory, a US District judge is putting a stop to one of Trump‘s executive orders. We’ll tell you why Judge Ana Reyes Is blocking the pentagon from enacting of one of Trump’s campaign promises. Presidential historian and political analyst John Rothmann will stop in to talk politics. Vital Signs brings ER Doctor Michael Daignault to the show. From measles to the...

Trump says he’s releasing an unredated 80,000 pages that will bring information to light about the murder of President John F. Kennedy. For Trump, declassifying the JFK assassination file is a campaign promise.  We welcome journalist and author David Dayen. Much of his work shines a light on corporate greed, certainly relevant in Trump’s so called Golden Age.  Pulitzer Prize winning author and inv...

In a middle of the night Truth Social blast, Trump declared pardons made by President Biden void and vacant. Trump claims former President Biden used an auto-pen and accused some of the people pardoned of being behind the move, indicating they will be “fully investigated.”  He’s said it before and now Elon Musk is doubling down on calls to impeach judges who don’t go along with his and Trump’s lin...

Hammered by lower court rulings against him, Donald Trump is looking for ways to move his contested executive orders forward faster. Trump is asking the Supreme Court to clear his path and if they do, it will be a game changer. JD Vance got booed big time at the Kennedy Center. He was at a symphony performance with his wife when the crowd let him have it. Jim Avila returns to The Mark Thompson Sho...

Canada's Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly is offering a warning to the members of the G7, “If the U.S. can do this to us, their closest friend, then nobody is safe.” Canada has been at the mercy of Trump's erratic tariff threats for months. As Canada prepares to host the G7 foreign ministers, Joly says she plans to raise the issue with the European and British members, while advising them that “Canad...

Since Donald Trump took office and Elon Musk made himself the face of Doge, Tesla stock has dropped 48%. In a show of loyalty, Trump cheapened the front of the White House by turning it into something of a Tesla showroom yesterday. Musk had a Cybertruck and a couple sedans brought over. Then, Musk and Trump posed for pictures as the owner of Tesla sold the non-driving president an electric car. Th...

Trump could have used his appearance on Fox over the weekend to calm and reassure nervous investors but instead he ratcheted up the anxiety. After a back-and-forth - now he will, now he won’t - tariff policy with Canada and Mexico and financial markets across the world reacting badly, economists tell The Guardian, the risk of a  Trumpsession is getting bigger. Branco Marcetic will stop by the show...

When asked on Fox about the possibility of a recession, Trump said he hates to predict things like that, but would not rule out a 2025 recession.  His was a message of it may get worse before it gets better. He said: “There is a period of transition, because what we’re doing is very big. We’re bringing wealth back to America. That’s a big thing.” Meanwhile, the back and forth over firing federal w...

It’s a cat and mouse game of will there or won’t there be tariffs. Today’s answer is wildly different from yesterday's and last week’s. Now, carmakers are getting a pause on 25% import levies until early April. Other items covered by the North America's free trade pact are also exempt including televisions, air conditioners, avocados and beef. What will tomorrow bring? Likely more uncertainty as m...

Elon Musk, who clearly holds sway over the president, wants the US government privatize as much as possible. That includes the US Postal Service, Amtrak and more. Musk made the comments at a Morgan Stanley tech conference. It’s not clear who would take over services currently managed by the government, but It could be a money making opportunity for the wealthy tech bros. We welcome Patrick Lovell...

People who rely on Social Security checks may be feeling a little iffy about President Trump’s intentions. Trump spoke to a joint session of Congress last night and once again, raised the issue of possible fraud within the Social Security system. He’s convinced dead people are getting checks The Social Security administration addressed the matter recently saying the numbers are part of a known pro...

Today, Trump‘s high tariffs against Canada and Mexico will kick in. Trump insists they will help Americans but experts like billionaire investor Warren Buffett say tariffs are an “act of war to some degree.” CBS News asked Buffet whether tariffs will impact inflation and he said:  "Over time, they are a tax on goods. I mean, the Tooth Fairy doesn't pay 'em! And then what? You always have to ask th...

The world is reacting following the Oval Office disaster last week at which Trump and Vance called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ungrateful and gave him a dressing down. French President Emmanuel Macron is now urging European nations to increase defense spending. The move is a direct response to America's new pivot toward Russia. In addition, Elon Musk, who seems to have Trump's ear, is c...

Meeting between Trump & Zelensky goes sideways with a loud argument in the Oval Office. A planned press conference is now canceled. We have the video. Elon Musk to the rescue! The billionaire says Verizon, which has a $2.4 billion contract to upgrade the FAA’s air traffic control system, is failing. That’s okay though, because he can fix it. Musk says it’s important that his Starlink take over...

What exactly happened in the last presidential election? Does it make sense that Trump won?  Why is it not okay to entertain the notion that something may have been done improperly? We welcome Nathan Taylor. He is the co-founder of the Election Truth Alliance. Their mission is to investigate and litigate potential election manipulation, interference, and irregularities in election results.  With t...

For $5 million dollars, you too can have all the benefits of an American citizen. Trump’s latest money grab comes in the form of a US gold card. It beats a green card with a waiting list. Wealthy immigrants will be able to pay their way in to the U.S. in the hopes they’ll invest while they are here. Elon Musk is losing his mind over judges backing the U.S. Constitution. It seems he doesn’t like to...

Presidents Trump and Macron, of France, shook hands and seemed to get along at the White House yesterday, save for a tense moment when the topic of Ukraine came up. Trump got details of European funding for Ukraine wrong and Macron put his hand on Trump in a gentle - let me explain it to you - gesture all as cameras snapped away.  Who exactly is running Doge? A federal judge is pressing the Trump...

Reports from the Philadelphia Eagles front office indicate the champion team wants nothing to do with a visit to the Whitehouse to celebrate their victory alongside Trump.  Trump is appointing another right-wing commentator to a position of power. Dan Bongino will be the deputy director of the FBI serving under FBI Director Kash Patel. We welcome iHeart radio television and radio political analyst...

Donald Trump is trying to take control of the US Postal Service. According to the Washington Post, Trump plans to sign an executive order that will fire the Postal Service’s governing board so the agency will no longer function independently, He wants the USPS under the control of the Commerce Department and Secretary Howard Lutnick. The board isn’t going quietly and is reportedly planning to sue....

Heads are spinning at the White House after President Trump seemed to flip flop on funding for Medicaid. That’s health care for the poorest Americans. Hours after holding an interview alongside Elon Musk where he said he would not touch Medicaid, Trump threw support behind a House GOP budget plan that will likely lead to billions in cuts to Medicaid. A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel says...

We are marking the moment we hit 100,000 subscribers here on The Mark Thompson Show and we couldn’t have done it without you. From KGO & KFI to now, thank you for your support. Now, let’s discuss why Trump is blaming Ukraine for Russia’s invasion and why Musk is wrong about Social Sscurity. We’ll chat with Mo Kelly from KFI. Presidential historian John Rothmann joins and we’re pretty sure he h...