“Russputin” and the Tsar.
Russell Vought’s Plan To Destroy America.
In this week’s episode we identify the most dangerous man in America that no one is talking about, the tool he is going to use to dismantle government agencies, and what we can learn from three young Republicans who helped the GOP rise from the ashes of the Obama years. Get to know Russell “Russputin” Vought and how he believes he can override Nixon-era legislation to consolidate budget and spending authority within the executive branch.
Show Notes
Resources
- JSTOR: Democracy and the Welfare State
- U.S. House: 2 USC Ch. 17B: Impoundment Control
- Politico: Trump says Russell Vought will return as OMB director
- Daily Mail: What is net worth of Trump's Cabinet? The staggering wealth of his nominees revealed
- The Center for Renewing America: The President’s Constitutional Power of Impoundment
- Protect Democracy: The impoundment threat, explained
- ProPublica: How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From Congress
- Democracy Now!: Project 2025 Co-Author Lays Out "Radical Agenda" for Next Trump Term in Undercover Video
- UNFTR on Bluesky
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