How Trump is Abusing the Military - with Senator Tammy Duckworth

Hasan sits down with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth to talk about her least favorite draft dodger, how she maintains her respect for the military even when it's run by complete dumbasses, and whether soldiers should follow orders to shoot protestors. Spoiler alert: no. This episode is sponsored by Ekster - the future of wallets. Go to https://partner.ekster.com/hasanminhaj and use code HASAN for 10% off.

Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj
Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam
Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin
Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman
Cinematographer: Austin Morales
Producer: Kayla Feng
Associate Producer: Annie Fick
Editor: Ethan Beach
Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader
Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland

0:00-Cold Open
0:46- Monologue
2:05 Senator Duckworth’s backstory
3:51 How did Senator Duckworth come of age?
4:52 How Hawaii shaped Senator Duckworth’s conception of the social safety net
8:00 Is Trump’s military birthday party weird?
10:40 Is the military parade a perversion of pride?
12:14 Are we in a dictatorship yet?
17:40 What is the administration’s goal by cuffing a U.S. senator ?
19:15 Did the founding fathers anticipate this?
20:28 Why did Senator Duckworth serve in Iraq?
23:25 What if the military is ran by people you don’t respect?
27:01 What would you say to concerned citizens and military members?
28:15 Senator Duckworth’s PACT Act
30:44 Why Senator Duckworth became a soldier and a politician
33:05 Why Senator Duckworth championed the PACT Act
34:39 Do other military members feel the same?
35:20 Senator Duckworth and VA benefit abusers
38:22 Senator Duckworth on waste and fraud
41:15 Don’t Miss Your Flight Act

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