Trump Sends Military After Protesters in Authoritarian Move | Pivot

Kara and Scott discuss the protests in Los Angeles, and dig into Trump's escalating authoritarian tactics. Then, they debate how the Democratic Party should fight back. Plus, Trump threatens Elon Musk with “serious consequences” if he backs Democrats, but is Elon’s behavior on X a sign he’s crawling back? And, Warner Bros. Discovery confirms it’s splitting into two companies, just as Kara and Scott predicted. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 0:39 L.A. Protests/Military Deployed 14:03 What Democrat Will Step Up? 20:19 Trump/Elon Breakup Fallout 29:47 DOGE’s Future 33:26 Warner Bros. Discovery Splits 45:57 Wins and Fails #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #trump #donaldtrump #authoritarian #dictator #protests #la #losangeles #elon #elonmusk #democrats #obama #barackobama #warnerbros #discovery #harveymilk #petehegseth Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kevin Oliver Audio Engineer: Ernie Indradat Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or at https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot

Scott GallowayhostKara SwisherhostGuestguest

Jun 10, 20251h 0mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: June 10, 2025
Duration: 1h 0m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott discuss the protests in Los Angeles, and dig into Trump's escalating authoritarian tactics. Then, they debate how the Democratic Party should fight back. Plus, Trump threatens Elon Musk with “serious consequences” if he backs Democrats, but is Elon’s behavior on X a sign he’s crawling back? And, Warner Bros. Discovery confirms it’s splitting into two companies, just as Kara and Scott predicted. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 0:39 L.A. Protests/Military Deployed 14:03 What Democrat Will Step Up? 20:19 Trump/Elon Breakup Fallout 29:47 DOGE’s Future 33:26 Warner Bros. Discovery Splits 45:57 Wins and Fails #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #trump #donaldtrump #authoritarian #dictator #protests #la #losangeles #elon #elonmusk #democrats #obama #barackobama #warnerbros #discovery #harveymilk #petehegseth Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kevin Oliver Audio Engineer: Ernie Indradat Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or at https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, Trump Sends Military After Protesters in Authoritarian Move | Pivot explores trump’s Militarized Crackdown, Elite Enablers, And Media Power Shifts Collide Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway argue that Trump’s decision to federalize the National Guard in California is an authoritarian overreach intended to provoke violence, normalize militarization at home, and lay groundwork for a slow-motion constitutional crisis or even a quiet breakup of the United States.

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