{"id":101198,"date":"2026-09-03T11:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/rcp-podcast-markey-routs-moulton-pentagon-infighting-trump-defends-data-centers-is-milo-a-political-prisoner\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:42:21","slug":"rcp-podcast-markey-routs-moulton-pentagon-infighting-trump-defends-data-centers-is-milo-a-political-prisoner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/rcp-podcast-markey-routs-moulton-pentagon-infighting-trump-defends-data-centers-is-milo-a-political-prisoner\/","title":{"rendered":"RCP Podcast: Markey Routs Moulton, Pentagon Infighting, Trump Defends Data Centers, Is Milo a ‘Political Prisoner’?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Carl Cannon, Tom Bevan, and Andrew Walworth dive into the results of last night’s Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary, a new video showing Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico denouncing capitalism and the oil industry, and the fallout from the conflict between former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. RCP White House correspondent Carolina Lumetta joins the program to discuss her new reporting on the politics of data centers in the midterms, and then the group debates whether recently deported former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos is a “persecuted human rights icon.” Listen live weekdays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern on SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly Channel 111, or on Apple<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, or other platforms. <\/p>\n

00:00<\/a> – Opening: Markey Beats Moulton<\/b> Walworth, Cannon, and Bevan discuss last night’s Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary where Sen. Ed Markey fended off a challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton. Shout out to Emerson College; their poll was dead on accurate,” Tom Bevan said. “They had Markey winning 65-35.” Watch: Sen. Ed Markey Celebrates Victory: “There Are More Of Us Than There Are Of Them”<\/a><\/b> *** 04:48<\/a> – Talarico’s “Woke 1” Comments<\/b> The panel turns to a newly rediscovered video showing Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico denouncing capitalism and the oil industry. Is he a committed Marxist or a useful idiot? Watch: In 2020, James Talarico Said Texas Oil Was ‘Not Gonna Last,’ Called Capitalism ‘Oppressive’<\/a><\/b> “If you were sitting in a lab trying to create a candidate who would turn Texas blue — it would not look like this guy,” Bevan said. *** 12:12<\/a> – Infighting at the Pentagon<\/b> The group discusses the fallout from the conflict between recently resigned Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The central question is whether U.S. munitions and military resources are being depleted enough to weaken readiness against China or threats to the homeland, and whether leaking those concerns was criminal, patriotic, or both. The Atlantic: Dan Driscoll’s Parting Shot<\/a><\/b> Washington Post: After Repeated Clashes With Hegseth, Army Secretary Submits Resignation<\/a><\/b> “It puts into sort of stark relief the infighting that’s going on inside the Pentagon over the Iran war, and the strain that it is putting on our supply chains and readiness,” Bevan explained. “It’s serious business, and we’re going to continue to hear about it the longer this war goes on.” “For what it’s worth, Trump says our supplies are limitless,” he added. “If the cupboards are so bare that we can’t have this little skirmish in the Middle East, and that is enough after a couple of weeks to deplete our resources, that to me, that sounds like something that’s traitorous,” Walworth said. *** 19:00<\/a> – Trump vs. Everyone on Data Centers<\/b> RCP White House correspondent Carolina Lumetta joins the program to discuss her new reporting on the politics of data centers in the midterms, and President Trump’s response that opposition to new construction helps China: “Data Center Backlash Becomes September Surprise”<\/a><\/b> “The polling on them is abysmal, and it’s getting worse very, very rapidly,” she said. “The problem is that the data center companies are not doing their own PR. They just kind of showed up.” “It is certainly in China’s interest for American citizens not to want data centers,” she said. “But Democrats have a huge opportunity with this that Republicans are really struggling with.” *** 36:10<\/a> – Milo Gets Deported<\/b> The episode ends with the group debating whether recently deported former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos has become a “persecuted human rights icon.” He claims his deportation was an example of government power being used against him because of his political speech and opposition to the Trump administration. Watch: Milo Yiannopoulos Discusses Being Deported With Piers Morgan: “It Was Brutality”<\/a><\/b> “Milo is this provocateur, has been for a long time,” Bevan said. “But he made a bunch of claims in that interview, and I do think those claims should be taken seriously.” The discussion broadens to Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda in general. “There are going to be mistakes. If you decide you want to deport millions of people, there are going to be mistakes,” Carl Cannon said. “But there seems to be a capriciousness and a cruelty to the process.” “I just can’t help but think what it means to these migrants who don’t have a voice, who don’t have a platform,” he said. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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