IHIP News: Trump SHAKING As Dems THREATEN to Take Him DOWN! His Worst Nightmare!

All right, Nancy Pelosi has finally. resigned and we are going to get fresh. blood in the Democratic Party fighters. and running for her seat is Shycott. Chakraarti. Did I say that correctly? >> You said it perfectly. It's amazing. >> Yes. All right. Welcome to IHIP News. I'm really really excited about your. campaign and I was really um I felt. relief when Nancy Pelosi resigned. because I'm starting to get angry at. after Ruth Bader Ginsburg and then Joe. Biden and then that we see the current.

frailty of Donald Trump. these boomers. that are so reluctant to pass, you know, power and um positions over to a younger. generation that is more in touch with. both older people and younger people. >> Yeah. And you know, I often talk about. because I've been campaigning for 10. months. I started this campaign back in. February. And it's honestly not just the. age. It's also just when you've been in. there for so long, you kind of get out. of touch, right? Like, you know, I've. got a lot of respect for former Speaker.

Posi. She's done a lot of great work, but I really think the job in front of. us right now is really different. Like, we're in the middle of an authoritarian. coup. We have to actually doing things. really differently right now, and we. need real new ideas to completely change. the Democratic party. And that's what. I've been trying to push for. >> So, do you have any uh Democratic. primary challengers right now that Nancy. dropped out? >> Yeah, there's one other person who's. jumped in the race uh who's a state. senator in the city. And is he more of an establishment dim. or a progressive den dim?

>> He's I mean he's the establishment pick, right? So he's already got a super PAC. that he's raising tons of corporate. money into. I know he and I have a big. difference, especially when it comes to. Israel and Palestine. He's been a big. opponent of the pro Palestinian rights. movements here for years. He's, you. know, not committed to backing the block. the bombs bill, which would actually. stop military funding to Israel right. now. He's been an architect of uh this bill. AB75. AB715 in the California Senate which.

equates criticism of Israel with. anti-semitism in our K through2 system. And the result of that has actually been. our one history textbook in San. Francisco doesn't even talk about it. because teachers are afraid of getting. disciplined. But really the big. difference I'd say between um the state. senator and myself is the approach. because I am talking about doing a. political revolution in Congress. You. know I'm talking about primary people. all across the Democratic party to get. rid of all the do nothing Democrats. You. know I've talked about primary against. Hakee Jeff and not saying that just to.

be divisive. I think that is practically. what we have to do because the. Democratic party is just completely in. the tubes right now. You know we're. polling worse than Donald Trump half the. time. >> [laughter]. >> And the thing is like we need a whole. new generation of leaders. I'm talking. about hundreds of new people running to. completely remake this party and fix. this country. We need a party that. actually knows how to stop stand up to. what's going on right now to this. authoritarian coup. >> But then we have leaders. Sorry. Go. ahead. >> Let's talk about this component. So you.

have Hakee Jeff and I assume probably. your primary challenger, Cy Booker, Chuck Schumer, and other corporate Dems. that take money from Apac. Um, Apac gave. just as much money to the reelection of. Donald Trump that Elon Musk did. So, if. we were to apply that standard, let's. imagine for a second if your opponent. took money from Elon Musk, that would be. um a a nail in the coffin in the. Democratic primary that you were.

beholden to Elon Musk. Yet, when it. comes to Apac, there is this willful. blindness in a lot of people that they. don't see that Apac wanted Trump to win. every bit as much as Elon Mus did, every. bit as much as all of these bad actors. did. So I think taking Apac money should. be a litmus litmus test for any upand. cominging Democrat that if you are. taking that money you are showing us.

that you are controlled opposition that. you are allowing people that control. Donald Trump to control you and that's. how serious I think it is and I don't. think it's hyperbolic at all for you to. talk about Hawking Jeff being primar. because we're talking about democracy. and he can't even endorse endorse Zoron. mom Donnie until you know the very very. very tail end of it and it was such a. lackluster endorsement. Um it's just. maddening. It's really maddening to see.

the people that are supposed to. represent us being controlled by the. people that control Donald Trump. >> Yeah. And I think this issue of taking. Apac money, it's I totally agree with. you and I think it's become this proxy. for are you a soldout Democrat? you. know, are you somebody who represents. money or people? Because also on the. issue when you look at what people think. right now, people believe that we should. stop sending military funding to Israel, right? So many people wanted pe you. know, Hakee Jeff and Chuck Schumer to.

endorse Suran Mdani. So when they don't. do these things that are overwhelmingly. popular, then the only answer is money. and and it just shows that you guys are. sold out and it just, you know, people. can't trust you. Like if you can't trust. the party, if you can't trust the. leaders in charge, then it doesn't. matter what else you're standing for, what else you're pushing, people. fundamentally can't trust you. And we. have to break this uh stronghold of. corporate money in our party. And that's. what I've been fighting to do for the. last decade. I started this group, Justice Democrats, back in 2018 where we.

were recruiting people to run against. corporate back Democrats back then. because we were saying, "Hey, if we. can't get get rid of this problem of. corporate money in the Democratic party, this party is going to collapse. It's. really just, you know, a death march. right now. So, you told me before we started. recording that you grew up in Fort. Worth, which I think gives you a really. um interesting qualification to go to. Congress because growing up in Texas, and I was born in Dallas and grew up in. Oklahoma City, you understand more of.

the electorate than if you were just a. San Francisco liberal through and. through the way, you know, the way. people in Oklahoma and Texas view people. from San Francisco. pile on the fact you. have, you know, a a name that's. difficult to pronounce and some pigment. in your skin. You know, the optics of. you on a screen to quote unquote real. Americans. And those of you that are. listening, I'm saying that in quotes, but that's the way people think. I think. this qualifies you even more for this.

job because understanding the electorate. and the divisiveness of it and how to. tell people in middle America you have. been lied to for decades long before. Trump. You have been lied to and they. have picked a boogeyman for you to hate. while they milk off of you and they. paved the way for Trump and his sons. Dumb and Dumber and Elon Musk to fleece. money from you. And will you speak to. our listeners about your upbringing in.

red state America to now being in San. Francisco and and what qualification you. think that helps you with navigating. Congress with a bunch of crazy. right-wingers? >> Yeah. You know, I mean, I did choose to. become a San Francisco liberal for a bit. of a reason, [laughter] but I will say, you know, growing up in Texas, like I. was surrounded by conservatives my whole. life, and they're people, you know, they. are people, and they want honesty. That's what I think it is. And so. honesty sometimes is rough. That just. means you talk tell them how it is. You. you know don't try to sugarcoat it. And.

you figure out like you can tell people. like hey you have had it hard. I get it. right. Like and that's true for. everybody. That's the the thing that 95%. of the country really agrees on is stuff. is getting worse. The American dream is. shattered. You're working harder for. longer for you're working harder and. harder for worse and worse outcomes. And. I think if we actually treat folks as. people and we don't shy away, we don't. pander to them, right? We don't just do. like fake Christianity to try to like. put up some some, you know, symbol of a.

candidate who like has all the virtue. signaling, right? Cuz people see through. that. You know, you know this people in. Texas, they see through it. And I think. we just say like, yeah, you you have. been lied to by this other side. I think. the real opportunity in front of us in. 2026 and 2028 is Trump's version of this. will have failed. you know, he got. elected because he said, "I stand for. economic change. I'm going to make your. grocery prices uh cheaper. I'm going to. make your cost of h living cheaper." And. he will have completely failed on that. So, the question to me is what will. Democrats offer? Cuz we need to have a.

counter vision to that MAGA vision. MAGA. saying we got to kick out the immigrants. that'll make your life better. Well, that won't work. So, what's our version. that actually includes people? And we. need to have that plan. We need not just. message it, but then we have to actually. deliver on it. That's the only way we're. going to defeat not just Trump, but. Trumpism for good. Okay. And let's talk about your. opponent's plan, if he's already taking. pack money. That tells me that just from. being a political observer doing this. podcast, that a lot of these. corporations, industry titans, have bent.

the knee to a fascist, to a man that has. no problem with bigotry, has no problem. with dismantling the constitution, has. no problem eroding the court system, who. has no problem um taking bribes from. Qatar, places like this. So, how on. earth can this opponent of yours, and I. mean this not just your opponent, but. people that are running with D next to. their name anywhere, and even if they're. already currently a Democrat like Hakeim. Jeff, how on earth are they for the.

people if they are taking money from the. people who are bending the knee to a. fascist regime like Donald Trump who. commits crimes? In my opinion, I'm not. in law enforcement, but I'm good at. observation. It appears to me that these. people are committing crimes every. single day. >> Yeah. Look, there's going to have to be. a big reckoning after this, right? like. the level of corruption, the level to. which this oligarchy has just completely. sided with corrupt power, you know, and.

I'm talking about all the tech. companies, many of which are in my. district, Amazon, Meta, Face, you know, Microsoft, Apple, they're all donating. to this like stupid ballroom. So, we're. going to have to call them out and list. them afterwards and have a clean break. But the thing is, you know, this fight. that you're describing of corporate. money, like there's a ver there's a part. of the Democratic party that believes. the only way you win elections is you. got to raise as much money as possible. And I saw it in there. I worked as a. chief of staff to AOC and you know, for. about a year, I saw how people in there,

they just spend 6 to8 hours a day. calling big donors for money. That's. their main job. And then they take a. break and do some legislating, but their. main job is raising money. And so they. can't imagine another way to run an. election. But there is, you know, and we. just saw Zoron do it in New York and. we've I've been on a bunch of campaigns. I worked on Bernie's campaign in 2016. I. ran AOC's race in 2018. I've seen these. campaigns that can work by actually. running on people, not money. And we. have to prove that that model works all.

across the country. And the playbook is. really simple. You have to have people. who are standing for real change, who. are standing for working people, who. have a real vision for what they want to. do, and who will swear off that. corporate money and then win through. people power. So, you know, I just think. it's it's just laziness. It's sort of. this politics as usual. The. establishment just, you know, this is. all they know and that's why they have. no vision. Like that influence of. corporate money tells them you can't. ever tax the rich, right? You can't ever. make an economy that'll work for. everybody and so they don't really try. and people see through that.

>> So, the the big companies that you. listed like Meta, all of those, are they. donating to your opponent in the. Democratic primary? Well, we'll find out. in the first financial disclosure, but I. imagine they will. Yeah. >> So, here's my thing that I think we. really need to start messaging, whether. it's your race, which I think is a super. important race. Um, or any other race. Um, if you have a group that's giving. money to Republicans and then they're. also giving money to Democrats, the same.

group, let's say it's Meta, they're. trying to, you know, control whoever. doesn't win and it's controlled. opposition. And the Democratic party. right now, it's very clear to me, not. all of them, but the ones who actually. um have the ability to do something. I'm. talking about Chuckles, Hakee, Cy. Booker, and others. Um they they have. the appearance of being controlled and. they also have the appearance to me. right now and I used to be a really good.

MSNBC Democrat, right? Like I voted. accordingly and I was did everything I. was supposed to do and then we lost two. national campaigns to a [ __ ] [ __ ] A. [ __ ] racist [ __ ] And then you have. parts of the country that celebrate this. dorky villain, right? And so I see now. the void that corporate dimms left and. um that hakee and chuckles they they.

just have no authenticity when they. speak. I'm just like shut the [ __ ] up. And here's the worst part about it. They. feel conservative to me. Democratic. leadership feels like a conservative. party to me. like they want to preserve. that system. And I think when you said. they're lazy, I agree with that because. it's like you have to really think. outside of the box. And I also think for. people in California or people in New.

York, which is where Chuckles and Hakee. are, they don't understand the urgency. like people in red states do of this. They do not understand. Uh because in. and I just recently moved to New York. That snoring you hear is my little. French bulldog. By the way, if you hear. little piglet snorts, um I just recently. moved to New York. But where I lived in. Oklahoma, you have u total abortion ban, ten commandments in the classroom. Despite all the governor dedicates every.

square inch of the state to Jesus. Christ, despite said dedication, we're. ranked 50th and 50th and 49th and 48th. and 50th. It's a total [ __ ] [ __ ]. show, right? But all of those people. have been lied to. And now that I see. those styles of government. mainstream, controlling the federal. government, I look to seats like yours. and where Hakee is in these blue states. where you have the luxury of kind of. being nuanced about liberalism and I see. these seats as so much more important.

because of the erosion of norms in other. states and MAGA supermajorities have. just created an allout Christian. nationalist state And so I feel like. your opponent, what's his name? >> Uh, Scott Weiner. >> No, shut up. It is not Scott Weiner. >> Scott Weiner. Yeah. >> No. Oh, boy. Okay. [laughter]. [gasps].

>> Scott Weiner. I feel like if he's. already taking corporate money and doing. this, I feel like he's a conservative. I. don't even think we get to call these. people Democrats. I mean, and this is the thing like. people don't want to vote for sort of. just I call them performative Democrats, right? They just say the right stuff, virtue signal, and then when it comes. push comes to shove, you don't actually. do anything about it. >> And we just saw this with the Democrats. caving, you know, in the last week. [clears throat]. >> Oh my god. >> My god. Like, can you imagine a worse?

We were we were winning. Like, we were. winning. We were actually fighting for. people [laughter] not to healthcare. We. won elections. Trump was on TV saying, "Oh my gosh, I think we're maybe losing. this one to the Democrats. We're losing. the messaging war." Not because of Hakee. or Schumer. You know, Hakee and Schumer. did nothing to actually message this. stuff. It's just on its own we were. winning. And then we had him on the back. foot. Instead of taking the freaking. left hook and knocking them out, we. decide to throw the fight. I I mean, that is people are sick of that. So, I. actually think whether you're in a red.

state, people don't realize this, whether you're in a red state or a blue. state, no one wants to vote for losers. No one wants to vote for losers. And. that's the that's one of the reasons why. MAGA keeps winning. They at least look. like fighters, right? And and you know, Trump goes in, he's saying, "I'm gonna. drain the swamp. I'm gonna fix the. economy." And people don't know if he's, you know, left from right, but people. know that he's saying he's going to do. it, and he seems like a fighter, so they. vote for him. So, who who do we have, you know, other than people like AOC or. Bernie, who do we have on the Democratic.

side who's talking like that, who's. actually going to pitch people on fixing. this stuff? So, yeah, I agree. I mean, we're well past the point, I think, this. corporate money, it's not just like part. of it is just the straight up corruption. is the quit proquo. But a big part of it. is just is this effect on the party. where everybody just doesn't feel like. it's their job to do anything. Is their. job is just to kind of sit around, raise. money, you know, plan for their next. reelect, and we're just like. sleepwalking into dystopia on one side, while the other side is they're taking.

power and they're using it for great. destruction. >> Okay. One final question. We're going a. little long, listener, but I think this. is a super important question. You kind. of started out with your opponent. talking about anti-semitism, which we. all know it is very real, and bigotry in. all forms should, in my opinion, be all. on the same field. We shouldn't prefer. one person's rights or uh susceptibility. to bigotry. shouldn't be preferentially. treated over like let's say immigrants.

right now and what they're going through. in this country. Um, I found it rather. interesting that. faright Jewish groups are finding um, solace and protection or seeking solace. and protection in a regime that um, makes space in its tent for Nazis. And. um I find it rich getting lectured by.

these people about criticism, justifi. justifiable criticism that we all have. towards Israel and Joe Biden's blank. check to Netanyahu and Donald Trump's. blank check to Netanyahu. Um that that. criticism is somehow um uh then we're. told we're anti-semitic. And um I just. think that is just such [ __ ] And I. think that the Democratic Party leaders. like you and hopefully you win have to. take this.

this talk on bigotry and this talk on. human rights and sort it out because. you can't be safe as a [clears throat]. Jewish person if you're going to seek. refuge with the guy that dines with Nick. Fentes. It's just it's just not going to. happen. If some if a group of people are. marching saying Jews cannot replace us. and Donald Trump is kind of like I kind. of see their point. I see both sides. It's amazing to me the burden that's put.

on the people that fight for universal. human rights like Zoron. that somehow if we do not prioritize, okay, this group is number one, number. two, number three, if we don't. prioritize it to their liking, then. we're called, you know, bigots or. anti-semmites. I just think it's super important in. this moment that we have leaders with. real moral clarity on this on this issue. because so many people are really [ __ ]. up because of Trump. You've got. far-right Jewish groups that are really.

[ __ ] up and twisted in the head about. how they're safe. You have workingclass. Americans that were lied to that think. that this guy's going to fix their woes. And I just think this is a moment for. when David Hog came into the DNC and he. said we need a primary every [ __ ] I. kind of agreed with him like let's just. let's [clears throat] go guns blazing. So will you speak to that and into and. to this issue of universal human rights. before we go off? >> Yeah. I mean I think this is just a. fundamental American value that no one.

should be picked on because of whatever. group they associate with. Right. I mean. I was a brown kid in Texas after 911. I'm not Muslim but I mean a lot. [laughter] of people in Texas didn't. seem to make distinction there. And it. sucks, right? like it sucks to be uh. targeted for stuff going on halfway ac. across the world. So yeah, we have to be. able to criticize foreign policy, criticize our uh endless wars, criticize. our endless military funding to human. rights violations across the world while. saying we must protect everybody here,

Jewish people, Muslim people, you know, immigrants, trans people, anybody in our. society is part of our society and we. protect them. And I think it's really. worse, you know, and I will say like a. lot of Jewish people are fed up with I. talked to tons of Jewish people through. his campaign and they absolutely hate. that you this whole criticism of Israel. becoming anti-semitism has resulted in. them not feeling like they can criticize. Israel, right? And and really facing. real anti-semitism right now. So it's. absolutely horrible. And I agree, you.

know, like you're talking about, you. know, David Hog talk about primary every. freaking Democrat. That's my position. Yeah. Absolutely. And you know, I just. want to say like just to leave it with a. little bit of hope, you know, I I've. worked in this politics for a lot of. long time, right? I worked on Bernie's. campaign. I recruited AOC to run. I ran. her campaign. And I have seen the other. side of this a little bit. Like I've. seen what a little bit of political. courage can accomplish because through. that project when we were recruiting. people to run, we're trying to recruit,

you know, non-career politicians, service workers, factory workers, nurses, teachers, and I met so many. amazing people who if they were in. Congress, we really could turn it all. around. We really could. And AOC, you. know, the way she did the Green New Deal. stuff, she did a sit in Nancy Pelosy's. office on her first day in work. You. know, can you imagine that? Like doing a. sit in your boss's office. That's how. she introduced the green new deal with. the sunrise movement and that really. changed everything that pressured. everybody running for president to. respond and uh you know Biden responded.

with bill back better and that turned. into inflation reduction act and that. passed and created the largest. investment in clean manufacturing and. clean tech. It wasn't everything but it. was something and so I think it is. possible to do stuff. I think leaders. like that are out there and I think if. we had hundreds of leaders like that who. aren't taking corporate money, who have. a real backbone, who have a real vision. stepping up and running, we could turn. this all around. And that's why I'm. optimistic. That's ultimately why I'm. running at the end of the day. >> I'm so glad and I just have to say that. I think the work that you did with. Bernie and AOC takes a Democrat like me.

who was a good MSNBC Democrat who voted. for Hillary in 2016 in the primary and. now I recognize that was a failure. that. vote on my part was I bought into the. democratic corporate narrative and. didn't inquire outside of that. But I. think as a voter we always have to keep. our mind open to evolution. And I. realized that Bernie's message has aged. a million times better and his diagnosis. of the unsustainability of our economic.

system was spoton. And so the work you. did with them because it takes an army. of people to get messages out. Even. though Bernie didn't win, he laid the. soil for Zoron to win and for AOC to. win. And they still continue to go. around together and can sway people like. me who have always been liberal and I. love to live out, don't get me wrong, but I've gone even a little bit further, you know, to the left and have seen that. uh we need to dig deeper. We need to.

make a place that is uh more fair and. more just for all of us. So, thank you. for all the work you did prior. and then. tell our listeners how they can support. your campaign because I think it's a. super important race. I think that's a. super important seat and I would love to. see a true progressive fighter win that. and I think you will. >> Yeah. Thanks so much. So, please go to. my website. It's us s a kat us. We are. running the largest grassroots campaign. in San Francisco history. We've already. got 2,000 volunteers knocked on over.

50,000 doors. So, if you live in the Bay. Area, please sign up for to come canvas. If you don't, sign up to Phone Bank. We. need all the volunteers we can get and. if you don't have any time, you know, throw a few bucks our way. Every little. bit helps. So, thanks so much for having. me on. >> Thanks so much. And we'll have you on. again closer to the race. Um, especially. right before the primary against Mr. Weiner, just because I like bathroom. humor and I think it could be a fun. episode. [laughter]. Bye. >> All right. You.

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