The Warning with Steve Schmidt Steve Schmidt: America Has Hit the Iceberg
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Jan 23, 2026 A searing Titanic metaphor frames a critique of political denial and rewriting of events. The conversation examines defended immunity for federal agents and disputed detention practices involving children. False claims about immigrants and the weaponization of lies for power are highlighted. A call for accountability and concern for civil liberties closes the discussion.
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Titanic Metaphor For Political Denial
- Steve Schmidt compares MAGA's narrative to rewriting the Titanic story to deny sinking.
- He warns the marketing myth can't hide the structural disaster unfolding in America.
Claim Of Absolute Immunity
- Steve Schmidt highlights J.D. Vance's view that federal agents enjoy 'absolute immunity.'
- He signals this stance normalizes unchecked federal force deployed against American cities.
Five-Year-Old Exchange Highlighted
- Steve Schmidt plays Vance's exchange about detaining a five-year-old to show evasive framing.
- Vance shifts blame to context and insists the child wasn't arrested while defending the agents.