In this special edition, David Hahn argues that the Trump administration is largely to blame for Republicans losing both houses of Congress, drawing on JD Vance’s own diagnosis that 2024 Trump voters turned out and backed Democrats. He then asks how Catholics should respond, rejecting both political despondency and easy reassurance and calling on conservatives to prepare for a successor who learns from these failures.

Chapters:
0:00 Republicans lose Congress
0:33 An administration that imploded
1:05 JD Vance’s diagnosis
2:00 The right’s online infighting
3:00 What is the Catholic response?
3:57 Democratic Socialists gain ground
4:22 A citizen of his country and of heaven
5:08 Christ is King, but bad news is still bad
7:13 Looking beyond Trump

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