In The Tank

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 402 of the In The Tank Podcast. President Donald Trump was indicted again this week, and this time, at the federal level. This story has grabbed headlines for obvious reasons. On the other side of the coin, President Joe Biden may be in hot water after Senator Grassley reported the FBI has information that might incriminate Hunter and the "big guy" on a bribery scheme.

PRIMARY TOPIC - BIDEN SCANDAL VS. TRUMP SCANDAL
 
NY Post - Trump faces a maximum of 400 years in prison and a $9M fine over federal indictment
https://nypost.com/2023/06/09/trump-faces-a-maximum-of-400-years-in-prison-and-a-9m-fine/
 
CNN - June 13, 2023 Trump pleads not guilty in historic federal indictment
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/donald-trump-indictment-court-appearance-06-13-23/index.html

CBS News - Trump addresses supporters in NJ, after historic Miami arraignment
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/former-president-donald-trump-arraigned-miami-federal-court/

The Federalist - Grassley’s ‘17 Recordings’ Bombshell Brings Bidens And Burisma Back Into The Spotlight
https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/13/grassleys-17-recordings-bombshell-brings-bidens-and-burisma-back-into-the-spotlight/

The Federalist - Grassley: Burisma Exec Behind Biden Bribery Scandal Allegedly Kept 17 Recordings Of Talks With Joe, Hunter
https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/12/grassley-burisma-exec-behind-biden-bribery-scandal-allegedly-kept-17-recordings-of-talks-with-joe-hunter/

NY Post - Biden grins, chuckles when asked about alleged tapes of him getting bribed
https://nypost.com/2023/06/13/biden-grins-chuckles-when-asked-about-alleged-tapes-of-him-getting-bribed/


SECONDARY TOPIC - DEEPFAKES IN POLITICS
 
CNN - DeSantis campaign posts fake images of Trump hugging Fauci in social media video 
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/politics/desantis-campaign-video-fake-ai-image/index.htm
CBS News - Vallas campaign condemns deepfake video posted to Twitter
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/vallas-campaign-deepfake-video/
(video) https://twitter.com/jake____lewis/status/1630036971388108806
 
WSJ - These Campaigns Hope ‘Deepfake’ Candidates Help Get Out the Vote
https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-campaigns-hope-deepfake-candidates-help-get-out-the-vote-11646756345
(video) https://twitter.com/80Level/status/1494204973432950785

Creators and Guests

Host
Chris Talgo
Chris Talgo is the Editorial Director at The Heartland Institute and a research fellow for Heartland’s Socialism Research Center.
Host
Donald Kendal
Donald Kendal is a research fellow for The Heartland's Socialism Research Center, host of Heartland's In the Tank Podcast and Stopping Socialism TV, and a talented graphic designer.
Host
Jim Lakely
Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
Guest
Justin T. Haskins
Justin Haskins is the director of the Socialism Research Center at The Heartland Institute.

What is In The Tank?

The weekly flagship podcast from The Heartland Institute features in-depth policy discussions connected to current news. Host Donald Kendal leads the discussion with the usual crew of Heartland Institute Vice President Jim Lakely, Socialism Research Center “Commissar” Justin Haskins, Editorial Director Chris Talgo, and others at this national free-market think tank. The entertaining and informative discussions often hit topics such as the environment, energy policy, Big Tech censorship, the troubling rise of socialism, globalism, health care, education, that state of freedom in America and around the world, and much more.

This podcast is also available as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast, the “firehose” of all the organization’s podcasts that take deep and entertaining dives into public policy.