Russ Vought

Mentioned in 11 analyzed podcast episodes across 9 shows

Appears On

Bannon`s War Room Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast IHIP News The Chris Plante Show Up First from NPR Unexplainable Tech Won't Save Us StarTalk Radio Lovett or Leave It

Episode Appearances

Bannon`s War Room · Apr 14, 2026

Episode 5300: Fight For Freedom And MAGA In Virginia

“Testifying before House Budget Committee on deficit spending and revenue gaps; featured in Birch Gold's eighth installment on dollar pressures”

Virginia Congressional Redistricting and GerrymanderingGrassroots Political Organizing and Volunteer MobilizationIRS Tax Enforcement and Budget Restructuring

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Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast · Apr 11, 2026

Justin Wolfers & Bradley Onishi

“True believer in Christian dominionism and dismantling federal government for religious reasons”

Consumer Sentiment and Economic AnxietyPartisan Polarization Effects on Economic IndicatorsChristian Nationalism in Military Leadership

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Bannon`s War Room · Apr 10, 2026

Episode 5288: Economy Feeling Effects Of Iran War; No Amnesty And Freeze All Immigration

“Managing $1.5 trillion defense budget and $200 billion war costs; facing congressional budget scrutiny”

Iran Nuclear Negotiations and Ceasefire TermsEnergy Inflation and Oil Market DynamicsU.S. Dollar Reserve Currency Status and Central Bank Gold Accumulation

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IHIP News · Apr 2, 2026

Trump Fails To Intimidate SCOTUS? MAGA Justices Humiliate Trump To His Face

“Identified as part of Trump's 'brain trust' driving anti-immigrant and Christian nationalist policies”

Birthright citizenship constitutional challengeSupreme Court judicial independence and institutional integrityExecutive branch intimidation of federal courts

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Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast · Feb 26, 2026

Harry Litman & Rep. Jared Moskowitz

“OMB director and Project 2025 author; managing budget negotiations during shutdown”

Epstein Files Transparency and DOJ ObstructionFBI 302 Reports and Victim Interview DocumentationTrump Administration Document Withholding

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The Chris Plante Show · Feb 6, 2026

2-6-26 Hour 1 - Virginia passes corrupt re-district

“Trump administration official targeted by alleged assassination attempt motivated by Project 2025 opposition”

Congressional redistricting and gerrymandering in VirginiaElectoral college reform at state levelIslamophobia hate crime legislation

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Up First from NPR · Feb 2, 2026

House Shutdown Vote, Minneapolis Immigration Operations, Trump Kennedy Center Closure

“Office of Management and Budget Director who directed affected agencies to undertake orderly shutdown activities”

Government Shutdown and AppropriationsDepartment of Homeland Security FundingImmigration Enforcement Operations

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Unexplainable · Jan 26, 2026

No data, just vibes

“White House budget director who cited National Center for Atmospheric Research as source of 'climate alarmism'”

Federal Government Data Collection InfrastructureEPA Office of Research and Development ShutdownCDC Public Health Surveillance Systems

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Tech Won't Save Us · Dec 24, 2025

The Year in Tech w/ Jathan Sadowski & Brian Merchant

“OMB director implementing Project 2025 administrative state elimination alongside DOGE momentum”

Trump-Silicon Valley Alliance and Executive OrdersDOGE and State Capacity EliminationAI Bubble Economics and GPU Financialization

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StarTalk Radio · Oct 28, 2025

Bill Nye Takeover

“Published report three years prior advocating 50% cut to NASA science; driving current budget proposal”

NASA Budget Cuts and Proposed 25% ReductionMars Sample Return Mission CancellationEarth Science and Climate Monitoring Satellites

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Lovett or Leave It · Oct 25, 2025

Sauvignon Blanc Nationalist

“OMB director and Project 2025 architect described as using 'divorced guy energy' to dismantle government”

Trump Administration Leadership AppointmentsFederal Government Competence and Institutional DecayMilitary Recruitment and Retention Crisis

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