Kagro in the Morning - March 25, 2026

Kagro in the Morning delivers a sharp, satirical deep dive into the chaotic political and media landscape of March 25, 2026. Host David Waldman opens with biting commentary on Donald Trump’s contradictory claims about receiving a 'gift' from Iran, highlighting his verbal incoherence and the absurdity of the claim. The episode centers on a major political story: Trump’s endorsed Republican candidate losing a Florida special election to Democrat Emily Gregory, a public health expert, in a district including Mar-a-Lago—symbolizing a significant Democratic gain in Trump’s political backyard. Waldman also dissects a new DOJ leak to Congress, revealing that Trump took classified documents related to his private business, which the Justice Department now admits were used to justify his retention—providing damning evidence against him. The show then pivots to absurdity with the appointment of right-wing influencer Nick Adams as a newly created 'Special Presidential Envoy for American Tourism and Exceptionalism,' a clearly satirical role mocking Trump’s penchant for creating fictional titles. Waldman mocks Adams’ crass online persona and Islamophobic past, while also highlighting the administration’s broader pattern of weaponizing government roles. The episode culminates in a darkly comic yet alarming report on a U.S.-Ecuador joint military strike that mistakenly destroyed a dairy farm instead of a drug camp, with evidence of torture and cover-up by Ecuadorian forces. Waldman connects this to broader concerns about military accountability and the use of geolocation data by adversaries like Iran. He closes with a legal reckoning for tech giants, noting a New Mexico jury’s $375 million verdict against Meta for child safety violations and Elon Musk’s liability in a Twitter fraud case—signaling a growing trend of holding powerful figures accountable.