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Start free trial →The Warning with Steve Schmidt · US Politics · August 2026
Steve Schmidt, a former Republican strategist, on his podcast The Warning, discussing Sen. Ossoff's re-election campaign in Georgia and the Democrats' 2026 midterm prospects.
…back against President Trump in twenty twenty. As you recall, he told him his election claims were detached from reality. If you were faced with a similar situation, something that you did not think actually met the standard, the legal standard in your mind, would you stand up to the president?
…x ra Y. He does not do that. He has never done that, he will never do that. And so if there's something that he wants to do but he needs to know that there's a challenge or that we can't do it, of course I will tell him. It happens all the time with all of his leaders, and that's what he expects.
But he definitely thinks you are a moron if you believe that. Here's John Osoff in the state of Georgia, the US senator running for reelection. And there is something worth mentioning. There are two senators per state. And when it comes to Georgia, if you were to judge the two senators as a team, Warnock and us Off, they're the Dodgers and the Yankees put together combined with the rest of the league. What an extraordinary duo the state of Georgia has. Both men are fit and ready for serious national leadership. But this US Senate race in Georgia, the best run in the country, is something very very special. And what we're seeing is a young American Leader emerge and he has the antidote.
Now, remember he promised to lower prices on day one. You remember that? And I want the President's remaining supporters to hear this, because it was all a lie. Under Donald J. Trump, it costs more than ever to stock your fridge, to power your home, to make a cup of coffee, to buy school supplies…
He is carrying the vaccine, and it will be a tragedy and a travesty if he does not run for president of the United States. There are some other Democrats who are a breadth of fresh air, like the Kentucky governor Andy Basher. They are a break from the past. They are a bridge to the future, a future…
When Eva's old enough to ask me why I let this happen, I'm determined to answer truthfully. But I didn't. I'll tell her how the same year she turned five, Georgia stood up all together, all at once and said enough is enough. I'll tell her how we overcame every doubt and dirty trick, not just to…