Overview
- Schulz’s July 10 Flagrant podcast marked a dramatic shift from hosting Trump in 2024 to sharply criticizing his second-term record
- He claimed Trump is doing the exact opposite of his pledges by increasing federal spending and enlarging the national debt
- Schulz argued the administration and intelligence agencies are concealing a Jeffrey Epstein client list despite earlier promises to reveal it
- He suggested at one point that Trump may be influenced by external forces within the CIA rather than acting autonomously
- White House spokesman Harrison Fields responded by highlighting Trump’s accomplishments and saying the president is delivering on his campaign vision