The Young Turks 01.19.18: Opioid Crisis, Carl Higbie, and Tom Cotton
The Young Turks20 Jan 2018

The Young Turks 01.19.18: Opioid Crisis, Carl Higbie, and Tom Cotton

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from January 19th, 2018. For more go to http://www.tytnetwork.com/join. Hour 1: Donald Trump is planning to slash the budget of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, in what marks his administration’s second attempt to gut the top office responsible for coordinating the federal response to the opioid crisis. The plan would shift the office’s two main grant programs, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas grant and the Drug Free Communities Act, to the Justice and Health and Human Services departments. Hour 2: Cenk, Ana, & Jayde Lovell. Trump appointee, Carl Higbie, resigns over racist comments he made one his radio show in 2013 & 2014--talks about Black people & their “lax” morality. Carl also talks about not liking Muslim people. Senator Tom Cotton sending out “seize and desist” letters to stop trying to contact Tom Cotton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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