{"id":12399,"date":"2024-05-04T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=12399"},"modified":"2025-02-18T15:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:42:15","slug":"mr-trump-goes-to-washington-free-for-all-ep-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/mr-trump-goes-to-washington-free-for-all-ep-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Trump Goes to Washington! | Free for All | Ep 19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Big John talks about the invitation of Donald Trump to speak at the Libertarian National Convention. The guests, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.larrysharpe.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Larry Sharpe<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/Lars24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Lars Mapstead<\/a><\/strong>, discuss the potential impact of this invitation and the strategy behind it. Additionally, they explore the idea of desperate measures to gain attention and the potential consequences of aligning with Trump. They also discuss the importance of publicity for the Libertarian Party and the need to clarify the party&#8217;s principles and values.<br><br>Join pioneering podcaster <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/sports-grumblings-founder-john-t-georgopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Big John<\/a><\/strong> as he plots to take over the world, then leave you the Hell alone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Mr. Trump Goes to Washington! | Free for All | Ep 19\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ofyOFlI4PuY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" 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