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S2 E6: Who is the “Real” Donald Trump: An Interview with David Cay Johnston

Who is the “real” Donald Trump and what does the President of the United States have to do with the health of Americans? The identity of the President has everything to do with health! You see, one’s view of the world determines his/her  investment in the health of Americans. The health of Americans has always been political. 

Whether it is abruptly terminating international assistance in foreign aid, ending severe weather warnings, trying to dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), decimating the National Park System, slashing existing grants at the National Institutes of Health on vaccine hesitancy, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and COVID-19 because these topics do not align with your priorities, cutting new grant funding, telling public health specialists what words they can say or write, slashing scientific research at universities, or cutting employees and grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ending programs and grants that are considered WOKE, recommending health related tariffs, having fewer Americans with health insurance, or making radical changes to Medicaid and Social Security, who the President is matters.   

Listen as host Tim Jordan interviews investigative reporter and author, David Cay Johnston, about Donald Trump.  David has known Donald Trump for 40 years! He has written entire books on Trump and has never been proven wrong. I encourage you to listen. 

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Resources for This Podcast

Rochester Institute of Technology Website: (2025). www.rit.edu

David Cay Johnston’s Webpage at the Rochester Institute of Technology  

www.rit.edu/directory/dcjgla-david-cay-johnston

David Cay Johnston’s Books on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/stores/David-Cay-Johnston/author/B001KDG3PW?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=8d62bd08-1b69-4a7a-b971-e5463099fc47

Article: (2025). Johnston, D.C.  All the Damage Trump’s Tariffs are Doing. DC Report. (May 20, 2025.) https://www.dcreport.org/2025/04/08/all-the-damage-trumps-tariffs-are-doing/

Article: (2025). Rosenthal, E. How Trump aims to slash federal support for research, public health, and Medicaid. KFF Health News, (May 20, 2025). https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/health-care-spending-cuts-research-trump-administration-tariffs-public-health/

Article:  (2025). Hart, A. Housing, nutrition in peril as Trump pulls back Medicaid social services. CBS  News Health Watch (May 19, 2025).  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-medicaid-social-services-housing-nutrition/

Article: (2025). Parashar, S. Finally, India makes it official: Trump didn’t broker India-Pakistan cease fire.  The Times of India. (May 14, 2025). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/finally-india-makes-it-official-trump-didnt-broker-india-pakistan-ceasefire/articleshow/121149120.cms

Article. (2025). President Trump’s First 100 Days: Attacks on Human Rights, Cruelty, and Chaos. Amnesty International News (April 30, 2025). https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/04/president-trumps-first-100-days-attacks-on-human-rights/

Podcast: (2025). The Osterholm Update. Dr. Mike Osterholm and CIDRAP.  https://open.spotify.com/show/0ymlroFYVlSAnoq0uqECGx?si=b14bd54d600c47bc

Podcast: (2025). Letters from An American. Dr. Heather Cox Richardson. https://open.spotify.com/show/2NAihO3xHMQr64EnvpvHDl?si=0b65fac270294aad

Podcast: (2025). The Meidas Touch. Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meisales.   https://open.spotify.com/show/34NcOzUEJs0T5DaUeYLfFl?si=0e2b4118de2b4c10

Article: Jordan, T.R. (2024). The Problem of Christian Nationalism. https://1795group.com/the-problem-of-christian-nationalism/

Article: Jordan, T.R. (2023). Lies Have Consequences. https://1795group.com/lies-have-consequences/

Article: Jordan, T.R. (2003). WOKE: Are You Awake?  

https://1795group.com/are-you-awake/


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Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at:

tjordan@1795group.com

Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact:  tjordan@1795group.com

Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com

Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. 

David Cay Johnston was booked by Tim Jordan

Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee.   

Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio  https://www.sumarecording.com/

Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

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Resources for This Podcast

Rochester Institute of Technology Website: (2025). www.rit.edu

David Cay Johnston’s Webpage at the Rochester Institute of Technology  

www.rit.edu/directory/dcjgla-david-cay-johnston

David Cay Johnston’s Books on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/stores/David-Cay-Johnston/author/B001KDG3PW?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=8d62bd08-1b69-4a7a-b971-e5463099fc47

Article: (2025). Johnston, D.C.  All the Damage Trump’s Tariffs are Doing. DC Report. (May 20, 2025.) https://www.dcreport.org/2025/04/08/all-the-damage-trumps-tariffs-are-doing/

Article: (2025). Rosenthal, E. How Trump aims to slash federal support for research, public health, and Medicaid. KFF Health News, (May 20, 2025). https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/health-care-spending-cuts-research-trump-administration-tariffs-public-health/

Article:  (2025). Hart, A. Housing, nutrition in peril as Trump pulls back Medicaid social services. CBS  News Health Watch (May 19, 2025).  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-medicaid-social-services-housing-nutrition/

Article: (2025). Parashar, S. Finally, India makes it official: Trump didn’t broker India-Pakistan cease fire.  The Times of India. (May 14, 2025). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/finally-india-makes-it-official-trump-didnt-broker-india-pakistan-ceasefire/articleshow/121149120.cms

Article. (2025). President Trump’s First 100 Days: Attacks on Human Rights, Cruelty, and Chaos. Amnesty International News (April 30, 2025). https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/04/president-trumps-first-100-days-attacks-on-human-rights/

Podcast: (2025). The Osterholm Update. Dr. Mike Osterholm and CIDRAP.  https://open.spotify.com/show/0ymlroFYVlSAnoq0uqECGx?si=b14bd54d600c47bc

Podcast: (2025). Letters from An American. Dr. Heather Cox Richardson. https://open.spotify.com/show/2NAihO3xHMQr64EnvpvHDl?si=0b65fac270294aad

Podcast: (2025). The Meidas Touch. Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meisales.   https://open.spotify.com/show/34NcOzUEJs0T5DaUeYLfFl?si=0e2b4118de2b4c10

Article: Jordan, T.R. (2024). The Problem of Christian Nationalism. https://1795group.com/the-problem-of-christian-nationalism/

Article: Jordan, T.R. (2023). Lies Have Consequences. https://1795group.com/lies-have-consequences/

Article: Jordan, T.R. (2003). WOKE: Are You Awake?  

https://1795group.com/are-you-awake/
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Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at:

tjordan@1795group.com

Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact:  tjordan@1795group.com

Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com

Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. 

David Cay Johnston was booked by Tim Jordan

Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee.   

Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio  https://www.sumarecording.com/Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Toledo, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

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