Trump’s War on Moms w. Reshma Saujani

<p>Donald Trump has waged a war on children, and activist and founder of Moms First, Reshma Saujani, joins to discuss how the administration's policies harm mothers. Erin and Alyssa also cover Pete Hegseth’s leaky group chats, RFK Jr.’s plans to create a registry of autistic Americans, and the future of the Take It Down Act. They wrap it up in the sanity corner with praise for Jack Shlossberg’s TikTok and uplifting news from the Professional Women's Hockey League. </p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/_R0c9heBn6I">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p>What to Know About Pope Francis’ Death (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/pope-francis-death-health-problems.html">NYT 4/21)</a></p><p>Elon Musk says he's taking a step back from DOGE after Tesla "blowback" (<a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/22/elon-musk-doge-tesla-earnings-call">AXIOS 4/22</a>)</p><p>Trump backed a bill on nonconsensual intimate images — but he fired its enforcers (<a href="https://19thnews.org/2025/04/trump-take-it-down-act-ftc-regulation/">The 19th* 4/17</a>)</p><p>Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary (<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5371312/trump-white-house-pete-hegseth-defense-department">NPR 4/21</a>)</p><p>Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts (<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04/16/hhs-budget-cut-trump/">WaPo 4/16</a>)</p><p>Kennedy Claimed Autism ‘Destroys’ Lives. Autistic People Disagree. (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/well/autism-kennedy-reaction.html">NYT 4/18</a>)</p><p>White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/trump-birthrate-proposals.html">NYT 4/21</a>)</p><p>Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/opinion/larry-david-hitler-dinner.html">NYT 4/21)</a></p><p> </p><p> </p>