On the Porch are: Carmen Jones, Garrett Morris, Willie Carpenter, Earl Billings, James Becnel and Harold Sylvester

The fellas dive deep into Trump’s hostile takeover of the Kennedy Center (because of course he did), where half the staff bounced after he crowned himself chairman. Meanwhile, they’re cackling about the supreme irony of Trump loving Les Misérables – a whole musical about overthrowing rich oppressors. Not to mention Trump attending Les Misérables while sending 4,000 National Guard and 500 Marines to Los Angeles to squash limited mostly non-violent protest against his immigration policy. The cognitive dissonance is chef’s kiss.

Between roasting theater critics and Othello‘s Broadway success, the conversation gets real about federal overreach, immigration enforcement going rogue, and whether Trump’s planning to overstay his welcome past 2028. One of the crew breaks down Putin’s puppet strings with some Naval Intelligence insight that’ll make you squirm.

The Scary Part: This May conversation predicted the exact type of heavy-handed protest crackdowns we just saw in LA this week. Sometimes being right ain’t fun.

Classic porch wisdom mixing theater reviews, political prophecy, and that signature blend of “we’re laughing so we don’t cry” energy. These old heads called it months ago – now we’re all living in their predictions.

Warning: Contains adult language, political hot takes, and uncomfortable truths about American democracy.

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