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Mark Trahant

Mark Trahant

Journalist

Oct 30, 2026

28:05
And in terms of media access, has that really changed with this presidency?
28:11
Yeah, well, I mean, there's still access, but they attack you right after.
28:14
So I'm, I think where they have made big plays was with the large corporate media that owns television stations.
28:27
And they've got them to the point where they just write a check to make it go away.
28:32
That changed a few months ago when Donald Trump sued the BBC for $10 billion.
28:37
because BBC said, no, we're going to fight this and hired lawyers and then started asking for documents from Trump for discovery.
28:45
And that kind of changed the equation because now other media companies are going to say, hey, wait, we can sue and we can fight this.
29:30
So after the bid terms, what long-term impacts do you think we could see, you know, depending on the results in indigenous communities?
2:48
of what type of preview are we going to have and what's some of your thoughts on 2026 November election?
2:59
Sure, and a little history.
3:02
The election night broadcast began in 2018, and it was just six weeks out from the election.
3:09
And it really hit me that that year was going to be an extraordinary year with Deb Haaland and Cherise Davids running for the House, and actually a third, Yvette Harrell at the time.
3:21
And I thought, there's going to be a record.
3:22
We've got to be doing something to document this.
3:25
And so we decided to do this live broadcast.

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35:28
It's like, yeah, exactly.

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