Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Tara Palmeri sits down with Republican Congresswoman Kat Cammack of Florida for a wide-ranging and unusually candid conversation. As chair of the Republican Women's Caucus, she's co-leading a bipartisan working group with Democrat Teresa Leger Fernández to overhaul how misconduct is reported and punished: consolidating the maze of six separate reporting offices into a single "one-stop shop," requiring candidates to disclose past sexual-misconduct settlements, and stripping congressional pensions from those convicted. Tara presses her on the tensions, too — reconciling a zero-tolerance push with supporting a president who has been accused by more than two dozen women, and why she believes the Epstein files (which she says she's called to release since 2021) became a partisan weapon that ultimately hurt survivors. In the most personal stretch of the interview, Cammack recounts the life-threatening ectopic pregnancy that forced her to terminate to save her life, the delays she faced in the ER under Florida's six-week law, the disinformation campaign she says geofenced hospitals to frighten doctors, and the death threats she's received for telling her story. It's an emotional, often-uncomfortable conversation about power, accountability, and the human cost of playing politics with women's health.
Thanks to Ground News for sponsoring the show! Only by using my link, you can get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan! Go to groundnews.com/tara
Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/tarapalmeri/p/congresswoman-kat-cammack-told-me?r=1ili3&utm_medium=ios
Note: this episode includes a frank discussion of pregnancy loss and a medical emergency that some viewers may find difficult.
#politics #florida
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
For more of her reporting, subscribe to her weekly newsletter, "The Red Letter." tarapalmeri.substack.com
For inquiries, email: TaraPalmeriInfo@gmail.com
Youtube Chapters:
00:00 – Why Tara Aired the Full Kat Cammack Interview
02:07 – Cleaning Up Sexual Misconduct on Capitol Hill
05:13 – "DC Is Hollywood for Ugly People"
08:06 – Reporters Face Harassment Too
11:00 – Inside the Bipartisan Working Group on Capitol Hill Abuse
15:20 – New Proposals: Disclosure Rules, Pensions & Accountability
17:30 – Why Victims Struggle to Report Misconduct in Congress
19:43 – Why MAGA Congresswomen Took Up This Fight
21:38 – Is Kat Cammack a Feminist?
23:12 – Modern Feminism, Women's Sports & Title IX
29:12 – Supporting Trump While Calling for Accountability
30:48 – Why Trump Didn't Release the Epstein Files
33:11 – Reforming Justice for Epstein Victims
36:35 – Kat Cammack Opens Up About Her Ectopic Pregnancy
40:10 – Did Florida's Abortion Law Delay Emergency Care?
42:05 – The Geofencing Campaign That Scared Doctors
43:57 – Death Threats After Sharing Her Story
46:39 – Should Abortion Laws Be Rewritten?
49:21 – Women's Healthcare Beyond Abortion
50:53 – Why Women Need to Tell Their Stories
52:41 – Can Washington Finally Clean Up Capitol Hill?
53:16 – Is Florida Safe for Women Facing Pregnancy Emergencies?
55:15 – "America Has a Sick Care System"
56:15 – Tara's Final Thoughts on Airing the Interview
Tara Palmeri sits down with Republican Congresswoman Kat Cammack of Florida for a wide-ranging and unusually candid conversation. As chair of the Republican Women's Caucus, she's co-leading a bipartisan working group with Democrat Teresa Leger Fernández to overhaul how misconduct is reported and punished: consolidating the maze of six separate reporting offices into a single "one-stop shop," requiring candidates to disclose past sexual-misconduct settlements, and stripping congressional pensions from those convicted. Tara presses her on the tensions, too — reconciling a zero-tolerance push with supporting a president who has been accused by more than two dozen women, and why she believes the Epstein files (which she says she's called to release since 2021) became a partisan weapon that ultimately hurt survivors. In the most personal stretch of the interview, Cammack recounts the life-threatening ectopic pregnancy that forced her to terminate to save her life, the delays she faced in the ER under Florida's six-week law, the disinformation campaign she says geofenced hospitals to frighten doctors, and the death threats she's received for telling her story. It's an emotional, often-uncomfortable conversation about power, accountability, and the human cost of playing politics with women's health.
Thanks to Ground News for sponsoring the show! Only by using my link, you can get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan! Go to groundnews.com/tara
Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/tarapalmeri/p/congresswoman-kat-cammack-told-me?r=1ili3&utm_medium=ios
Note: this episode includes a frank discussion of pregnancy loss and a medical emergency that some viewers may find difficult.
#politics #florida
Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.
For more of her reporting, subscribe to her weekly newsletter, "The Red Letter." tarapalmeri.substack.com
For inquiries, email: TaraPalmeriInfo@gmail.com
Youtube Chapters:
00:00 – Why Tara Aired the Full Kat Cammack Interview
02:07 – Cleaning Up Sexual Misconduct on Capitol Hill
05:13 – "DC Is Hollywood for Ugly People"
08:06 – Reporters Face Harassment Too
11:00 – Inside the Bipartisan Working Group on Capitol Hill Abuse
15:20 – New Proposals: Disclosure Rules, Pensions & Accountability
17:30 – Why Victims Struggle to Report Misconduct in Congress
19:43 – Why MAGA Congresswomen Took Up This Fight
21:38 – Is Kat Cammack a Feminist?
23:12 – Modern Feminism, Women's Sports & Title IX
29:12 – Supporting Trump While Calling for Accountability
30:48 – Why Trump Didn't Release the Epstein Files
33:11 – Reforming Justice for Epstein Victims
36:35 – Kat Cammack Opens Up About Her Ectopic Pregnancy
40:10 – Did Florida's Abortion Law Delay Emergency Care?
42:05 – The Geofencing Campaign That Scared Doctors
43:57 – Death Threats After Sharing Her Story
46:39 – Should Abortion Laws Be Rewritten?
49:21 – Women's Healthcare Beyond Abortion
50:53 – Why Women Need to Tell Their Stories
52:41 – Can Washington Finally Clean Up Capitol Hill?
53:16 – Is Florida Safe for Women Facing Pregnancy Emergencies?
55:15 – "America Has a Sick Care System"
56:15 – Tara's Final Thoughts on Airing the Interview
