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#136 - Unresolved: Trump's First 100 Days

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🗓️ 1 May 2017

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been filled with a whirlwind of new policies and challenges to Washington orthodoxies, and the country is sharply divided. But if we are open to it, we might find that there are reasonable arguments being made by both sides on many issues. And those conversations can start by considering: President Trump’s “America First” policy, and what it means to different people; the administration’s impact on the health of the stock market and our economy; the team that the president has assembled; and whether it’s the media, or the president, that’s under attack. In one night we embark on a radical departure from our Oxford-style format, asking five debaters, from across the political spectrum, for their views on four key issues under the new Trump presidency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good evening. I'm John Donbann and this is Intelligent

0:03.4

Squared U.S. where tonight our face-off is called

0:06.3

Unresolved Trump's first 100 days.

0:09.4

And because so much has happened since the

0:12.6

Noir Guration Day, we are unlocking our usual format to

0:16.6

let us debate not just one but four different resolutions,

0:20.8

each a different arguable proposition about the impact

0:24.6

of Trump's presidency so far.

0:26.2

Also, we are going to bring five debaters to the stage

0:29.8

who will not be arguing in pre-arranged teams,

0:31.8

but each one will be flying solo, arguing yes or no on each

0:36.7

resolution depending on what that resolution is.

0:40.0

They will be trying to convince you, our live audience here

0:42.4

in New York, of the merits of their individual positions.

0:45.6

And you also will be voting on these resolutions.

0:49.2

And we will track how your position swing over the course

0:52.4

of the evening and which of these debaters proves best

0:55.3

at convincing you that he or she is most right about

0:59.6

Donald J. Trump.

1:01.3

100 days, four resolutions, five debaters, let's meet them.

1:06.3

Applause

1:10.1

Hello, Jennifer Rubin.

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