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Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

311: Deadly, Dangerous, Decline with Larry Summers

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

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News Commentary, Politics, Government, News, National

4.73.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

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James and Al welcome former Harvard University President and U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers to defend the university system against Trump and his attacks on science, offer the system some tough love by laying out the policies that have lowered their public perception, and explain why their actions contribute to the extreme reputation of Democrats.  They also highlight how the economy has historically performed far better under liberal administrations and the ways Trump’s corruption undermines his political legitimacy.  Then, James and Al discuss optimizing messaging for 2026 and why the media should investigate Trump’s apparent cognitive decline.

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Sun Express, non-stop sunshine. Hello and welcome to Politics War Room with James Carville, and I'm Al Hunt.

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This week, our guest is a former Treasury Secretary and one-time president of Harvard University, Larry Summers.

0:52.2

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1:35.5

Hey, James, Larry Summers, renowned economist, Treasury Secretary, President of Harvard, where he now teaches.

1:42.2

Larry, with you, there are unlimited topics to talk about,

1:46.0

but let's start with Harvard. Trump clearly wants to crush Harvard to send a message he can take

1:51.1

on the biggest and the best and the richest. He wants to take away all federal grants,

1:56.5

trying to ban foreign students, and his cold on IRS to take away the university's tax exemption.

2:01.9

This is all about politics. And I think what I hear, Harvard has a very good legal case,

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