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The Press Box

A Report From the Republican Convention With the Washington Post’s Chris Suellentrop

The Press Box

The Ringer

Sports

4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

On the Final Edition, Bryan welcomes The Washington Post’s Chris Suellentrop, who joins the show from Milwaukee, where he's covering the Republican National Convention. He kicks off the show by discussing how the Republicans are ecstatic right now at the convention (1:40). Then they discuss Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance’s speech (4:16), whether Donald Trump will be more effective if he's elected president again (9:27), how the assassination attempt has become a part of the convention (16:07), and more. Host: Bryan Curtis Guests: Chris Suellentrop Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Chris Ryan impersonating Wayne Jenkins on camera. Hello media consumers welcome to Press Box. Brian Curtis

0:41.0

the ringer here along with producer Brian Waters.

0:44.0

Let us begin today by going to Milwaukee to talk to our guest host.

0:49.0

He is Chris Solentrop.

0:50.0

He is the politics editor for opinions at the Washington Post.

0:54.0

You have heard him on Post Opinions new impromptu podcast.

0:58.0

He joins us from the Republican Convention,

1:01.0

where he's doing his best impression of David Broder and Jack Germand.

1:05.2

Chris, welcome back to the press box.

1:08.1

The older I get, the fat man in a middle seat was Jack German's political memoir.

1:14.0

I'm more like Fat Man in an Isle seat.

1:17.0

You're only willing to go so far.

1:21.0

He went farther to get the story. For folks who are not on the

1:25.1

Zoom you were actually wearing a Washington Post t-shirt which reminds me of

1:29.4

when your flight gets canceled and United Airlines gives you like a pack of clothes to take to the hotel that night?

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