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The Ezra Klein Show

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Government, News

4.6 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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An open convention or a coronation aren’t the only two options. Mentioned: “Democrats Have a Better Option Than Biden” by The Ezra Klein Show “What Is the Democratic Party For?” by The Ezra Klein Show Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at [email protected]. You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs. This audio essay for “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Claire Gordon. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris, with Kate Sinclair, Mary Marge Locker and Kristin Lin. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld. Our senior editor is Claire Gordon. The show’s production team also includes Annie Galvin, Rollin Hu, Elias Isquith and Aman Sahota. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.

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0:00.0	From New York Times opinion, this is the Ezra Klein Show. Last week the Republican Party held its convention in Milwaukee.
0:27.0	My colleague Elias Isquith described it as a mega church service held in a Vegas casino under the ever watchful gaze of a living
0:36.4	God. And that felt about right to me. All that week I heard America First, America First,
0:42.2	America First, America First, America First.
0:45.3	It was crystal clear who came first.
0:48.1	Donald J. Trump.
0:49.9	This was a party that had persuaded itself that one man's ambition, his insatiable,
0:56.0	unquenchable lust for power was actually self-sacrifice, that Trump cared not a
1:01.7	wit for himself. He was only in this for you.
1:04.4	My father didn't have to run for re-election this year. He does indeed the money, the
1:09.4	fame, the power. Donald Trump didn't need to run for president for fame or money.
1:14.2	We all know he doesn't need this.
1:16.0	This guy's got a great life.
1:17.4	He's a billionaire who could play golf every day at his own golf courses. And yet, instead of choosing the easy path,
1:25.9	he chose to endure abuse, slander, and persecution.
1:31.0	He's not doing it for himself.
1:33.4	He's doing it for everyone here tonight,
1:36.4	for everyone watching at home.
1:39.0	Because he loves this country.
1:42.2	Because he loves this country. Because he loves this country.
1:43.4	He's willing to risk it all because he loves this country.
1:46.8	Across that convention, Trump was spoken of in religious terms,
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