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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Camp-pains: Trump's Baggage is a Bigger Drag

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

NBC News

News, Politics

4.5 • 664 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Jen Psaki breaks down the very different set of challenges facing President Joe Biden and Donald Trump as their respective campaigns gear up for a rematch -- explaining why Trump’s baggage is far heavier than Biden’s. James Carville joins the show to examine the state of the presidential race and how Democrats can seize upon their financial and political advantages in 2024. Next, Preet Bharara joins Jen to break down Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s request for a gag order against Trump – one month ahead of his first criminal trial. Later, Jen is joined by Representative Elissa Slotkin to preview the Michigan primary as President Biden’s policy towards Israel’s war in Gaza divides Democratic voters. Jen also outlines how the GOP and Russia’s goals are more aligned than ever, as recent NBC reporting reveals that Russian efforts to interfere in our next election have already begun. Finally, Jen calls out former members of Trump’s administration who haven’t spoken out nearly enough about the danger he poses in a second term.

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0:00.0

So there is a lot of presidential politics happening right now,

0:11.8

with a primary over the weekend in South Carolina and a primary tomorrow in Michigan.

0:16.9

Lucky for us, someone who knows a ton about politics and never seems to hold back, James Carville, is standing by to talk with us about all of it.

0:25.0

There's also quite a bit of legal news we're following.

0:28.1

Today, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg asked the judge in that criminal case to impose a gag order on Trump.

0:34.2

Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, who's been on our show many times before. Pete Barrara is going to join me to discuss what that means and what comes

0:41.8

next there. But I do want to start tonight with a bit of a what I'm going to call a reality check

0:47.4

about the very likely general election matchup between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

0:53.6

Both candidates face challenges right now,

0:56.0

but they are in no way the same. On the one hand, President Biden is dealing with poll numbers

1:01.5

that don't seem to budge on the economy, which I'm sure is driving them crazy. Some cocktail

1:06.0

speculation about whether it is too late to select a younger alternative at the convention.

1:11.3

Look up Lawrence O'Donnell's read from the other night.

1:13.9

He has some thoughts on that.

1:15.1

And, of course, two wars.

1:16.7

One of those wars is going to be front and center tomorrow in Michigan,

1:20.4

where he is staring down a push for a protest vote in the state's primary,

1:24.9

led by critics of his handling of the war between Israel and Hamas. There is a movement of progressive Democrats across the state's primary, led by critics of his handling of the war between Israel and Hamas.

1:28.8

There is a movement of progressive Democrats across the state who are planning to cast their

1:33.0

ballot for uncommitted to basically send a message.

1:36.5

Now, right now where we're sitting, it is impossible to know at this point how big this

1:40.5

uncommitted vote will actually be.

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