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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Can the Democrats Outfox Trump?

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

President, Barack, News, Politics, Wnyc, Obama, Lizza, Washington, Wickenden

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2017

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

President Trump is showing a new collegiality with Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi on DACA and other issues. John Cassidy joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss how Democrats are responding to Trump's calls for bipartisanship, and how much they stand to gain and lose from working with him.

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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics.

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It's Thursday, September 14th. I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker.

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Yesterday afternoon, Trump held a meeting at the White House with Republican and Democratic

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members of Congress to discuss his legislative goals.

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It preceded a dinner at the White House with Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Nancy Pelosi.

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He was asked what he'd say to people who are skeptical about his new strategy of working

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with Democrats. Well, I'm a conservative, and I will tell you, I'm not skeptical.

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And I think that if we can do things in a bipartisan matter, that'll be great.

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Now, it might not work out, in which case we'll try and do them without.

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But I think if we can do in a bipartisan matter, if you look at some of the greatest legislation ever passed,

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