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The Gist

Chasing the Bauble With Brooke Gladstone

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Lists of inaccurate statements by Donald Trump are good and satisfying and a little funny. But they aren't what we need. We need reporting on the issues behind the lies, says Brooke Gladstone. She's co-host of On The Media and author of a new book, The Trouble with Reality, which looks at the malfunctioning of American democracy. In the Spiel, why voter ID laws are such a unique American con. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The following podcast contains explicit language.

0:04.0

It's Monday, May 15, 2017, from slate to it's the gist I might pass.

0:12.7

Last Friday, Donald Trump, our president, sat down with Fox News anchor Jeanine Puro,

0:18.2

a judge, judge Jeanine Puro, in a generally faunting exercise and brand extension.

0:23.8

There were half a dozen variations on the question, your agenda is so great, what can

0:28.3

we do to enact it?

0:30.2

Would you agree that but for you're getting totally involved in the house and working

0:36.3

with the Freedom Caucus and then the Tuesday group, you know, but for you're being as

0:41.1

hands on and as involved, that house bill might never have passed.

0:45.6

I agree, but I will also say they're great people.

0:48.4

Now, let's just reset the other big interview that happened this week.

0:51.2

It was with Lester Holt and right wing media delighted in counting the number of times

0:56.4

Holt interrupted president Trump.

0:58.4

I mean, interrupting the president, it was like an interrogation.

1:03.1

Here's the thing though, after everything the president said, Lester Holt questioned him.

1:07.0

Oh, you said that.

1:07.8

Well, what about this, which it seemed like an interrogation.

1:11.4

Steve Ducey of Fox and friends demonstrating a keen understanding of, well, maybe just

1:17.3

the friends part of his title.

1:18.7

In truth, judge Jeanine interrupted Pres Trump a fair amount, but it was to agree with

1:25.1

him.

1:26.1

That question.

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