Checks and Balance: Trump's back

Checks and Balance from The Economist

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🗓️ 18 November 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

As Donald Trump launches a third White House run, we report on the view from Mar-a-Lago and the rise of Ron DeSantis. Are attempted presidential comebacks ever a good idea? And how will a fractured Republican Party navigate the long road to 2024?

The Economist’s Alexandra Suich Bass dissects Mr Trump’s announcement speech. We revisit Herbert Hoover’s hopes for a return to Pennsylvania Avenue. And Russell Vought of the Center for Renewing America explains why he’s backing Mr Trump.

John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon.

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0:00.0	On December 25, 1993, President Clinton, the self-styled comeback kid, released a statement
0:08.8	following the death of Dr. Norman Vincent Peel, author of The Power of Positive Thinking.
0:16.4	Clinton paid tribute to Peel's wondrously American values of optimism and service.
0:21.8	To Donald Trump, Peel was a family friend, pastor, and the greatest guy.
0:28.8	Still insisted, you need to be defeated only if you're willing to be.
0:33.5	A message Mr. Trump seems to have interpreted in his own special way.
0:39.3	While the power of positive thinking is Peel's most successful book, reputedly selling
0:43.5	15 million copies, one of his earlier publications has a simpler title.
0:48.8	You Can Win.
0:51.6	Can Donald Trump win again?
0:56.2	I'm John Prado and this is Checks and Balance from the Economist.
1:01.7	Each week we take one big theme, shaping American politics and explore it in depth.
1:15.6	Today the prospects for Donald Trump, Ronda Santis, and the future of the Republican Party.
1:26.2	Mr. Trump launched his third White House run this week in the bullroom of Mar-a-Lago.
1:33.8	His speech was an hour long and contained many of his greatest hits, plus a new proposal
1:38.9	to execute drug dealers.
1:42.7	But the speech gained less attention than normal, and attention is Mr. Trump's lifeblood.
1:49.0	Is there now an opening for another Republican?
1:52.0	And is it Ronda Santis?
2:03.6	With me this week to talk about Donald Trump, his campaign announcement, and the Republican
2:07.9	Party, what all this means for American politics, are Charlotte Howard in New York and Idris
2:12.8	Calune in Washington.
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