Ep. 104 - Alex Castellanos

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2016

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Alex Castellanos, longtime Republican consultant, talks with David Axelrod about his childhood experiences in Cuba, the importance of storytelling and authenticity in politics, why he thinks Donald Trump could be an effective president, and what he believes will be the biggest challenge Trump faces in Washington. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your
0:12.5	host, David Axelrod.
0:18.4	Alex Castellanis has been a major figure in the Republican Party for decades as an ad
0:24.5	maker of strategist, a commentator.
0:27.4	And in this past election, he ran a super PAC on behalf of Donald Trump.
0:33.6	I sat down with Alex the other day to talk about his candidate, now the president elect,
0:39.5	and the future.
0:46.8	Alex Castellanis, first of all, thanks for being a fellow at the Institute of Politics.
0:53.6	He was great to have you there.
0:56.0	And thanks for being here.
0:57.0	Are you kidding?
0:58.0	Now, a lot of fun.
0:59.5	Nothing more fun than rounding up the usual suspects, just like they do at the end of Casablanque.
1:03.8	They're always good to see you.
1:07.6	I want to talk to you.
1:08.6	There's plenty to talk about what's going on now, but I'm really interested in your story
1:16.5	and how you got to this point and where you started.
1:21.3	And that's Cuba.
1:22.6	Cuba.
1:23.6	Came here.
1:25.6	We came here in 1961, January of 61.
1:29.7	My mom and dad brought me in my little sister here.
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