Ep. 135 - Sen. John McCain

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Senator John McCain talks with David Axelrod about the threat Russia poses to Western democracies, why he is more worried now about America than he has ever been before, what he misses most about his early days in the House and Senate, and why Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan. 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.
0:17.3	If there is an iconic figure in American politics today, it's John McCain.
0:22.3	His career has spanned four decades.
0:24.9	His history as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.
0:29.0	He's well known.
0:30.1	And his role as a crusty maverick in the United States Senate well established.
0:35.1	I had a chance to sit down with Senator McCain the other day in Washington for a conversation
0:40.7	that also aired on the Axviles on CNN.
0:46.2	Senator, thank you for having us.
0:52.7	I don't know if your people mentioned this to you, but I was on the other side in 2008.
0:57.3	I was for the other guy.
0:58.3	So it's generous of you to have us, to have me here today.
1:01.8	But I recall that, and could I say that I was honored to speak to your institute as well,
1:06.4	which is a wonderful organization?
1:08.1	I appreciate it.
1:09.5	The Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago, we're going to talk about that because
1:12.5	institutions are important right now.
1:16.1	But I want to tell you one thing about that campaign back in 2008.
1:22.0	The guy I worked for, Senator Obama, when he was considering running, said, and I've
1:26.6	written about this so.
1:27.6	This is not just for your benefit.
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