Episode 833: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House

Newt's World

Gingrich 360

News, Politics

4.7 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The 2024 presidential election was one of the most unprecedented and dramatic contests in American history. The election saw a sitting president drop his reelection bid, a former president survives felony convictions and an assassination attempt, and a vice president launch an unexpected 107-day campaign. Newt talks with bestselling authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, about their new book, "FIGHT: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House." They provide an in-depth look at the characters, motivations, and events of the election, based on interviews with over 150 insiders. Their conversation covers the surprising twists of the election, including Biden's debate performance, his eventual withdrawal, and the rise of Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. They also discuss Trump's strategic decisions and his ability to connect with voters in unique ways.

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0:00.0	On this episode of Newtsworld, the 2024 presidential election was an election the American people dreaded,
0:12.3	a rematch between the two oldest men to ever serve as president.
0:16.3	But somewhere along the way, the battle for the White House became the most jaw-dropping, heart-pounding,
0:22.6	head-turning contest in American history.
0:25.7	The ride was so wild that it forced a sitting president to drop his reelection bid, a once-send
0:31.6	future president to survive felony convictions in a would-be assassin's bullet and a vice president unexpectedly thrown into the
0:39.0	arena to mount an unprecedented 107-day campaign to lead the free world. And that's why I was
0:45.7	very excited that in their new book, Fight, inside the Wildest Battle for the White House,
0:51.6	best-selling authors, Jonathan Allen and Amy Parns provide the first
0:55.6	graphic view of the characters, their motivations, and their innermost thoughts as they
1:01.5	battle to claim the ultimate prize and define a political era. Based on real-time interviews
1:07.0	with more than 150 insiders from the Trump, Harris, and Biden in her circles,
1:13.0	as well as party leaders and operatives, fight delivers the vivid and stunning tale of an
1:19.1	election unlike any other. Here to discuss their book, I'm really pleased to welcome my guests,
1:25.5	Jonathan Allen, an award-winning political reporter at NBC News,
1:29.5	and Amy Parnes, a senior political correspondent covering national politics at the Hill.
1:43.5	Welcome to both of you.
1:45.3	Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker.
1:47.5	Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
1:48.6	It's a pleasure to be with you.
1:49.8	First of all, I want to congratulate you as a author myself.
1:53.0	The fact that Fight is number two in the New York Times
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