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Explaining Trump To Young Adults

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2018

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Virginia Heffernan talks to Martha Brockenbrough, author of the YA novel “Unpresidented,” about breaking down the story of Trump, his bullying, and his ancestry. Includes forays into the dramatized letter Frederich Trump wrote to the prince regent of Bavaria to keep him from being deported; the Trump family’s history with real estate; Woodie Guthrie’s anti-Trump song; and the powerful influence of Roy Cohn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Barkley's provided the spark to help me get my first job.

0:03.8

The spark that boosted my confidence online.

0:07.3

The spark to help grow my business.

0:10.0

With programs such as Barkley's life skills that help people develop the skills to get into work,

0:15.4

Barkley's digital eagles that keep people safe online,

0:18.6

and Barkley's eagle labs that support entrepreneurs to innovate and grow.

0:22.6

Barkley's sparking opportunities in your community.

0:26.0

So it's Barkley's communities to find out more.

0:30.1

The president wakes up at the White House this morning,

0:32.3

not traveling to Moralaga for the holidays' plan,

0:35.3

because of his government shutdown.

0:37.4

That government shutdown he claimed he would take credit for, and he is.

0:45.6

It's not chaos.

0:46.6

It's basically the president is probably one of the few people that's willing to play a long game,

0:51.9

as opposed to all these little blips and takes in the morning.

0:55.0

Mulvaney's predecessor, General John Kelly, tried to rein-intram.

0:58.6

But according to Politico, Mulvaney doesn't plan to try.

1:02.0

I am honored to be the new zookeeper,

1:04.0

has my first official act unlock all the cages.

1:10.2

Hello and welcome to Trumpcast.

1:11.6

I'm Virginia Heffernan.

1:13.2

Mary Eve, the war on Christmas, never goes on furlough.

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