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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

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4.5 • 664 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Jen Psaki breaks down the state of the race 16 days out from the election - as Kamala Harris displays her willingness to do the hard work while Donald Trump refuses to be tested in any real way. Jen sits down with Governor Gavin Newsom to discuss Trump's increasingly unhinged behavior amidst his cancellation of multiple interviews, Kamala Harris' 'outstanding' Fox News interview, and the 'concerning' relationship between Elon Musk and Trump. Next, Jen is joined by Ian Sams, senior adviser for the Harris-Walz campaign, to discuss the importance of calling out Trump's 'really weird' comments on the campaign trail, including his latest remark about a part of Arnold Palmer's anatomy. Sams also talks about why the Harris campaign has been so effective at getting under Trump's skin. Later, Jen breaks down Trump allies' attempts to revive lies about Dominion Voting machines and why MAGA-world would be wise to remember that lies do indeed have consequences. Finally, Former Obama Campaign Manager Jim Messina joins the show to answer three big questions about the state of the presidential race - the first in a series of interviews leading up to election day.

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0:00.0	Well, I guess we can add nice cold Arnold Palmer to the list of things Donald Trump has completely ruined for all of us.
0:07.0	As the former president becomes even more unhinged, Kamal Harris and our top surrogates start to really take the gloves off.
0:14.0	California Governor Gavin Newsom definitely has some things to get off his chest, and he's coming up first.
0:20.0	Plus, the vice president isn't the only one
0:22.6	making waves on Fox News.
0:24.6	For senior advisor, Ian Sams has been all over Fox.
0:26.6	It's driving Trump insane,
0:28.6	and Ian's gonna join me live in just a few minutes.
0:31.6	And later, a new segment for us with just three weeks to go.
0:34.6	Three big questions with former Obama campaign manager, Jim Messina.
0:40.3	Okay, believe it or not, we are just 16 days out from the election. And right now it's pretty safe to say that these candidates are
0:55.6	closing out their campaigns in slightly different ways. I mean, Kamala Harris is trying to fire
1:01.2	up her base, getting people off the couch, out to vote. She's holding big rallies with huge stars
1:05.7	like Lizzo and Usher, getting people excited. But she's also at the same time trying to expand her base of support
1:12.9	by doing things like walking right into the lion's den of Fox News.
1:18.4	And on the other hand, there's Donald Trump.
1:22.3	Donald Palmer was all man.
1:24.3	And I say that in all due respect to women and I love women. But this guy, this guy,
1:31.3	this is a guy that was all man. This man was strong and tough. And I refused to say it, but when
1:42.3	he took showers with the other pros, they came out of there,
1:46.3	they said, oh, my God.
1:50.1	That's unbelievable.
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