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Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

How Trump Loses the G.O.P.

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

New York Times Opinion

Journalism, New York Times, Ross Douthat, News, Society & Culture

4.07.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

An ongoing government shutdown. More Russia revelations. Ross, David and Michelle agree there’s a point at which Republicans could turn on Trump. But what will it take? Then, the columnists debate anti-Semitism on the left and the controversies roiling the third annual Women’s March. And finally, Ross recommends a less sugary “Mary Poppins.” For background reading on this episode, visit nytimes.com/theargument.

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0:00.0

I'm Michelle Goldberg.

0:01.2

I'm David Lee Unhart.

0:02.3

And I'm Ross Douthet.

0:03.6

And this is the argument.

0:05.5

This week, more Russia revelations and the unending federal shutdown

0:10.5

is Trump finally in danger of having his party decisively turn on him?

0:14.4

I actually think they could get rid of him relatively quickly.

0:18.4

Then, the third women's march is this weekend.

0:21.3

We talk about the infighting that splintering the movement and ask whether the left

0:25.8

has an anti-Semitism problem.

0:27.6

Do you both agree that the women's march is never going to recover from this?

0:31.4

And then, of course, a recommendation.

0:33.4

There's like a slight undercurrent of dominatrix, which it sounds like is what you want out of your

0:38.0

Mary Poppins character.

0:44.0

So it was another chaotic week for President Trump.

0:46.9

The headlines have not been good for the US President this weekend.

0:49.9

The President took the notes from his interpreter and instructed them not to discuss what happened.

0:54.9

There was a counterintelligence investigation into whether the President of the United States

1:00.6

was a threat to the United States.

1:03.4

So, is Trump finally at risk of losing Republican support?

1:09.4

I know many listeners will be skeptical and frankly so am I.

1:12.9

But David thinks it could happen.

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