Inspector General Firings, Trump Threatens MI & NV Over Elections, The WHO and China

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s show, Mike and Kristin take on President Trump’s firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, a move prompted by a recommendation from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. They also discuss Trump’s threats to withhold funding from Michigan and Nevada after each state announced plans to mail all voters statewide requests for vote-by-mail forms and the actual ballots, respectively. Finally, Mike and Kristin weigh in on the relationship between the WHO and China, whether President Trump’s threat to withhold funding was warranted, and the WHO’s subsequent move to independently investigate the response to COVID-19 within its own organization. Mike’s Weekly RecommendationsThe books of P.G. Wodehouse Insight Timer (meditation app) Android | iPhone Kristin’s Weekly RecommendationCalm (meditation app) Be part of the discussion on the Politics Guys ‘BipartisanPolitics’ community on Reddit. Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. If you’re interested in supporting the, go to patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:17.8	I'm Michael Beranowski, a political scientist at North Kentucky University.
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