Is the Threat of Impeachment Emboldening Trump?

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

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

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🗓️ 10 October 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Is the threat of impeachment making President Trump more erratic — and more dangerous? Jamelle Bouie joins Ross Douthat and David Leonhardt to discuss Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from Syria and his defiance in the face of Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. Then, with the conservative-leaning Supreme Court back in session and a slew of big cases on the docket, should Democrats answer Republicans’ constitutional hardball with court packing? For background reading on this episode, visit nytimes.com/theargument.

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0:00.0	I'm Ross Douthet.
0:01.2	I'm Jamal Buie.
0:02.4	I'm David Lee Unhart, and this is the argument.
0:05.2	This week is President Trump getting bolder and more dangerous.
0:11.2	I think Trump gets more erratic.
0:12.8	I think he lashes out more, either on Twitter or in public appearances.
0:18.8	Then, should Democrats pack the Supreme Court?
0:22.1	I don't see the equilibrium that exists on the other side of a big court-packing thing.
0:27.6	I just see escalation without end.
0:30.5	And finally, a recommendation.
0:32.7	And it's fun because it includes more or less every single black actor
0:36.3	who's going to be famous in the next 10 years.
0:38.4	And I always love this movie is that you can see accomplished actors
0:42.9	in smaller roles when they're younger.
0:53.3	Last weekend, President Trump made a sudden and shocking policy shift
0:57.2	in Syria.
0:58.1	He pulled US troops from the country's northern border with Turkey,
1:01.6	effectively endorsing a Turkish military operation,
1:04.9	and abandoning the Kurds who are longtime American allies.
1:09.6	Trump's decision goes against the advice of the Pentagon,
1:12.1	the State Department, and many congressional Republicans.
1:16.0	Even Senator Lindsey Graham, a loyal Trumpist,
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