Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes: "Fight" and the Price of Gaslighting

To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes

Charlie Sykes

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 719 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Charlie Sykes talks with Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, authors of Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House, to unpack their explosive behind-the-scenes reporting on the 2024 election. They discuss a Democratic Party in disarray, a media landscape accused of complicity, and the pivotal moments that helped reelect Donald Trump. From Biden’s final days to Harris’s uphill battle, this conversation offers a revealing look at how we got here.

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