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Stay Tuned with Preet

Let's Save Democracy! (with Christine Todd Whitman)

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

4.832.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2018

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Christine Todd Whitman is the former governor of New Jersey and the EPA Administrator under George W. Bush. Now she's co-chairing the Democracy Taskforce with Preet. They discuss what it's like to disagree with the President while you're in cabinet and the struggle of being a moderate Republican in 2018. Do you have a question for Preet? Tweet them to @PreetBharara, email staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 and leave a voicemail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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From Cafe and WNYC Studios, welcome to stay tuned. I'm Pete Barara.

1:04.7

It's incredibly important to ensure that the public has a level of confidence in the

1:10.9

rule of law, in the government, in the independence of the press. Right now they don't trust

1:16.3

business, they don't trust Congress, they don't trust the press, and that is really, really

1:21.1

troubling. That's Christine Todd Whitman. She's the former governor of New Jersey, the former

1:26.8

head of the EPA under George W. Bush, and part of a dying breed. She's a moderate Republican.

1:33.5

This week we'll talk about what it's like to disagree with the president when you're

1:36.3

in the cabinet, and why bipartisanship has become something of a dirty word. I'm especially

1:41.9

happy to be talking with Governor Whitman this week because as you may know, she and I have

1:46.1

launched a task force that we're co-chairing with the Brennan Center on democracy and

1:51.3

how we can improve and solidify our institutions, even in the face of attack by this president.

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