New Show in Town: Donald Trump Loses the Battle for Attention

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

NBC News

News, Politics

4.5 • 664 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Jen Psaki breaks down how Kamala Harris is beating Donald Trump at his own game, as she heads into the biggest week of her campaign yet - with a bus tour across Pennsylvania and the Democratic National Convention. Senator Amy Klobuchar joins the show to discuss the Harris campaign's accomplishments in just under a month, the Democratic party's recent messaging shift, and more. Next, Jen offers a sneak preview of this week's convention, featuring conversations with some of the event's top organizers, including Governor JB Pritzker. Rep. Dan Goldman also joins the show to discuss newly released tapes that undercut Trump’s claims that he has nothing to do with Project 2025. Later, Jen explains how Kamala Harris and the Democratic party are reclaiming patriotism. Finally, Jen sits down with "West Wing" stars Martin Sheen and Mary McCormack to discuss the state of the presidential race, the legacy of the show, and a new book that offers behind-the-scene insight from cast and crew.

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0:00.0	Okay, Kamala Harris is about to land in Pennsylvania for a full day of campaigning.
0:06.0	The Democratic Convention starts tomorrow and Donald Trump is twisting in the wind.
0:11.0	Senator Amy Klobuchar is a close ally of Kamala Harris and Tim Walls and she's coming up first.
0:17.0	Plus, we'll show you my behind-the-scenes trip through the convention hall this week,
0:25.4	and I may or may not have taken a shot with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker before I left Chicago.
0:32.3	Also today, a top architect of Project 2025 caught on camera talking about his cozy relationship with Donald Trump. Congressman Dan Goldman joins us on what he said and why it should concern
0:37.4	us all.
0:38.3	And later, you might know them as President Jed Bartlett and Deputy National Security Advisor Kate Harper.
0:44.3	Actors Martin Sheen and Mary McCormick of West Wing Fame are here in studio for a conversation I've been looking forward to for a very long time.
1:01.2	Okay.
1:05.4	The Democratic National Convention kicks off tomorrow in Chicago.
1:10.7	And over the next four days, politicians, presidents, and maybe even some pop stars, we'll see, will come together
1:12.3	to celebrate the legacy of Joe Biden and, of course, the candidacy of Kamal Harris and Tim Walz.
1:18.4	I think it's safe to say that there is one guy out there who is really going to hate all of that.
1:24.3	Because if there's one thing that Donald Trump loves above anything else, it's attention.
1:29.3	And it doesn't even have to be positive attention. I mean, Trump is someone who takes the phrase,
1:33.8	All press is good press, quite literally. This is a guy who put his own mugshot on T-shirts and
1:40.3	coffee cups, for God's sake. He simply likes to be the focus. We've seen that over and over again for years.
1:46.2	And he has shown a willingness to say and do some wild, offensive, and yes, deeply weird things in order to hold on to it.
1:54.1	But now, for the first time, perhaps, in his political career, Donald Trump is losing the battle for attention.
1:59.8	And he's losing it because
2:01.8	Kamala Harris is beating him at his own game. This afternoon, Harrison Walls will speak to supporters
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