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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Party Planning: Dems Chart Path Forward with Upcoming DNC Chair Election

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

NBC News

News, Politics

4.5664 Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Jen Psaki discusses the future of the Democratic party, previewing the race for DNC chair. Jen is joined by former Governor Martin O'Malley to discuss his candidacy and why his experience sets him apart. Next, Jen is joined by Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Molly Jong-Fast and Betches Media Co-Founder Sami Sage to discuss the tough year that women in America faced, and where we go from here. Then, Jen sits down for a conversation with Belinda Edwards, a caregiver fellow with the Elizabeth Dole foundation, to discuss her experience as a caregiver for her parents and why she decided to become an advocate on the issue. Later, Jen is joined by Jared Cohen to discuss the importance of talking to kids about politics in light of his new children's book "Speaking of America," is an illustrated history of the people who have served as president, focusing on the way they spoke to their fellow Americans. Finally, Jen reflects on the crazy news year that was 2024 and shares some closing thoughts on what she is thankful for as the year comes to an end.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Well, if we've learned anything over the past few weeks since the election, it's that we're in for one heck of a ride.

0:14.9

Donald Trump has even been sworn in yet, but that day is going to come before we know it.

0:19.9

And that will come with a lot of big questions.

0:22.2

I mean, is Trump actually going to implement tariffs that could raise costs for the American people?

0:27.1

Maybe.

0:27.9

Will he really carry out his cruel promises of military-assisted mass deportations?

0:32.6

Maybe.

0:33.4

Will he seriously pardoned January 6 rioters on day one?

0:36.3

He could.

0:37.4

Will he actually try to put Liz Cheney day one? He could. Will he actually try to put

0:38.6

Liz Cheney in jail? He said that a number of times. How well his affinity for dictators and his love

0:44.2

for Vladimir Putin impacts his foreign policy and our relationships around the world? Are his

0:49.1

concepts of a plan as he describes it on health care ever going to materialize into an actual plan.

0:55.6

What about Elon Musk? Will that guy still be lurking around Mar-a-Lago in the West Wing,

0:59.8

being Trump's best buddy a couple months from now? It's going to be a lot. We'll be talking about

1:04.3

all of it right here on the show next year. At the same time, there's also a lot that will be

1:10.4

happening next year within the party

1:12.0

not in power. And we're going to talk about all that too. I mean, there's a governor's race in

1:15.9

Virginia, a governor's race in New Jersey, a mayoral race in New York, state Supreme Court races in

1:21.5

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Before we know it, midterm elections. But the first big race for Democrats in 2025 is the election

1:30.2

for the next chair of the Democratic National Committee. That's coming up in February of next year.

1:36.0

Now, this may not always be the most visible role in politics, but it is a very important one,

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