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Hacks On Tap

POTUS’s Prescription: Hoaxes and Hydroxy (with Rahm Emanuel)

Hacks On Tap

David Axelrod & Mike Murphy

Politics, Government, News, News Commentary

4.78K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Guest hack Rahm Emanuel, former Chicago mayor and Chief of Staff to President Obama, joins Axe and Murphy to discuss Trump’s trip down hydroxychloroquine lane, the Democratic party’s messaging problem, ‘Obamagate,’ and more. Plus, Axe, Murphy, and Rahm answer listener questions on Trump’s teflon approval ratings, the effectiveness of negative campaign ads, and what young people can do to get involved in politics and public service.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

A pull up a chair, a tax on tap with David Axelrod and Mike Murphy.

0:24.6

A lot of good things have come out about the hydroxy.

0:26.8

A lot of good things have come out.

0:29.0

You'd be surprised at how many people are taken and especially the front line workers

0:33.9

before you catch it.

0:36.5

The front line workers many, many are taken it.

0:39.4

I happen to be taken it.

0:41.2

I happen to be taken it.

0:42.8

As far as the president is concerned, our president and I would rather he not be taking

0:50.5

something that has not been approved by the scientist, especially in his age group and

0:57.4

his, shall we say, weight group, but it is morbidly obese, they say.

1:02.6

So I think it's not a good idea.

1:06.6

Whoa, fastball down the plate, Axe, I think they ought to get a room.

1:11.0

Yeah, well, I want to speak up for morbidly obese people.

1:15.0

On your behalf, Murphy.

1:16.3

Yeah, no, no, no, no, we're a big voting block, literally.

1:20.5

Yeah, well, we got a skinny guy to join us today.

1:23.5

Our other buddy, Rama Manuel, former mayor of Chicago, and we welcome him and also someone

1:31.0

who knows Pelosi well.

1:33.7

So what do you guys think about this?

1:35.3

I mean, in a sense, it's a, it's a little, another little blip along the way, but on the

1:41.3

other hand, to me, it reflects something larger about Trump, which is, with the emphasis

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