Prevailin’ or Just Wailin’? (with Robert Gibbs)

Hacks On Tap

David Axelrod & Mike Murphy

Politics, Government, News, News Commentary

4.7 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Axe and Murphy are joined this week by Robert Gibbs, former White House press secretary. This week we talk Trump’s tantrum press briefing, Obama’s criticism of the federal government’s response to COVID-19, the state of various Senate races, and more. The Hacks also answer listener questions on the odds that Michelle Obama returns to the political arena and why betting markets often differ from the polls — and which to believe. 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 bullet but chair.
0:13.2	It's tax on tap with David Axelrod and Mike Murphy.
0:24.2	In every generation through every challenge and hardship and danger America has risen
0:28.4	to the task we have met the moment and we have prevailed.
0:33.6	That wasn't Franklin Roosevelt although I'm sure many imagined that listening.
0:38.9	That wasn't Winston Churchill.
0:40.4	That was Donald Trump, Mike Murphy yesterday in the in the Rose Garden hanging out the
0:49.3	mission accomplished banner on testing for this coronavirus.
0:55.3	Were you moved?
0:56.3	Were you?
0:57.3	So I've never been more inspired David.
1:00.0	You know 80,000 dead Americans and growing testing has been it would have been difficult
1:06.1	even with the most competent administration but it's been a disaster.
1:09.6	We're slowly stumbling into a better situation but look it's I'm just what's the word to
1:15.8	it.
1:16.8	I'm numb.
1:17.8	I'm numb to Trump hyperbola and lying and you know here we go again.
1:23.6	It's just a parody of Churchill.
1:27.4	That's the worst part.
1:28.4	Speaking about stumbling into a better situation, guess who stumbled in here?
1:33.1	Our old buddy Robert Gibbs is here.
1:35.0	He's here the one and only.
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