Promises, Promises: What Biden and Trump are saying they'll do if elected

Civics 101

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History, Government, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 2 April 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Forget the rhetoric and hysterical political ads! Host Hannah McCarthy did the research, and she runs down all of the *actual* campaign promises being made by President Joe Biden and Donald Trump as they both make a second run for the White House. The economy. Healthcare. Gun violence. Policing. Education. And...firing lots of people. In this edition of Civics 101, find out what the two presumptive nominees for President of the United States are telling voters they will do if elected. CLICK HERE: Visit our website to see all of our episodes, donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more! To see Civics 101 in book form, check out A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, featuring illustrations by Tom Toro. Check out our other weekly NHPR podcast, Outside/In - we think you'll love it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, hello everyone.
0:02.0	Hello,
0:03.0	it's All right. Hello. Hello.
0:13.0	It's so good to have you all here.
0:14.0	This is Civics 101.
0:15.0	I'm Hannah McCarthy.
0:16.0	I'm Christina Phillips.
0:18.0	I'm Nakebaeviche.
0:19.0	And I'm Rebecca Lervoy.
0:20.0	And today we're doing a little something different.
0:22.0	We're doing a little round table here
0:24.0	that I am calling promises, promises.
0:27.0	I promise you this, give me a chance,
0:30.0	I'll go to the White House
0:32.0	and I'll fight for your family.
0:34.3	And I will address this issue.
0:36.7	If you elect me president, I promise you I will address this issue.
0:40.0	And as your president, I promise you'll have a champion for life in the Oval Office.
0:45.2	I make you this promise as your president and nobody else can say it.
0:49.0	I will restore peace through strength and yes I am the only one that will prevent World War 3
0:54.8	because we are very close to World War 3. But I promise you I give you my word
1:01.0	as a Biden I'm going to bring everybody along this time.
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