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The NPR Politics Podcast

Sanders, AOC Rally To Motivate Democrats

The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR

Politics, Daily News, News

4.524.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The two politicians are pushing a message that is both critical of President Trump & his policies, and of Democrats for not doing enough, in their view, to fight back in response.

This episode: political correspondents Susan Davis and Stephen Fowler, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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Hi, this is Andrew Barkan in Oakland, California, where I just watched my sister, Phoebe,

0:29.4

win the silver medal in the paraclimbing national championships.

0:33.1

Wow.

0:33.5

This podcast was recorded at 2.7 p.m. on Monday, March 24th. Things may have changed by the time

0:39.5

you hear it, but my sister will be training to join the Paralympics in three years. Here's the show.

0:49.0

That's awesome. Congratulations. That's a great achievement. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics

0:53.5

podcast. I'm Susan Davis.

0:54.9

I cover politics.

0:55.8

I'm Stephen Fowler.

0:56.8

I cover politics.

0:58.0

And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.

1:00.5

And today on the show, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and New York Congresswoman,

1:04.8

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have hit the road.

1:07.8

The duo is holding campaign-like rallies across the country with this message

1:12.1

for Republicans and President Trump. We're not going to allow you and your friend Mr. Musk and the other

1:18.3

billionaires to wreck havoc on the working families of this country. I think by now he needs no

1:26.3

introduction, but he was, of course, referring to Elon Musk.

1:29.7

Stephen, you recently attended one of these rallies in Arizona. What was it like?

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