Slate Plus Special: The President Has COVID

Political Gabfest

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News, Politics, Government

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🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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In this special episode of Slate's Political Gabfest, Emily, John and David talk about President Trump's coronavirus diagnosis and what happens next. Here are some references from the show: Matt Stevens for the New York Times: “Kristin Urquiza, a Debate Attendee Whose Father Died of the Virus, Says Trump Showed ‘No Regard For Human Life.’ You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome to the Slate Political Gap Fest for October 2nd 2020.
0:11.5	Yes, you've heard that right.
0:12.8	It's the president has COVID edition.
0:16.1	I'm David Plotz.
0:17.2	I've been Washington DC.
0:18.8	We're doing a special Slate Plus edition about the extraordinary, just extraordinary news
0:24.8	that came out late last night.
0:26.5	I'm joined, of course, from New York City by John Dickerson, who's in a punchy, punchy
0:33.9	mood.
0:34.9	Hello, John Dickerson of CBS News.
0:36.8	Just put a red bandana on his face for all of our listeners out there.
0:41.8	It's been a good morning, David.
0:42.9	It's been a long morning already.
0:44.4	Get it being awakened in the middle of the night and doing morning television.
0:48.8	But it's good to be with you guys.
0:50.0	He's a bandit, I guess.
0:52.5	It's Emily Bazlon of the New York Times Magazine and Yale University Law School, She's
0:58.0	a New Haven.
0:59.4	How do they wake you?
1:00.4	Would you have a special alert on your phone that they can wake you?
1:03.2	No, no, I just keep calling until I wake up.
1:06.0	If someone called me at 2.30 am, I would not wake up.
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