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Hey y'all, it's the NPR Politics Podcast here with a special hour on the election of Donald Trump.

How he won the presidency and what it means for the future, the future of the country and the future of our politics.

We'll have three separate segments today with everyone you've heard on the podcast is here.

Starting with Trump's path to victory, then his first 100 days in office, and finally the electorate that put him there.

And the future of the Democratic Party.

I'm Sam Sanders, campaign reporter.

I'm Tamer Keith, I covered the Clinton campaign this year and I cover the White House.

I'm Sarah McCammon, I covered the Trump campaign this year.

And I'm Ron Elving, Editor and correspondent.

Alright, we're gonna talk about Trump's policy agenda and what's possible in his first 100 days.

We will also cover the electorate that voted him into office.

But in this segment we're gonna talk about Donald Trump himself.

We have come a very long way since Trump came down that escalator in Trump Tower last June to announce his candidacy.

How do we get here and what looking back were some key moments, Sarah?

Well, there were a lot.

And when I think back, of course I think about those images.

I wasn't there for the ride down the golden escalator at Trump Tower, which he often talks about, has talked about on the campaign trail.

First time I covered Trump was in July of 2015 in South Carolina.

I don't know if you guys remember the day that Donald Trump was just coming off of his visit to Iowa where he said that John McCain was not a hero.

Because he had been captured and he said, I like people who aren't captured.

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