The “Oh My God. This is Terrible. This is the End of My Presidency.” Edition

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.4 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the release of the Mueller Report, Trump’s refusal to respond to Congressional subpoenas, and the resurgence of measles. Topic ideas for next week? You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Become a fan of the Political Gabfest on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @SlateGabfest. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:03.2	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:10.4	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gap Fest for April 18, 2019.
0:13.9	The, oh my god, this is terrible.
0:15.7	This is the end of my presidency edition.
0:17.8	I'm David Plott, it's about the same.
0:19.2	I'm sure I'm in Washington, DC, where I didn't run into Bill Barr this morning.
0:25.5	John Dickerson, FCBS this morning, you have probably been on the air
0:29.5	since Barr started speaking since the support came out.
0:32.4	So I'm glad you're here with us.
0:34.4	Hello John.
0:35.2	Hello and good morning from one bar to the other at the end of the day.
0:40.6	It is not the morning.
0:41.8	That is, shows how discombobulated you are.
0:43.8	It's already afternoon when we're taping.
0:46.2	Emily Bazlon of In Your Times Magazine, you are also discombobulated probably
0:49.7	you're in your birth city of Philadelphia on your book tour.
0:53.5	So happy to be in my birth city.
0:55.0	I love Philadelphia.
0:57.1	But with your best selling book, that's right friends.
1:00.2	Emily Bazlon's Chargers is the best seller.
1:01.9	Thanks for getting it.
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