The Republican Casualties of Trumpism
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker
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🗓️ 28 September 2017
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Why is Trump so hostile to the leaders of his own party? Ryan Lizza joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss how Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan have become among the most reviled figures in Washington, and what the war on the Republican establishment means for the Trump agenda, the GOP, and the Democrats.
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| 1:12.1 | This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics. |
| 1:18.1 | It's Thursday, September 28th. I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker. |
| 1:23.5 | The populist wing of the Republican Party has begun a new offensive in Washington. |
| 1:29.3 | Steve Bannon talked about this in an interview with Charlie Rose a few weeks ago. |
| 1:34.3 | The Republicans are trying to nullify the elections? |
| 1:37.3 | Yes. |
| 1:38.3 | Who? |
| 1:39.3 | I think Mitch McConnell would agree Paul Ryan. |
| 1:42.3 | I've had a very good relationship with Paul Ryan, |
| 1:44.6 | but I think that their leadership is trying to nullify the election. |
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