The Trump administration's first priorities
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2016
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump won't be sworn in until January 20 of next year, but his choice of Steve Bannon as "Chief Strategist" for the White House has raised unprecedented controversy for a staff appointment.
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| 0:00.0 | A jail stint can really disrupt someone's life. |
| 0:03.4 | You can lose a job, a relationship, or thousands of dollars on fees, fines, and bail. |
| 0:08.2 | Have I ever gone to jail? |
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| 0:10.5 | If he doesn't show up to court, we've got to pay the $50,000. |
| 0:13.5 | No ring exchange, no kiss the bride. |
| 0:16.1 | There's no glamour in a jailhouse wedding. |
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| 0:30.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:38.2 | Does the President-elect want a divided White House? |
| 0:44.6 | Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point. Where Donald Trump sees unity in his first two |
| 0:49.8 | appointments, others see confusion and potential conflict. Chief of staff, Reince Priebus, is deeply tied to the Republican establishment. Chief strategist Steve Bannon wants to shake it to its foundations. |
| 1:01.6 | GOP critics as well as Democrats are alarmed by Bannon's exploitation of misogyny, racism, and anti-Semitism as head of Breitbart, the online alt-right news site. |
| 1:12.5 | Protesters are hitting the streets in American cities. |
| 1:15.2 | Is there any truth to Trump's claim that they are being paid? |
| 1:19.3 | On our talking point later, a moment of reckoning for the Democrats. |
| 1:22.4 | After shattered expectations, centrists and liberals are battling for leadership. |
| 1:27.3 | First, the news. |
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