The White women turning away from Trump

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🗓️ 17 September 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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On today’s “Post Reports,” Jenna Johnson reports on the White, suburban women who regret putting Donald Trump in office. Matt Zapotosky explains why Attorney General William Barr lambasting the Justice Department matters. And introducing “Canary,” a Washington Post investigative podcast hosted by Amy Brittain.

National political correspondent Jenna Johnson reports on the growing number of White female voters who regret voting for Donald Trump in 2016 and plan to vote for Democratic candidate Joe Biden this November.

On Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr launched a scathing criticism of the DOJ, accusing the department of meddling with politics. National security reporter Matt Zapotosky explains how Barr compared department prosecutors to “preschoolers” and claimed that it was Barr, not career officials, who has the ultimate authority to decide how cases should be handled.

Introducing The Washington Post’s new podcast, “Canary.” After a sexual assault case in D.C., one woman’s public warning ricochets all the way to Birmingham, Ala., where another woman gives voice to a devastating allegation.

This seven-part investigative series from The Washington Post follows the Alabama woman’s decision to come forward with a claim of sexual assault against a high-ranking figure in the D.C. criminal justice system, and the spiraling effects of that choice.

Hosted by investigative reporter Amy Brittain, coming Oct. 1.

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0:30.4	This is Post Reports. I'm Martine Powers.
0:35.6	It's Thursday, September 17th.
0:40.4	Today, the white women rethinking their support for Trump.
0:44.1	How Bill Barr views the country and a sneak peek at a new post podcast.
0:49.2	I
0:53.2	didn't really know much about Donald Trump. I think I watched the first apprentice,
0:57.5	and that was about it. I am officially running
1:03.6	for President of the United States.
1:07.3	And we are going to make our country great again.
1:12.3	I kind of thought it was a publicity stunt more or less, like a bit of a run for president.
1:17.5	And you know, then it kind of stuck.
1:22.8	My name is Jennifer Applegate. I live in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
1:27.3	I'm a social worker and also a yoga instructor.
1:31.2	White women are a very large group of voters in the country.
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