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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Trump Talk

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

Obama, Washington, Politics, President, Barack, Lizza, Wnyc, News, Wickenden

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2016

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

This week, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump gave starkly contrasting speeches about American greatness. Evan Osnos joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss how  Trump’s bleak message about a country under siege by illegal immigrants and terrorists breaks all the political rules--and why it works.

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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about

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politics. It's Friday, September 2nd. I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of the

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New Yorker. This week, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump gave dueling speeches about how they would

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approach the job of commander-in-chief. On Wednesday, Clinton spoke at the This week, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump gave dueling speeches about how they would approach

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the job of Commander-in-Chief.

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On Wednesday, Clinton spoke at the American Legion's National Convention.

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If there's one core belief that has guided and inspired me every step of the way, it

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is this.

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The United States is an exceptional nation.

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I believe we are still Lincoln's last best hope of Earth.

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