Weekly Roundup: Trump's Televised Trial, Ramaswamy's Rap Riposte
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2023
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
And, on the campaign trail, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was forced to return home to deal with a storm. Vivek Ramaswamy agreed to stop performing an Eminem song, but said that he hopes the rapper will "rediscover the renegade that made him great."
Also, the 2008 campaign celebrity "Joe the Plumber" died this week.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, this is Deborah, and I'm here with Ila and Aviva who are turning one year old today. |
| 0:06.2 | Oh, twins. |
| 0:07.2 | The time is... |
| 0:08.2 | 12.07 p.m. on Friday, September 1st. |
| 0:12.9 | Things may have changed by the time you hear this. |
| 0:15.3 | Like we'll be eating chocolate cake, but their older brother helped us make. |
| 0:20.3 | Okay, enjoy the show. |
| 0:23.7 | Twins. |
| 0:25.7 | Happy birthday, Times 2. |
| 0:27.7 | Yes. |
| 0:28.7 | They're mobile. |
| 0:29.7 | Yay! |
| 0:30.7 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. |
| 0:33.7 | I'm Tamara Keith. |
| 0:34.7 | I cover the White House. |
| 0:35.7 | I'm Sarah McKemmon. |
| 0:36.7 | I cover the campaign. |
| 0:37.7 | And our good friend, Sam Gringless, is here from Georgia. |
| 0:41.7 | Sam, you work at Member Station W-A-B-E, and we are grateful that you're here with us. |
| 0:47.7 | Hi, Tam. |
| 0:48.7 | So today on the show, a true roundup, we will start with the latest in former President Donald Trump's legal woes. |
| 0:55.7 | Then we will catch up on what's been happening this week on the presidential campaign trail and end it with can't let it go, as we always do. |
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