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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

What Kind of Conservative Is Trump?

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

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

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2016

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

This week, Donald Trump announced the first appointments of his Administration. Some, including his choice of the Breitbart editor Stephen Bannon for a senior adviser, are causing controversy both inside and outside the Republican Party. Matt Lewis and Kelefa Sanneh join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss how the Party will govern under a Trump Administration.

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

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It's Friday,

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November 18th. I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker. In an interview on Sunday with Donald Trump on 60 Minutes, Leslie Stahl asked him about acts of violence that are popping up

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in his name against members of minority groups. I'm very surprised to hear that. You're telling Muslims? I hate to hear that. I mean, I hate to hear it. I don't hear it. You're not seeing it? I saw one or two instances. On social media? I think it's a very small amount. Again, I think it's the media. Do you want to say anything to those people? I would say, don't do it. That's terrible, because I'm going to bring this country together.

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They're harassing Latinos, Muslims.

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I am so sad to hear that, and I say, stop it.

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If it helps, I will say this, and I'll say it right to the camera, stop it.

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I'm joined by Matt Lewis and Caliphysana to discuss how the Republican Party will govern under the Trump administration.

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Welcome to you both.

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Thanks for having me.

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Good to be here.

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Matt, you describe yourself as a populist, but you deplored Trump's politics of nativism, racism,

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