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Democrats Notice They Have A Base
FromSo That Happened
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45 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2017
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So, that happened. This week, something interesting started to occur. The Democrats...started listening to their base. After a weekend in which demonstrated erupted at major airports in protest of President Donald Trump's Muslim travel ban, Democrats in Washington have suddenly found some steel, standing with their supporters in the street and withdrawing a more readily offered rubber stamp in the Senate confirmation hearings. Can they possibly keep this up?
Meanwhile, we need to talk about that executive order itself. Talk about a Friday news dump -- the Trump White House's directives, which initially barred refugees, travelers, and legal permanent residents alike from entering -- or re-entering -- the country caused disorder and chaos across the country, all of which the Trump administration is pretending to have not noticed. We will break down what we know, and what might come next.
Finally, the new president had the opportunity to dip his toe in a fetid pond left behind by his predecessor -- the... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Meanwhile, we need to talk about that executive order itself. Talk about a Friday news dump -- the Trump White House's directives, which initially barred refugees, travelers, and legal permanent residents alike from entering -- or re-entering -- the country caused disorder and chaos across the country, all of which the Trump administration is pretending to have not noticed. We will break down what we know, and what might come next.
Finally, the new president had the opportunity to dip his toe in a fetid pond left behind by his predecessor -- the... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Feb 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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