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Shutdown blame game
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
POLITICO reporters discuss the latest shutdown struggle on Capitol Hill,
how President Trump's tweets and roving policy stances are complicating
things and who would shoulder the shutdown blame. The group also dives
into the "shithole" controversy that continues to reverberate in
Washington and potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
how President Trump's tweets and roving policy stances are complicating
things and who would shoulder the shutdown blame. The group also dives
into the "shithole" controversy that continues to reverberate in
Washington and potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
Released:
Jan 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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