Molly Jong-Fast on the Bewildering U.S. Election-Year Political Landscape

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Molly Jong-Fast on the Bewildering U.S. Election-Year Political Landscape

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May 18, 2020

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Molly Jong-Fast, editor-at-large of The Daily Beast and co-host of the podcast The New Abnormal, discusses the White House’s response to Covid-19, what’s ailing both the left and right in American politics right now, and her hopes for the November 2020 election.

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May 18, 2020

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