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Jan. 6, 2022: Jan. 6 is about Donald Trump
Jan. 6, 2022: Jan. 6 is about Donald Trump
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Released:
Jan 6, 2022
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For those who always despised him, feel betrayed by him, or fear his
return to power, today is about remembering — never forgetting — Donald
Trump's lowest point as president: the day he incited a mob to attack
Congress while it affirmed Joe Biden's clear victory, the final
desperate move in a plot to overthrow an American presidential election.
For those who love him, merely tolerate him, or crave his return to the
White House, today is a media stunt: a contrived anniversary of an
insignificant event boosted by Democrats and the press to punish
Republicans and cynically advance Biden’s legislative priorities.
Americans often have a shared understanding about big traumatic national
events. That is not the case with Jan. 6, which is why the cliché about
our politics feeling like a civil war has more and more resonance.
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Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.
return to power, today is about remembering — never forgetting — Donald
Trump's lowest point as president: the day he incited a mob to attack
Congress while it affirmed Joe Biden's clear victory, the final
desperate move in a plot to overthrow an American presidential election.
For those who love him, merely tolerate him, or crave his return to the
White House, today is a media stunt: a contrived anniversary of an
insignificant event boosted by Democrats and the press to punish
Republicans and cynically advance Biden’s legislative priorities.
Americans often have a shared understanding about big traumatic national
events. That is not the case with Jan. 6, which is why the cliché about
our politics feeling like a civil war has more and more resonance.
Subscribe to POLITICO Playbook.
Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.
Released:
Jan 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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