"Fake Ron Klain" to Joe Biden: Pardon Hunter

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"Fake Ron Klain" to Joe Biden: Pardon Hunter

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May 8, 2024

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Michael welcomes Mark Halperin at the Wide World of News back with another one of his "Fake Ron Klain Memos" that offers unsolicited advice to "JRB" from a "fake" version of the former White House Chief of Staff, titled "The Way To Win." Listen as they go through Mark's thoughts in the memo.

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May 8, 2024

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