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Winning in the Age of Trump & Twitter (with David Frum)

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 01:16:51
Publish Date: 2019-01-31 03:00:00
Description:

Interview taped on 1/29/19.

 

David Frum is a senior editor at the Atlantic, and author of nine books, most recentlyTrumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic. He served as a speechwriter and special assistant to the George W. Bush, and served as a senior adviser to Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign.


On this episode of Stay Tuned, Preet and David cover a wide range of topics, including:

  • “Made for social media” moments and Frum’s rules for engagement on Twitter
  • The stability of America’s institutions
  • Trump’s handling of the shutdown and what it revealed about the president’s strengths and weaknesses
  • What should be up for debate in modern society
  • The challenges facing 2020 candidates


Supplement for various references made in the episode:

  • Frum’s twitter account
  • Frum’s website
  • Frum’s articleHoward Schultz May Save the Democratic Party From Itself
  • Frum’s articleHow to Build an Autocracy
  • Frum’s articleWaterloo
  • Frum’s bookTrumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic
  • Frum’s debate with Steve Bannon, The Rise of Populism, at Munk Debates
  • Ian Bremmer’s interview on Stay Tuned
  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s social media boot camp for the Democratic Caucus – read about it here.
  • The viral video of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez dancing in college and her response as a Congressman
  • Chief Justice John Roberts’ rebuke of Trump’s attacks on the judiciary
  • A Newsweek article on the ABA ratings of Trump’s judicial nominees
  • The demographics of Trump judicial nominees
  • Mitt Romney’s 47% remark
  • Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables” remark
  • The Post-ABC Tracking poll that found voters believed Trump to be more honest than Clinton
  • Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King’s quintessential political statement, “conscription if necessary…not necessarily conscription”
  • The 1992 Presidential Debate between George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot (the specific moment Frum references starts at 50:10)
  • The Black voter turn-out in the 2008 and 2012 elections


Do you have a question for Preet? Tweet it to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #askpreet, emailstaytuned@cafe.com, or call 699-247-7338 and leave a voicemail.

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