You no doubt know that Alex Burns and Jonathan Martin, both of the New York Times, recently released their new book THIS WILL NOT PASS…chronicling the last few years of our politics…including Trump’s time in office, the 2020 election and aftermath, the January 6 insurrection, and the first phase of the Biden Administration. In this conversation, they go deep on many of the stories in their book – including some background and asides not fleshed out in the book and stories you won’t have heard from them amidst their recent media blitz.
IN THIS EPISODE…
Does Donald Trump really think he won the 2020 election or is this all subterfuge to refuse to acknowledge he lost?
Which US Senator was prescient in anticipating exactly how Trump would cast doubt on the results post election?
Why hasn’t President George W. Bush been more vocal against Trump?
One Republican Senator who typifies the GOP establishment’s difficulty managing Trump?
How many Republicans would’ve impeached and removed Trump were it a secret ballot?
Inside Mitch McConnell’s decision to back Trump on impeachment…
Whose hold on his caucus is more tenuous…Mitch McConnell or Kevin McCarthy…
The conventional wisdom of what a post-Pelosi Democratic caucus looks like…
Inside the Biden VP process…
Inside GOP attempts to woo Senator Manchin to switch parties…
Weighing in on rumors Trump flirted with dumping Mike Pence from the 2020 ticket…
The backbench Republican Congressman who captured the House GOP sentiment to give Trump a pass for January 6…
The Democratic Governor who was one of their favorite interviews…
The failed GOP Senate recruit who shows the changing of the guard in the Republican Party…
The interview with the House Republican that demonstrates “the beauty of reporting…”…
The two colleagues they specifically mention in the acknowledgements…
The Southern influence on the New York Times…
Off-the-beaten-path political book recommendations from both Alex and Jonathan…
AND Air Force One, Lamar Alexander, Don Bacon, Howard Baker, Dean Baquet, Beau Biden, John Boehner, Josh Bolton, Rick Bragg, Mo Brooks, Jeb Bush, Robert Caro, Turner Catledge, Liz Cheney, Chris Christie, Katherine Clark, Hillary Clinton, colonoscopies, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, convenient self-justification, Bob Corker, defied admonitions, difficult truths, Dixiecrats, Duck Run, Tammy Duckworth, Dwight Eisenhower, Facebook, Fox News, Jeffrey Frank, Maggie Haberman, Kamala Harris, Bill Haslam, the House Steering Committee, Sasha Issenberg, Pramila Jayapal, Hakeem Jeffries, Bill Johnson, Jim Jordan, John F Kennedy, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Patrick McHenry, Mt Rushmore, musical chairs, Richard Nixon, Kristi Noem, normie Republicans, Robert Novak, the Progressive Caucus, Howell Raines, real damn Democrats, red carpets, Reservoir Dogs, Campbell Robertson, Karl Rove, Steve Scalise, Brian Schatz, Adam Schiff, Ted Strickland, Gay Talese, Harry Truman, useful fig leaves, JD Vance, Gretchen Whitmer, Roger Wicker, Steve Womack, worry-mongering, Jeff Zients…& more!