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Some Trump critics are asking if the president is “wagging the dog,” stoking a conflict to distract from his own impeachment. But legendary journalist Sam Donaldson says he doesn’t think so. Paul Rieckhoff also joins the conversation and advocates for on-camera press briefings from the Pentagon and White House.
CNN: Sam Donaldson on ‘wag the dog’ claims
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episode
01
The exact closed-primary lockout numbers. 258K in Idaho, 322K in Kentucky, 1.6M in Oregon, 1.4M in Pennsylvania
02
Why 93% of House races and 80% of Senate races are already d. Why 93% of House races and 80% of Senate races are already decided before November
03
The Trump-versus-Tom Massie proxy war in Kentucky. and Pete Hegseth leaving the Pentagon to campaign
04
Georgia's wide-open governor's race. Burt Jones, Brad Raffensperger, and a billionaire flooding the airwaves
Show Notes
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