About this episode
Axe and Murphy discuss current political events with guest David Plouffe, including the war with Iran and Trump's motivations.
This week Axe and Murphy are joined by Campaign Manager Hackeroo David Plouffe — who ran Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, later served as a senior White House advisor.The Hacks dive into another week of war with Iran, unpack Trump’s motivations (and re-motivations), break down how negotiations on the Hill are going, dig into the politics of the SAVE Act, check in on Illinois primary results, and review some spicy Texas ads — and, as always, so much more. Photo by Heather Diehl via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Axe, Murphy
Guest: David Plouffe
Topics covered
- politics
- Iran war
- Trump motivations
- negotiations
- Illinois primary
- Texas ads
Keywords
- David Plouffe
- politics
- Iran
- Trump
- SAVE Act
- Illinois primary
- Texas ads
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Barack Obama, White House
Books & works: SAVE Act
Places: Iran, Illinois, Texas
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