About this episode
Axe and Murphy discuss political rhetoric and violence with John King, covering various topics as the midterms approach.
This week, Axe and Murphy were joined by one of the all-time greats, John King of CNN. The Hacks dive into the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting and the broader conversation around political rhetoric and violence, Trump’s ballroom ambitions, exhausted voters, redistricting battles, the California governor’s primary—and much more as we head into the midterms just six months out. Photo by Al Drago via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Axe, Murphy
Guest: John King
Topics covered
- political rhetoric
- violence
- Trump
- voter exhaustion
- redistricting
- California governor's primary
- midterm elections
Keywords
- politics
- elections
- John King
- CNN
- midterms
- voter fatigue
- redistricting
- Trump
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CNN, Vox Media
Places: California
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