About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's primetime address casting doubt on California's election integrity and a new poll on environmental concerns among Californians.

President Donald Trump used a primetime speech Thursday night to cast doubt on the integrity of America’s election system. He claimed that hundreds of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in California and other Democratic-led states. He also attacked the Golden State's primary election for governor and Los Angeles mayor as an "example of the insanity." Marisa and Guy dig into the president's claims and the lack of evidence for them. Then, they discuss a new statewide poll showing Californians say they care deeply about the environment but don’t want to pay more to protect it. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Political Breakdown’s weekly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠, delivered straight to your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Marisa, Guy

Topics covered

• election integrity
• California politics
• polling
• environmental concerns
• Trump's claims

Keywords

• Trump
• California elections
• poll
• environment
• noncitizens
• voting integrity
• Los Angeles mayor
• governor primary

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Places: California, Los Angeles

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