Jersey’s New Governor Knows How to Take On a Don

About this episode

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill discusses her strategies for handling Trump and her initiatives against ICE abuses.

Nearly 100 days into her tenure, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill thinks she’s cracked the code for handling Trump. She tells Harry how she’s used the president’s negotiating tactics against him, why she’s putting in place some of the nation’s most ambitious bulwarks against ICE abuses, and how she ended up in a high-stakes battle with another venal, unpopular entity: FIFA. Plus, Governor Sherrill delivers her thoughts as a former federal prosecutor on the legal wreckage left by ousted U.S. attorney and Trump crony Alina Habba. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Harry Litman

Guest: Mikie Sherrill

Topics covered

• New Jersey politics
• Trump negotiation tactics
• ICE abuses
• FIFA controversy
• legal issues

Keywords

• Mikie Sherrill
• Trump
• ICE
• FIFA
• Alina Habba
• negotiation tactics
• New Jersey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA, ICE

Places: New Jersey, United States

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