Trump corruption backlash emerges as key election issue; Democrats plan for accountability

About this episode

The episode discusses how Donald Trump's corruption has become a significant issue for Democratic candidates in the upcoming election, featuring insights from Ben Rhodes.

Donald Trump's corruption and greed have reached a tipping point with the American public to become a campaign focus for many Democratic candidates. Ben Rhodes, former deputy national security advisor to President Obama, talks with Jen Psaki about the politics and also how Democrats can ensure justice is served as Trump's protective power slips.

People in this episode

Host: Jen Psaki

Guest: Ben Rhodes

Topics covered

• Trump corruption
• Democratic candidates
• political accountability
• justice
• election issues

Keywords

• Trump
• corruption
• Democrats
• election
• accountability
• Ben Rhodes
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Obama

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