About this episode

The episode discusses the disconnect between Trump and the Republican Party regarding the importance of the midterms.

The president is acting as if the midterms no longer matter.

People in this episode

Host: The New York Times Opinion

Topics covered

• midterms
• politics
• Republican Party
• Trump
• elections

Keywords

• Trump
• Republicans
• midterms
• politics
• elections

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Organizations: Republicans

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