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Trump the Moderator (2011) w/ James Poniewozik

Published: Dec. 13, 2020, 12:37 p.m.

It\u2019s December 13th. On this day in 2011, Donald Trump wrote a letter announcing that he was bowing out of moderating (!) a Newsmax presidential debate.

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Jody and Niki are joined by James Poniewozik of the New York Times to discuss Trump\u2019s flirtation with both moderating a debate and running for president, and how the conservative media ecosystem has evolved over the last 10 years.

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James\u2019s latest book is \u201cAudience of One.\u201d Nikki\u2019s book i \u201cMessengers of the Right.\u201d

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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