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Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 39: What Will Trump Do In 2018?

“I think the idea that you’re going to shut down the government because of DACA is incredibly problematic for Democrats” – Jay Aiyer, co-host of Party Politics, on the politics of Washington around Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

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President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are expected to continue to square off in 2018.

On this episode of Party Politics, co-hosts Jay Aiyer and Brandon Rottinghaus catch you up on what’s been happening in Washington and around the world since the end of 2017:

  • My button is bigger than yours – President Trump comparing nuclear button sizes to North Korea’s Kim Jong-un 

  • President Trump dissolves controversial voting commission to look into voter fraud

  • New York state sues the Feds on tax changes
  • Trump declares war on former adviser Steve Bannon 
And finally, Brandon and Jay unpack what 2018 will look like during President Trump’s second year in office. We do a weekly Texas-centered episode too which you can subscribe to on Apple Podcasts. Tweet us using #PartyPoliticsPod or email partypoliticspod@houstonpublicmedia.org. 

Party Politics is produced by Edel Howlin and our audio engineer is Todd Hulslander.  

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