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Aug 2024
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Inside the Three Worst Weeks of Trump’s ...

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For much of the past year, Donald J. Trump and those around him were convinced that victory in the presidential race was all but certain. Now, everything has changed, after the decision by President Biden not to seek a second term.

Jonathan Swan, who covers the Trump campaign for The New York Times, discusses the former president’s struggle to adjust to his new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Guest: Jonathan Swan, who covers politics and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for The New York Times.

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