Podcast: Trump Now Managing His Own Show

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Podcast: Trump Now Managing His Own Show

CQ on Congress, Episode 96

President Donald Trump brings neither prudent leadership nor electoral salvation to the Republican lawmakers who continue to support him, Shapiro writes. (Win McNamee/Getty Images file photo)

Posted March 23, 2018 at 4:33pm

With a shakeup in administration staffing, President Donald Trump has purged aides who tried to manage him, replacing them with aides whose hardline instincts he may have to manage, says Roll Call’s White House reporter John T. Bennett.

Roll Call

Show Notes:

Trump Replaces McMaster With Hawkish Bolton
After Self-Created Drama, Trump Signs Omnibus

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