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‘He’s not gonna wait’

Political Theater, Episode 198

President Joe Biden speaks with lawmakers Wednesday as he exits the House chamber at the end of his joint session address.
President Joe Biden speaks with lawmakers Wednesday as he exits the House chamber at the end of his joint session address. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Mark McKinnon, longtime political adviser and current co-host of the Showtime political documentary series “The Circus,” joins Political Theater this week to discuss Joe Biden’s approach to the art of the possible, the president’s move from transitional to transformational figure, the “Manch Cam” focus on West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III and how politics has “snorted a bag of methamphetamines.”

Show Notes:

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