You probably saw the book that came out with the tapes of trump saying that you know he was trying to play it down sax as a lifelong republican what were your thoughts when the republican presidential candidate the republican president said uh hey i'm trying to play this down.
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The Trump Tapes by Bob Woodward is a political non-fiction book featuring transcribed audio interviews that reveal Donald Trump's private admissions regarding the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication generated significant discourse across prominent political podcasts in late 2020. On All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg, one of the hosts brought up the book to ask David Sacks for his perspective as a lifelong Republican on the president's recorded statements about attempting to downplay the virus. Meanwhile, on Pod Save America, speakers analyzed the sweeping media landscape surrounding the election and highlighted the book as a major cultural and political talking point. In separate episodes, podcast contributors noted that the Woodward book served as a primary news story dominating public attention, ranking alongside major investigative reporting pieces as a leading topic among voters and functioning as one of several recurring controversies shaping the tumultuous political landscape leading up to the national election.
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“you probably saw the book that came out with the tapes of trump saying that you know he was trying to play it down sax as a lifelong republican what were your thoughts when the republican presidential candidate the republican president said uh hey i'm trying to play this down”
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“the number one story was the woodward book and the number two story was the atlantic article”
“but we've gone through conventions protests about racial justice and then these like mini controversies like the woodward book”