Talking the Trumpocalypse with David Frum
Many of you may be surprised by my guest today. David Frum is a proud conservative, having served in the George W. Bush administration as a speechwriter, where he is credited with coining the phrase “axis of evil.” He and I don’t agree on a lot of things.
But it turns out Donald Trump is the great uniter after all. Following on the success of his book Trumpocracy, David has just released his book Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy. It’s a powerful argument against Trumpism, and I hope you all will put politics aside and listen. He has interesting and important things to say.
Listen:
Sources for audio clips
| Intro | |
| David Frum: Trump's behaviour consistent with Putin having a hold on him | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JLnwQ40BRU |
| George W Bush's First State Of The Union Speech - "Axis Of Evil", Iranians React To Us "Axis Of Evil - AP Archive | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KCf3g6fJxo |
| David Frum says U.S. need to be 'very worried' about what Trump will do if he loses election - CTV News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ILFdVdEWLQ |
| David Frum says U.S. need to be 'very worried' about what Trump will do if he loses election - CTV News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ILFdVdEWLQ |
| Obama delivers diatribe against GOP: 'What happened to the Republican party?' | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-efRb8fjngQ |
| Cuomo asks Republican why GOP won't condemn Trump's attacks - CNN | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eed_RktjO54 |
| The Creeping Authoritarianism Of President Donald Trump | All In | MSNBC | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSlJAUJ1cZQ |
| David Frum: Trump's behaviour consistent with Putin having a hold on him | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JLnwQ40BRU |
| Tax Cut Failure | |
| The Trump and GOP Tax Law Has Been an Utter Failure | Op-Ed | NowThis | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqy8emCfA5I |
| Trump Polarizing America | |
| How polarizing is Donald Trump? - Pew Research Center | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhZSTfJbZXU |
| GOP Evolution | |
| Opinion | Trump owns the Republican Party, and there's no going back | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5reieFLF4k |
| Republicans Ditching Trump | |
| John Boehner: ‘There Is No Republican Party. There’s A President Trump Party’ | Hardball | MSNBC | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOOuzAtfrxE |
| 2 Republican senators take on Trump- ABC News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpI7wU80CgQ |
| Joe Walsh: Trump's response 'almost treasonous... | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGAZpTrEoFg |
| Frum on Consipiracy Theories/Guns | |
| David Frum, "Trumpocracy" - Politics and Prose | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-KFIGmIAs0 |
| Frum on New Book "Trumpocalypse" | |
| David Frum takes on Donald Trump in new book | Your Morning | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r9aIBYbPow |
| Outro | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-efRb8fjngQ |
| Obama delivers diatribe against GOP: 'What happened to the Republican party?' | |
Show Credits
Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle
