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Brooks and Capehart on the Democrats' big problem

Season 2025 Episode 157 | 9m 18s

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the clash between President Trump and Elon Musk, Trump's latest comments about Putin's war in Ukraine and the Democrats' big problem and how to fix it.

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Breaking down Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' and its impact on the deficit and national debt
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson explains why he opposes Trump's budget in its current form
Explaining the national debt, how we got here and what it means for future generations
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