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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's payout promises

Season 2026 Episode 203 | 7m 54s

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump continuing to promise payouts to voters if Republicans win in the midterms, the GOP spending campaign money and playing defense in typically Republican districts and the White House again barring a media outlet from the press pool.

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