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Why it's so hard for the White House to change the topic

Season 2017 Episode 1070 | 7m 58s

Judy Woodruff talks with Tamara Keith of NPR and Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections about an interview with Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy about Robert Mueller, the special counsel appointed to lead the Russia investigation, the struggle for the Trump administration to change the conversation back to its agenda and the potential fatigue factor of a dramatic presidency.

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