Winning in the Age of Trump & Twitter (with David Frum)

Interview taped on 1/29/19.

David Frum is a senior editor at the Atlantic, and author of nine books, most recentlyTrumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic. He served as a speechwriter and special assistant to the George W. Bush, and served as a senior adviser to Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign.

On this episode of Stay Tuned, Preet and David cover a wide range of topics, including:
“Made for social media” moments and Frum’s rules for engagement on Twitter
The stability of America’s institutions
Trump’s handling of the shutdown and what it revealed about the president’s strengths and weaknesses
What should be up for debate in modern society
The challenges facing 2020 candidates

Supplement for various references made in the episode:
Frum’s twitter account
Frum’s website
Frum’s article, Howard Schultz May Save the Democratic Party From Itself
Frum’s article, How to Build an Autocracy
Frum’s article, Waterloo
Frum’s book, Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic
Frum’s debate with Steve Bannon, The Rise of Populism, at Munk Debates
Daniel Boorstin's book, The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
Ian Bremmer’s interview on Stay Tuned
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s social media boot camp for the Democratic Caucus – read about it here.
The viral video of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez dancing in college and her response as a Congressman
Chief Justice John Roberts’ rebuke of Trump’s attacks on the judiciary
A Newsweek article on the ABA ratings of Trump’s judicial nominees
The demographics of Trump judicial nominees
Mitt Romney’s 47% remark
Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables” remark
The Post-ABC Tracking poll that found voters believed Trump to be more honest than Clinton
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King’s quintessential political statement, “conscription if necessary…not necessarily conscription”
The 1992 Presidential Debate between George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot (the specific moment Frum references starts at 50:10)
The Black voter turn-out in the 2008 and 2012 elections

Do you have a question for Preet? Tweet it to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #askpreet, [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 and leave a voicemail.

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Interview taped on 1/29/19.

David Frum is a senior editor at the Atlantic, and author of nine books, most recentlyTrumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic. He served as a speechwriter and special assistant to the George W. Bush, and served as a senior adviser to Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign.

On this episode of Stay Tuned, Preet and David cover a wide range of topics, including:
“Made for social media” moments and Frum’s rules for engagement on Twitter
The stability of America’s institutions
Trump’s handling of the shutdown and what it revealed about the president’s strengths and weaknesses
What should be up for debate in modern society
The challenges facing 2020 candidates

Supplement for various references made in the episode:
Frum’s twitter account
Frum’s website
Frum’s article, Howard Schultz May Save the Democratic Party From Itself
Frum’s article, How to Build an Autocracy
Frum’s article, Waterloo
Frum’s book, Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic
Frum’s debate with Steve Bannon, The Rise of Populism, at Munk Debates
Daniel Boorstin's book, The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
Ian Bremmer’s interview on Stay Tuned
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s social media boot camp for the Democratic Caucus – read about it here.
The viral video of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez dancing in college and her response as a Congressman
Chief Justice John Roberts’ rebuke of Trump’s attacks on the judiciary
A Newsweek article on the ABA ratings of Trump’s judicial nominees
The demographics of Trump judicial nominees
Mitt Romney’s 47% remark
Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables” remark
The Post-ABC Tracking poll that found voters believed Trump to be more honest than Clinton
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King’s quintessential political statement, “conscription if necessary…not necessarily conscription”
The 1992 Presidential Debate between George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot (the specific moment Frum references starts at 50:10)
The Black voter turn-out in the 2008 and 2012 elections

Do you have a question for Preet? Tweet it to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #askpreet, [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 and leave a voicemail.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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