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That Day When Trump Shut Down the Government

When Trump Shut Down the Government

Tara starts the pod with an update on the fallout from Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze, and Robert Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings. She’s then joined by lobbyist and consultant with Oxford Strategies, Shanti Stanton, to talk about the legalities of Trump’s executive orders, examine Elon Musk’s role in the chaos, and discuss what this means for the affected programs going forward.
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Host: Tara Palmeri 
Guest: Shanti Stanton 
Producer: Chris Sutton 
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins

Tara Palmeri is the senior political correspondent at Puck. She was previously the chief national correspondent at Politico and White House correspondent for ABC News. Her work has taken her around the world, from North Korea to Afghanistan. She can be found snooping around the halls of power, talking to sources and politicos.


That Day When Trump Shut Down the Government, With Shanti Stanton

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