how does pays angel team have been in the white house for just over a year? but he has a very long time in politics. while the new teams rating for universally negative, the political prospect for the former present, they drummed out of office, are looking increasingly positive. so could there really be? i can come back when we speak today, for american experts on both ends of the political spectrum. professor kenesha grant of howard university of washington under my present after it raises the vote amount. beck 1st to admit this in response, i show last week on whether the over convenience is a blessing in disguise. if i need to talk to angela, she from pretoria, mary murphy says, what's a lovely talk to this lady as i'm so glad that she sent her the message she did. there's very enlightening these folks. it's interesting to hear from the south african doctor too often to me get never revisit to story after the initial pre can use episode. at a point that medical research and policy becoming divorced from hands of practice

applies to so many ages of life. it leads to so many of life. and finally, amber says, fantastic, sure that covered all my question. so please take it. now over to alex, the professor kenesha grant of howard university on high heated the dangers of a company viable. and what the consequences would be. professor grant, welcome back to the alex solomon show. i'm happy to be back with you. but when we last spoke just over a year ago, looking forward to no duration. when there was a lot of hope for the incoming administration on the lot of good will know you little bit sauce pulling is almost universally bad for the bible ministration. what's going wrong? gelatin ran on that idea that he would bring america back to some kind of stable and sacred ground. but what he found was that it wasn't possible because he had major challenges in the united states congress. and so americans are not

particularly informed about or paying close attention to some of those challenges that have happened between the house of representatives in the senate. and so they have expectations about things that we're going to happen that didn't happen and they don't have a clear message from the white house about why those things didn't happen or whether those things might happen in the future. but if the central difficulty you've identified is if not gridlock them a very, very difficult congress. that doesn't seem like it's going to get any better with the the midterms coming up at the end of this year prior to could get the sight of lee was the same as any hope at all for the recovery of the bible ministration. it could get decidedly worse, and most of the things i'm reading these day suggest a republicans will pick up more seats in the house of representatives, which will make it more difficult for democrats to do the little bit of work they have been doing in that space. i think it's possible for him to get some things

accomplished, but he will have to, it may be the case that the american people are sounding the alarm and they absolutely want particular things. and as they are pressuring their members of congress to get those things done, one example, i think we can point to is the pause of student loan payments in the united states . that's the thing that joe biden promised he would do, and he was doing it. it was happening before he came into office as a result of the call that relief funding. and it's something that they talked about in day during his presidency for financial reasons. but there was such a large outcry among the american student loan payers about their inability to pay in their own willingness to pay that he had to change his tune on that. and so i think he's hoping that the same thing will happen for other types of issues across his agenda. last, press them to, to plug in to such low poll ratings so quickly was george w bush. and his political fortunes were revived by 911. and the phone

was, is there any indication that the covenant ministration, a muscular policy towards china, russia, a looking for a stars and stripes, survival in their functions. i think that americans are pretty weary. and so i would, i would hope that they are not looking for that. i don't know that the american public would understand a conflict with china or russia as a thing that would be good. it would be something that would bring us together, obviously. but i don't know that the by the administration would be pursuing that for necessarily political reasons ahead of a midterm or ahead of a presidential election instead. i think what they're hoping is that we're actually near the end of the pandemic as we're experiencing in the united states. and i think that they are hoping that by the time we get to the next presidential election, we are living with our mass. we are back to having major concerts and other types of things where people gather in large numbers and that people feel so good about being back to their normal lives that they will be willing to support democrats

more sold in a military approach to drumming up that good will, but vice president, how seems to be having a pretty rough time. what do you put that down to is up prior to this in the media against, against women against women of color in particular. or us some indication that her boss, the president, is not giving the vice president the, the best of opportunities to shine. i think it's a little bit of both before she even went into office, there was criticism about various aspects of her life. things she wore the way she spoke, how her hair looks. and so we knew going in the she will face those kinds of things and we knew going in that it would be difficult for some them because of the press to know how to cover her. that they might not cover her in a hard hitting way that's about the work that she's doing. but instead be covering her in a way that is more attentive to gossip and other things that we hear around washington . and so i think that is absolutely happening in this instance. but i think the

other thing that you mentioned is also happening. she had a very difficult portfolio. and so you can imagine comma la harris, who was the senator from california who was among the most liberal senators in the united states senate, being responsible for immigration policy. and having to go to the border and tell people who were coming to the united states. do not come closer in a very precarious situation where she has to deal with some of these issues that nobody else wants to handle. and so i mentioned immigration and thinking here again about something like voting rights or many of the other very difficult issues in american politics. that would've been difficult for anybody, but certainly difficult for a black woman, a south asian woman who was also dealing with having a media that doesn't really know how to cover her at this time. well, let's just say that. so you got a call in the next few days, professor brown from the vice president's office saying, you know, restaurant in the hall. come on and give us some advice. what advice would you give

as an academic and politics to the vice president to recover that ground that has been lost? i will give her the advice and we need to hear more from her in the role of the vice president to support the president and kind of be in the background. and given the low numbers of popularity among this president, i think it might be useful for her to bolster their image. i think they could use some of the good will that she came into the office with as a way to help herself. and again, she has a balance seeming like she might be too ambitious with her support for the president. but i think for sure, we need to hear more from her about the work that she's doing. on the day to day, instead of having the information funneled through media sources and i think that she has to be given some of the feel good things in government that are happening as well. so for example, we, i was reading about the number of black women judges that have been appointed to

lower courts in thinking about what ahead of this decision that will be made about a potential black woman justice of the supreme court. and so that kind of thing that feels good, we know the administration is delivering on his promises. i would encourage her to be a part of those things and to talk directly to the people about the work that she has done to make those things happen. let's look at the functions of the asked while president trump. i mean, how surprised are you that a year after being traced from office in disgrace? the former president is know the book is favorite to be the next president. i can say, i'm surprised. i think that i was actually surprised that he didn't win reelection given the climate of the united states. and so i am not surprised that people who don't like the way that they think the president is operating will be looking for an alternative. and i think the further we get out from moments,

from political moments, the easier it is sometimes for people to forget where we just came from. and so i can't say that i'm very surprised. what i am interested though to see is how the republican field emerges. i know that there is a governor from florida. his name is rhonda santis who is increasingly popular among republicans circles. and so is going to be the case. they trump has a bit of a run for his money and keeping the republican party broadly defined together. of course, there are people who still support him and support him very well. but i think that this other person de santis in this instance, and maybe some people we don't know about yet, might have the ability to pick off some of that support in mind. donald trump matchup, it'll be a lot of work when a democrat he would get re elected. but i think in a joe biden, donald trump matchup, it'll be a lot of work for the democrats to convince people that they should stick with joe biden, because they haven't seen what they wanted to see from him. for people, for a democratic persuasion. louis of the whole,

the president problem still hostile the republican party of these people hoping them general that somebody else like the governor comes to to challenge donald trump alternative lu. thank well, just about the only republican we could beat on the a couple circumstances as a polarizing figure. like president trump, there are some people who are never comfortable with trump and would like to see the republican party go a different way. and so they might be interesting to kind of sneak away from trump or to do things that are different from what he did. there are some people like mitchell connell and lindsey grant, who are taking positions that are separate from donald trump. and so we see that it is possible to have some differences, but i think the question is wide open about what direction that will go in the governor of florida, who i mentioned is a very polarizing figure. and he is lack of a new val trump. he is maybe a little bit further to the right in

a little bit more extreme in his approach than donald trump is. and so it could be the case. then what we end up seeing is a person who is like truck 2 point. oh, i think that again, then there are some people in the republican party who would hold that there is an individual who represents the republican party who is maybe trump inspired, but not as rough around the edges as trump is. and so it just remains to be seen how their party is going to sort of self. but as long as there is a unified base of people behind donald trump, and as long as he is endorsing candidates for office who go on to win their elections, he will have a hold on the republican party. that's undeniable. those things are all still happening. he's still raising lots of money and so he will continue to be something that the republicans and democrats have to be very, very careful about that because it's time as a leader, as a president, people admire their party is far from over. so want them finally keeps people awake at night and they like to stay so as of the prospect of

a total of the donald orders of the danger for speaker version of trump in philosophy. who on to the polarization of american politics on american society? i think it depends on who you ask for democrats, particularly those on the list, particularly folks who are minorities in this country. i think they will be more worried about a sleeker version of donald trump. so there's a version of donald trump, who does it say things that are clearly racist or version of donald trump, who doesn't do things that are clearly on the edge of constitutionality. i think that would probably be something that keeps people up at night. i think the idea that we have a presidential candidate being donald trump or anybody else who loses the election and doesn't accept the loss of the election. and the potential for something else that looks like on january 6th event to happen again,

keeps americans up at night. we went through a lot during the trump presidency. and so i think we have a bit more resilient than we had going into it. i don't think that we want to go back to that. most of the folks on the left wouldn't want to go back to that. but i think the scary or thing is this idea that there would be a person who is like trump, or maybe more charismatic, and trump maybe more well polished and who do things that are getting mental in the long term to the united states and whom i create a situation where democracy or the peaceful transfer of power cease to exist as we know it. professor michigan, thank you so much for these fascinating observations on the state of play of american politics. thank you so much for having me. join us after the break, when alex speaks with ed martin, the co author of the conservative case for trump will see you then. mm hm. when will

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a tiny mind body about developing a story, followed by a reactor. welcome back. now even to void of a treat her feet, former president trump's personality is dominating political calculations in both main parties. marked him as a co author of the conservative case for trump, alex in houston. my glad martin. welcome back to the alex, summon show was great to be with you. alex, thanks very much. i always enjoyed talking with you. thank you. know, you're on from the inauguration. you must of a spring and you said i'm in the donald and let's remember you. the author of co, off, one of the conservative case for trump, the donald writing hi once again. and is the bookies favorite to, to make a comeback in the next presidential election?

is it really going to be plain sailing from donald trump? well, i would say this, 1st of all, i don't celebrate anything a year audi. it's true that the jo, biden's, po, numbers are bad and all that kind of stuff and that may be in november 2022 republicans will win. but a lot of things have gone in a different direction than i would have preferred in terms of, you know, america now has a very strong regulatory state whoever's present controls at and jo biden's, policies to me are, are not helpful and not good. so no look at the donald trump, the news came out in the last day or so because of our reporting requirements that he has raised. and i know that the british phrase, the english phrase that the british love is an obscene amount of money. and it truly is an obscene amount of money. you know, in politics, it's votes and money. and donald trump has a grassroots, a set of votes. no matter what happens, you know, his old phrase, i could shoot somebody on 5th avenue and they'd still be there. probably a 3rd of the of the nation will vote for donald trump, no matter what. and now he's got a scene amount of money. so, you know, if you ask me today is donald trump going to run in 2024?

i would say to you, he be crazy not to be has all the things you need to succeed. and joe biden is really inapt and he's not showing any ability to change that. so i don't know if it'll be smooth sailing. i think the media and even the republican party, some portion of it will make it a challenge for trump, but it was never smooth sailing. if you went back 220152016. so i think got trump is used to them. i'm dumb of abby republican rivals, governor. the scientist, for example, is here a slicker type of republican that might appeal to, to some legal society members in our eagles and or across the country folks, our folks are kind of leaders where they are and you're right about that. there are some folks like governor de santis who gets a lot of attention. my home state is missouri. senator josh holly gets a lot of attention. you know, mike pompei oh, the former secretary state and a congressman. get some attention. there are some other candidates. look, i think donald trump doesn't run,

the bench is actually pretty deep with talented people who have proven they know how to run for office. the question is always in my mind, is trump was uniquely situated to handle the media. he was really good. he had a decade of doing the apprentice and 50 years of being a public figure. so, but i know, look or some and de santis as you point out. his courage in leading in florida, in the face of a lot of back and forth has been impressive. and he's obviously a smart guy. you know, lovely family, all the kinds of things you expect, that i would say that the santas in florida and for the democrats, newsome in california are the 2 guys that if there's not, if it's not biden and trump, those are the 2 favorites i would say but i'm like some of the other republican possible said governor desantis has not said he wouldn't run if you can take that double negative if from so if trump's a candidate he's playing is comes very close to his chest. yeah. now if you some

republicans believe the, the democrats on a busted flush. so might the real fight be for the republican nomination? well, i think that's right now remember de santis has to win in florida and he's up for reelection in 2022 as governor and and up until about, i'd say 6 to 8 months ago. that was, that was thought to be a pretty tough race. now, a lot of the fundamentals in the country is sort of a independent voters, have shifted and probably to santas as a head, a favorite to win. but until 6 months ago, he didn't want to say anything that made the people of florida think he wasn't focused on stay in governor, but now look i, i do think all things being equal and in politics they never stay equal. today it's who wins the republican nomination. who is the odds on favorite? so i think you're right about that, but it's not going to stay the same, right. we're going to have a supreme court nomination. we're going to have a nancy pelosi gave a speech. the other day where she said she plans to run for reelection and she

plans to retain the house of the majority. she's a master at raising money and doing politics. i don't like her policies, but she's a master. so then i'm going to go down fighting. i think we're going to see a very energetic, 2022. i do suspect the democrats might have some other traps in store for the donald, maybe legal action boatley assault on the capital tentatively about his company's finances due to take some shocks suckling in the walk to the boat. these things. yeah. and yeah, i'd be more clear alex, i would just say it both the democrats see the she the benefit of framing, the post election 2022 post election as damaging to trump as well as you point out in new york. they're doing investigation. i also think as republicans, that are happy to try to muddy up the water and not just liz cheney or adam kinsey are the ones you've heard about, but others that are saying, hey, let's move on. i will, i've never heard as loud a resounding chorus of, well,

let's just move on to somebody else as you're hearing now. and that's coming from people that just think it's good politics to move on. but it's coming from a lot of people that don't want it to be trump, i i you know, my old boss philos. lastly, who was famous for writing a book called a choice. not an echo where she talked about stop giving us an echo of the past. give us a bold choice. trump is a bold choice. obviously was a choice that was different than anything else. and a lot of people don't like that. they want to go back to a senator who knows how the game is played or a governor who was how the inside thing works. and we're going to see that that desire. so definitely they're going to try to tie trump up. the newspapers can't stop putting trump on the front page with negative stories. the question is again, he holds his 33 percent, raises a boatload of money. he's in the game and now we come down to a, a tight election in 2024. this could be something to see. so should we expect a new addition of the, the boot your co offered, of course, with philos shefly the consent to case from trump way back in 10 years ago. could

you be expect to a new edition of that book? i actually have 2 books, i'm working on. what is a pamphlet that's called what i'll do as speaker, trump, you know, the speaker, the house in america doesn't have to be an elected member of the house body at all . it could be speaker trump, and the other one is on the 2nd 2024. yeah. but that, that you know, the real tension is for guys like me, trumps. i administration was a great success in some ways a failure and others. i mean, on certain things like immigration, he didn't build a wall, right? he was, i think he was tied up by some of the, the congress in many ways. but there's improvement for trump to make and i won't do this word of caution. he, if he's got to run successfully in 2020 for a broader set of americans need to hear why it's not enough to just say, i'm trump, i got rob. he needs to say what this is about. but every day that biden puts us in a position where we're about to fight a war, we're sending more troops to, to the ukraine. i'm told, you know, we're so where,

where our of inflation is going through the roof because we're many reasons. but one is it, we're gas prices, an oil prices are through the roof. a truck is going to be able to say, i'm different on those and it's going to be affected. but my, a lot of republicans like a muscular foreign policy towards china to was russia. that's not a reservoir, the support there for president biden, among traditional republicans. well, i'm not sure on i, among traditional republicans, but there certainly is this crossover. it's an interesting time in america, what we call the neocons, which is a large part of both parties that like to be more muscular out there and say we're gonna reshape the world. they are certainly fighting and pushing this vision. i would say more traditional conservatives, and i think it's a larger number, more and more in the republican party would have a clear view on the threat of china and the communist regime, or just called the corrupt regime in china. and it's threat on america. i think there is in america 1st problem, you need to focus on china. i,

as to russia and potent, and all the obsession from 2016 on the media and hillary clinton in the left, focused us on russia. that was it's, it's not, it's not silly because it's been very, very hurtful and damaging to the country in the world. but i just don't see americans wanting to, we don't. why would we want to bolster nato when germany won't pay their share? right. i mean, we know this now and, and by the way, trump taught us this. i knew it, but a lot of americans didn't realize that we're stuck paying for nato about to get dragged into a war with nuclear power. russia. because why? well, because germany is dominant in europe in a, in a way that doesn't make any sense. so i think that muscular foreign policy is not a winning position either in the primary republican wise or in the, a general election right now. you said something a few minutes ago, which rather infesting about how even the donald to president trump uh, with all his grievances from lisa, from his 1st time, an officer, a hust,

typically a new vision. you're fishing the while it might be a dream for, for many americans. so to see of a ton of the donald for many will be a nightmare. the appreciate that i think as time goes by, trump gets a little bit more appreciation. but you're right, that 20 percent of the country or more is devastated by the idea. and that is a problem. i wasn't i. so some told you yourself might be subpoenaed the boat, the storming of the capital. as of any chance of seeing you have to raise your right arm in front of the congress. i saw the same reports that you may have seen, but i have not. i haven't been subpoenaed. i, i will tell you after the 2020 election i, i did have a pretty unique position. i had, i had been the election board chairman in st. louis in about a decade ago. and i didn't see and think there was a lot of irregularities that were going on, but i like most americans, and a great thing alex about our system was we went through our constitutional system and ended up with the president. did i like some of the way it was a judah kate?

it? no, but so far i haven't heard more from my what was published. we'll see what happens at martin. energetic, passionate as of a. thank you so much for joining me again on the alex simon. show always great to be with you, alex, all the best. thank you. just when we thought it was safe to go back into the water . the prospects have come back are very real. and indeed, the last present is now the bookcase favorite to become the next president. oh, bit. and a wide open field was tellingly, the city president is currently rated only a 15 percent chance to stand and when reelection, presidential comebacks don't happen. often. in fact, the thought present to date, to leave the white house and then return for a 2nd term for you. later was grover cleveland, in the late 19th century. it was a remarkable position that but one year after leaving the white house in disgrace, that don't should be in pole position to be the 2nd, however,

said to the divisions in american politics that his presence still remains the dividing line on which people take their position on either side, there is little sign that the open, political winds of the divided nation are being south or pains. but for now, and alex myself and all the shill is good bye, stacy. and we'll see you all again. ah ah ah mm.

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