On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice discuss Donald Trump’s war on the First Amendment and how Democrats should approach a possible government shutdown.
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David and Aaron discuss:
New polling showing that the Trump administration’s efforts to get Jimmy Kimmel thrown off the air are already unpopular
Trump’s buffoonish lawsuit against the New York Times that a judge dismissed four days after it was filed
Why shutdowns rarely if ever have a long-term impact on the party that gets blamed for them
And much more. As we do every week, we also took questions from viewers.
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