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Rhiannon12866

(239,218 posts) Sun Jun 29, 2025, 07:30 AM Jun 29

Al Franken - CNN's Kasie Hunt on Her Career & Trump II

We are joined by CNN Anchor and Chief National Affairs Analyst Kasie Hunt for her first time on the podcast! It's a fun conversation covering her work and what inspired her to follow her passion for journalism.

She discusses the early days of her career covering Obama, Congress, and the passage of the Affordable Care Act. We also talk about how much Congress and the information ecosystem has changed over the years. And Kasie, who was at The Capitol on January 6th, shares her thoughts about watching Donald Trump pardon the rioters on his first day back in office.

Plus, immigration raids, tariffs and the Big, Beautiful, Bill. Trump and the Republicans might actually pass the BBB, but at what cost to working Americans? - 06/29/2025.

WATCH Kasie on CNN, weekdays at 4pm ET: https://www.cnn.com/profiles/kasie-hunt

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Al Franken - CNN's Kasie Hunt on Her Career & Trump II (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jun 29 OP

After listening for the first half, Kasie sounds very measured in her tone. Bluepinky Jun 29 #1

Bluepinky

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1. After listening for the first half, Kasie sounds very measured in her tone.

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Sun Jun 29, 2025, 09:49 AM

Jun 29

She’s careful to not be outright critical of Trump, to speak around an issue rather than confront it. She can’t say that Trump is a liar, but instead speaks about how people have become accustomed to his statements.
If she wants to keep her job at CNN, she has to be careful in what she says.
Trump won in 2024 because the Repubs rehabilitated him, while the Dems lost the 2024 election because of Biden; no mention of gerrymandering, voter suppression and nullification, and Repub dirty tricks.

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