At a news briefing last week, President Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transition. Now, we're all talking about it. Atlantic writer Barton Gellman, gamed out worst case scenarios, the military discussed how they would deal with his refusal, and Republican colleagues pushed back on his comments. Has anyone told the President that it's not his choice?
Today, we talk about presidential dysfunction, Amy Coney Barrett and the Supreme Court, and Tuesday's presidential debate.
Also this hour: Matt Lieberman is running as a Democrat for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. He's currently positioned to bethe spoilerthat could hand the race to the Republicans. This, in a state where Black Americans suffer higher levels of voter disenfranchisement, maternal death, andpoverty. Did I mention he's the son of former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman?
GUESTS:
- Molly Jong Fast is editor-at-largefor The Daily Beast and co-host of the podcast “The New Abnormal.” She’s the author of two novels, Normal Girland The Social Climber's Handbook, and a memoir, Girl [Maladjusted].(@mollyjongfast)
- Anjali Enjeti is an award-winning Atlanta-basedjournalist. Her essay collection about activism and debut novel will be published in the spring of 2021. She is the co-founder of the Georgia chapter of They See Blue, an organization for South Asian Democrats. (@anjalienjeti)
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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.