Does Trump Want to Lose the Midterms?
Listen to the original audio · Transcribed with NVIDIA Parakeet · Timestamps stay in sync with the live audio
Hey, it's Anna Martin from the New York Times. What if I told you you'll never have to hear this line again? Wherever you get your podcasts. Yeah, no, I actually can't tell you that, but you know what I can tell you? A place I think you might want to go.
It's the Shows tab in the New York Times app. The place to listen to and now watch full episodes of New York Times shows. The shows tab. Find it in the New York Times app. Explore the Shows tab and follow a show today.
My pet theory right now is that Donald Trump is not trying to win the midterm election. I'm not saying he's trying to lose it exactly. I just don't think he cares. What he cares about is controlling the Republican Party. The Republican Party is his power base.
We already have this episode, so unlocking it is cheap and permanent: the full transcript (77 minutes, 14,304 words), segment and word-level timestamps, and .txt, .srt, .vtt and word-level JSON downloads, as many times as you like, forever.
No account needed, we create one from your checkout email. With credits it is 1 credit; packs start at 10 episodes for $5, and monthly plans are cheaper still.