Eric Adams and Donald Trump’s Curious Alliance
The Political Scene Podcast“Donald Trump ran for President promising vengeance,” the staff writer Eric Lach says. “The Adams situation is in some ways fascinating because it’s part of the demonstration of, like, the flip side of that, which is leniency for friends.”The staff writer Eric Lach joins the the guest host Andrew Marantz to discuss the alleged quid pro quo between Mayor Eric Adams and President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. Plus, why the President keeps inserting himself into New York City politics and what to make of former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s bid for Gracie Mansion.This week’s reading:“Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Bunk,” by Susan B. Glasser“Elon Musk Also Has a Problem with Wikipedia,” by Margaret Talbot“What Will Democratic Resistance Look Like?,” by Jay Caspian Kang“Trump’s E.P.A. Seeks to Deny Science That Americans Discovered,” by Bill McKibben“Growing Up U.S.A.I.D.,” by Jon Lee Anderson“A Ukrainian Family’s Three Years of War,” by Louisa ThomasTune in to The Political Scene wherever you get your podcasts.
“Donald Trump ran for President promising vengeance,” the staff writer Eric Lach says. “The Adams situation is in some ways fascinating because it’s part of the demonstration of, like, the flip side of that, which is leniency for friends.”
The staff writer Eric Lach joins the the guest host Andrew Marantz to discuss the alleged quid pro quo between Mayor Eric Adams and President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. Plus, why the President keeps inserting himself into New York City politics and what to make of former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s bid for Gracie Mansion.
This week’s reading:
- “Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Bunk,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “Elon Musk Also Has a Problem with Wikipedia,” by Margaret Talbot
- “What Will Democratic Resistance Look Like?,” by Jay Caspian Kang
- “Trump’s E.P.A. Seeks to Deny Science That Americans Discovered,” by Bill McKibben
- “Growing Up U.S.A.I.D.,” by Jon Lee Anderson
- “A Ukrainian Family’s Three Years of War,” by Louisa Thomas
Tune in to The Political Scene wherever you get your podcasts.
