David Axelrod

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Founder, @UChiPolitics; Chief Political Analyst for @CNN. Author, Believer: My Forty Years in Politics. Host of The Axe Files & Hacks on Tap podcasts.

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Some introductions speak for themselves. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came by the UChicago Institute of Politics (IOP) IOP tonight and it was HOT! You can watch the entire conversation here:

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Chicago just now. They SAY it'll clear out before fireworks time!

Nature has its own light show going on over Chicago tonight!

To those who glorify war and violence, please watch this searing commentary from one of Israel's most respected voices, broadcast journalist Ilana Dayan.

As ferociously loyal to Donald J. Trump as Pam Bondi was, it wasn't enough to save her. But it makes even more foreboding the comments of her interim successor at CPAC last week, glorifying the mass purge of career DOJ personnel, who simply did their duty in the probes of Trump.

I am transfixed by this signer. What's her story?

I had a great conversation today ⁦UChicago Institute of Politics (IOP)⁩ &amp; ⁦Harris Policy⁩ w/former U.S. Commerce Secy and RI Gov. ⁦Gina Raimondo⁩. I asked her if she is considering a race for President Donald J. Trump in 2028. She gave a charecteristically direct answer: "Yes."

"He should have been in handcuffs &amp; in jail after the attempted coup of this country...or you're sitting next to him at a roast &amp; you're laughing w/him? The media's just treating his candidacy like it's normal?" Charlamagne tha God (Charlamagne Tha God) on #AxeFiles

The DOJ review of the Epstein files proceeds apace.

Hard to imagine but Gavin Newsom, gov of CA &amp; progressive stalwart, was once married to Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is, today, a MAGA zealot &amp; Donald Trump Jr. fiancé. "She was a different person...She fell prey to the culture of Fox," Newsom says on #AxeFiles. Pod👉

9 years, 605 episodes and 70 million+ downloads later, today is the final installment of The Axe Files. I'm so grateful to my guests AND listeners. But now it's time to work on the next chapters of MY own story! More 👇 Full pod w/Rahm Emanuel:

On #AxeFiles, ScottJenningsKY talks about his parent's's breakup when he was young &amp; his mom's struggles in a brutal, subsequent marriage. "I witnessed some very, very unspeakable things. She endured lot in that relationship and I'm glad she escaped it."

Once a strong Trump critic, Scott Jennings has gone viral lately for spicy, Own-the-Libs takes on CNN. "I'm not doing it for theatrical purposes. I'm just doing it because I think half the country deserves to have their voice represented at the table."

In '22, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Dem, ran for a House seat in rural WA, defying the "experts" in DC who said she could not win. "My community sent me here. My neighbors brought me groceries and door-knocked for me...This is very homegrown." #AxeFiles:

.Chris Christie, who, as U.S. Atty. prosecuted Charles Kushner--Jared's dad--joins @HacksonTap today &amp; reacts to Trump's naming Kushner Ambassador to France. "I think that the appointment of Kushner is like a human middle finger. Like, 'I can do whatever I want.'" Pod up soon.

On #AxeFiles, Chris LaCivita shares story of his 1st meal w/Trump at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump explained why he served lobster in its entire shell. "The whole lobster is because if you just serve the meat, no one's going to want to pay 150 bucks for THAT!'"

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Marie Gluesenkamp Perez) has twice won a rural WA district Trump's carried. She has some advice for Dems about how to approach working class voters: Talk less. Listen more. "Stop telling people what you think they need!" #AxeFiles:

Had a great session @ ASU w/Martin Baron (Marty Baron), legendary fmr editor of the @washngtonpost, about the state of journalism &amp; democracy. Here he takes on gorklon rust, whom he calls "the single biggest spreader of 'fake news' in the world today." Entire conversation to follow.

I had a great conversation today ⁦UChicago Institute of Politics (IOP)⁩ & ⁦Harris Policy⁩ w/former U.S. Commerce Secy and RI Gov. ⁦Gina Raimondo⁩. I asked her if she is considering a race for President Donald J. Trump in 2028. She gave a charecteristically direct answer: "Yes."

"He should have been in handcuffs & in jail after the attempted coup of this country...or you're sitting next to him at a roast & you're laughing w/him? The media's just treating his candidacy like it's normal?" Charlamagne tha God (Charlamagne Tha God) on #AxeFiles

Hard to imagine but Gavin Newsom, gov of CA & progressive stalwart, was once married to Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is, today, a MAGA zealot & Donald Trump Jr. fiancé. "She was a different person...She fell prey to the culture of Fox," Newsom says on #AxeFiles. Pod👉

On #AxeFiles, ScottJenningsKY talks about his parent's's breakup when he was young & his mom's struggles in a brutal, subsequent marriage. "I witnessed some very, very unspeakable things. She endured lot in that relationship and I'm glad she escaped it."

.Chris Christie, who, as U.S. Atty. prosecuted Charles Kushner--Jared's dad--joins @HacksonTap today & reacts to Trump's naming Kushner Ambassador to France. "I think that the appointment of Kushner is like a human middle finger. Like, 'I can do whatever I want.'" Pod up soon.

Had a great session @ ASU w/Martin Baron (Marty Baron), legendary fmr editor of the @washngtonpost, about the state of journalism & democracy. Here he takes on gorklon rust, whom he calls "the single biggest spreader of 'fake news' in the world today." Entire conversation to follow.