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Why the Natalie Harp story is so damaging to Trump

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Show Notes

This week’s episode of the PN Pod features Paul and me going deep on the Natalie Harp saga, including why it’s causing Trump’s MAGA cronies to go ballistic on anyone who talks about it. We also discussed Trump’s dire polling and the likelihood his approval rating sinks into the 20s yet this year. Despite battling through some tech issues at the start of the show, a record 1,300+ viewers joined us live today, so thank you to all who tuned in! If you’d like to support the podcast and ask us live questions during future episodes, please become a paid subscriber to Public Notice if you aren’t one already. The PN Pod goes live every Friday around 2pm Eastern. Aaron is traveling next week so we are taking the week off, but we’ll be back on Friday, September 4 and then foreseeably every Friday after that as the midterm campaigns heat up.

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