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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Mattis, government shutdown

Amy Walter and Tamara Keith discuss the departure of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

Aired 12/24/2018

PBS News Hour

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Mattis, government shutdown

Clip: 12/24/2018 | 8m 34sVideo has Closed Captions

Amy Walter and Tamara Keith discuss the departure of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Nick Schifrin to discuss the accelerated departure of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, why the ongoing government shutdown grants President Trump the fight he desires and how the Republican Party has been redefined in his image.

Aired 12/24/2018

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