Mara Liason

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262 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2026 last heard 6d ago

Mara Liason’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The NPR Politics Podcast · The young conservative movement post-Charlie Kirk · 10 Sep 2026 podcast

Whether he could actually do this without congressional approval is a whole other question. voice-verified

But this is very similar to someone saying, if I am elected, I will issue everyone a COVID check or a tax cut. voice-verified

no different from any campaign promise. voice-verified

And what's interesting about it is that Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped dramatically because he hasn't. voice-verified

fulfilled his campaign promises. voice-verified

And now he's making another one. voice-verified

We'll see how credible it is to voters. voice-verified

Well, one of the things this does tell us is that as many times as Trump disparages affordability as an issue, they understand that it is the top issue voice-verified

voters. voice-verified

And this promise of $5,000 checks to everyone is a way that they can show they recognize that affordability is an issue. voice-verified

They don't want to address it directly because he said it's a myth. voice-verified

But they know that this is what voters care about. voice-verified

Well, I can guarantee that there are pollsters in the field right now asking voice-verified

question. voice-verified

Do you think you're actually going to get $5,000 if they take both houses of Congress? voice-verified

What do you think? voice-verified

I mean, we're now at the end of a very, very long line of broken campaign promises from Donald Trump. voice-verified

I don't know if anybody's ever counted them up and compared them to the broken campaign promises of other presidents, but he has quite a record of doing this. voice-verified

accomplishments that Donald Trump had was to bring young men into the Republican column. voice-verified

But what we know from polling is that young men have begun to sour on Trump just like other parts of the Republican coalition, haven't broken with him entirely, but they're less enthusiastic. voice-verified

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