Neera Tanden

And, you know, they're not thinking politically of like, does this issue help or her Democrats are just really trying to get solutions. And I think one of the challenges is if you think about your job as oriented towards Congress and what can pass. then you think about just that dimension.

And, you know, they're not thinking politically of like, does this issue help or her Democrats are just really trying to get solutions. And I think one of the challenges is if you think about your job as oriented towards Congress and what can pass. then you think about just that dimension.

But if you're thinking about every problem you can solve for, sometimes that takes Congress, sometimes that takes executive action, sometimes that takes working with governors, sometimes that takes trying to change the culture. But you are being a change agent in the way you're thinking about it.

But if you're thinking about every problem you can solve for, sometimes that takes Congress, sometimes that takes executive action, sometimes that takes working with governors, sometimes that takes trying to change the culture. But you are being a change agent in the way you're thinking about it.

Yeah. He's leading.

Yeah. He's leading.

I think he's leading us off a cliff.

I think he's leading us off a cliff.

He's definitely leading.

He's definitely leading.

And he's driving events instead of being driven by them.

And he's driving events instead of being driven by them.

A hundred percent.

A hundred percent.

A thousand percent. And, you know, I think this is this is really also just changed dramatically in the way communications have changed. You know, there's so much competition for attention. Right. But the presidency and the president is, you know, what is still the national leader of the country. And I I think, you know, I think people just expect the president to solve their problems.

A thousand percent. And, you know, I think this is this is really also just changed dramatically in the way communications have changed. You know, there's so much competition for attention. Right. But the presidency and the president is, you know, what is still the national leader of the country. And I I think, you know, I think people just expect the president to solve their problems.

You know, it's like. You know, we've all had the experience where you're talking to somebody and they're basically like, why hasn't the president fixed, you know, for example, homelessness? And, you know, you can get into a robust conversation about actually how homelessness is mostly a localized problem. It's not in most places. You know, most of the resources are at the local level.

You know, it's like. You know, we've all had the experience where you're talking to somebody and they're basically like, why hasn't the president fixed, you know, for example, homelessness? And, you know, you can get into a robust conversation about actually how homelessness is mostly a localized problem. It's not in most places. You know, most of the resources are at the local level.

But this is, you know, I mean, I think this is one of the things that Trump has done, which is that, you know, there's no differentiation in his mind between federal, state, and local. He won't comment on anything. He will attack anything.

But this is, you know, I mean, I think this is one of the things that Trump has done, which is that, you know, there's no differentiation in his mind between federal, state, and local. He won't comment on anything. He will attack anything.