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Dan and Axios CEO Jim VandeHei discuss whether Trump's inflammatory tweets were premeditated or spontaneous, and what it portends for the rest of his presidential campaign.

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Podcast: Behind Trump's anti-Squad tweets

Dan and Axios CEO Jim VandeHei discuss if Trump's racist tweets were premeditated or spontaneous.

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President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.