This is an excerpt from the full episode "Laughing at Politics: With Al Franken."
Michael Steele is joined by bestselling author, comedian and former Minnesota Senator, Al Franken. The pair discuss how our current politics has brought out the worst in people, the various ways "fake news" permeates our culture, the current state of the Senate and the "alternative facts" of the Trump administration.
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Quick Take: The Disintegration of the Senate
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