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Series: 5 on 45 Podcast
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other Republican Congressional leaders about tax reform at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 5, 2017.   REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1751B6AE30

The state of the GOP: What’s normal and what’s not

Elaine Kamarck, senior fellow in Governance Studies, discusses the state of the Republican Party, which seems to be in turmoil. Kamarck explains the emerging divisions within the Republican Party, the divisive nature of President Trump, and the concerns of Russian social media interference escalating party tensions on both sides of the aisle.

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