What podcasts say about Evan Smith

Every statement, with the speaker, the exact quote and the moment it was said.

What Evan Smith has said on podcasts

7 statements · 2 positive · 2 negative · 3 neutral

on Donald Trump’s Republican successorsNegativeOct 17, 2026· PBS Washington Week with The Atlantic - Full Show
Trump’s successors will not be able to evade political consequences as he does.
“those rules do not apply to him or her.”
Listen at 10:02
Open the episode · Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/16/26
on Presidential character and conscienceNeutralOct 17, 2026· PBS Washington Week with The Atlantic - Full Show
Presidential conscience and character provide an initial White House check and balance.
“the check and balance of the White House begins with the conscience and the character of the president, him or herself.”
Listen at 11:00
Open the episode · Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/16/26
on Trump administration ICE raidsNegativeOct 17, 2026· PBS Washington Week with The Atlantic - Full Show
Trump’s expanded ICE raids allowed immigration enforcement to run out of control politically.
“If he had just quit after however long it took to feel like the border had been secured and not gone ahead with the next iteration of the ICE raids and the Home Depot, you know, just like the seizing and so forth. This would have been a great sort of thing for him to boast over, but he sort of let it run out of control.”
Listen at 21:24
Open the episode · Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/16/26
on John Cornyn’s Texas Senate candidacyPositiveOct 17, 2026· PBS Washington Week with The Atlantic - Full Show
John Cornyn would have been a stronger Texas general-election candidate than Ken Paxton.
“he would have been a much stronger candidate.”
Listen at 25:15
Open the episode · Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/16/26
on 2028 Republican presidential nominationNeutralOct 17, 2026· PBS Washington Week with The Atlantic - Full Show
A Republican nominee other than Vance or Rubio may emerge in 2028.
“I have a real feeling that someone who is not one of those two will emerge.”
Listen at 38:04
Open the episode · Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/16/26
on 2026 Senate controlNeutralOct 17, 2026· PBS Washington Week with The Atlantic - Full Show
Senate control may remain unknown despite an orderly election.
“it's likely we won't know who controls the Senate, even if there are no shenanigans or protests or anything”
Listen at 46:35
Open the episode · Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/16/26
on NATO countries, Canada, and UkrainePositiveOct 17, 2026· PBS Washington Week with The Atlantic - Full Show
NATO countries, Canada, and Ukraine have learned to operate more independently.
“they have, in some ways, learned how to stand on their own two feet”
Listen at 51:36
Open the episode · Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 10/16/26

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