The Jackpod: Lame ducks

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July 27, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden, accompanied by his son, Hunter Biden, Hunter's daughter Finnegan Biden, Howard Krein, and Ashley Biden, speaks during an address to the nation about his decision not to seek reelection in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

With nearly three quarters of Israelis wanting Benjamin Netanyahu out of office, On Point news analyst Jack Beatty says the Israeli prime minister is on borrowed political time. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden is out of political time after dropping out of the 2024 race.

Guest

Jack Beatty, On Point's news analyst. He was a longtime senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly. Author of Age of Betrayal: The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900.

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