Denis McDonough
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Denis McDonough is a seasoned political leader with a focus on collaboration and coalition-building. This interview highlights his ability to navigate complex issues while fostering relationships across divides, demonstrating a diplomatic approach to leadership.
“Don't you know? And I'll tell you, Steele was in a bad spot, a big lot of global steel do in many respects to a number of things, but including dumping from some of our biggest, some of the biggest countries in the system like China.”
“She said the thing I was convinced of every day is that the president was going to try to do the right thing, informed by the right things, and that she said she felt that he always had her back. Tell you what, to be part of that. Is a cool thing.”
“Well, so I think I'd say a couple things about this. One is depending on who the Set aside the personnel question for a second because as the president said, I think in his press conference down in Peru 10 days ago or so X. When you sit in that office and you know this, reality and demands have a way of creeping up on you.”
“Work properly. So, the president, I remember that at the end of the first week as chief of staff, the president and I were talking, and he said, look, I want to have a stand-up weekly meetings on execution and implementation of healthcare.gov because we have first open enrollment at the end of the year.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 105 - Denis McDonough
LISTEN AT THE SOURCE ↗THE RECORD IS CHECKABLE