Jake Sullivan
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Jake Sullivan is a seasoned national security advisor with extensive experience in diplomacy and international relations. This interview highlights his strategic thinking and ability to navigate complex political landscapes while fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders.
“In some ways, you know, Hillary liked debating more than I felt Obama did. She enjoyed the give and take. She felt it was actually a place that she just felt really comfortable because this was operating on her terms, on her ground.”
“Yeah, Hillary, even in debate, felt that this was essentially an exercise in kind of fighting out policy disagreement. I think President Obama saw the debate process as a clash of visions to a much greater extent.”
“Well, Amy Klobuchar was running for Senate shortly after she started running for Senate shortly after I moved back home and started work at a local law firm. And I had known her before when she was the district attorney in Minneapolis.”
“Right, exactly. I mean, one way to do that is to go after the missiles. The other way of doing that is go after the nukes. And what we've done is go after the nukes and stop them from being able to do that. We made a judgment on the missiles themselves that we're not going to abide that.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 205 - Jake Sullivan
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