Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander served as a U.S. senator, governor, and secretary of education, and ran for president in 1996 and 2000. He chronicles his six decades in politics in his new book, "The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump." Alexander joins to assess the state of the GOP under President Trump.
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Former GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander says DOJ "anti-weaponization" fund "smells pretty fishy to me"
Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander served as a U.S. senator, governor, and secretary of education, and ran for president in 1996 and 2000. He chronicles his six decades in politics in his new book, "The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump." Alexander joins to assess the state of the GOP unde
Published May 21, 2026, 10:40 PM
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