Political Rewind: Trump asks for protests; Former Texas gov. sabotaged Carter in Iran hostage crisis

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Monday, March 13, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa. He claimed in a social media post over the weekend that he would be arrested on Tuesday in connection with charges in Manhattan.

Credit: AP Photo/Ron Johnson

The panel: 

Amy Steigerwalt, @DrSteigerwalt, professor of political science, Georgia State University

Kendra King Momon, political science professor, Oglethorpe University

Patricia Murphy, @MurphyAJC, political reporter and columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Rick Dent, vice president, Matrix Communications

The breakdown:

1. Trump calls for nationwide protests. 

• The former president called for protests as he faces possible charges in New York. 
  • The case concerns hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016.
• While Trump is focused on New York, the calls for protest send a message to prosecutors around the country, including Fani Willis in Fulton County. 

2. Former Texas governor allegedly sabotaged Jimmy Carter in the Iran hostage crisis.

• Former Texas Gov. John Connally (R) reportedly met Middle Eastern leaders in 1980 to convince Iran to delay releasing American hostages in a move that would sabotage Carter's reelection campaign.
• Carter is now in hospice care in Plains, Ga. 
  • Patricia Murphy adds that the 98-year-old sees the hostage crisis as the main reason why he lost re-election, becoming a one-term president.

3. Countdown is on at the Legislature during the final days of the session.

• Sports betting was attached as an amendment to another bill, giving the measure a second life.
• Culture wars re-emerge with Senate Bill 140, a bill targeting health care for transgender minors.
• The legislative session ends on March 29.

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The AJC's Tamar Hallerman and Georgia State University's Anthony Michael Kreis join the show.