About this episode
The episode discusses Pam Bondi's firing, Trump's address on the Iran war, and the birthright citizenship case.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is out. Harry talks with all-star journalists Aaron Blake, Liz Landers, and Scott MacFarlane to break down why Trump rewarded Bondi's obsessive loyalty with an abrupt and humiliating firing. Next, the panel tries to make sense of Trump's primetime address about his increasingly opaque goals in the month-old war with Iran. Finally, the group analyzes the arguments in the birthright citizenship case and considers whether Trump has already notched a partial victory, regardless of the final verdict. Mentioned in this episode: Harry's Substack about Bondi's firing: https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/out-of-touch-out-of-trust-out-of Harry's Substack about the birthright citizenship case: https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/the-birthright-citizenship-order Aaron's analysis: https://www.cnn.com/profiles/aaron-blake Liz's reporting: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/liz-landers Scott's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScottMacFarlaneNews Scott's Substack: https://macfarlanenews.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Harry Litman
Guests: Aaron Blake, Liz Landers, Scott MacFarlane
Topics covered
- Trump
- Pam Bondi
- Iran war
- birthright citizenship
- political loyalty
Keywords
- Trump
- Pam Bondi
- Iran
- birthright citizenship
- politics
- loyalty
- journalism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CNN, PBS, YouTube, Substack
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