'The Week That Was:' Will Trump Get Involved in The Michigan Governor's Race?

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's potential involvement in the Michigan Governor's race and the implications for GOP candidates.

Host Saeed Khan talks with veteran attorneys Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: Trump storms off interview on Meet the Press; Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidates court one vote: Trump’s. Will he endorse anyone and, if so, when? Primaries in Maine, South Carolina and Los Angeles show Trump still on the ballot; Trump nominates Todd Blanche for Attorney General; former Fox 2 News anchor Taryn Asher fi...

People in this episode

Host: Saeed Khan

Guests: Steve Fishman, Joel Sklar, Nancy Derringer, Allan Lengel

Topics covered

• Trump involvement
• Michigan Governor's race
• GOP candidates
• political endorsements
• interview analysis

Keywords

• Trump
• Michigan Governor's race
• GOP
• endorsements
• politics
• interview
• Saeed Khan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michigan GOP, Fox 2 News

Places: Michigan, Maine, South Carolina, Los Angeles

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