Republican Midterm Convention begins in Dallas; John Sununu (R) will face Chris Pappas (D) in NH Senate race
About this episode
The episode covers the Republican midterm convention in Dallas and the New Hampshire Senate race between John Sununu and Chris Pappas.
Republican midterm convention begins in Dallas, Texas. We get a preview from President Donald Trump, a reporter, and two republican congressional candidates from Illinois who are attending, plus the perspective of the chair of the Texas Democratic Party; On the way to Texas, President Trump tells reporters high energy prices due to the war with Iran will not fall until after the midterm elections in November; In New Hampshire, former U.S. Senator John Sununu wins the Republican Senate primary over another former U.S. Senator, Scott Brown, while in the state's first Congressional District race, Stefany Shaheen, daughter of retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), wins the Democratic primary; U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro gets upset when reporters asked about the Reflecting Pool vandalism case, dropped for lack of evidence, which President Trump wants revived; New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch calls for 'moral clarity' about who were the heroes and who were the terrorists during the September 11, 2001 terror attacks at the unveiling of a memorial of NYPD members who have died from 9/11-related illnesses, ahead of Friday's 25th anniversary…
People in this episode
Guest: John Sununu
Topics covered
- Republican convention
- midterm elections
- New Hampshire Senate race
- political candidates
- energy prices
- September 11 memorial
Keywords
- Republican convention
- midterm elections
- John Sununu
- Chris Pappas
- Donald Trump
- Texas Democratic Party
- September 11
- energy prices
- New Hampshire
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Texas Democratic Party, NYPD
Places: Dallas, New Hampshire, Texas
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