AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable.
Topics subject to change but here’s what we’re watching through the weekend:
The latest on the Syria chemical strike, plus Trump
Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria. Area of atrocity is in lockdown and encircled by Syrian Army, making it completely inaccessible to outside world. President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad. Big price...
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 8, 2018Putin by name on Twitter, John McCain tweets that Trump saying he was going to pull troops out of Syria may have emboldened Assad to carry out this attack and Russia blames Israel for follow-up airstrikes
Sanctions on Russian oligarchs
North Korea willing to discuss denuclearization, but does that word mean the same to us as it does them?
China trade war latest
Zuckerberg testifying before Congress tomorrow
NYT: GOP seizing on impeachment as an edge in 2018 midterms
GOP focuses on saving Senate majority
Paul Ryan may be on the outs if midterms go south for GOP
Scott Pruitt’s political future
More on plans for National Guard at border – TX & AZ to deploy troops
Evangelical leaders want a sit down with Trump over Stormy Daniels
Trump to skip White House correspondents dinner
Guests:
Pete Peterson, dean of the School of Public Policy and senior fellow at The Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University; he tweets
Matt Rodriguez, Democratic strategist and founder and chief executive officer of Rodriguez Strategies; he is also a former senior Obama advisor in 2008; he tweets