Episode 5
7am: Just days after President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota, the Justice Department launched a criminal investigation against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Plus, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller falsely accused Minnesota officials of staging an "insurgency against the federal government." Michele Norris, MS NOW Senior Contributing Editor, and Ankush Khardori, Senior writer at Politico Magazine and a former federal prosecutor, join "The Weekend" to discuss.
8am: President Trump appears to understand that his unpopular agenda could cost Republicans the midterms. In a recent interview with Reuters, he stated, "we shouldn't even have an election." White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt walked back those comments, telling reporters the president was "simply joking" and "speaking facetiously." Former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor and New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser join "The Weekend" to discuss.
9am: The protest comes as a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers are in Denmark this weekend, with hopes to reassure leaders of the country and Greenland of Congressional support after President Trump's threats to seize the Arctic island. Rep Sarah McBride joins The Weekend to discuss the resistance Trump's acquisition ambiton of Greenland.
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