In This Episode
White House staffers are concerned about Trump’s stability but only on background, Trump escalates the world’s first Twitter-based trade war, West Virginia’s teachers have had enough, and Conor Lamb has a chance in a deep red Pennsylvania district. Then former Obama Ethics Czar Norm Eisen talks about the corruption roiling Trump’s White House, and Ira Madison joins Jon, Jon, and Tommy in studio to talk about the Oscars.
Show Notes:
The Mad King
- Washington Post: ‘Pure madness’: Dark days inside the White House as Trump shocks and rages
- New York Times: Trump’s Chaos Theory for the Oval Office Is Taking Its Toll
- USA Today: ‘King Chaos’: Trump and aides navigate a White House cauldron
- Wall Street Journal: Undermined and Beleaguered, H.R. McMaster Soldiers On
Trade War/ Tariffs
- Washington Post: Trump trade adviser says no exceptions for allies on new aluminum and steel tariffs
- Wall Street Journal: Trump Threatens to Impose Tariffs on European Cars
- Vox: Trump’s trade war will hurt everyone — the only question is how much
- New York Times: Trump’s Tariff Plan Leaves Blue-Collar Winners and Losers
- BBC: Trump steel tariffs: IMF warns plan would hurt US
- LA Times: California steel industry leaders say they would be hurt by Trump’s proposed tariffs
- Reuters: Rust-belt Democrats praise Trump’s threatened metals tariffs
- NPR: Pennsylvania Steel Region Divided On Trump’s Unexpected New Tariff Policy
President Xi
- Washington Post: In a jokey speech, Trump praised China’s Xi for moving to end term limits, saying, ‘Maybe we’ll give that a shot someday’
- CNN: Trump on China’s Xi consolidating power: ‘Maybe we’ll give that a shot some day’
- CNN: Europe Once Saw Xi Jinping as a Hedge Against Trump. Not Anymore.
- The Atlantic: Nine Notorious Dictators, Nine Shout-Outs From Donald Trump
The Gridiron/ North Korea
- Politico: Trump pokes fun — and makes North Korea news — at Gridiron
- New York Times: A Night of Laughs Between Trump and His Favorite Punching Bag
- Washington Post: North Korea rejects US preconditions for holding talks
- New York Times: Need a North Korean Missile? Call the Cairo Embassy
West Virginia Teacher Strike
- Vox: All of West Virginia’s teachers have been on strike for over a week
- PBS: Opinion: I am a coal miner’s daughter and a West Virginia teacher. Here’s why I’m on strike.
- Think Progress: West Virginia teachers strike stretches into a new week with no end in sight
- Washington Post: How striking West Virginia teachers’ salaries compare with teacher pay in other states
- The Atlantic: West Virginia’s Teachers Are Not Satisfied
West Virginia Communications Worker Strike:
Teachers in Other States
- Newsweek: Teachers in Oklahoma Might Be Going On Strike Next
- Tulsa World: Tulsa Public Schools loses 35 percent of its teachers in two years, but many aren’t leaving for higher pay
Conor Lamb
- National Journal: GOP Panic Spreads to Pennsylvania
- New York Times: House Race in Pennsylvania May Turn on Trump Voters’ Regrets
- Washington Post: In tight Pennsylvania race, GOP struggles to land a blow against Conor Lamb
- Conor Lamb
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