Since we last spoke
with John Nichols of The Nation a lot has happened, from
Pres. Trump giving an off the rails Press conference about Charlottesville to
Steve Bannon leaving the White House.
John returns to the show today to talk all about these issues and whole
lot more, John is The Nation’s
national-affairs correspondent, a contributing writer for The Progressive and In These
Times and the associate editor of The
Capital Times, the daily newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin.
Later tonight President
Trump is expected to announce his new strategy for the US Military operating in
Afghanistan, and then tomorrow he is expected to hold a rally in Phoenix,
AZ. Joining me today to talk all about
his thoughts on the best way to proceed in Afghanistan and the Presidents rally
in his district is Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) who represents Arizona’s 27th District
which covers most of Phoenix and he also a veteran of the US Marine Corps who
served in Iraq currently serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the
Natural Resources Committee.
When President Donald Trump
defended white nationalists last week, it seemed like much of the country
couldn’t condemn him fast enough. In addition to a wave of criticism from
progressives, Republican lawmakers, conservative pundits, and CEOs all
rushed to distance themselves from him.
But as the condemnations pile up, one group has yet to abandon Trump:
his evangelical Christian advisers, and instead of criticizing his remarks,
many of these faith leaders have either remained silent or have simply offered
general denunciations of racism. Others, such as Liberty University president
Jerry Falwell Jr., have even gone so far as to defend the president. So
far, in the aftermath of Trump’s response to the violence in
Charlottesville, only one of Trump’s evangelical advisors has stepped
down. Joining me today to talk all about this Evangelical support for Trump and
how historians of Christian nationalism are alarmed by its appearance in
American pulpits is Jack Jenkins who
is the Senior Religion Reporter for ThinkProgress where he covers religion and
politics.
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