Shields and Brooks on James Comey’s tell-all, Paul Ryan’s retirement
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join John Yang to discuss the week's news, including James Comey's memoir detailing his interactions with and...
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JOHN YANG: But first to the analysis of Shields and Brooks. That's syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, who joins us tonight from San Francisco. Gentlemen, welcome to you both. We have a lot of talk about the new book by James Comey. He talks about -- describes the president as being unethical, untethered to the truth, and describes his presidency as a forest fire. David, let me start with you. What -- from what you have read of the reporting and the excerpts, what's your takeaway? DAVID BROOKS: Well, I think President Trump has done a pretty good job of confirming everything Comey said by his tweets today. I mean, the word slimeball shouldn't be coming out of the White House. I think it's aptly titled. ...
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JOHN YANG: But first to the analysis of Shields and Brooks. That's syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, who joins us tonight from San Francisco. Gentlemen, welcome to you both. We have a lot of talk about the new book by James Comey. He talks about -- describes the president as being unethical, untethered to the truth, and describes his presidency as a forest fire. David, let me start with you. What -- from what you have read of the reporting and the excerpts, what's your takeaway? DAVID BROOKS: Well, I think President Trump has done a pretty good job of confirming everything Comey said by his tweets today. I mean, the word slimeball shouldn't be coming out of the White House. I think it's aptly titled. ...
