Shields and Brooks on Trump’s condolence call, Obamacare fix bipartisanship
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week's news, including the fracas over President Trump's condolence call...
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HARI SREENIVASAN: It was another news-packed week in Washington, as President Trump dealtwith outcry over his comments to a Gold Star family and the public statements of his presidentialpredecessors.It's time for the analysis of Shields and Brooks.That's syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks.Mark, let's start with this controversy that sprung from really a tragedy of four soldiersin Niger.And then we have the president, the chief of staff, a widow, and a congresswoman allinvolved in this.MARK SHIELDS: Well, first, the reason we have it is the president.Whenever he's on the defensive or can't ask -- answer a question, his default positionis to attack and criticize.In this case, he criticized his pr...
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HARI SREENIVASAN: It was another news-packed week in Washington, as President Trump dealtwith outcry over his comments to a Gold Star family and the public statements of his presidentialpredecessors.It's time for the analysis of Shields and Brooks.That's syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks.Mark, let's start with this controversy that sprung from really a tragedy of four soldiersin Niger.And then we have the president, the chief of staff, a widow, and a congresswoman allinvolved in this.MARK SHIELDS: Well, first, the reason we have it is the president.Whenever he's on the defensive or can't ask -- answer a question, his default positionis to attack and criticize.In this case, he criticized his pr...
