Trump’s Misstatements: Lies, Delusions, Or Manipulations?
National Intelligence Director Dan Coats published the annual "Worldwide Threat Assessment" yesterday — which directly contradicted Trump's own stances on a range of matters, including his claims about the ISIS threat level and Iran’s nuclear progress, and Russian interference in 2016 election. The statement adds to a long list of instances in which the president has made claims debunked by experts on matters ranging from immigration to national security to climate change.
To wade through fact versus fiction and what's behind the battle for truth, Jim was joined by Nancy Gibbs, former editor in chief at Time Magazine and professor at Harvard's Kennedy School, and Michael Serazio, assistant professor of communication at Boston College.
Trump’s Military Ban — Back Off The Table, For Now
Trump's transgender military ban is on hold. He got a boost earlier this month when the Supreme Court voted to let the ban go ahead, while lawsuits play out in lower courts. But it turns out there was a least one case the high court didn't look at, in Maryland, and that injunction still stands. While the court battles continue, as Tina Martin reports, many veterans are growing concerned.
Errol Morris On His Bannon Documentary
Trump's particular brand of chaos might seem unique, but there's one man who arguably deserves even more credit than the president for Trumpism. That man is Steve Bannon — Trump's campaign CEO-turned former White House chief strategist, and the architect of some of Trump's most controversial policies. Now, he's the subject of a new film by Academy Award-winning documentarian and Cambridge native Errol Morris. It's called ‘American Dharma’ and thus far does not have a distributor. Morris joined Jim Braude to discuss the film.
IMHO: Where’s The ‘Progressive’ Pope Now?
Jim Braude shares his thoughts on the Pope’s plan to ‘deflate expectations’ around the Catholic church’s sexual abuse problem.
