All posts tagged "Jeff Mason"

CNN's Inside Politics panel couldn't help but point out the irony of President Donald Trump declaring his love for the Broadway show "Les Miserables" as U.S. Marines arrived in Los Angeles at his direction to keep American citizens in line.

Host Dana Bash invoked lyrics from the musical to set up the discussion.

"President Trump 'dreamed a dream' of a new Kennedy Center. He replaced its entire board and named himself chairman, and tonight returns for opening night of the Broadway classic 'Les Miz.' It's a story, of course, of uprising — a rebellion by the poor. He'll look down from the presidential balcony. He'll 'hear the people sing.' But will there be empty seats at empty tables?"...

CNN panelists sounded the alarm about Trump's escalating trade war with Canada, Mexico, and China, which will most certainly raise prices for average Americans.

President Trump signed executive orders on Saturday announcing tariffs "on the country’s three largest trading partners, a move that risks unleashing a damaging trade war," according to The New York Times.

On Sunday's Inside Politics, host Manu Raju asked, "What about where this goes from here? You know Trump, they said in that White House statement, that they could escalate, that they could retaliate if Canada or Mexico or China respond in kind. Mexico says it will retaliate. China says it's going to take it to the WTO, the World Trade Organization. Canada said 25% tariffs on billions of dollars, tens of billions of dollars of U.S. goods...How does this end? Because the White House is saying we've got to curb illegal migration, stop the flow of fentanyl, but didn't really specify anything other than that in order to prevent this trade war from escalating." ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama volunteered at a local school on Monday to mark the Martin Luther King Day holiday, testing his talents as a painter while emphasizing the importance of community service in America.