Had a great talk last weekend w/George Stephanopoulos at the Chicago Humanities Festival about the White House & his terrifc new book, The Situation Room. It's filled w/dramatic new stories of that WH nerve center & POTUS's in times of crisis.
#AxeFiles :
Pod: link.chtbl.com/UUEdH-HE

Beautiful night at Wrigley!
All we need are a few runs to make it the perfect evening!!
#GoCubs

.Nikki Haley spoke passionately as a candidate about the urgent need to support Ukraine, and scolded Trump for coddling Putin.
But she just threw Ukraine under the bus, effectively endorsing the candidate who called Putin's invasion 'genius' over the President Biden who rallied the world

Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump.

Kind of predictable. Keeping her options open. apnews.com/article/72cd80…

I agree with LeBron James! bleacherreport.com/articles/10122…

The Entourage assembling in Trump Tower before court this morning. That appears to be former NYC Hells Angels President and meth trafficker Chuck Zito in the sexy blue shoes. All the best people.

Ronald Reagan: “Rather than...talking about putting up a fence, why don’t we work out some recognition of our mutual problems and make it possible for them to come here legally with a work permit…earning here they pay taxes here.”

This is patently nuts...and dangerously provocative!

Trump email falsely says Biden was ‘locked & loaded’ to ‘take me out’ in Mar-a-Lago search washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

'Trump says he is open to restrictions on contraception before backing away from the statement.'

This is what happens when he engages in interviews without protection.
apnews.com/article/8f73bb…

Cubs' Shota Imanaga on torrid pace in MLB career while posting historic ERA over his first nine starts - CBS Sports apple.news/A848qTs_dSSGos…

All that time when Trump said he was eager to testify, did anyone seriously believe him?? Or that his lawyers would allow it?!? apple.news/AvL62rwfEQOeTE…

Suppressing media coverage of the war is an ominous move. apnews.com/article/57e8f6…

The whole defense case is that Michael Cohen is liar, a louse and a cheat.
It does raise the question of why Trump hired him and kept him at his side for 10 years as his lawyer and 'fixer.'
Or is it that being a louse, a liar and a cheat are is exactly why he got the job!

As WH press secy, Jen Psaki says she warned policymakers against announcing a modest, one-day-a-week return to school goal during pandemic.
'I wasn't the only mom of young kids in the room, Like, this is what we (were) all struggling with.'
#AxeFiles : link.chtbl.com/QU_H7mNn

Donald Trump last week: I drew a bigger crowd than Springsteen!

Springsteen today …

Since the GOP has taken such an intense interest in antisemitism lately, I wonder how they're going to handle THIS? haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

On #AxeFiles , former WH press secy Jen Psaki talks about the bombing at Abbey Gate that killed 183, including 13 American service members, during the '21 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. 'The absolute worst day I experienced in govenrment.'
Full pod here: link.chtbl.com/QU_H7mNn