Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America blast House Majority Whip James Clyburn after the congressman likens President Trump to Adolf Hitler and says the Trump family is the greatest threat to democracy in his lifetime. They’re also aghast as CNN receives a Cronkite award for their disastrous Parkland Town Hall from 2018. And they wonder what is going on as George Conway, husband of White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway, engages in a very public Twitter spat with President Trump.
Hitler
Immigration Enforcement, FBI Tracked Trump Aide, Spicer’s Bad Day
Ian Tuttle of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America cheer Attorney General Jeff Sessions for announcing he plans to vigorously enforce immigration law and recommend felony charges for anyone entering the U.S. illegally after already being deported. They also react to reports that the FBI conducted surveillance on Trump campaign aide Carter Page in 2016. And they respond to Sean Spicer’s comments suggesting Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons in World War II and the media’s massive overreaction to it.
Three Martini Lunch 9/30/16
Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are pleased to see millennials very discouraged by the 2016 campaign and don’t blame them one bit. We also discuss Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte saying he’s going to wipe out drug dealers and users the way Hitler wiped out the Jews. And we analyze Donald Trump’s late-night Twitter rant over Alicia Machado.