Daily Mail’s Francesca Chambers, Joe diGenova, National Memorial Day Parade’s Tim Holbert And Hoover Institution’s Michael Auslin joined WMAL on Monday!

Mornings on the Mall

Monday, May 27, 2019 (Memorial Day)

Hosts: Mary Walter and Vince Coglianese

Executive Producer: Heather Hunter

 

5am – A/B/C WAPO: Racial prejudice has declined as a reaction to Trump’s presidency, a new study suggests

5am – D         Young people blame climate change for their small 401(k) balances. (MarketWatch) — Many young people today think civilization may not exist when they’re of retirement age. Here are ways to get them to invest for the future. Lori Rodriguez, a 27-year-old communications professional in New York City, is not saving for retirement, and it isn’t necessarily because she can’t afford to — it’s because she doesn’t expect it to matter. Like many people her age, Rodriguez believes climate change will have catastrophic effects on our planet. Some 88% of millennials — a higher percentage than any other age group — accept that climate change is happening, and 69% say it will impact them in their lifetimes. Engulfed in a constant barrage of depressing news stories, many young people are skeptical about saving for an uncertain future. “I want to hope for the best and plan for a future that is stable and secure, but, when I look at current events and at the world we are predicting, I do not see how things could not be chaotic in 50 years,” Rodriguez says. “The weather systems are already off, and I don’t think it’s hyperbolic to be a little apocalyptic.” Mental-health issues affecting young adults and adolescents in the U.S. have increased significantly in the past decade, a study published in March in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology found. The number of individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 reporting symptoms of major depression increased 52% from 2005 to 2017, while older adults did not experience any increase in psychological stress at this time, and some age groups even saw decreases. Study author Jean Twenge says this may be attributed to the increased use of digital media, which has changed modes of interaction enough to impact social lives and communication. Millennials are also said to suffer from “eco-anxiety,” according to a 2018 report from the American Psychological Association, with 72% saying their emotional well-being is affected by the inevitability of climate change, compared with just 57% of people over the age of 45.

5am – E         John McCain Recited Names Of Dictators During Trump Inaugural, Senator Says. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said McCain offered the list while they sat together as Trump was sworn into office. DES MOINES, Iowa – Sen. John McCain repeatedly compared President Donald Trump to a dictator during Trump’s inaugural address, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democratic White House contender and friend of the late Arizonan, told a crowd of voters here.  Klobuchar, speaking to a crowd of more than 200 at Jasper’s Winery, said she sat next to McCain, one of Trump’s most outspoken Republican critics, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during the inaugural address, which became known for its blunt expression of Trump’s authoritarian populism and invocations of “American carnage.”  “I sat on that stage between Bernie and John McCain, and John McCain kept reciting to me names of dictators during that speech because he knew more than any of us what we were facing as a nation,” Klobuchar said. “He understood it. He knew because he knew this man more than any of us did.” McCain and Trump feuded frequently during the president’s first 18 months in office, and the president has continued to attack McCain since the senator’s death last August. McCain refused to endorse Trump during the 2016 campaign, and later attacked his approach to politics as a “half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems.”  Trump, for his part, attacked McCain for his vote to kill an Obamacare repeal bill in the Senate and famously criticized him for being captured while serving as a fighter pilot in Vietnam. “I like people who weren’t captured,” he said in the early stages of his presidential bid.  McCain faced criticism from Democrats for not doing more to oppose the policies and appointments of a president he frequently lambasted, but Klobuchar and other Democratic senators frequently praise him as a Republican they were able to work with during increasingly partisan times. Klobuchar regularly mentions her friendship with McCain during her stump speech.

6am – A         INTERVIEW — Francesca Chambers – Senior White House Correspondent, Daily Mail — recapped the latest on President Trump’s Japan trip.

• Trump and First Lady Melania kick off Monday’s formal visit in Japan, meeting Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. Trump is in Tokyo ahead of the G20 Summit to be held in Japan for the first time. Trump is first head of state to meet Japan’s new emperor.
• Trump slams Joe Biden as a ‘low IQ individual’ from Tokyo and says ‘intelligent’ people agree with him on North Korea in a rebuke to his security adviser – and Abe says he wants a summit with Kim, too
• ‘I’ve always wanted to see sumo’: Trump gives wrestler Asanoyama giant 60-pound trophy and says he had an ‘incredible’ evening after sitting cross-armed in slippers with Abe and Melania before a couples dinner
• Trade beef aside, Trump and Abe bond over burgers, sumo and golf.
• Trump agrees with Kim Jong Un, rips “low IQ” Biden at press conference in Japan
• “We’ve come a long way with North Korea,” Trump says during his state visit in Japan

6am – B/C     Sen. Lindsey Graham: Trump declassification move ‘not compromising national security.’ During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) slammed Democrats for seemingly not caring if the FBI and Department of Justice defrauded the FISA court. Graham said he wished one Democrat would get behind getting more information because every American” should want to know. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Sunday said President Trump’s granting Attorney General William P. Barr broad authority to declassify certain information tied to surveillance activities during the 2016 election doesn’t compromise national security, saying there are legitimate questions still to be answered.“We’re not compromising national security here — we’re trying to create a system to make sure this never happens again,” Mr. Graham, South Carolina Republican, said on “Fox News Sunday.” He said the idea is to shine a light on the FBI’s 2016 counterintelligence investigation into potential Russian influence on the Trump campaign, as well as the process to apply for warrants issued through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. “Did they have a lawful reason to surveil President Trump’s campaign? Did they lie to the FISA court? Every American should want to find that out,” Mr. Graham said.

6am – D         INTERVIEW – TIM HOLBERT – Exec. Director for the National Memorial Day Parade here in DC

• JUSTIN MOORE, DENNIS QUAID, KEIFER SUTHERLAND, GARY SINISE, NATALIE MORALES, KYRA PHILLIPS AND MORE TO HEADLINE 2019 NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY PARADE. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, which marks the first day of Military Appreciation Month, the American Veterans Center announced that the 15th annual National Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday, May 27th at 2PM (EST) along Constitution Avenue in our nation’s capital. The parade will include musical performances by country star Justin Moore, critically acclaimed actors turned critically acclaimed musicians Dennis Quaid and Kiefer Sutherland, and the season 16 winner of NBC’s The Voice, in the winner’s first concert performance following the show’s season. The parade will be hosted by Natalie Morales (NBC News) and Kyra Phillips (ABC News) and will be televised on local network affiliates across the U.S. and overseas to our troops on the American Forces Network. It will also be live-streamed online at YouTube.com and Military.com. Additionally, hundreds of thousands of Americans will line the National Mall to pay tribute to those who have served and sacrificed for our country, including veterans and active duty military personnel, historical re-enactors, marching bands, musical performers, and celebrity supporters of our troops, such as award-winning actors Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna, celebrity chef Robert Irvine, Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, and many more. This year’s parade will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history. It will also feature surviving members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, who were the only battalion of African-American women to deploy overseas during World War II. The American Veterans Center re-introduced the tradition of a Memorial Day parade along Constitution Avenue in 2005, decades after it had faded away during the Second World War. It has since grown into the largest Memorial Day commemoration in the country.

6am – E         DAILY BEAST: Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ Reportedly in Trouble as Ratings Plummet… TRUMP’s guest appearance blamed!?…. Jimmy Fallon, once one of the funniest men on late-night TV, is no longer laughing. Page Six reports that NBC’s late-night host is scrambling to keep his show afloat after his ratings have been plummeting and he struggled to recover from the infamous 2016 softball interview with Donald Trump.

6am – F         SOMEONE BREAKS IN TO MAN’S HOME……..AND CLEANS IT! The intruder made up all the beds, stacked his son’s stuffed animals and even left origami roses made of toilet paper. (WMUR) — MARLBOROUGH, Mass. —A Massachusetts homeowner came home last week to find that someone had broken into his residence. But after a quick search of the home, he realized nothing was missing. In fact, it was perfectly made up, more perfect than how the family left it when they went out. Nate Roman, 44, of Marlborough, said he had returned home with his 5-year-old son last week when the little boy noticed that the back door was open. “It was terrifying to know someone was in your house,” Roman said. The intruder made up all the beds, stacked his son’s stuffed animals and even left origami roses made of toilet paper. “They scrubbed everything down. They did the shower, did the toilets,” Roman said. Roman said every room in the home had been cleaned except for the kitchen. “I was immediately worried that someone was in the house,” Roman said. Confused and not sure what to make of the situation, he called the police.

7am – A/B/C INTERVIEW – JOE DIGENOVA – legal analyst and former US Attorney to The District of Columbia

• Trump vows to uncover Russia probe roots with declassification call: ‘We’re exposing everything’

7am – D/E     HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S JAPAN TRIP

8am – A/B/C REFLECT ON MEMORIAL DAY TRADITIONS

8am – D         INTERVIEW – MICHAEL AUSLIN – Asia expert and Fellow in Contemporary Asia at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University – analyzed President Trump’s trip to Japan and the latest on North Korea.

8am – E         John Cusack Attacks ‘MAGA F*cks’ After Photo Shows Him Sitting During Cubs Game Military Salute. (Breitbart News) — Actor John Cusack lashed out at supporters of President Donald Trump after a photo showed him sitting in his seat during a military salute at a recent Chicago Cubs game. “I didn’t stand up for Boeing military salute – fast enough for some maga fuck – see? don’t even have taste not to brand weapons company all over score board,” John Cusack said soon after a photo of him sitting during a Cubs game Boeing Military Salute went viral on social media. The Twitter account CWBChicago later acknowledged that it had been blocked by Cusack. “Flag sucking halfwits – maga deathkkkult freaks Being anti war – is pro troops – pro human,” the Hot Tub Time Machine star later said. Cusack also took a shot directly at President Trump, saying, “Trump. Wraps himself in the us flag – literarily hugs it . You think he’s a patriot ?” Cusack, an ardent Bernie Sanders supporter, barely goes a day without calling the president, his supporters, or Republicans members of a “deathkkkult.” The 2012 actor also constantly calls for the impeachment of President Trump.