Happen to miss The Larry O’Connor Show today? Recap today’s program by checking out topics from the program below:
Siege: Trump Under Fire (Amazon)
Michael Wolff, author of the bombshell bestseller Fire and Fury, once again takes us inside the Trump presidency to reveal a White House under siege.
Just one year into Donald Trump’s term as president, Michael Wolff told the electrifying story of a White House consumed by controversy, chaos, and intense rivalries. Fire and Fury, an instant sensation, defined the first phase of the Trump administration; now, in Siege, Wolff has written an equally essential and explosive book about a presidency that is under fire from almost every side. [Read More]
Horrified by a narrowly defeated infanticide bill the governor of Virginia infamously defended, 32-year-old Nick Bell is running for the commonwealth’s 39th House District as an “unrelenting opponent” of “efforts to normalize infanticide and abortion up until the moment of dilation.”
“We’re basically ancient Sparta, leaving kids to die,” Bell said.
“When that infanticide bill was considered and barely overturned this year, that’s when I thought, ‘Wow, this is messed up. How did my delegate vote?’ And so, that’s when I saw that she was one of three people in the subcommittee who voted for it, and so that’s what got everything started,” Bell told LifeSiteNews. [Read More]
Hispanic resistance to Trump in Colorado and Nevada complicates 2020 strategy (Washington Examiner)
Resistance by Hispanic voters to President Trump in Colorado and Nevada, two critical White House battlegrounds, could complicate President Trump’s path to reelection.
Trump won his first campaign narrowly, and on the cusp of Tuesday’s scheduled 2020 kickoff in Orlando is facing considerable headwinds in Midwestern states crucial to that victory. To compensate and improve the president’s odds of a second term, the Trump campaign is preparing to expand the map by pouring resources into Colorado and Nevada. [Read More]
Patrick Shanahan out as Pentagon chief after domestic violence allegations (Washington Examiner)
President Trump announced that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn himself from consideration to lead the Pentagon.
Secretary of the Army Mark Esper will be taking his place as acting secretary.
The announcement came after details were published of a 2010 violent domestic dispute with his then-wife Kimberley Jordinson that was investigated by the FBI for his background check. [Read More]
Ocasio-Cortez defends comparing migrant detention centers to ‘concentration camps’ (NBC Washington)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Tuesday defended her comments comparing migrant detention centers on the U.S. southern border to “concentration camps,” which critics slammed as insensitive to Holocaust survivors.
The freshman lawmaker made the comparison while filming an Instagram Live on Monday night in which she excoriated President Donald Trump’s administration for its treatment of migrants at the border. [Read More]
Trump supporters begin lining up 40 hours before Florida reelection rally (Washington Examiner)
Supporters of President Trump have begun gathering in line for his 2020 reelection kickoff event almost two days before it begins.
Eight Trump fans showed up to Orlando’s Amway Center early Monday morning, with the first person getting in line around 2:30 a.m. for the rally, which is scheduled for 8 p.m. Tuesday, according to News6.
The first in line, Gary Beck, said that he is looking forward to the energy of the event and to hearing the president speak. [Read More]
