President Donald Trump made clear on the first day of his presidency that he intends to undermine the press. He sent Press Secretary Sean Spicer to use the power of his pulpit to deliberately deceive the public about the size of the crowd at Friday's Inauguration.
In a twist on reality, Spicer promoted a lie as truth and truth as reported by the media as a lie - despite visual and statistical evidence that exposed the reality. Yet, the office carries authority and many will believe the White House over the press. How does the press rationally react to president Trump?
Also on Saturday: More than one million women and men protested President Donald Trump at women's marches in Washington DC and cities around the nation and world. The president didn't acknowledge the presence of the crowd until Sunday when he tweeted, “Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don't always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views.” That was the second tweet. The first one went like this:
Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn't these people vote?” Trump asked on Twitter. “Celebs hurt cause badly,” he said.
Last, we want to hear from you. Did you know President Trump is set to reject the Pacific Trade Deal?
GUESTS:
- Margaret Sullivan - Media Columnist for the Washington Post
- Lucy Gellman - Station manager for WNHH and a reporter for the New Haven Independent
- Lara Herscovitch - American songwriter, poet, singer, performer, and social worker.
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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
