INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FORMER GOV. JEB BUSH (R-FL)
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush continues to face scrutiny from voters following his performance in Tuesday’s debate. Bush talks with Chuck about his positions on immigration, as it remains the forefront issue of the Republican Party, as well as the future of his presidential campaign.
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SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CLINTON CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN JOHN PODESTA
John Podesta, chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, joins Chuck live from Iowa to reflect on Saturday’s Democratic debate, how Clinton is handling attacks from Sanders and the future of her presidential campaign.
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SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DAVID BOREN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
After two University of Missouri officials resigned this week after criticism of how racist incidents on campus were handled, universities are on notice as college students nationwide protest racism on campus. Chuck speaks with David Boren, president of the University of Oklahoma, where a fraternity’s racist bus chant went viral in March and sparked outrage across the country. Boren and Chuck will discuss the responses from universities across the country and if Boren’s political background helped how he handled the situation at OU.
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THIS WEEK IN POLITICS
How and where could Trump’s attacks on Carson, the field’s most popular candidate, hurt him? Are “outsider” GOP candidates becoming more acceptable to the Republican electorate as the year goes on? Will Sanders attack Clinton in Saturday’s debate? The panel discusses all of this and more from the week in politics.
Jeff Greenfield
Former Senior Political Correspondent, CBS News
Kathleen Parker
Columnist, The Washington Post
Jennifer Rubin
Columnist, The Washington Post
Jamil Smith
Senior Editor, The New Republic
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