Live From the Greene Space: Is the Mayor Running?; Being a 'Likable' Candidate; Trump Inc. On the Mueller Report; Andy Borowitz

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 8, 2019

 

Coming up on today's show, LIVE from The Greene Space:

  • Mara Gay, New York Times editorial board member, and Brigid Bergin, City Hall and politics reporter for WNYC, tick through local news and talk about whether or not Mayor de Blasio is planning to run for president — and, if so, what's the hold up?
  • Claire Potter, professor of history at the New School, and Jay Caspian Kang, writer at large for the New York Times Magazine, debate what makes a candidate "likable," and whether it's an idea that's reserved for men.
  • Andrea Bernstein, senior editor for politics and policy and host of the Trump, Inc. podcast at WNYC, Ilya Marritz, WNYC reporter and host of the Trump, Inc. podcast at WNYC, and Eric Umansky, deputy managing editor of ProPublica and editor of the Trump, Inc. podcast, discuss the latest on the Mueller report, AG William Barr and their reporting on the intersection of money, access, security and conflicts of interest at the president's Florida club, Mar-a-Lago.      
  • Andy Borowitz, author, comedian, and creator of The New Yorker’s Borowitz Report, a satirical news column, gives his signature satirical take on today's news.

And starting at 10AM, you can live stream the show here:

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