News February 19, 2019

News Stories

• Maduro says he won’t resign, vows to rebuild economy

  SPEAKER: Allen West

  (Fox Business) – Lt. Col. Allen West (Ret.) on how disputed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed that he won’t resign and vowed to rebuild the economy.

• A State of Unreality: Trump’s emergency declaration is going to run into four hurdles.

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – President Trump’s declaration of emergency salved yesterday’s loss of face—but has not solved any real problems for this administration or the country.

• Mueller should end his probe and make his report public – Trump didn’t collude with Russia

  SPEAKER: David Bossie

  (Fox News) – All signs indicate that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is on the verge of wrapping up his investigation and will conclude that the Trump campaign did not collude with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election.

• Trump in ‘very good health’ physician says

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (CNN) – Dr. Sean Conley, physician to the President, announced that President Donald Trump is in “very good health” following his physical examination at the Walter Reed military hospital Friday. 

• The Korean Miracle

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Newsweek) – Callista and I spent last weekend in Seoul, South Korea on a whirlwind trip from Rome. The experience reminded me what a miracle modern South Korea is.

• The Most Important National Security Book In A Century – The Hundred Year Marathon, By Michael Pillsbury

  SPEAKER: Michael Pillsbury

  (Tsarizm) – Michael Pillsbury has written one of the most important national security manuscripts in American history – The Hundred Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower.

• Who Are These Evil Rich People?

  SPEAKER: Allen West

  (CNS News) – Unless you have been hiding under a very large rock at the bottom of the sea, you know that the progressive, socialist left has made wealth redistribution a centerpiece of their economic plan.

• The Democrats’ dilemma: two parties in one

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (The Boston Globe) – Last week I began to understand how the Democrats will lose the 2020 presidential election.

• A China Hawk Gains Prominence as Trump Confronts Xi on Trade

  SPEAKER: Michael Pillsbury

  (The New York Times) – Michael Pillsbury has spent years trying to understand China’s motivations. His dark view has made him one of President Trump’s top advisers on how to interact with Beijing

• This Is the Man Trump Described as ‘The Leading Authority on China’

  SPEAKER: Michael Pillsbury

  (Bloomberg) – U.S. President Donald Trump gave a shout-out Wednesday to “the leading authority on China,” sparking a flurry of Google searches as viewers raced to identify him.

• There’s No Cold War With China, Says Trump’s Hawkish Adviser

  SPEAKER: Michael Pillsbury

  (Bloomberg) – Michael Pillsbury has rock solid credentials as a China hawk. He’s been called the “leading authority” on America’s trade war opponent by none other than President Donald Trump.

• Trump Will Not Meet President Xi Jinping of China Before Trade Deal Deadline

  SPEAKER: Michael Pillsbury

  (The New York Times) – President Trump said on Thursday that he would not meet this month with President Xi Jinping of China, raising new concerns that the United States will not be able to complete a trade deal with China before American tariffs increase on March 2.

• Police killing anti-Maduro protesters

  SPEAKER: Allen West

  (Fox Business) – National Security Institute senior fellow Lester Munson and Lt. Col. Allen West (Ret.) on the crisis in Venezuela and how police are killing anti-Maduro protesters.

• Trump Doubles Down

  SPEAKER: David Frum

  (The Atlantic) – It would be charitable to describe the 2019 State of the Union address as unfocused.

• China’s likely afraid of trade war escalation

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (CNBC) – Niall Ferguson of Hoover Institution at Stanford and Dan Dimicco, former Nucor CEO, join ‘The Exchange’ to discuss what they expect from President Trump’s trade policy.

• Trump and the trivialists — After State of the Union speech I challenge you to do this

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – The theme of President Trump’s State of the Union is going to be “choosing greatness.” Following on an election in which “Make America Great Again” was a primary theme – remember the campaign hats said MAGA, not Trump, there is a certain logic to President Trump emphasizing that Americans should move beyond vicious partisanship and “choose greatness” for their country.

• Donald Trump’s trade war is now a tech world war

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (The Times) – Are the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China heading for a new Cold War? And if they are, what should we call it? These may seem strange questions to ask only three days after President Donald Trump appeared to raise hopes of an end to the trade war that he started against China last year — or at least a continued ceasefire.

• Northam Refuses To Resign After Admitting Blackface

  SPEAKER: Maria Teresa Kumar

  (NBC News) – Hallie Jackson, María Teresa Kumar, Mark Leibovich, Rich Lowry and Eugene Robinson discuss Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s (D) refusal to step down after his yearbook photos surface.

• Huawei Charges are More than an Indictment, China is Threatening Our National Security

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Newsweek) – The recent federal indictments of Chinese telecom giant Huawei and its affiliates lay out a frightening story of a foreign company illicitly manipulating and exploiting loopholes in the American business system.

• China’s slowdown is of its own doing

  SPEAKER: Harry Broadman

  (Financial Times) – The noose around the neck of China’s economy has been getting tighter, but hardly as a result of the tariffs imposed by the US. This is a dangerous myth celebrated by Washington and used as a scapegoat by Beijing.

• Medicare for All emerges as early litmus test for 2020 Dems

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (CNN) – Some 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are proposing a “Medicare-for-all” healthcare plan. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on what this plan entails and if it is actually feasible.

• Why Trump Won

  SPEAKER: Stephen Harper

  (PragerU) – Were you shocked at the results of the 2016 American presidential election? Most people were, but Stephen Harper was not one of them. Here, the former Prime Minister of Canada explains the trends that foreshadowed Trump’s victory and left many political elites looking wildly out of touch.

• Democrats and Never Trumpers will put Trump back in the White House in 2020 — Here’s why

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – As you listen to the media, the Never Trumpers and the left-wing Trump haters chatter on about President Trump’s current situation, remember these two numbers — 35 and 49.

• Sean Spicer on who could beat Trump in 2020

  SPEAKER: Sean Spicer

  (Fox News) – Ex-CEO Howard Schultz considers joining the growing list of 2020 presidential hopefuls; reaction from former White House press secretary Sean Spicer

• In our ‘emocracy,’ emotions rule

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (The Boston Globe) – We no longer live in a democracy. We live in an emocracy — where emotions rather than majorities rule and feelings matter more than reason.

• Young Voters Talk About Social Media Like Addicts Talk About Their Drug Dealers

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Newsweek) – We believe the social media and Washington-news media blizzard of arguments, attacks, and harsh words don’t reflect the views or the hopes of the majority of Americans.

• Doubt China’s Xi Jinping can offer US agreeable deal, says Hoover Institute’s Ferguson

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (CNBC) – The Closing Bell team breaks down the latest surrounding China’s tech companies amid the trade war with Niall Ferguson from the Hoover Institute at Stanford University and the author of “The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, From the Freemasons to Facebook.”

• Are You Trusting Employees Or Just ‘Empowering’ Them?

  SPEAKER: Chip Bell

  (Forbes) – “It’s against our policy,” has to be among the top ten show-stopping lines. It kills customers’ experiences, employees’ spirit and long-term relationships.

• The surprising thing Trump and Lincoln have in common

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – I told President Trump recently that no president since Abraham Lincoln has faced the kind of unending bias and hostility from the media that he is living through.

• Accelerate the Fight Against Climate Change

  SPEAKER: Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

  (Paulson Institute) – The fact that climate change poses an extreme risk to the global economy, plunders our environment, and threatens national security is, by now, well documented.

• Ben Shapiro – Sunday Special: Allen West

  SPEAKER: Allen West

  (The Daily Wire) – Allen West, former congressman and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, joins Ben to discuss the military, foreign policy, racism, the state of the Democrat Party, and where the GOP has gone wrong with minority outreach.

• Would Dr. King Be Happy or Shedding Tears for the Black Community Today?

  SPEAKER: Allen West

  (CNS News) – There are two special birthdays this week, both of whom were, and always will be, extremely influential in my life.

• Rev. King’s message at odds with identity politics, bigotry

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – On Martin Luther King Day on Monday, when we honor the life and work of the great civil rights leader who changed our nation for the better and helped end bigoted and exclusionary policies against African- Americans, we should also remember his message applies to bias and bigotry in all its forms.

• It’s Python politics if that Brexit blow on Theresa May was just a flesh wound

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (The Times) – As Theresa May went from crushing defeat on Tuesday to narrow victory on Wednesday, I’m sure I was not the only one reminded of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

• Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School Announces Spring Fellows

  SPEAKER: Michael Zeldin

  (Harvard) – Today, the Institute of Politics (IOP) at Harvard Kennedy School announced ten Resident and Visiting Fellows for the Spring 2019 Semester. These individuals bring a combination of experience to address topics such as electoral politics, the economy, climate change, women’s rights, legal analysis, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and voting rights.

• Netflix to develop a movie about Pete Frates’s life

  SPEAKER: Nancy Frates

  (Boston Globe) – Netflix is developing a feature film about Pete Frates, a former Boston College baseball captain and longtime ALS crusader.

• Pelosi plays by her own rules and strikes out Trump

  SPEAKER: Jen Psaki

  (CNN) – On Wednesday morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced President Donald Trump, and her expanded Democratic caucus, to the big leagues.

• Broken Politics, Broken Government?

  SPEAKER: Maria Teresa Kumar

  (MSNBC) – The MTP Daily panel, Sahil Kapur, Dany Pletka and Maria Teresa Kumar,  discuss our increasingly divided politics during the government shutdown.

• Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale talks 2020

  SPEAKER: Brad Parscale

  (Fox News) – Trump’s 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale sits down with Martha MacCallum to discuss the president’s re-election bid, and what swing voters will think of Trump’s moves on border security.

• Elizabeth Warren wants a banking system that works for everyone

  SPEAKER: Sheila Bair

  (Yahoo Finance) – Elizabeth Warren has announced an exploratory committee to seek the Democratic nomination for the presidency with a finely honed platform based on economic opportunity for the middle class.

• Why a wall won’t solve America’s drug problem

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (CNN) – Dr. Sanjay Gupta visited the US-Mexico border to evaluate President Trump’s claim that a wall would help sever the “pipeline” of drugs coming into the US

• Why I’m not writing off Donald Trump’s border wall just yet

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  ( The Globe and Mail) – Very often, the Trump presidency feels as if it’s being written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the comic geniuses who created South Park more than 20 years ago

• Corporate Boards’ Oversight Of Cyber Risks Is Too Passive

  SPEAKER: Harry Broadman

  (Forbes) – Many corporate boards have made significant progress about understanding the importance of cyber security to the competitive health and sustainability of the companies they oversee. But most board directors have yet to move far enough along to become as effectively equipped as they should be to intelligently gauge the extent to which their firms’ management teams are at the top of their games in the war on corporate cyber-attacks

• Why Trump must win the border fight — He can’t walk away without a deal

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox News) – The one thing neither the liberal media nor the Democrats have taken into their calculations about the government shutdown is that President Donald Trump has to win on the border security issue. He has no choice.

• Spicer Comments on Report on Trump FBI Probe: ‘People Have Got to Take No for an Answer’ on Collusion

  SPEAKER: Sean Spicer

  Sean Spicer discusses a new report Saturday of a secret FBI investigation into whether President Trump was working on behalf of Russia shortly after he fired former director James Comey.

• Trump urges Congress to pass bill to end crisis at southern border

  SPEAKER: David Bossie

  Republican strategist Amy Tarkanian and Former Trump Campaign aide David Bossie on how CBS may hire former Senator Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and President Trump’s push for border wall funding.

• What we’re waiting to learn about President Trump’s health one year after his first physical

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (CNN) – President Donald Trump, the oldest President elected in US history at the age of 70, underwent his first presidential physical last January. He used it as an opportunity to quiet critics who questioned both his physical health and mental acumen.

• Newt Gingrich on potential Trump national emergency declaration: It is less powerful than winning…

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Fox Business) – Newt Gingrich on the partial government shutdown over funding for a border wall.

• The Shutdown Isn’t the Only Threat to the Economy

  SPEAKER: Sheila Bair

  (The New York Times) – The bond market reveals a growing crack in the financial system, but regulators are not doing enough to make sure that banks are prepared.

• Trump’s speech vs Schumer and Pelosi – Will America choose determination or denial?

  SPEAKER: David Bossie

  (Fox News) – The American people chose Donald Trump – the ultimate political outsider – to be their president in 2016 and solve problems affecting hardworking taxpayers. They understood that the out-of-touch political elites were no longer listening to them or addressing the issues they care about most.