omicron can outcompete or out place delta. it s a pretty high bar. i mean, delta s been the most transmissible variant we ve had. i ve been postulating at least for a while, we re likely going to have both. we re going to have a twin epidemic of delta and omicron, and with omicron having the ability to cause reinfection among individuals who have been infected previously but have not gotten vaccinated or those with declining immunity because they haven t gotten their third dose, that s maybe how it will play out in the coming weeks. my takeaway from everything you ve just said is everybody get vaccinated and get your boosters. dr. peter hotez, thank you so much, sir, it s good to see you as always. coming up next, the charges against the parents of that michigan school shooting suspect are rare, but the politics that may ensue as a result probably not so. what are the chances gun rights and gun control advocates will actually agree on the
announced or dr. oz running for senate, which one do you want to take? i mean, i think i m just going to take on dr. oz. you know, again why not. two great topics, alex, come on. i think what s happening here is, you know, you have donald trump who, you know, was essentially a celebrity, celebrity apprentice was a show that was very popular on television. he won in 2016, so therefore you ve got all these copycats like dr. oz who think they can walk into a senate seat in a swing state. i think he s got a big surprise coming for him. we got to keep in mind that while pennsylvania is a purplish state, a swing state, we carried that state, the biden campaign in 2022 i m sorry, in 2020, and i think it s going to be a very challenging time for somebody like dr. oz who has certainly made a number of controversial statements on had on his show, especially when it comes to vaccines.
the committee is also granted short-term postponements to other trump allies like kayleigh mcenany, the former press secretary for president trump. if they see that witnesses are cooperating with the committee, they re going to do whatever it takes to get them in a room and get that information they want before going down that road that i just outlined. julie circle, thank you so much for that from capitol hill. beyond that, it has been another busy week in police. i m going to let my panel pick the topic and then give us their takes on the latest headlines, and here they are. new reporting that donald trump initially tested positive for covid three days before his first debate against joe biden. the ongoing twitter feud between two house republicans is over abortion and religion. the supreme court seemingly poised to uphold that restrictive mississippi abortion law that could have major political implications with a decision expected in june before the november midterms, and then sp