Potential conflicts. This is 50 minutes. I want you to soon as you finish, to get a copy, i watched the gestation of this book, and i remember a powerful lecture that chris game, talking about the need for defense monetization, it was a startling wakeup call, i wrote a column about it. It began a conversation with of hishat was part efforts to develop this book and the arguments in it. I want to ask chris to take us all on the journey he has been on, and he shared some with me over the years. The book starts with a chilling account of what would happen in the first hours and days of a war with china in and maybe that is a good place to start explaining to people why we have a problem when it comes to the current technology. Chris thank you, i appreciate the time to do this and your friendship and guidance, it has been invaluable. The story begins fermi me in the time that i spent on the Armed Service committee for the better part of the decade, supporting this of the committee and sena
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And i ended up writing a column about it. It began a conversation with chris that was part of his effort to develop this book and the arguments in it. Want to ask chris to take us all on a journey he has been on. He has shared some with me over the years. The book starts with a really chilling account of what would happen in the first hours and days of a war with china. Maybe that is a good place to people whyaining to we have a problem when it comes to technology. Chris thank you, david. I appreciate your friendship and guidance throughout this whole process. It has been invaluable. With the timens is spent on the Senate Armed Services committee, the better part of a decade supporting the committee and senator mccain, looking closely at the u. S. Military, how we were investing money and werent investing money and ultimately, how we match up against emerging great power competitors, first and foremost china. The reason i wrote the book was a concern i had then add have now that we are
For independents and others, that is 202 7488002. You can also send us a tax. Make sure you tell us your name and where you are texting from. That is 202 7488003. On twitter, it is cspanwj. Lets start with the polling on this. Both cases are the result of cases on the front of the new york time. Present isnt above the law. Custis is decide. Two cases. The court ruled seven to two that new york prosecutors could seek mr. Trumps financial records. Vote they call the liberal block and conservative block, those considered in this decision that voted for this. Same result in the second case, and the same majority ruled mr. Trump, for now, could block disclosure of his financial records to House Committees, returning the case to lower courts to narrow the scope of the records sought. Both of those cases in the polling on the cases from the New York Times shows in obtaining the right to the president tax records, most people,ulled most 61 , polled the prosecutors have a right in the president
Managing editor of the beat in d. C. , and author of the book, say it louder black voters, white narratives, and saving our democracy. Welcome to washington journal. Guest great to be with you this morning. Host tell us about your new book. What is it about . In media anded politics for almost 20 years now. Feel free to gasp. I have been in this space for two decades. What i discovered in my time and working in different capacities at cnn, as a field producer and executive producer running the d. C. Bureau is black voters have an inordinate amount of power, as does the media. Sometimes these powerful entities are running parallel, but frequently they are running contrary. Recently every political conversation we had in the media has been about why people. As the demographics change and we are in a cultural shift i wanted to write something that highlighted the unique black experience in the unique black patriotism that exists in this country. I was writing this before ahmaud arbery, be