Washington journal, we look at the latest on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic with virginia ben clinen and thomas suozzi. Good morning. Thursday, may 28, 2020. The house returns at 9 00 a. M. Totern to vote on renew federal surveillance powers. President trump will receive a briefing at the white house on the 2020 Hurricane Season after the first launch on u. S. Soil was delayed due to the weather. On the death in minneapolis monday have an unarmed black man at the hands of police. After some protest turned violent overnight, we open our phones to hear from you about the state of Race Relations in this country. If you think Race Relations are Getting Better, 202 7488000. If you think they are getting worse, 202 7488001. If you think they are staying about the same, 202 7488002. You can send us a text this morning. That number is 202 7488003. If you do include your name and where youre from. Otherwise catch up with us on social media on cspan cspanwj. On facebook, facebo
House Police Fatality and police profiling. April, mr. President , two questions, one energy and outside of the economy. Thank you, mr. President , last question i guess. [laughter] mr. President i need to find out from you. April ryan, how did the selfdescribed workingclass black girl from baltimore get to ask for u. S. Questions and get called out by everyone of them. I thought this was your life almost, a young april with bill clinton in 23 years later it makes you wonder, how do they get there, i was doing a lot of work, selling my seed when the harvest came up, i was out there working with American Radio Network recognized my work, they said look we may have a position open and i said okay and i thought it was for d. C. Bureau chief, they never told me it was the white house, mind you i had done local and washington and i anchored the weekends at w cop but never in my wildest dream what i imagine that i would be questioning for american president s and they called me by name, at l
Of the trump white house. Mr. President , for many years civil rights leaders have called for white house help or Police Brutality and police profiling. April. [inaudible] april, go ahead. Thank you, mr. President. Last question. [inaudible] yes. This is going to be a bad question, but thats okay. Go ahead. Mr. President , i need to find out from you, you said something april ryan, how did a selfdescribed workingclass black girl from baltimore get to ask for u. S. President s questions and get called out by every one of them. How did you get there . This is your life almost. This young green april with bill clinton and now 23 years later, it makes you wonder. How did i get there . I was doing a lot of work. I was filling my seat. I waswo out there working and Radio Network recognized my work. They said, look, we may have a position open. I said, okay. I thought it was for d. C. Bureau chief. I never thought it was for the white house. Mind you, i had done local governance. I had even d
She is also a bestselling author that calls maryland home. When we found out she was releasing a new book, we knew we had to have her back at the pratt stage. In under fire, brian gives her unique look at the Trump Presidency from inside the white house. The book was only released this month and is already being called a must read. If you havent gotten your copier, mahogany books is here tonight selling under fire in the lobby. You will have your opportunity to get your book signed after the program. Please join me in welcoming april ryan. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. It is so good to be home. So good to be home. This is home, seriously. Baltimore. Im that kid who grew up in Baltimore City and i cant leave. I dont know what it is. It traveled the world. You know . Go to the white house every day but something theres a special juice in baltimore. Yes. [applause] i want to thank you guys for coming out to tonight. It touches my heart. Tonight is not about politics.
live. reporter: what we saw on the hill is of things to come. gop lawmakers appeared to eager to settle a few scores in the process, set the table for a major take down on the line. first up, it is twitter, former brain trust trying to explain away what gop lawmakers called election interference and partnering with intelligence agencies and lying and betraying the public trust. i think you guys got played by the fbi. twitter should have reinstated the post account immediately. what some called twitter s censorship regime which often labeled fact as disinformation, like you know the hunter biden s laptop story? i will be the first to admit that we didn t always get it right. we all know now. this was not russian disinformation. it was not disinformation. no, it was not. and as you can well imagine, gop lawmakers were slamming twitter today. marjorie taylor green saying to the executives, you discuss me. nancy macey saying, thank god for elon musk, who in the he