The rift between President Donald Trump’s administration and the media grew wider over the weekend, but their frustration with major news outlets isn’t the only battle their fighting. According to reports, White House press secretary Sean Spicer is attempting to uncover who on his team is leaking information to the press and has asked for the government-issued and personal cell phones of his staff. These revelations all came following Trump’s blistering critique of the media during a Friday speech to conservatives and after Spicer barred several outlets , some of whom exposed stories Trump didn’t like, from a press gaggle. Then over the weekend Trump announced via tweet that he wouldn’t be attending the White House Correspondent’s Association Dinner in April making him the first president to do so since Ronald Reagan. Jim Braude (@jimbraude) is joined by former CNN White House Correspondent Dan Lothian (@DanLothianTV), freelance journalist Joanna Weiss (@JoannaWeiss) and Axios business editor Dan Primack (@danprimack) to discuss the deepening tensions between Trump and the media and if there are consequences for continuing this fight.
Another Democrat is thinking about tossing their hat into the race to the Democratic nominee for governor - and this one may be a familiar face to some. Long time social justice advocate Bob Massie (@bobmass) is considering whether to join a field, which now only consists of one announced candidate: former Patrick administration official Jay Gonzales. Massie was a candidate for lieutenant governor with Mark Roosevelt in the unsuccessful campaign against Governor William Weld. He was also briefly a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2011. Massie sits down with Jim to discuss why politics may be once again calling his name.
WGBH news’s Adam Reilly (@reillyadam) reports on the fight to keep darkness from falling on parts of the Boston Common and the Public Garden. At issue are two laws dating back to the 1990's, which ban new buildings from casting excessive shadows over the public spaces. Jim and Adam discuss why some urban dwellers are fighting the project that’s seeking an exemption from the ordinance.
Jim shares his thoughts on the Oscar night plot twist that no one saw coming.
