NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including air travelers facing long lines as the Homeland Security shutdown drags on, President Trump digging in to push Congress to pass the SAVE Act, Republicans facing political pressure from the war and rising gas prices and Trump putting his mark on D.C. The longer it drags out, the harder it will be for Republicans to put this in the rear-view mirror, because it is true, if, by November, we may not be remembering TSA lines and gas prices, but the longer the war drags on, the more unpopular it is going to become, even with people who may support it right now. It's also -- going back to Tam's point, especially with the Christopher Columbus statue, it's going back to the things that have traditionally worked for the president, especially when it's about keeping his base engaged and excited are things that evoke what that Christopher Columbus statue looks, which is, we're in a battle for the identity of the U.S.
Author: Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams
Published at: 2026-03-23 22:25:34
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