Trump’s Greenland Power Move & Ed Sheeran Backlash Explodes | 9.21.26

Georgia Howe (0:00)

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John Bickley (0:49)

President Trump makes a series of dramatic announcements, including banning media outlets, fortifying his Triumphal Arch, and securing a Greenland deal that even NATO seems to like.

Victoria Coates (1:00)

This is something the president had been working on from the first term. It shouldn't have come as such a great shock to everyone.

John Bickley (1:05)

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Georgia Howe (1:19)

Grammy winner Ed Sheeran does damage control after his concerts become a political battleground over Gaza and Israel.

Ed Sheeran (1:26)

I've tried in my career not to be a political commentator of any kind, but this is a humanitarian issue and I can't hide how I feel about it anymore.

John Bickley (1:37)

As the lone holdout Lindsay Clancy juror speaks out and lawyers up, Clancy's ex-husband and his new wife sit down with 60 Minutes.

Patrick Clancy (1:45)

I saw headlines that said, Killer Mom and Baby Murderer, Monster and none of them were accurate. I believe that it was her mental illness that caused that.

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Georgia Howe (3:08)

President Trump made a series of consequential announcements over the weekend including a security deal with Greenland and his decision to oust CNN and MSNOW from the White House.

John Bickley (3:18)

Here to discuss that and more is Victoria Coates of the Heritage Foundation. Victoria, thanks for coming on. It's been a minute.

Victoria Coates (3:23)

Of course, glad to be here.

John Bickley (3:25)

So let's start with Trump's battle with the press. What exactly has he announced and what kind of precedent is there for this?

Victoria Coates (3:32)

Well, the whole situation is unprecedented and what it started with is the president canceling all the subscriptions that the United States government has with these various outlets. I remember from when I was at the Department of Energy, I was literally beleaguered by Politico saying, you have to sign up for this $10,000 subscription. You have to have this information. During the Biden administration, this ballooned $8 million worth of subscriptions for people who have access to classified material. They don't need this. So anyway, that's where it started. But I think the reaction was such outrage. The president took it another step and said, look, if you're going to report fake news, you don't need access to the White House. And so we've seen Politico, for example, or CNN rather pack up their things from Pebble Beach and we'll see what happens going forward.