As the marquee speaker at the RNC's donor retreat, former President Donald Trump lashed out at his perceived enemies, including former Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Mitch McConnell. Republicans are following his lead in picking culture war fights over policy as they focus their ire on "woke" corporations.
Plus, Michigan leads the nation in new coronavirus cases, and state leaders are begging the Biden administration to send extra vaccine doses. Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist tells us why that's the key to ending the state's Covid crisis.
And, acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey talks about how her experience with Boston's busing controversies in the 1970s shaped her as she seeks a full term leading the city.
On today's show: Jonathan Martin of the New York Times and Cook Political Report's Amy Walter; Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist (D-Mich.); CNN's Paula Reid; Acting Mayor Kim Janey of Boston.
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