The White House spent the week walking back and clarifying statements made by the president at his summit with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin. Congress voted in an apparent backlash against the president’s summit. Plus, we take a look at the press secretary’s role in White House communication crises. This episode: reporter Sarah McCammon, justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, national political correspondent Mara Liasson, White House correspondent Scott Horsley, and White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, July 19
The White House spent the week walking back and clarifying statements made by the president at his summit with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin. Congress voted in an apparent backlash against the president’s summit. Plus, we take a look at the press secretary’s role in White House communication crises. This episode: reporter Sarah McCammon, justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, national political correspondent Mara Liasson, White House correspondent Scott Horsley, and White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.
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