This week, President-elect Donald J. Trump asked the Supreme Court to prevent him from being sentenced in a New York criminal case and implied that he could use military force to seize control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, while President Biden did his best to try to Trump-proof his legacy.
The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Maggie Haberman, David E. Sanger and Zolan Kanno-Youngs discuss the latest in the presidential transition.
Guests:
• Maggie Haberman (https://www.nytimes.com/by/maggie-haberman) , a senior political correspondent for The New York Times.
• David E. Sanger (https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-e-sanger) , the White House and National Security Correspondent for The New York Times.
• Zolan Kanno-Youngs (https://www.nytimes.com/by/zolan-kanno-youngs) , a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
• The Supreme Court denied Trump’s last-ditch effor (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/nyregion/trump-sentencing-supreme-court.html) t to avoid sentencing.
• Trump floated using force (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/us/politics/trump-panama-canal-greenland.html) to take Greenland and the Panama Canal.
• News analysis: Trump is back and chaos ensues (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/us/politics/panama-greenland-trump-media.html) .
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Haberman is trump’s fluffer….what a joke.
nyt is a pro trump propaganda rag and you guys are trump sycophants not journalists but wanna be influencers trying to get clicks
trump baits you guys every second and you guys eat it up like some kind of drug….shame on you , you don’t investigate anymore you report for entertainment not for actual news