host: what do you think, armstrong williams? guest: listen, i was with him until he got to the billionaires. we can talk about these di programs, you ask how the average low income person benefits from these programs. how much does government really change the lives for the biden and harris is in the white house, or trump-pence in the white house, how much does it really impact progress? unfortunately, the people who were poor red biden and harris were in the white house, they are poor now. what he is talking about our contracts that go to their friends and colleagues. you are talking about rules that we have to abide by that you cannot have a conflict of interest. with companies that come before the legislative body. and it wasn't until recently that the civil rights law that he applies -- alludes to applied to congress. i don't want to call him a hypocrite but this is political grandstanding. they are the minority, they lost. and until they learn the lessons of that election, to try to support donald from where he is, they try

. >> welcome back we are joined by armstrong williams a columnist tv talkshow host and entrepreneur, welcome to the program. >> good morning. >> you been largely supportive of president trump's actions this first month in office, tell me why and why you think trump 2.0 as it's being called is different from the first. >> is a broadcasting in a media owner it is not about being supportive of the president or not i think me as a responsibility to be as a referee until the facts about what any administration is true whether biden harris or trump or vance and i'm reading through my own notes. i think if we look atk the legl border crossings them anything about the fact on the border you have less than 260 people cosseted a versus 11001 biden harris ran the white house you could not ignore the progress of the american people. that's one of the things that the president promised he would deal with when he was running for president.ed i happen and when you talk about doge he and elon musk campaign together and they made it clear they would reduce the waste and fraud in government they want

we're joined now by armstrong williams. he's a columnist, tv talk show host and entrepreneur. welcome to the program. >> good morning. >> you have been largely supportive of president trump's actions this first month in office. tell me why and why you think trump, two beuo. no is, a different? >> as a broadcast and media owner, it's not about being supportive of the president or not. i think it is the media's responsibility to be more of a referee and just tell the facts about what any administration is doing, whether it's biden-home run is or trump-vance. when you look at the illegal border crossings and when you think about the on this other border you have less than 269 people crossing a day versus 11,000 when biden and harris were in the white house, you cannot ignore that's progress for the american people. that's one of the things the president promised that he would deal with when he was running for prose president and that has happened. even when you talk about doge, he and elon musk campaigned together and they made it clear they were going to reduce the waste and fra

. >> armstrong williams, knowing tv talkshow host, entrepreneur, website is www.armstrongwilliams.com also the owner of the esbaltimore su. >> always a pleasure. i always enjoy watching you when i'm not here you do sucha terrific job. >> thank you . >> coming up, president trump speaks to governors who were in town for the national governors association conference, we expect this to get underway shortly, here on c-span2. >> welcome back we are joined by ellen to stall justice correspondent and columnist for the nation. welcome to the program. >> start with this associated press article with the headline "trump administration wants the supreme court to let the firing the whistleblower agency had ". could you get us up to speed on what the court case is about and what the issue is. >> trump likes to fire people he thinks because he is the president he can fire anybody wants for any reason whether or not they were appointed or not for just because he feels like it and remembers that from his tv days. there are laws regarding how to fire people when they work for the federal government wh

host: armstrong williams, his website is armstrongwilliams.com, also the owner of the baltimore sun. guest:washington journal contin. host: welcome back. we are joined now by elie mystal , a justice correspondent and columnist for "the nation." guest: thank you so much for having me. host: i want to start with this associated press article with the headline "trump administration once a supreme court to let the firing of whistleblower agency had proceed." could you get us up to court on -- up to speed on what that case is about and what the question is? guest: trump likes to fire people and he think because he is president he can fire anybody wants for any reason whether they were not just because he feels like it and remembers it from his tv days, right. there are laws regarding how you can fire people when they work for the federal government. who you can fire, what the proper process is and all that sort of thing. he wants to ignore those laws, a north people who have the positions that are authorized by congress, and fire people willy-nilly and he is hoping for the supreme court t

. >> armstrong williams. columnist, tv talk show host, entrepreneur. his website is arm strongwilliams.com. >> you do such a terrific job. >> thank you. >> welcome back. we're joined now by marrelli misal, a justice correspondent and columnist for "the nation." welcome to the program. >> thank you so much for having me. >> i want to start with this associated press article with the headline "trump administration wants the supreme court to let the firing of whistle-blower agency head proceed." could you get us up to speed on what that court is about and the issue is there. >> trump thinks he can fire anyone for any reason, whether or not they were appointed or not for just because he feels like it and he remembers it from his tv days. right. there are laws regarding how you can fire people when they work for the federal government, who you can fire, what the proper process s is. trump wants to ignore those laws, ignore people that have the positions that are authorized by congress and fire people willy-nilly and he's hoping for the supreme court to let

host: what do you think, armstrong williams?uest: listen, i was with him until he got to the billionaires. we can talk about these di programs, you ask how the average low income person benefits from these programs. how much does government really change the lives for the biden and harris is in the white house, or trump-pence in the white house, how much does it really impact progress? unfortunately, the people who were poor red biden and harris were in the white house, they are poor now. what he is talking about our contracts that go to their friends and colleagues. you are talking about rules that we have to abide by that you cannot have a conflict of interest. with companies that come before the legislative body. and it wasn't until recently that the civil rights law that he applies -- alludes to applied to congress. i don't want to call him a hypocrite but this is political grandstanding. they are the minority, they lost. and until they learn the lessons of that election, to try to support donald from where he is, they try t

host: if you would like to join our conversation with armstrong williams, you can do so. start calling in now. (202) 748-8001 is for republicans. (202) 748-8000 is for democrats. (202) 748-8002 is for independents. you just bought the baltimore sun and this is on the front page of the paper for today. it says christian leaders grapple with new trump policies targeting of anti-christian bias , eradication of d.e.i. programs, provoke reactions from maryland clergy. explain that article. guest: well, a prominent pastor in baltimore is quoted throughout the article and he talks about the old-school bible and biblical understanding. listen, when donald trump had an attempt -- where it grazed his ear and you could see the blood, even he has said that god saved him and it was an act of god. many christians will see that as god had a greater purpose for donald trump and so therefore, donald trump is a president about destiny and it was destined for donald trump to run but also, then you look at donald trump's character and people say that what donald trump does in his moral life

we're joined now by armstrong williams. he's a columnist, tv talk show host and entrepreneur.s actions this first month in office. tell me why and why you think trump, two beuo. no is, a different? >> as a broadcast and media owner, it's not about being supportive of the president or not. i think it is the media's responsibility to be more of a referee and just tell the facts about what any administration is doing, whether it's biden-home run is or trump-vance. when you look at the illegal border crossings and when you think about the on this other border you have less than 269 people crossing a day versus 11,000 when biden and harris were in the white house, you cannot ignore that's progress for the american people. that's one of the things the president promised that he would deal with when he was running for prose president and that has happened. even when you talk about doge, he and elon musk campaigned together and they made it clear they were going to reduce the waste and fraud in government. they want to make sure that the taxpayers' money works better for them. obvious

in your last segment with armstrong williams a caller asked that man, does he think every person that works in the federal government that is of color is a d.e.i. hire and was unqualified for their job? armstrong goes, no, that would be ridiculous. of course, he said, most people i am sure he their job on merit. that's an interesting statement. because they are firing everybody. they are firing people not based on merit or their qualifications or their actual work history. or they are firing people because they are black. that is what violates the constitution. and that is what violates the law. it is legal to get red of d.e.i. policies. what is illegal is to fire people just because they happen to be black at work. it's ridiculous to fire everybody that has been hired under a d.e.i. program without any assessment of their actual work performance, their actual merit for the job. but they aren't doing it that way. they are firing everybody that happens to be black in government. that is what the problem is. host: let's hear from jennifer in midlothian, virginia, a democrat. caller: tha

we are joined by armstrong williams, a columnist, tv talkshow host and entrepreneur. guest: good morning. host: you have been largely supportive of president trump's

in your last segment with armstrong williams, there was a caller who specifically asked that man, does he think that every single person who works in the federal government who is of color is a d.e.i. hire and was unqualified for their job and armstrong says no, of course not, that would be ridiculous. of course he said, and i'm quoting him from your last segment, said most people got their job on merit which is an interesting statement because they're firing everybody. they're firing people not based on merit, not based on their qualifications, not based on their actual work history. and they're firing people. and that violates the constitution. it is legal for you to get rid of d.e.i. policies. what's not legal is for you to fire people just because they happen to be black at work. it's ridiculous to fire everybody who has been hired under a d.e.i. program without any kind of assessment of their actual work performance, their actual, dare i say, merit for the job. but they're not doing it that way. they're firing everybody who happens to be black in government. that's what is what is

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