Episode 5: On the Phone With Alex Jones

We’ve passed the one-month mark under Donald Trump, and somehow we’ve survived. This week I take a look at his terrifying relationship with Alex Jones. We go on a magic budget roller coaster and meet Trump’s two black friends. I also talk with Sarah McBride of the Human Rights Campaign about Trump’s attacks on transgender children.

Segment 1: Trump and Alex Jones

In Trump’s Volleys, Echoes of Alex Jones’s Conspiracy Theories

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Segment 2: The Deportation Force

AP Exclusive: DHS Weighed Nat Guard for Immigration Roundups

The Government Just Put Out the Blueprint for President Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Lawyers: ICE Detainee With Brain Tumor Removed From Hospital

Segment 3: The Magical Roller Coaster of Excitement

Popular Domestic Programs Face Ax Under First Trump Budget

National Endowment for the Arts Appropriations History

Department of Defense Releases Fiscal Year 2017 President’s Budget Proposal

Trump Administration Forecasts Rosier Growth Than CBO

Segment 4: My Own Private Prison

U.S. Reverses Obama-Era Move to Phase Out Private Prisons

Segment 5: Quick Hits

McMaster May Reorganize Trump’s Foreign Policy Team Once Again

White House: Feds Will Step Up Marijuana Law Enforcement

Segment 5: Trump’s Attacks on Transgender Children

Trump Admin to Rescind Trans Student Protections: Source

Segment 6: Slavery Is Really Bad

Trump Visits Smithsonian’s African American Museum With a King