Michael Harriot, columnist at The Root, and Alayna Treene, reporter at Axios, discuss President Trump's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos and what it means for the future of the U.S. economy.
We also dig into new reports that President Trump wanted to fire special counsel Robert Mueller in June. The president backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign if Trump followed through on firing Mueller. Harriot and Treene weigh in on what this means for the Russia investigation moving forward.
President Joe Biden has met with new House Speaker Mike Johnson at the White House. Johnson was joined by Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries as they discussed Biden's request for nearly $106 billion for Israel, Ukraine and other national security needs.
The new leader of one of the chambers of Congress that will certify the winner of next year's presidential election helped spearhead the attempt to overturn the last one, raising alarms that Republicans could try to subvert the will of the voters if they remain in power despite safeguards enacted after the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
