Mornings on the Mall
Friday, May 29, 2020
Hosts; Vince Coglianese and Mary Walter
Executive Producer: Heather Hunter
Guests:Dr. Matthew Bunson, LT. Col. Tony Shaffer, Kyle Swenson, Hans Von Spakovsky, and Bret Baier
GUESTS:
6:35AM – DR. MATTHEW BUNSON – Executive Editor of EWTN News
TOPIC: Government restrictions being imposed on churches trying to reopen/Howard County withdraws restrictions that would have curtailed Eucharist https://www.archbalt.org/howard-county-withdraws-restrictions-that-would-have-curtailed-eucharist/
7:05AM – LT. COL. TONY SHAFFER
TOPIC: Exclusive: U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan down to close to 8,600 ahead of schedule
7:35AM – KYLE SWENSON – reporter for The Washington Post
TOPIC: As restrictions loosen, here’s what will be opening in the D.C. area
8:05AM – HANS VON SPAKOVSKY – Senior Legal Fellow The Heritage Foundation (
TOPIC: Why the Push for an All-by-Mail Election Is Unwise—And Unnecessary
8:35 AM – INTERVIEW – BRET BAIER – Anchor of “Special Report” on Fox News Channel weekdays at 6 pm and author of the latest book “Three Days at the Brink: FDR’s Daring Gamble to Win World War II”
SHOW RUNDOWN:
5AM HOUR:
5A/B/C – MINNEAPOLIS PROTESTS:
- Minneapolis Third Precinct police station set on fire after rioters break in The Third Precinct police station in Minneapolis was set ablaze Thursday night as violent protests continued in the city — and other cities across the U.S. — following Monday’s death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody.
- In response, more than 500 members of the National Guard were heading to the Twin Cities region, called in by Gov. Tim Walz, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported.
- Rioters broke into the precinct around 10 p.m. local time, after police on the rooftop previously tried to disperse a gathering crowd using “flash bang” shots and tear gas, according to reports. The rioters entered the building and sparked the fire after police officers on the roof were rescued by helicopter, reports said. A short time later, city officials warned the rioters that the risk of an explosion existed at the site because of unconfirmed reports that gas lines may have been cut, FOX 9 of the Twin Cities reported. https://www.foxnews.com/us/minneapolis-third-precinct-police-station-set-on-fire-after-rioters-break-in
5D/E – Reopening Maryland: Montgomery County Will Allow Curbside Retail, Barbershops, Hair Salons To Reopen Monday, June 1
- Montgomery County officials announced they would move into the phase 1 reopening of the county on Monday, June 1 at 6 a.m. County Executive Marc Elrich made the announced during a press conference Thursday afternoon that was interrupted by a large group of protesters who booed and yelled “fascist” and “Nazi” at him and the county health officer as they were speaking. https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/05/28/reopening-maryland-montgomery-county-will-allow-curbside-retail-barbershops-hair-salons-to-reopen-monday-june-1/
6AM HOUR:
6A/B/C – CORONAVIRUS:
- TX LT GOV PATRICK BASHES THE SHUTDOWN SIX Patrick said he coined the phrase for “[Gov. Andrew] Cuomo, who has been wrong on everything in New York, [New Jersey Gov. Phil] Murphy of the ‘Bill of Rights above my pay grade’ in New Jersey, [Gov. Tom] Wolf in Pennsylvania, [Gov. Gretchen] Witmer in Michigan, and [California Gov. Gavin] Newsom.” He later added Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker to the group.
- WHO GUIDANCE ON MASKS DOES A 180
- “If you do not have any repository symptoms such as fever, cough or runny nose, you do not need to wear a mask,” Dr. April Baller, a public health specialist for the WHO, says in a video on the world health body’s website posted in March. “Masks should only be used by health care workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms of fever and cough.”
- WA STATE ARTIFICIALLY INFLATES COVID DEATH NUMBER The Freedom Foundation reported last week that gunshot fatalities in Washington were being included in the COVID-19 death count. A Washington State Department of Health official made the admission at a media briefing Thursday. https://www.westernjournal.com/washington-inflates-covid-19-numbers-includes-gunshot-victims-among-deaths/
- $300 CUSTOM FACE MASKS – ONLY IN NY While a majority of Tiefenbrun’s orders are for the $50 versions of the face covering, Tiefenbrun also offers up a deluxe $300 option, hand-stitched and custom-designed using exclusive patterns that require a Skype session to design. All are made with cottons imported from Italy and feature flawless seams. https://nypost.com/2020/05/22/nyc-tailors-300-bespoke-masks-are-flying-off-the-shelves/
- MI COURT ORDERS 77 YEAR OLD BARBER TO SHUT DOWN Karl Manke, 77, said he’s not backing down. He told The Associated Press that he got the news while cutting someone’s hair and he doesn’t intend to comply with it. “I could care less,” he said by phone from his shop in Owosso, about 70 miles northwest of Detroit. “If they want to put me in jail, put me in jail. … I will be governed — fair governing — but not ruled. This is a police state action.” https://www.wmal.com/2020/05/28/court-orders-defiant-michigan-barber-to-close-his-shop/
- Tim Kaine tests positive for coronavirus antibodies Sen. Tim Kaine announced Thursday that he and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies. In a statement, the Virginia Democrat and former vice presidential hopeful explained that after testing positive for the flu, he continued to experience symptoms. In April, both Kaine, and his wife, Anne, were told they could have mild cases of coronavirus, but were not tested because of a shortage in testing. The symptoms went away in mid-April, he said. “We each tested positive for coronavirus antibodies this month,” Kaine said. “There is still too much uncertainty over what protection antibodies may actually provide. So we will keep following CDC guidelines — hand-washing, mask wearing, social distancing. We encourage others to do so as well.”
- Father Says Son Didn’t Die From Coronavirus But His Suicide Occurred Because Of It A father told “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Thursday that his son may not have died because he was infected with the coronavirus, but his suicide was a result of the self-isolation the disease caused. Speaking of the “months of lockdown” that have been the official response to the coronavirus across America, Fox News host Tucker Carlson said, “As of tonight, one-third of all Americans show signs of depression or anxiety or both — [and] they are dying in unprecedented numbers.” “Unfortunately no one understands that as a well as a Brad Hunstable does … and it’s hard to even say this but he just lost his son Hayden who was locked down as well. “Tucker, 41 days ago, right above my head, my young 12-year-old boy, three days before his 13th birthday, took his life. Hayden was a normal kid, he wasn’t depressed, he loved athletics. I created a video that has since gone viral and I said he died of the COVID virus. He didn’t die of the virus but he died certainly because of the COVID virus,” Hunstable said.
6D – INTERVIEW – DR. MATTHEW BUNSON – Executive Editor of EWTN News (MUST BE DONE BY 6:43)
TOPIC: Government restrictions being imposed on churches trying to reopen/Howard County withdraws restrictions that would have curtailed Eucharist https://www.archbalt.org/howard-county-withdraws-restrictions-that-would-have-curtailed-eucharist/
6E – Kansas soldier saves ‘countless lives’ by driving truck into active shooter: reports
An active duty soldier in Kansas was credited with saving “countless lives” this week when drove his truck into an active shooter on a bridge. Master Sgt. David Royer was on a phone call with his fiancee Wednesday morning while stuck in traffic on the Centennial Bridge near Forth Leavenworth when he saw a man ahead of him pull a rifle out of his vehicle and start shooting, FOX 4 of Kansas City reported. The incident was initially reported as road rage but as police interviewed witnesses they realized what had really happened, the station reported. “There was an active-duty soldier assigned to Ft. Leavenworth waiting in traffic behind the event, saw the event unfold, determined it was an active shooter and intervened by striking the shooter with his vehicle, causing him to be critically injured, ending the encounter with the active shooter and likely saving countless lives,” Leavenworth Police Chief Patrick Kitchens told FOX 4.
6F – Jamie Foxx defends Jimmy Fallon over ‘SNL’ blackface controversy: ‘This one is a stretch’ Jamie Foxx stuck up for Jimmy Fallon after the “Tonight Show” host received immense backlash over a resurfaced video of him appearing in blackface on “SNL” 20 years ago. Fallon responded to the controversy after a sketch from 2000 in which he appeared in blackface to perform an impression of Chris Rock resurfaced on Twitter. Things got so bad that the hashtag “#JimmyFallonIsOverParty” was briefly trending on the social media platform. Foxx, however, disagreed with the host’s decision to apologize for the sketch. He responded in the comments of an E! News Instagram post on the matter to defend Fallon and comedians at large for pushing racial boundaries. “He was doing an impression of chris rock. It wasn’t black face. We comedians I know it’s a tough time right now. But this one is a stretch,” he wrote. “On a show called in living color we played every race Let this one go. We got bigger fish to fry … #changecourse.” The star was referencing the 1990 sketch show, “In Living Color,” which ran for five seasons and often contained controversial sketches about race.
7AM HOUR:
7A – INTERVIEW – LT. COL. TONY SHAFFER
TOPIC: Exclusive: U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan down to close to 8,600 ahead of schedule
7B/C – CHINA NEWS:
- U.S. to Expel Chinese Graduate Students With Ties to China’s Military Schools. The Trump administration plans to cancel the visas of thousands of Chinese graduate students and researchers in the United States who have direct ties to universities affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army, according to American officials with knowledge of the discussions. The plan would be the first designed to bar the access of a category of Chinese students, who, over all, form the single largest foreign student population in the United States.[…] American officials who defend the visa cancellation said the ties to the Chinese military at those schools go far deeper than mere campus recruiting. Instead, in many cases, the Chinese government plays a role in selecting which students from the schools with ties to the military can study abroad, one official said. In some cases, students who are allowed to go overseas are expected to collect information as a condition of having their tuition paid, the official said, declining to reveal specific intelligence on the matter. Officials did not provide the list of affected schools, but the People’s Liberation Army has ties to military institutions and defense research schools, as well as to seven more traditional universities, many of them prestigious colleges in China with well-funded science and technology programs. The F.B.I. and the Justice Department have long viewed the military-affiliated schools as a particular problem, believing military officials train some of the graduates in basic espionage techniques and compel them to gather and transmit information to Chinese officers.
- ANOTHER DAILY CALLER EXCLUSIVE: US Joins G7’s ‘Global Partnership’ Against China’s Abuse Of Artificial Intelligence. The United States joined the other G7 nations in launching an “international initiative” Thursday aimed at countering the authoritarian abuse of artificial intelligence, specifically by the Communist Party of China. White House chief technology officer Michael Kratsios, is leading the United States’ involvement in the Global Partnership on A.I. (GPAI). He joined technology officers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom on a Thursday video conference to discuss how the G7 nations and other countries across the globe can advance A.I. innovation in a way that respects Western values, civil liberties and human rights. A senior Trump administration official who was briefed on the details of the call told the Daily Caller that each country will next nominate experts from within the industry — including nonprofits and academics — to serve on GPAI, where they will inform international A.I. policy on hot button issues like bias, trustworthiness, security, workforce development and commercialization. The U.S. is expected to
7D – INTERVIEW – KYLE SWENSON – reporter for The Washington Post
TOPIC: As restrictions loosen, here’s what will be opening in the D.C. area
7E – CNN Crew Arrested in Minneapolis
- A CNN crew was arrested by police Friday morning while giving a live television report in Minneapolis, where the crew was covering ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd. The crew, including correspondent Omar Jimenez, were handcuffed and detained as Jimenez gave a live report on a Minneapolis street shortly after 5 a.m. CT (6 a.m. ET). Police told the crew they were being detained because they were told to move, and didn’t, one member of the CNN crew relayed to the network. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/minneapolis-cnn-crew-arrested/index.html
7F – PP APPARENTLY DID SELL BODY PARTS Newly released video testimony from Planned Parenthood officials reveals it may have violated federal law by allegedly selling fetal organs for profit. In the bombshell footage made public by the Center for Medical Progress this week, Planned Parenthood executives and directors admitted under oath to their involvement in the business transactions.
8AM HOUR:
8A — INTERVIEW – HANS VON SPAKOVSKY – Senior Legal Fellow The Heritage Foundation (MUST BE DONE BEFORE 8:15)
TOPIC: Why the Push for an All-by-Mail Election Is Unwise—And Unnecessary
8B/C – BIDEN NEWS:
- NV SEN WITHDRAWS NAME FROM BIDEN VP CONSIDERATION “I support Joe Biden 100 percent and will work tirelessly to help get him elected this November. It is an honor to be considered as a potential running mate but I have decided to withdraw my name from consideration,” Cortez Masto, who in 2016 became the first Latina to win a Senate seat, said in a statement obtained by Fox News.
- BIDEN SLIPPING IN THE POLLS When the same poll was published last week, the presumptive Democratic nominee had a nine-point lead on the president, with 47 percent of polled voters saying they would back Biden as only 38 percent opted for Trump. The former vice president also had a stronger eight-point lead among Independent voters polled last week.https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-coronavirus-approval-rating-doesnt-fall-death-toll-record-1506981
- NEVER TRUMPER ERIC ERICSON WAKES UP We know what we’re going to get with Joe Biden,” Erickson told The Pod’s Honest Truth’s David Brody. “He’s the first Democratic candidate in my lifetime that has, and I’m only 44, to pivot to the left instead of the right in the general election because he has to get progressive voters on board.” https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/ex-never-trumper-erick-erickson-why-hes-now-pro-trump
8D/E – INTERVIEW – BRET BAIER – Anchor of “Special Report” on Fox News Channel weekdays at 6 pm and author of the latest book “Three Days at the Brink: FDR’s Daring Gamble to Win World War II”
