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Michael Wolff Gets Testy with CNN’s Smerconish: ‘You’re Doing the Work of the White House!’

Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff has been challenged in some interviews about his factual errors (most notably by Meghan McCain), but this morning CNN’s Michael Smerconish challenged him on another ...
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‘Rose To The Occasion’: CNN’s Michael Smerconish Lauds Erika Kirk’s Powerful Memorial Speech

CNN’s Michael Smerconish on Monday commended Erika Kirk for her speech at the Sunday memorial service for her slain husband, Charlie Kirk. “I don’t know that I could do it, but Erika Kirk — as a ...
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Smerconish: Should Racial and Ethnic Identity Categories Be Eliminated?

CNN Michael Smerconish examines the latest revelation from Zohran Mamdani's Columbia University admissions application and argues that it's time to end classification by race and ethnicity. Then, ...
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‘Whoa!’ CNN’s Smerconish Shocked By Trump Results in His Own Poll — ‘I’m Impressed!’

CNN’s Michael Smerconish was shocked by the results of his own poll in which he asked whether it would benefit Democrats to give President Donald Trump “credit” publicly on his accomplishments. At the ...
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Smerconish on Paris Accord: Trump Threw ‘His Base a Bone’ After Not Fulfilling Other Promises

While making his announcement that he was pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement, President Donald Trump justified the exit by bringing up all of the jobs he would be saving in ...
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Smerconish: ‘Mueller’s Not Listening to Any’ of Trump’s ‘Bluster or Tweets’ on Russia Probe

At the top of his program this morning, CNN host Michael Smerconish addressed recent developments in the Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and how President Donald Trump has publicly ...
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Smerconish: America Faces a Crisis of Nostalgia

CNN Michael Smerconish describes the best decade in America from his childhood and explains why nostalgia plays a critical role in American politics. And, a breakthrough in genetic editing allows IVF ...
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CNN Host Says Trump DOJ Met With Ghislaine To ‘Collect Scalps — And Not An Orange One’

CNN’s Michael Smerconish theorized that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s meetings with Ghislaine Maxwell are for President Donald Trump’s political benefit, arguing they are looking to “collect ...
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Smerconish Scolds Law Enforcement For Laughing at Trump’s Media Attacks: ‘Cannot Be the New Normal’

Yesterday morning, prior to delivering a speech at the FBI National Graduation Academy, President Donald Trump slammed the federal law enforcement bureau, stating that it was a “shame what’s happened” ...
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Socialism, Capitalism, and Young Men

In this episode, Michael Smerconish discusses the political and social landscape in America, focusing on the varying definitions and acceptability of socialism. He explores the recent Democratic ...
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Smerconish: Megyn Kelly Is Struggling Because of ‘Political Cannibalization’ of TV

It has been something of a rough start for Megyn Kelly and her new NBC morning talk show. Ratings are middling and the early reviews have not been kind. She’s also had to deal with some outsized ...
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CNN LIVE SUNDAY

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: A black man dies in police custody in Cincinnati one week ago. And now the Justice ...