The Commander in Chief is empowered to use the military to protect American interests. But in his final days in office, could Trump start a war to serve his own interests?
On Today's Show:
Zach Montellaro, Campaign Pro reporter for Politico and the author of the Morning Score newsletter, and Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020), talk about the latest political news, including the president's lawsuits to try to change the outcome of the presidential election, Attorney General Barr's involvement, and the firing secretary of defense Mark Esper.
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