Trump's Empire Strikes Back

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 17, 2017

Karen Tumulty, national political correspondent for The Washington Post, discusses the latest in national political news, including how much of the White House is turning in on itself.

"I do think what we are seeing is almost 'The Empire Strikes Back,'" said Tumulty. "There is a lot of leaking going on out of the Trump White House itself where everyone seems to be completely stressed out and also feeling very insecure about their own positions these days."

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