Speak to the Speaker; Together Separately for Easter; National News and Politics Roundup; Bernie Sanders Drops Out

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 9, 2020

 

Coming up on today's show:

  • New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson talks about the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak and the City's response, as well as the proposed budget cuts and how the City Council will conduct business while staying socially distanced.
  • Susan Page, Washington bureau chief of USA TODAY, discusses the latest from the Trump administration's COVID-19 response, including the decision to fire Glenn Fine, inspector general of the DoD and chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.
  • Jacqueline Lewis, senior minister at Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village, talks about the meaning of Easter for Christians this year and how her congregation and others will "gather together" despite being apart.
  • Bernie Sanders announced he's suspending his presidential campaign. Gabriel Debenedetti, national correspondent at New York Magazine, talks about what that means for Joe Biden, and Democrats, going forward, as the 2020 campaign continues in the most abnormal of ways.

 

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