Topic: Ruth Marcus

PBS commentators Ruth Marcus and David Brooks analyze Donald Trump's recent rhetoric, including suggestions that General Mark Milley should be executed and claims that migrants are "poisoning the blood" of the country. The discussion focuses on the struggle of the "elite" media to denounce such comments without providing the "oxygen" Trump desires. Brooks characterizes Trump's behavior as increasingly "deranged" as he faces mounting legal threats.

Media coverage of the G20 summit focused heavily on the initial handshake between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Commentators on PBS NewsHour and the Washington Post criticized the meeting's optics, arguing that the diplomatic niceties were inappropriate given allegations of Russian election interference.

Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus argues that Republican candidates created an "inflamed environment" that led to the Planned Parenthood shooting. The hosts criticize her for blaming political speech for the actions of a deranged individual. They characterize her argument as a "shut up, slave" moment intended to silence opposition to Planned Parenthood.