Sunday Talk Shows (10/11/15): Meet The Press, Face The Nation, Ben Carson, Donald Trump

Guests on the Sunday political talk shows include Bernie Sanders on NBC's Meet The Press ahead of the first Democratic debate on Tuesday. Also focused on the Tuesday's debate is the entire line-up at CNN's State of the Union, including Martin O'Malley.
By Allen McDuffee
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Guests on the Sunday political talk shows include Bernie Sanders on NBC’s Meet The Press ahead of the first Democratic debate on Tuesday. Also focused on the Tuesday’s debate is the entire line-up at CNN’s State of the Union, including Martin O’Malley. Donald Trump and Ben Carson will appear on CBS’ Face The Nation. Beyond that, it’s a sprinkling of discussion about the fate of the House speakership across all the shows including one candidate, Jason Chaffetz, appearing on ABC’s This Week.

Full line-up below. What catches your eye?

  • NBC’s Meet The Press: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Donald Trump; Dr. Ben Carson, presidential candidate; Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC); David Ignatius, The Washington Post; Tom Donilon, AP; Ruth Marcus, The Washington Post’ Ron Fournier, National Journal; Ben Domenech, The Federalist; Robert Costa, The Washington Post
  • ABC’s This Week: Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT); Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA); Reihan Salam, National Review; LZ Granderson, ESPN; Cokie Roberts, ABC News; Mark Halperin, Bloomberg Politics
  • Fox News Sunday: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH); Newt Gingrich; George Will, The Washington Post; Susan Page, USA Today; Karl Rove, Fox News; Juan Williams, Fox News
  • CNN’s State of the Union: Martin O’Malley, Democratic presidential candidate; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL); Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK); Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID); Donna Brazile, Democratic strategist; Doug Heye, Republican strategist; Ken Cuccinelli, Senate Conservatives Fund; Penny Lee, Democratic strategist

The Rundown

1. Mitch McConnell’s Trump Calculation 

Jane Mayer at The New Yorker takes a deep dive on the risk of McConnell’s refusal to restrain the chief executive of the United States. 

2. 500,000+ Zoom Accounts Are For Sale on the Dark Web

Credentials of individuals and high-profile companies like Chase have been swept up, marking a new headache for the videoconferencing giant.

3. Bernie Sanders Endorses Joe Biden

Sanders told Biden, “We need you in the White House,” during a teleconference. But how many of his supporters heard him?

4. Paul Manafort Is Seeking Prison Release Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Trump’s former campaign manager claims he is “high risk.” 

5. Joe Biden Could Get a Critical Boost From a Black VP Pick

New polling suggests Biden could garner more enthusiasm among black voters in battleground states by picking a black woman.

6. Sanofi and GSK Partner on COVID-19 Vaccine

The Sanofi-GlaxoSmithKline vaccine will enter clinical trials later in 2020, but still won’t be available until late 2021. 

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