"I wanted my characters to be respectable. I wanted them to somehow escape the judgement they'd get for just being, the same kind of judgement I've gotten for just being..."
Steve Inskeep talks to former NATO commander General Philip Breedlove, who says Europeans seem to have gotten the administration's message that they need to spend more on their own defense.
Steve Inskeep talks to Christopher Caldwell, senior editor at The Weekly Standard, about Trump's speech to Congress, and who on Trump's team has met with Russia's ambassador to the U.S.
David Greene talks to U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Javier Palomarez, who was critical of President Trump during the election. Palomarez is now an informal adviser to the administration.
The success of the big speech strategy seemed immediately apparent. Media coverage was largely positive, even laudatory. Snap polls showed big majorities found the speech optimistic and uplifting.
David Greene talks to David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, about President Trump's speech Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress.
Saba Ahmed, leader of the Republican Muslim Coalition, supports President Trump and has hope for his economic agenda, but wants him to make a strong statement Tuesday against religious prejudice.
As President Trump prepares to address Congress, Steve Inskeep talks to Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations to get a sense of what we might hear the president say about foreign policy.
After President Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress, Democrats will react. David Greene talks to Mo Elleithee, executive director of the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service.
On Tuesday, President Trump will address Congress. Over the weekend, he doubled down on his attacks on the press and tweeted that he will not attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April.