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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Chapter 2: What recent controversy is President Trump facing?
President Trump is facing bipartisan backlash after posting a video on social media depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as primates. Speaking to ABC News, Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters said she's not shocked by the post on Truth Social.
This is who he is. We know who he is. And he's a racist. He's been one from way back when he worked with his father, when they excluded people of color from being able to lease their apartments.
Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the Senate, called the video the most racist thing that he's seen out of this White House. Trump told reporters Friday he would not apologize, saying he didn't make a mistake. He also said he didn't see the entire video. The administration initially defended the post before it was later deleted.
A federal judge in New York is ordering the White House to release funds for one of the nation's largest infrastructure projects. Work on the Gateway Tunnel project on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor came to a stop after money ran out this week. Steve Kastenbaum reports.
Judge Jeanette Vargas sided with a lawyer for the state of New Jersey who argued they'd suffer irreparable harm if left with a giant abandoned hole in the ground. Earlier in the day, Senator Cory Booker claimed that the president didn't have the authority to halt funding.
This is a bipartisan project in which Congress moved the funding for this project.
New Jersey Governor Mikey Sherrill accused President Trump of continually moving the goalposts.
I've heard it's because he wants Dulles Airport named after him. I've heard it's because he wants Penn Station named after him.
White House officials said the funding was stopped to ensure that the money was not used for DEI principles. For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.
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