Capehart and Continetti on the White House press secretary's quick exit

PBS NewsHour · Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson · 2026-10-16 23:30 UTC

Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Wall Street Journal opinion columnist Matthew Continetti join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, the White House press secretary's exit after five days on the job, President Trump’s renewed feud with Ukraine’s president and new reporting on who is paying for the White House ballroom project.

Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Wall Street Journal opinion columnist Matthew Continetti join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, the White House press secretary's exit after five days on the job, President Trump’s renewed feud with Ukraine’s president and new reporting on who is paying for the White House ballroom project.

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