7448000, for democrats. 2027488001 if youre a republican. If you are supporting a thirdparty candidate, 2027488002. Social lso join us on media, or on facebook. You can text us your message at 2027488003. Good sunday morning, thanks very much for being with us. We want to get to politics. This is the headline from politico. Com. Trumps unspoken factor on reopening the economy, politics. Ost thats from politico. Com. Thank you for being with us. So how does the white house thread the needle . Guest well, theyre trying to do that right now. Youve seen about 12 or 15 states starting to reopen, but the president has said they dont want he doesnt want the states to open too fast. Theyll allow some businesses to open, but not others. Its really a balancing act, as they are looking around at the country. In some states, as you just mentioned, they havent even peaked yet. Around the washington, d. C. , area, were talking about a peak right about now. So he really has to look at that and push states to open, and youre going see him doing that in the coming weeks. But, you know, not go fully there, not go there with every single business and every single state. Host the back drop to all of this is the president spending a rare weekend at camp david. Hes not there that often, hasnt been there over the last three years of his presidency. Whats the significance of what hes doing there today and through the weekend . Guest i think one of the things is, as he said many times, hes ready to get out of the white house. He doesnt like being cooped up. If you remember before coronavirus, he would travel probably to his resort every weekend, almost every weekend. So one of those things is just getting out of the white house. But he also has this fox townhall tonight, where hes preparing with his aides on what he needs to say, and he also has a trip this coming week for the first time in almost two months, not quite two months, where hell, you know, its an official trip. Hes going to arizona. But he wants to figure out what that message should be to america about how to open up, but open up responsibly. Host let me get your reaction to the story thats been percolating over the last week, the former Vice President appearing on msnbc on friday on morning joe, categorically denying that he had any inappropriate relationship with a former aide back in the 1990s. How does the Trump Campaign deal with this . Guest well, the campaign is really pushing hard on this, because what theyre saying is that joe biden is sort of saying two different things, that when this whole issue came up, similar issue, not quite the same, with Brett Kavanaugh, a justice now on the Supreme Court, joe biden said basically, not these exact words, but the presumption is someone comes forward, a woman comes forward in the glare of the spotlight, you have to start with the presumption that what she might be saying is true. Obviously hes categorically denied what this woman is saying about him. So theyre saying, why are you treating women differently . But youll see the president went a little bit off message in the last couple of days when he was commenting about this, he said, well, basically theres a lot of famous men that get accused of things that arent true, so maybe its not true. Obviously this is coming from him. Hes been accused of Sexual Assault by multiple women. 10 has a different perspective. So hes a little bit off message there. But i think that the Trump Campaign, the official statement are going to be really pushing hard on this. They think its a real vulnerability for the former Vice President. Host we are talking with anita kumar. Stay with us, if you would, i want to share with our audience how the Trump Campaign is responding to the Biden Allegations in this newly released ad. A former u. S. Senate employee has come forward alleging former Vice President joe biden sexually assaulted her. His hands were on me, underneath my clothes. You have a right to be believed. Were with you. Do we value stpwhem do we believe women . Women should be believed. We believe women. Im very disappointed that there are those who continue to not believe women who come forward. It is not easy. They should be believed. She is putting herself out there, knowing that theyre going to try to excoriate her, and she has the courage to come forward. She has nothing to gain. What does she have to gain . I stand with survivors. The woman should be given the benefit of the doubt. These white men, old, by the way, are not protecting women. Showed the kind of compassion and caring that we need from our president , and which joe biden has been exemplifying throughout his entire life. Host that from the Trump Campaign. Anita kumar, not only going after the former Vice President , but also democrats in this election year. Guest yeah, thats one of the reasons i think joe biden finally came out and had this interview a couple of days ago. His campaign had put out a statement a while back, because these allegations have been out there for about a month. But a lot of democrats, members of congress, prominent democrats around the country, people who he might pick as Vice President , were being asked about this, and it was really putting them in sort of a tough position. They hadnt really heard from him before. I think thats one of the reasons he finally decided to speak publicly about it. Host well follow your work at politico. Com on this sunday morning. Anita kumar, thank you for being with us. We appreciate it. Guest sure, thanks. Host from usa today, a look at some of the latest polling, again, national polling. The Electoral College elects the president , as we learned again in 2016, but neither the president or Vice President biden seen as the majority of americans as a strong leader with 43 saying they describe trump and 52 saying they did not describe him as a strong leader. For biden, 43 saying hes a strong leader, 47 saying he is not. Lets get to your phone calls, tell us what you think at this stage of the campaign. Who is your candidate and why . New york, democrats line, good morning. Caller good morning. Thanks for taking my call. The president im going to be voting for is biden. I trust him. The bottom line is i do not trust the president. And weve had almost four years of his being in office, plus when he ran, and he basically changes his viewpoint. Hes erratic. I was struck by the fact that bush, President Trump, put out a statement about the predicament that were in, and it was so compassionate and so on target. And there is so many different examples of leadership and nonleader. I thought bushs comment was terrific. I think cuomo, i think the ohio governor, theres a lot of leaders, and they dont scare me. Continued leadership from trump scares me. So i hope biden wins, and no matter what, im voting for him. Im going to do it absentee, because im 76. If anything, i dont want anything to happen to me, and i want to vote more than anything. So im going to be definitely doing absentee balloting for me. Host stay healthy. From new york, thanks for the call. We have the bush video. Well show it to you in just a moment. But first, john is up on the republican line from new york. Good morning, john. Caller yeah, im going to vote for trump. I trust trump. Hes done good by this whole virus deal. Hes done good the last four years. Biden, hes been a sneaky, i dont know what youd call it. You watch the little kid keep getting away from him farther and farther. Host thank you, joe. Con knee florida, good morning. Connie in florida, good morning. Caller good morning. I want to say im not going to vote for either of them, but if joe biden puts a female that i like on ticket with him as the v. P. , i will be essentially voting for that person. And i hope he picks elizabeth warren, who balances the ticket with her progressive ideas, and i wouldnt vote for trump or biden, either one. Theyre morally equivalent to me, and i cant stand either one. And i just want to say to all the africanamerican voters who put biden in this winning position, you basically threw anita hill under the bus, and i wont do that. I wont support somebody who chaired those hearings in the early 1990s that i remember and let all that attack go on that woman. I will not support somebody for president who did that. Thank you. Host connie, thank you. Joe from massachusetts, good morning. Who is your candidate six months out . Caller good morning, comrade sit zefpblet im hoping the Democratic Convention by acclimation will give the nomination to andrew cuomo. The only one to me so far has shown my leadership. Host thank you, joe. Well go to another joe in pittsburgh. Good morning. Caller good morning. Im going to vote for donald trump and probably do it, hes done a good job, in spite of the democrats giving him a lot of grief. Joe biden scares me as far as his faculties. I dont believe the mans up to it. And i think its a nobrainer. I think we need trump for another four years. I think the economy is going to come back under his leadership, and i will be very proud to vote for him. Host thanks for joining in on the conversation. Brenda in houston. Good morning, brenda. Caller well, good morning, steven. Its been a very, very long time. I had to take a mental break, because you can only stay at the level of anger that i was for so long, you know, until the body and mind goes. Listen, i have so many things to say, but ill try to do it in somewhat of a nut shell. I love that guy, the very guy that said, i think just before me, joes not up to it. And trump is. And he suggested that we take cleansers and sunlight or ultraviolet lights, wow. Well, lets see. Americas been made great again. Were respected and loved all around the world. People have come to our rescue. So south korea has lost so few people, and boy, theyve come to our rescue to give us suggestions. You know, steen, i was watching msnbc not too long ago. I watch it every day. And there was a guy from ireland or one of the european countries, and he was a writer of their paper, you know, the , and he said that title of the article was we have felt many things for america, but never pity before. And he went on to express how overwhelmingly he felt so sorry for us americans that didnt vote for the clown in the office. I dont want to call names. So back to why im going to vote for the person im voting for, hes made America Great again. Were loved around the world. We keep winning and weve got all these unemployed people. And oh, i know, the virus is not his fault. Really . When he knew about it in november, because china, it was known that china had it there. And president obama, please find the information for me, steven, i heard a couple of people say that with the ebola, that when a breakout first happened, they got a team together, a team they left in , and and he dismissed only two americans died from ebola. Ok, you guys do the math. Im tired. Host brenda from houston, thank you for the call. This is inside the Washington Post, at the top of the program, the number one cause of death in the month of april was covid19. Number two was heart disease. Its followed by cancer, followed by chronic lower respiratory disease, accidents, strokes, brain aneurysms, and alzheimers, leading off the list, but more than 58,000 people in the month of april succumbing to coronavirus, and now the death toll in excess of 66,000. Some of your comments on our social media pages include twitter and Text Messages. This is from steve who simply says biden. Heres this from katherine who says President Trump with the american flag. And this from lisa saying ill be voting for President Trump, states are opening, the economy will recover quickly, we will make America Great again. Its time we brought honor, compassion and civility back to the white house, the stain that is the current resident has done nothing for the nation. His mindset is a personal gain in every policy decision. A real patriot needs to occupy this position. A blue wave is here. Caroline is joining us from coronado, california, republican line. In this campaign, six months out, whos your candidate . Caller my candidate is donald trump, because he has an understanding of economic common sense. He has brought stability in the economy. And he has the respect of the world, because we no longer kowtow to the u. N. And the corruption of the u. N. , the world health organization, and donald trump speaks the truth for the average american citizen. Host thanks for the call. This is from bob in illinois, saying trump all the way. Im glad hes our president during this period, perfect person to take on china. No one could be tougher. We need him for four more years. As one of our first callers, the bush office, george w. Bush office, releasing a 2 1 2minute video yesterday looking at this pandemic and what it means for americans. Here it is in its entirety. President bush this is a challenging and solemn time in the life of our nation and world. A remorseless, invisible enemy threatening the elderly and vulnerable among us, a disease that can quickly take over in life. Medical professionals are risking their own health for the health of others, and were deeply grateful. Officials at every level are setting out the requirements of Public Health that protect us all, and we all need to do our part. The disease also threatens broader damage, harm to our sense of safety, security, and community. The larger challenge we share is to confront an outbreak of fear and loneliness, and it is frustrating that many of the normal tools of compassion, a hug, a touch, can bring the opposite of the good we intend. In this case, we serve our neighbor by separating from them. We cannot allow physical separation to become emotional isolation. This requires us to be not only compassionate, but creative in our outreach, and people across the nation are using the tools of technology in the cause of solidarity. In this time of testing, we need to remember a few things. First let us remember we have faced times of testing before. Following 9 11, i saw a great nation rise as one to honor the brave, to grieve with the grieving, and to embrace unavoidable new duties. And i have no doubt, none at all, that this spirit of service and sacrifice is alive and well in america. Second, let us remember that empathy and simple kindness are essential, powerful tools of national recovery. Even at an appropriate social distance, we can find ways to be present in the lives of others, to ease their anxiety and share their burdens. Third, lets remember that the suffering we experience as a nation does not fall evenly. In the days to come, it will be especially important to care in practical ways for the elderly, the ill, and the unemployed. Finally let us remember how small our differences are in the face of this shared threat. In the final analysis, we are not partisan combatants. We are human beings, equally vulnerable and equally wonderful in the sight of god. We rise our fall together, and we are determined to rise. Host that from the office of george w. Bush. This headline at axios as the former president urging unity to overcome coronavirus. Back to your phone calls. Kenneth is joining us from west virginia. Good morning, ken. Caller good morning. How are you . Host good. How are you, sir . Caller im wonderful. And be honest with you, the president im going to be voting for for the second time will be donald trump. Host thank you for the call. This is from joanne on our facebook page. Nobrainer, our economy is awful right now. Before the coronavirus, i had never seen it before in my lifetime. I dont know whats going to happen, but i sure dont trust biden to bring it back. Tom is next from new york, independent line. Good morning. Caller hey, hows it going today . Host good, tom. How are you . Caller not too bad. Im going to be voting for trump this year because, well, the democrats, the way i see it, the last of the new wave are just trying to change our whole way of living. They just want to take away some rights, you know, and stall others, which just doesnt make any sense to me, and as far as im concerned, trump doesnt want to change all that. Hed like to keep it the way it is and just make our economy better. Host tom, thank you. This is from time magazine, for some reluctant trump voters, coronavirus was the last straw. Time magazine writing the llowing host lets go back to phone calls. From minnesota, who is your candidate in this election . Caller good morning. Im neither a democrat or a republican, but im voting for mr. Biden. I believe that donald trump is not competent, and when he gets on stage with the two doctors who i think are doing an excellent job, his stupidity really is glaring. So joe biden has my vote. Host paul, thank you. This is from a viewer. Heavy lifting is the handle. Thank god for the leadership of President Trump. Next up is tricia in washington. Good morning. Caller good morning. Onald trump is my candidate. He ran on certain things. He ran on border closing. He ran on bringing businesses back to america. And hes done that, and he would have been so much more if the democrats would have even played a little bit of ball with him. But the only thing he did wrong was he beat hillary clinton. And so for four years weve played games, and really, he couldnt do all that he wanted to do. And i want to Say Something about joe biden. I think hes probably a nice man. But i would like somebody to be in the white house that i know can put a full sentence together and understand what it means. Thats all. Host thank you. And this is from another viewer saying that there are farm animals i would support before casting a support for trump. Biden is the only choice for restoring competence to the presidency. Join us on social media, on twitter. Were cspanwj. Were also on facebook or send us a text message to 2027488003. Be sure to tell us your first name and where youre texting from. Inside the Washington Post, this is the headline, mcconnell and pelosi declining the president s offer of rapid testing. The senate is due back tomorrow. It remains unclear when the house of representatives will return. But in a rare moment of unity, a joint statement by the speaker and the Republican Senate leader, it reads in p