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Shields and Brooks on Trump’s first week

Mark Shields and David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news.

1/27/2017 | Rating NR

Shields and Brooks on Trump’s first week

Clip: 1/27/2017 | 13m 35s

Mark Shields and David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news.

From Mexico to Russia, pipelines to refugees, President Trump had a busy first week of work. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including an assessment of the president’s executive actions and willingness to pick fights, the White House opposition against the media and whether the GOP will assert independence.

1/27/2017 | Rating NR

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