Sunday: Pompeo, Graham, Gates
Lawmakers this week joined a growing chorus who say President Trump deserves the coveted Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts "to end the Korean War, denuclearize the Korean peninsula, and bring peace to the region."
Hopes for a "big success" grew this week after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo returned with three Americans who had been detained by the North Korean regime. The administration sees their release as a sign of goodwill from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whose "highly-anticipated" summit with President Trump is now set for June 12 in Singapore.
President Trump also announced the capture of five senior ISIS leaders Thursday, seen as a pivotal success in decimating the extremist group that once dominated territory across Iraq and Syria. The announcement came as Iranian forces in Syria traded fire with Israel, the most dramatic escalation between the nations in recent years.
The assaults come on the heels of the president's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal earlier this week, as well as the controversial move of the American embassy to Jerusalem.
On Friday, AT&T fired a senior executive over payments from the telecom giant to Michael Cohen, calling its hiring of the longtime Trump personal attorney a "big mistake." The company's connection emerged this week after Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti claimed to have evidence of payments from major corporations and a Russian oligarch.
And also this week, CIA director nominee Gina Haspel appeared to secure key committee support for a favorable Senate nomination. After an at-times contentious hearing, senators have begun to take sides on the intelligence veteran's confirmation.
This Sunday, join moderator Margaret Brennan (@margbrennan) for a discussion of all these issues and more on "Face the Nation" (@FaceTheNation).
This week, we'll talk to:
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
- Sen. Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC), R-South Carolina
- Robert Gates, former secretary of defense and CIA director
We'll hear reports also from:
- Elizabeth Palmer (@elizapalmer), CBS News Foreign Correspondent
- Seth Doane (@sethdoane), CBS News Foreign Correspondent
- Holly Williams (@HollyMAWilliams), CBS News Foreign Correspondent
And as always, we'll get some perspective and analysis from our panel. This week, joining us in our brand new studio, we'll hear from:
- Dan Balz (@danbalz), The Washington Post
- Salena Zito (@SalenaZito), Washington Examiner
- Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg), The Atlantic
- Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim), The Washington Post
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