Trump sends in a wrecking crew to demolish the historic East Wing of the White House. We ask an expert about the decades-old exemption that lets Trump fast-track the demolition. Also, the racist group chat exposing what Young Republicans said when they thought nobody was listening, Trump’s $230 million claim against the DOJ and the ‘Mississippi Miracle’ – how America’s poorest state saw a dramatic rise from the bottom of the education rankings.
00:00 – Welcome to Planet America Weekend with John Barron and Chas Licciardello
00:26 – Billionaire Trump sues his own Department of Justice
05:51 – Demolition Don destroys the East Wing of the White House
14:04 – Can Trump destroy the White House to make way for a ballroom? We ask heritage expert Professor Sara Bronin
21:38 – What the racist Young Republicans said on a group chat when they thought nobody was listening
32:24 – The miracle in Mississippi. How the poorest US state turned around its education ranking and soared
35:21 – How did Mississippi become a model for global literacy? We ask Mississippi First Executive Director Dr Angela Bass
44:12 –Goodbye from Chas and John
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