The Matt McNeil Show

Cliff Schecter starts off the show today; Juneteenth and our current realities; vigil remembering Speaker Emerita Hortman and her husband; shooter’s time on a state board; revisiting the timeline of events and people possibly connected to the murderer.

Cliff Schecter is a columnist for the Daily Beast and Democratic political and PR strategist. He is the author of The Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don’t Trust Him and Why Independents Shouldn’t. He co-hosts the UnPresidented podcast on iTunes and Patreon.

Schecter is a former CEO of Majority Ohio, a public policy organization, and a former contributor to the Huffington Post and Guardian America.

Sen. Mike Lee and right-wing rhetoric; latest developments in Iran conflict; majority of Trump voters opposed to Iran strikes in new poll; why did Trump supporters not come for the parade?; sports roundup; Hortman home broken into; North Dakota man threatens Minnesota-type attacks against a local DA; local news roundup.

Patrick Coolican is Editor-in-Chief of the Minnesota Reformer. He joins Brett every Tuesday at 4:15.

Philip Bither has been Walker Art Center’s Senior Curator of Performing Arts since April 1997, overseeing one of the country’s leading contemporary performing arts programs. He has overseen significant expansion of the Performing Arts program, including the building of the McGuire Theater, an acclaimed new theatrical space within the Walker expansion (2005), the raising of the program’s first commissioning/programming endowment, the commissioning of more than 100 new works in dance, music and performance, and the annual presentation/residency support of dozens of contemporary performing arts creators, established and emerging. Prior to this, he served as Director of Programming/Artistic Director for the Flynn Center, later becoming Associate Director/Music Curator at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). He received the Fan Taylor Distinguished Service Award in 2009. He sits on numerous federal, state, local, and national foundation arts panels and he speaks and writes about the contemporary performing arts nationally

Assassin’s timeline; combating right-wing rhetoric of Sen. Mike Lee and others; Trump reeling from embarrassing parade turnout and G7 cold reception; Iran tensions escalating; news roundup; water quality concerns; Patrick Coolican makes his Tuesday visit; Philip Byther of the Walker joins Matt to discuss what’s coming up at the center;

Today’s show will reflect on the tragic assassination of Speaker Emerita Hortman and attempted assasination of State Senator John Hoffman and their families.

On today’s show:

– Trump’s approval rating tanks

– Updates on the Israel/Iran conflict, and how a ground invasion of Iran is not realistic.

– We’re joined by Patti Vasquez for the 2nd half of hour 1.

– A look at where all of the No Kings protests are taking place around Minnesota.

– How Trump still gets treated with kid gloves by the media.

– Some sobering economic news about the middle and working class.

Matt was joined by Patti Vasquez,who you can hear weeknights 9-10 PM on AM950. They talk about LA immigration raids, Kristi Noem’s fear of being asked questions and more!

Jolly Ranchers under fire for health risks; US Senator dragged out of DHS hearing; Saturday’s Trump “celebration”; Dr. Joe Eastman joins the show; Mike Lindell keeps hurting himself; GOP attacks governors in hearings on immigration; will Democrats stand and fight?; shootings at graduations possibly connected.