The Weekend Primetime

The ACLU's Lee Gelernt responds to Trump's shocking response when asked if he would uphold the Constitution. Plus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins to discuss the growing progressive resistance to Trump. 

This episode of THE WEEKEND PRIMETIME first aired on May 4, 2025.

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President Trump tells Meet the Press that the U.S. would be “okay” in the long term if there is a recession, James Carville and David Hogg’s feud finally erupts in public, and a new report says Tesla has started searching for a new CEO to replace Elon Musk.

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Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi is released after being detained during his naturalization interview, the U.S. may be readying new sanctions against Russia, and President Trump may get a U.S. Army parade… on his birthday.

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The Trump White House sees its first major shake-up, a federal judge rejects one of Trump’s key deportation efforts, and Harvard’s President pushes back against Trump’s move to revoke the university’s tax-exempt status.

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Ayman Mohyeldin, Catherine Rampell, Antonia Hylton and Elise Jordan set the agenda for Saturday, Sunday, and the week ahead; fresh analysis of the week's biggest events.

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