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August 18, 2026, 7pm: More primaries are underway as Trump's approval rating falls to an embarrassing second term low that matches the lowest point of his first term. Matthew Bartlett, MS NOW political analyst, and Mo Elleithee, Executive Director of Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service, join The Weeknight to discuss. Then, NAACP General Counsel Kristen Clarke joins the table to react to Trump's repeated hypocrisy over voting by mail and his DOJ's plan to sent 1,000 poll monitors across the country in November. Plus, ABC sues the Trump administration's FCC over First Amendment violations as Trump continues to hurl personal attacks at reporters.
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