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Political Analysts React To President Trump's Phoenix Rally

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President Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at the Phoenix Convention Center during a rally on Aug. 22, 2017, in Phoenix. (Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
President Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at the Phoenix Convention Center during a rally on Aug. 22, 2017, in Phoenix. (Ralph Freso/Getty Images)

At a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday night, President Trump blamed the news media for misreporting his response to this month's deadly protests in Charlottesville, and threatened a government shutdown if lawmakers don't pass funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Political analysts Paris Dennard (@PARISDENNARD) and Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre) join Here & Now's Robin Young and Meghna Chakrabarti to discuss the political ramifications.

This article was originally published on August 23, 2017.

This segment aired on August 23, 2017.

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