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July 5, 2020, Sunday Shows Wrap-Up

7/5/2020

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Only One Mention of Immigration or Xenophobia Occurred During This Weekend's Major Sunday
​Morning Public Affairs Programs
Sunday, July 5, 2020

Click the Play Button, above, to see excerpts of instances in which the subjects of immigration or xenophobia were discussed during the July 5, 2020, Sunday public affairs programs.

News coverage of the newly intensifying COVID-19 pandemic and of the 2020 presidential campaign crowded out coverage of almost any other issue on the five top Sunday public affairs news programs this week, leaving little room for any discussions or comments about immigration, refugees, xenophobia on the July 5, 2020 editions of those programs.

The only mention alluding to immigration, immigrants, or xenophobia during the programs this week came from NBC's Peter Alexander.

​A summary of the discussions that took place during the July 5, 2020, editions of the Sunday morning public affairs programs, along with a link to video of those discussions, follows:
​ABC - This Week:  The headliner guest on the July 5, 2020, edition of ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" program was Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

Also appearing on the program this week were the top officials of three jurisdictions that have become epicenters of the latest wave of COVID-19 in the United States: Mayor Kate Gallego (D-Phoenix, Arizona); Mayor Francis X. Suarez (R-Miami, Florida); and Judge Lina Maria Hidalgo (D-Harris County, Texas).   And in addition, former Trump Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser and ABC News Contributor Tom Bossert and former American Medical Association President and American Medical Association Board Member Dr. Patrice Harris also appeared on the program to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and its worldwide effects.

Guests appearing on the program's "Powerhouse Roundtable" segment included ABC News Political Analyst Matthew Dowd; ABC News Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran; Associated Press Washington Bureau Chief and ABC News Contributor Julie Pace; and ABC News Multi-Platform Reporter Rachel Scott.

There were no discussions on the program this week about immigration or refugee matters or xenophobia.

CBS - Face the Nation:  The headliner guest on the July 5, 2020, edition of CBS's "Face the Nation" program was former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton, author of the new book “The Room Where It Happened.”

Also appearing on the program were Mayor Sylvester Turner (D-Houston, Texas); Mayor Carlos Gimenez R-Miami Dade); TripAdvisor Chief Executive Officer Stephen Kaufer; and Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics.
 
There were no discussions on the program this week about immigration or refugee matters or xenophobia.

CNN - State of the Union:  The headliner guest on the July 5, 2020 edition of CNN’s “State of the Union with Jake Tapper” program was Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), rumored to be under consideration by former Vice President Joe Biden to be his 2020 vice presidential running mate.

Also appearing on the program this week were Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA).; Dr. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration; and Mayor Steve Adler (D-Austin, Texas).
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There were no discussions on the program this week about immigration or refugee matters or xenophobia.

FOX - Fox News Sunday:  The headliner guest on the July 5, 2020, edition of FOX's "Fox News Sunday" program was Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia.

Also appearing on the program this week will were Dr. Ashish Jha, Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute; and Sen Jack Reed (D-RI).

Appearing during the program's political pundits segment this week were Jason Chaffetz, Former Congressman (R-UT); Susan Page of USA Today; and Charles Hurt of The Washington Times.

There were no discussions on the program this week about immigration or refugee matters or xenophobia.

NBC - Meet the Press:   The headliner guest on the July 5, 2020, edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press” program was Susan Rice, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, former National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama, and rumored to be under consideration by former Vice President Joe Biden to be his 2020 vice presidential running mate.
 
Also appearing on the program this week were Governors Phil Murphy (D-NU) and Asa Hutchinson (R-AZ); and Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Infectious Diseases Physician and Medical Director of Special Pathogens Unit, Boston University School of Medicine; and an NBC News Medical Contributor.

Appearing during the political roundtable segment of the program were Peter Alexander, NBC News White House Correspondent and Co-Anchor, Weekend TODAY; Jeh Johnson, Former Secretary of Homeland Security; and Danielle Pletka, Senior Fellow, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute;and an NBC News Contributor.
 
The only mention of the subjects on the program this week occurred during the politicval roundtable segment of the program, which featured NBC's Peter Alexander commenting that President Trump began his presidency "attacking immigrants and foreign countries" and that "now he is going on the offensive against other Americans."

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