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Politics Day: Rex Tillerson Fired, Trump Backs Off Gun Control

Rex Tillerson

It's been another whirlwind week in politics. President Trump fired his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Twitter, to be replaced with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. The president is also backing off of his promise to have a conversation about gun control; and the Stormy Daniels saga continues.

During this hour of River to River, host Ben Kieffer talks with Rachel Caufield, associate professor of political science at Drake University, and Steffen Schmidt, university professor of political science at Iowa State University.

Lindsey Moon is IPR's Senior Digital Producer
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River