Summary: Townhall Review--August 19, 2017. Hugh Hewitt invites Politico’s Jake Sherman to review President Trump’s comments following the Charlottesville, Virginia demonstration. While on the Mike Gallagher show, Ben Shapiro of the Daily Wire scolded president Trump’s remarks. Gallagher also interviews Rich Lowry, of the National Review, on his article criticizing the placement of some Civil War memorials. Hugh Hewitt interviews Wisconsin Congressman who sits on both Armed Services and Homeland Security Congressional Committees on the deeply troubling story in Iran. Michael Medved interviews James Damore about the events leading to his termination from Google. Hugh Hewitt asks Senator Chris Coon about a piece he wrote for “The Atlantic” on “Progressive Values Can’t be Just Secular Values.” Dennis Prager keys in on the tragedy of Charlottesville and how if free speech had been honored there, it may have never made the news.
