18m ago / 5:34 PM EDT
Happening now: Lyle Lovett, Walter Isaacson, Jon Meacham
The singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett is on stage with author Walter Isaacson and historian Jon Meacham. The subject is American musical history; Meacham and country star Tim McGraw co-wrote the book “Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation.”
22m ago / 5:29 PM EDT
Cheney receives standing ovation
The panel concluded with a standing ovation from the crowd, which continues to buzz after Cheney and Holt leave the stage.
For an interlude, a drummer and three flautists played “Yankee Doodle Dandy.”
22m ago / 5:29 PM EDT
A second Trump presidency would focus on ‘retribution,’ Cheney says
The crowd groaned when Holt asked Cheney what a second Trump administration would look like, but the question elicited a stark warning from the former lawmaker.
Cheney said that if Trump were to be re-elected, he would be focused on “retribution” — and be staffed by people she called bad actors, like Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Trump would “not have responsible people at the Justice Department” or throughout the government, Cheney warned, adding he’s determined to strike back at his perceived enemies.
“Nobody should have any question or doubt he’ll do whatever he has to do to get in the Oval Office again,” she said.
23m ago / 5:28 PM EDT
Cheney laments divisiveness of modern politics
Cheney said she regrets that American politics has become so bitter in recent years, adding: “I have tweeted partisan tweets that I wish I could take back.”
32m ago / 5:19 PM EDT
Cheney encourages people to run for office: ‘Institutions aren’t going to defend themselves’
Cheney, talking about how to improve U.S. politics, encouraged people to get involved and run for local office.
“The institutions aren’t going to defend themselves,” Cheney told Holt.
Cheney on Monday admonished the electorate for “electing…
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