Tonight on Amanpour and Company, Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
David A. Graham
Author, "The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America"
President Trump's hold on the Republican Party appears as strong as ever. In primaries this week, Trump-backed candidates advanced in Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky. It's a show of force that comes despite the President's weak polling, growing concerns about the midterms and questions over whether Republicans will lose control of Congress. Perhaps the most striking defeat was that of Congressman Thomas Massie. A former Trump ally, now openly critical of Trump ranging from the Epstein files to Israel and Iran, Massie lost to retired Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, who said he'd be loyal to the President's agenda. One Republican seeking to stay in Trump's good graces despite being on politically shaky ground is Texas Senator John Cornyn. On Tuesday Trump chose to endorse Ken Paxton, the state's controversial Attorney General, over Cornyn in the Texas Senate race. That primary is happening next week. David A. Graham is the author of "The Project," which examines how Project 2025 is reshaping America. Graham joins the show to discuss what this moment tells us about the future of the GOP and the upcoming midterms.
Mikhail Fishman
Exiled Russian Journalist / Author, "The Successor"
Hot on the heels of President Trump's visit to China, Vladimir Putin is in Beijing today embracing Xi Jinping and hailing the bond between their countries as stronger than ever. As Putin looks to the East for support, the war in Ukraine is testing his power at home. Mikhail Fishman is an exiled Russian journalist and author of "The Successor: Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin and the Decline of Modern Russia." Fishman joins the show from Amsterdam.
Helen Lewis
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
There may be growing divisions within Trump's MAGA base, but it appears America's New Right is united behind one core principle: the rejection of feminism. With the help of social media, misogynistic views are spreading rapidly and are increasingly normalized. Helen Lewis, a staff writer at The Atlantic, has been keeping an eye on this growing front. It's the subject of her cover piece for June. Lewis joins the show to discuss her observations.
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