President Biden issues an executive order temporarily closing the US-Mexico border to migrants. Tommy and Addisu Demissie discuss Democratic backlash to the action and why Republicans, despite having killed a bipartisan border bill, are claiming it’s too little, too late. Donald Trump joins TikTok, attends a UFC fight, and exploits MAGA backlash to his conviction to close his fundraising gap. And Tommy sits down with Michael Tyler, Communications Director for Biden-Harris 2024, to chat about upcoming presidential debate and how Trump’s new felony status has presented challenges and opportunities for the Biden campaign.

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SHOW NOTES: 

BIDEN BORDER SPEECH + REACTIONS 

• APNEWS: Biden says he’s restricting asylum to help ‘gain control’ of the border
• CNN: Biden pulls from Trump’s immigration playbook in election-year twist
• TRUTHSOCIAL: Trump Attacking Bidens Immigration Action (video)
• Twitter: Tim Scott on Biden’s Border Action
• MICHIGAN.GOV: Governor Whitmer on President Biden’s Executive Action to Secure the Southern Border
• MURPHY.SENATE: Murphy Statement On President Biden’s Executive Actions To Address Challenges At The Border
• POLITICO: Playbook PM: Biden’s border gambit draws critics
• WaPo: Democrats frustrated with Biden border order
• Twitter: Rep. Tony Gonzales on Biden Border (video)
• Twitter: Senator Ted Cruz on Biden Border (video)
• Twitter: Mike Johnson on Biden Border (video)
• Twitter: Nicole Malliotakis on Biden Border (video)
• Twitter: Biden-Harris HQ (video)
• Twitter: Rep. Juan Ciscomani on Biden Border

TRUMP CONVICTION + RNC Fundraising 

• CNN: RNC co-chair says Trump raised $70 million in 48 hours after verdict
• NYT: Trump and R.N.C. Announce $141 Million Haul in May
• The Hill: RNC co-chair on how much fundraising will go to Trump legal fees: ‘We’ll wait and see’
• WaPo: RNC co-chair Lara Trump attacks Hogan for calling for respect for legal process
• Axios: Trump campaign says conviction drives $141M May haul for campaign
• Politico: Trump tries to spin guilty into gold
• Patriot Takes tweet

TRUMP ON TIK TOK 

• NBC: Trump quickly surpasses the Biden campaign on TikTok
• NYT: Trump Joins TikTok, the App He Once Tried to Ban
• The Atlantic: Trump’s Big New Megaphone
• WaPo: The weird world of Michael Cohen’s live TikTok streaming
• NYT: After the Trump Verdict, the TikTok Trial Began