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Cuomo Prime Time
• Trump Calls Danish PM's Response On Greenland "Nasty"; Inslee Announces He's Withdrawing From 2020 Race; Trump Tweets Quote Calling Him "Second Coming". Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Interview with Tom Friedman on President Trump's Week of Reversals, and the State of the Republican Party. Aired on 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Democrats Challenging Trump for 2020 Presidency; Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN) Presidential Candidate, is Interviewed About His Presidential Candidacy; "Ask Dr. Ruth," a New Documentary; Ruth Westheimer, Sex Therapist, is Interviewed About "Ask Dr. Ruth" and About Sex. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Soon: Trump Leaves White House Amid Greenland Flap, Tax Cut Push, Cave on Background Checks & New Push to Detain Migrant Families; Outrage Builds after Trump Says Jewish Democrats Are Either Disloyal or Ignorant; Former U.S. Ambassador to Greenland Rufus Gifford Discusses Trump's Snub of Danish P.M. over Sale of Greenland. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Former U.S. Ambassador to Greenland Rufus Gifford Discusses Trump's Snub of Danish P.M. over Sale of Greenland, Trump Saying He'd Welcome Russia Back into G-8; Sanders Facing Criticism for Gun Safety Record; Massive Camp in Syria Infiltrated by ISIS to Recruit Members; 27 Arrested for Violent Threats Since Mass Shootings. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Calls Danish PM "Nasty" for Shooting Down Greenland Sale; Jewish Groups, 2020 Dems Slam Trump for Claiming Jews Who Vote for Democrats are "Disloyal" to Israel; President Trump on Background Checks?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• President Trump Is Upset For Not Being Able To Buy Greenland; Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Presidential Candidate, Is Interviewed About His Current Run For Presidency And President Trump's Rhetoric; Jobs Numbers Decline; A Very Hectic Day For The President; Jay Inslee Dropping Out Of The Race For President; Trump Mentioned Obama 20 Times In 30 Minutes; Trump's Feud With Denmark's Mette Frederiksen. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Trump Paints Democrats As Anti-Semitic; A New Threat For Europe From Trump; Republicans Not Done Yet With Rep. Ilhan Omar; Labor Department Reports A Decline In Jobs Created; President Trump Is Renewing His Attacks On The Media And The Federal Reserve As Fears Over A Recession Loom; President Trump Thanks Conspiracy Theorist Who Compared Him To 'The King Of Israel' And 'The Second Coming Of God'; Sean Spicer Joins The Cast Of "Dancing With The Stars." Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Cancels Denmark Visit After Greenland Sale Rejected; Trump Tells NRA Background Checks are Off the Table. Trump's Approval Rating Drops; U.S. Officials Say a U.S. Drone was Shot Down Over Yemen; President Trump Calls for Russia to Rejoin G7; Trump Moves to Expand Detentions of Migrant Families. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Democrats Flock to Iowa Union Event; Expanded Detentions of Migrant Families; Arrests for Violent Threats Rise to 27. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• CNN Poll Shows Trump's Approval Rating Drops Slightly To 40 Percent; Trump Cancels Denmark Visit After Greenland Sale Rejected; Trump Moves To Expand Detentions Of Migrant Families; Trump Says, Jews Who Support Democrats Show Great Disloyalty; Trump Caves On His Pledge For Meaningful Background Checks. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Donald Trump Unlikely to Support Increased Gun Control; Hong Kong Protestors Preparing Subway Barricade Tonight; Protestors Spray Police with Fire Extinguishers as They Arrive on Scene. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Louisville, Kentucky Mayor Greg Fischer Was Denied Meeting With Donald Trump On Gun Safety; President Trump Calls The Female Prime Minister Of Denmark "Nasty" After She Called His Idea To Buy Greenland Absurd; President Trump Lets Loose On The White House Lawn In A Head- Spinning Press Conference. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump's Head-Spinning Q&A: Insults, Tropes, Backtracks; Trump Moves to Detain Immigrant Families & Children Indefinitely; Trump Backtracks on Payroll Tax Cuts Amid Many Head-Spinning Spins on "Recession" from Trump & Aides; School Apologizes for Lack of Transparency in Nazi Video Incident. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Calls Jews Voting for Democrats Disloyal; Trump Calls Danish Prime Minister Nasty; Questioning President Trump's Support of Background Checks. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Wants Russia Back into G8 Despite Ejection Over Crimea; Trump Moves to Detain Migrant Families and Children Indefinitely; Mom Awaiting Liver Transplant in Battle to Stay Alive; Amazon Rain Forest Burning at Record Rate. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• George Pell Loses Appeal Against Conviction for Child Sex Abuse; Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte Resigns; E.U. Unconvinced by Johnson's Bid to Remove Irish Backstop; Trump Touts Economy but Payroll Tax Discussion Reveals Recession Fears; Trump Cools on Background Check Push; Tightening of Hong Kong-Mainland Border Security; Elton John Defends Prince Harry & Meghan's Vacation; Paul Pogba Targeted by Online Racist Abuse; Mohamed Salah Weighs in on VAR. Aired 12-1a ET
• Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte Resigns; Cardinal Pell Loses Appeal Against Conviction; Pentagon: ISIS Resurging In Syria And Iran; Trump Touts Economy, Backs Off Background Checks; Biden Stressing His Electability over Trump; Rape Survivor Freed, Judge Clears Her of All Charges; Gangs and Gold: Inside the Mines Keeping Maduro in Power; Bond 25 Gets Its Official Title. Aired 1-2a ET
• George Pell Loses Appeal Against Conviction for Child Sex Abuse; Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte Resigns; Trump Touts Economy but Payroll Tax Discussion Reveals Recession Fears; Trump Cools on Background Check Push; E.U. Unconvinced by Johnson's Bid to Remove Irish Backstop; Stranded Migrants Finally Reach Italian Port; Italy in Political Crisis as Prime Minister Conte Resigns; Cardinal Pell Loses Appeal Against Conviction. Aired 2-3a ET
• Migrants Finally on Dry Land After 19 Days; George Pell's Appeal Denied by the Court; British Consulate Member Missing for 10 Days now; Gangs And Gold, Maduro Uses Mines And Corruption To Keep Power. Aired 3-3:30a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Trump Takes Questions at the White House; Trump's Position on Background Checks; Trump Calls Danish Prime Minister's Statement Nasty; Parkland Parent Talks about Gun Legislation; Trump Spurns Denmark. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Outrage after Trump Says Jews "Disloyal" If They Vote for Democrats; ICE Acting Director Matthew Albence Discusses Trump's Plan to Detain Migrant Families & Children Longer; Pastor to Buttigieg: "Need More Black Faces" at Event. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Connect the World
• Tensions Rising as Hong Kong Protest Heat Up Again; Maduro: We've Been Talking with Trump Administration; Gold and Gangs: Sources: Maduro Using Mines and Corruption to Keep Power; U.S. Has Introduced New, Larger Sanctions Against Caracas; Trump Craps Denmark Trip After Greenland Sale Rejected; Pompeo Announces Countdown to Terror on Iran; Trump: Jews Who Support Democrats Show Great Disloyalty. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Lashes Out, Cancels Denmark Trip And Calls MP "Very Nasty" After Being Told Buying Greenland Would Be "Absurd"; Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) Is Interviewed About The President Calling The Prime Minister Of Denmark "Nasty"; Trump Declares "I Am The Chosen One"; Trump Defends Plan To Detain Migrant Children And Their Families Indefinitely: "I Have The Children On My Mind". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Efforts Stalling to Curb Gun Violence; Trump Nixes Denmark Trip; Locking Up Families; Italy's Prime Minister Resigns. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• Source: Trump Tells NRA Universal Background Checks "Off The Table"; Trump Nixes Denmark Trip; Locking Up Families; Pompeo: ISIS Gaining Strength in Parts of Iraq, Syria. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Tells NRA Universal Background Checks "Off The Table"; Trump Postpones Planned Trip to Denmark; Locking Up Families; Carli Lloyd Drills Impressive 55-Yard Field Goal. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Tells NRA Universal Background Checks Are "Off The Table"; President Trump Postpones Planned Trip To Denmark; Trump Supports Russia's Return To Existing G7. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• President Trump Suggests A Minor Recession Is A Price Worth Paying To Challenge China; Retail Giant, Target With Stock Soaring Premarket As One-Day Delivery Boost Numbers; Hong Kong Reportedly Losing Another Alibaba IPO, Once Again. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Changes on Background Checks; Trump Touts a Strong Economy; Trump Comments on Jews. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Talks with Reporters Before Heading to Kentucky. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Trump Cancels Denmark Visit After Greenland Sale Rejected; Trump Caves on His Pledge for Meaningful Background Checks; Latest CNN Poll Shows Trump's Approval Rating Drops Slightly; Trump Says Jews Who Support Dems Show Great Disloyalty. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Arrests for Violent Threats; Trump Cancels Denmark Visit; Pompeo Issues Warning about Iran Oil Tanker; California School Opens Nazi Salute Investigation. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Danish Lawmakers Slam Trump's Visit Cancellation; Trump Caves On His Pledges For Meaningful Background Checks; Trump Calls For Russia To Rejoin G7; Trump Considers Tax Reductions To Bolster U.S. Economy; Trump Moves To Expand Detentions Of Migrant Families. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Experts Say Blaming Mental Illness For Mass Shootings Is Inaccurate; A Trail Of Bloody Gold Leads To Venezuela's Government; Pennsylvania Voters Divided On President Trump And The Economy. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Reporting Indicates President Trump Will Not Pursue Expanded Background Checks for Gun Purchases; Trump Administration Possibly Considering Payroll Tax Cut to Stimulate Economy; Democratic Presidential Candidate Julian Castro Interviewed about Gun Control Legislation and Immigration; Trump Caves on His Pledge for "Meaningful Background Checks". Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Comments on Jews who Support Democrats; Philadelphia's Topo Cop Resigns; Wesley Hamilton Shares his Story in Turning Points; Rally Playlists and the Candidates. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Visits Angela Merkel Over New Brexit Deal; Demonstrators in Hong Kong Face Off with Riot Police at Metro Station; Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Burns at a Record Rate. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Retweets Quote Likening Him To "Second Coming Of God"; Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) Is Interviewed On Trump Calling Democratic Jewish Voters Disloyal; Trump Zigzags On Guns And Background Checks; Trump Says Jews Voting For Dems Are "Disloyal To Israel," Jokes About Awarding Himself Medal Of Honor; Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Families To Be Allowed Under New Trump Administration Rule; South Korean K-Pop Music Lures Defectors From The North. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Declares Himself Chosen One on Trade; Trump Criticizes Democratic Jewish Voters; Interview With Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA); Trump Says Jews Who Vote For Democrats Are Very Disloyal To Israel; Trump Says He Has Appetite For Background Checks But Warns It's A Slippery Slope; Trump Calls For Reinstating Russia To G8, Says Obama Was Outsmarted By Putin; Ocean Plane Crash and Rescue Captured in Dramatic Video; Protesters Mark One Month of Unrest in Hong Kong After Weekend Demonstration Drew 1.7 Million People. Aired on 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Oil Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz; The Border Between Hong Kong and Mainland China; The Great Thermostat Debate; The Great Mattress Migration


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Boris Johnson Meets With Angela Merkel; Interview With Danish Member Of Parliament, Rasmus Jarlov As President Trump Cancels State Visit; Italy's No-Confidence Vote Traceable To Last Election; A Trail Of "Bloody Gold" Leads To Venezuela's Government; New CNN Poll: Trump's Approval Rating's Slips; Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Burning At Record Rate. Aired 2- 3p ET