The Takeout with Major Garrett, 8/13/25

Just days before Trump is set to meet his Russian counterpart in Alaska, he holds a call with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and European leaders. Ed O'Keefe and analyst Sam Vinograd tell us what the Trump White House hopes to get from the meeting. With America inching close to the 250th year of its founding, the White House is ordering a review of eight of the Smithsonian's museums within Washington D.C. Samuel Redman, a History Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, calls the administration's directive "troubling," and warns of the historical implications. Plus, Major interviews Jimmy Williams, President of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, following his comment in the New York Times where he urges the Democratic Party to improve their outreach in working-class communities. Tune in to the full episode here!