The
2016 GOP presidential race and the involvement of the United States in
foreign affairs issues will dominate the network talk-show circuit
Sunday.
Mitt Romney, the Republican Party's 2012 presidential
nominee, announced Friday he would sit out the next race, putting an end
to weeks of serious consideration about a third try for the White
House. The announcement has set up a scramble for New Jersey Gov. Chris
Christie, former Florida governor Jeb Bush and other potential
candidates to woo top donors.
"I
believe that one of our next generation of Republican leaders, one who
may not be as well-known as I am today, one who has not yet taken their
message across the country, one who is just getting started, may well
emerge as being better able to defeat the Democrat nominee," Romney
said.
The Sunday talk shows also will delve into the ongoing
turmoil in the Middle East, including the Islamic State terrorist group,
which is holding a Jordanian military pilot and Japanese journalist
hostage.
Here's the Sunday lineup:
• CBS' Face the Nation: The program will discuss immigration, terrorism and the 2016 presidential race with Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Lindsey
Graham, R-S.C., who has formed a political action committee to explore a
run. Former secretary of State James Baker will join the show to talk
about the latest on the Islamic State, the new leadership in Saudi
Arabia, and President Obama's handling of foreign policy. Face the Nation will have a political round table featuring Peggy Noonan of The Wall Street Journal, Mark Leibovich of The New York Times Magazine,
CBS News Political Director John Dickerson, former Obama adviser
Stephanie Cutter and Republican strategist Phil Musser. Finally, with
Super Bowl XLIX Sunday, CBS News Correspondent Jan Crawford and CBS
Sports' James Brown will talk about the big game.
• NBC's Meet the Press will interview Rep.
Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the influential House Ways and Means
Committee, who is expected to play a key role in bridging the divide
between the GOP-led Congress and the White House on issues such as tax
policy and trade. Ryan will discuss the decision by Romney, his former
running mate in 2012, to withdraw from the race and what it means for
the GOP field. The program will talk about foreign affairs with former
secretary of Defense Robert Gates and concussions in football with a
former player and DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association. This week's political panel will welcome the Today show's Savannah Guthrie; Mark Halperin, managing editor with Bloomberg Politics; Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's Mad Money; and Kathleen Parker, a columnist with TheWashington Post.
• ABC's This Week: The
show will sit down with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to discuss the
possibility of a 2016 presidential bid by him for the GOP. This Week will include a political round table to discuss the week in politics, with ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd, ESPN columnist and CNN contributor LZ Granderson, PBS "NewsHour" co-host and managing editor Gwen Ifill, and National Review editor Rich Lowry.
Fox News Sunday: The program
will delve into the role of the United States in the Middle East. The
former head of U.S. Central Command, retired general James Mattis, told
the Senate Armed Services Committee recently that the area was a "region
erupting in crises." Fox News Sunday will welcome Sen. Kelly
Ayotte, R- N.H., who led the Senate hearing; retired four-star general
Jack Keane, who testified; and former Special Middle East coordinator,
Ambassador Dennis Ross. They will discuss the fight against the Islamic
State, the release of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the fall of Yemen,
the Iranian threat and President Obama's handling of these issues.
• CNN's State of the Union:
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., joins the show to talk about Romney,
Sarah Palin and the divide between Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu, the
prime minister of Israel. Mike Huckabee tells why he thinks he can win a
2016 White House run. Dan Balz, a Washington Post correspondent;
Kevin Madden, who served as a senior adviser to Romney's 2012 campaign;
and Democratic strategist Donna Brazile size up the 2016 presidential
race. In addition, reporter Rachel Nichols and NFL Hall of Famer Lynn
Swann discuss Super Bowl 49 and the cloud hanging over this year's game.
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