Republican presidential hopefuls debate for the first time since the Paris attacks and San Bernardino shootings and national security is on the forefront of national discussion. This hour on our weekly news roundtable The Wheelhouse, we discuss the latest debate in the long road to the White House. There was more of a clear divide between some candidates, especially surrounding military spending and intelligence gathering.
Also, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced an executive order banning gun purchases for people on the federal no-fly and terrorism watch list. Does he have the legal authority to do that?
GUESTS:
- Colin McEnroe - Host of The Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR
- Kevin Rennie - Attorney and columnist for the Hartford Courant
- Leah Wright Rigueur - Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and author of The Loneliness of the Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics and the Pursuit of Power
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John Dankosky and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.