The Point: What Donald Trump is doing during impeachment

View this email in your browser   January 24, 2020  | by Lauren Dezenski, Chris Cillizza and Allison Gordon What Donald Trump is doing during impeachment After months of wrangling, the Senate's impeachment trial, at last, began this week.   But that doesn't mean the wrangling is over.   The Democrats acting as the House's impeachment managers have spent the week arguing why President Donald Trump should be impeached, and have sought to aim their message at convincing four Republicans to vote with them for witnesses in the trial.   Republicans, meanwhile, say the Democrats aren't doing anything new. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a Trump confidant, said Friday that the President is "bored" with the proceedings.   Trump's impeachment hasn't stopped him from showing off his presidential duties. He traveled to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum this week, where this year's agenda centered on tackling the climate crisis. He touted the US' economy and called climate change activists "perennial prophets of doom."   Back in Washington, Trump spoke at the anti-abortion-rights March for Life on Friday, making him the first sitting president to appear at the annual event.   He's also stayed busy online. Before noon on Friday, Trump had sent 54 tweets (including retweets), mostly about Democrats and ... of course ... the impeachment.   The Point: Whether it was his own impeachment trial or events on the world's stage, Trump was center stage this week.   -- Lauren   And now, the week in 15 headlines:   Monday Trump's legal team argues impeachment process a 'charade' CNN poll: 51% say Senate should remove Trump from office Several House Republicans to join Trump's impeachment team following internal debate Tuesday Clinton says 'nobody likes' Sanders and won't commit to backing him if he's the Democratic nominee Supreme Court signals it won't consider Obamacare challenge before election Senate passes impeachment trial rules to punt on witnesses in early Wednesday morning vote US military says additional service members treated for injuries from Iranian strikes Wednesday Chief justice admonishes discourse during impeachment trial Trump says he would 'love' to sit in Senate chamber during impeachment Trump downplays service members' concussion injuries from Iranian attack: 'I heard they had headaches' Thursday EPA weakens protections for streams and wetlands US issues new rules restricting travel by pregnant foreigners, fearing the use of 'birth tourism' Trump expected to sign US-Mexico-Canada trade deal next week Friday Trump vows support for anti-abortion movement at March for Life rally House impeachment managers wrap up their case with Trump's obstruction QUOTE OF THE DAY "I have been sick as a dog, have spent more time in the bathroom than I normally do. If I were you I wouldn't get too close to me." -- Sen. Lindsey Graham speaking to reporters about why he's stepped out of the Senate chamber so frequently during the impeachment trial. IMPEACHMENT LATEST What's happening today? House Democrats are in their final day to present opening arguments for Trump's impeachment. This is their last chance to make an uninterrupted pitch to senators on the fence that they should hear from more witnesses in the impeachment trial, according to CNN's Jeremy Herb.   And don't worry about low energy. The candy drawer keeping senators on a sugar buzz on the Senate floor has been restocked.   What happens next? The Senate returns to the trial on Saturday at 10 a.m. Eastern and the President's lawyers begin their arguments. They're expected to present for only a couple of hours, to wrap up early so senators have a chance to head home (or campaign in Iowa). The trial will resume again on Monday.      Follow CNN's live, special coverage on CNN and CNN.com. CHRIS' GOOD READS Got your commit-to-caucus card yet?   Tim Alberta went to the Mid-Michigan Gun & Knife Show   Does Trumpism have room for women?   Lamar!   Mitch McConnell doesn't care what you think   Why the Bezos phone hack should terrify you   Now THIS is a golf tournament MUSICAL INTERLUDE Bon Iver does "Blood Bank" live in Sweden. And it's very good.     Today's topic: How the 2020 senators are optimizing their weekends. LAUREN'S CAMPAIGN TRAIL LATEST     Coming over the next week: The four senators sitting in the impeachment trial use their time wisely in either Iowa or New Hampshire on Saturday and Sunday, while Iowa gets heavy traffic from Pete Buttigieg and Tom Steyer in coming days. On Tuesday, Trump rallies in New Jersey amid the impeachment trial.   Saturday, January 25 Joe Biden: Holds an event in New Hampshire and then travels to Iowa for a community event with Reps. Abby Finkenauer, Chrissy Houlahan and Colin Allred in Marshalltown Amy Klobuchar: Jets to Iowa from Washington and speaks at the Scott County Democrats Red, White & Blue Gala at 9 p.m.  Tom Steyer: Holds events in Nevada, including an office opening in Sparks  Bernie Sanders: Hosts a rally in Ames, Iowa, with US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, filmmaker Michael Moore and musical guest Portugal. The Man. Pete Buttigieg: Holds three town halls in Iowa  Andrew Yang: Hosts five town halls in Iowa Tulsi Gabbard: Keeps her presence in New Hampshire for a town hall Sunday, January 26 Amy Klobuchar: Hosts three town halls in Iowa  Bernie Sanders: Throws more Iowa rallies featuring US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, filmmaker Michael Moore and musical guest Portugal. The Man Elizabeth Warren: Hosts two town halls in Iowa, one including "Queer Eye" personality Jonathan Van Ness Michael Bennet: Spends his day on the trail in New Hampshire with four events. Andrew Yang: Hosts a whopping six town halls in Iowa Joe Biden: Holds two events, including a block party with the Des Moines NAACP Tulsi Gabbard: Throws a town hall in Plymouth, New Hampshire Monday, January 27 Pete Buttigieg: Holds three town halls in Iowa Tom Steyer: Kicks off an Iowa bus tour in Ames  John Delaney: Continues his tour through Iowa Tulsi Gabbard: Hosts another town hall in New Hampshire Tuesday, January 28 Donald Trump: Throws a MAGA rally in Wildwood, New Jersey  Tom Steyer: Hosts a town hall in Ankeny, Iowa Pete Buttigieg: Holds town halls in Indianola and Ottumwa, Iowa Tulsi Gabbard: Hosts a town hall in New Hampshire Wednesday, January 29 Tom Steyer: Holds three town halls in Iowa Tulsi Gabbard: Hosts another town hall in New Hampshire Thursday, January 30 Tom Steyer: Holds three more town halls in Iowa Friday, January 31 Elizabeth Warren: Kicks off a road trip across Iowa, accompanied at some events by her golden retriever, Bailey Warren. The events are subject to change with the impeachment schedule. Bernie Sanders: Hosts a caucus concert with Bon Iver in Clive, Iowa   ONE BIG LOGO Trump unveiled what he said was "the new logo for the United States Space Force, the Sixth Branch of our Magnificent Military!" on Twitter Friday afternoon. You are receiving this message because you subscribed to CNN's The Point with Chris Cillizza newsletter. Unsubscribe from this list Check out other CNN Newsletters Share the Point Newsletter Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get The Point in your inbox. Send your tips and thoughts via email to Chris Cillizza and Lauren Dezenski. You can follow Chris and Lauren on Twitter and connect with The Point on: Our mailing address is: One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303 Copyright © 2020 Cable News Network, Inc., All rights reserved.