| | | | | |  | | By Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer | Presented by |  | | | |  | DRIVING THE DAY | | PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP was hoping his first mass political rally since the coronavirus outbreak in Tulsa Saturday night would mark the reset of his campaign and reinvigorate his reelection bid. It was a disappointing night by all measures with the campaign scrapping a planned appearance before the rally due to poor attendance and whole sections of the arena empty. Trump delivered a scattershot speech that didn't address the ongoing pandemic, unemployment and multiple crises he faces in Washington. IT WAS THE END to a tough week for Trump. THE SUPREME COURT ruled against the Trump administration when it came to barring LGBT discrimination in the workplace, it rejected Trump's challenges to sanctuary cities in California and it blocked Trump's effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. THE ADMINISTRATION was on defense most of the week fending off salacious nuggets from JOHN BOLTON'S book. While the administration had hoped to block publication of the book, a judge allowed its release to go forward. ATTORNEY GENERAL BILL BARR got into a public standoff with the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, GEOFFREY BERMAN after he tried to fire him Friday night. Berman announced he would step down after Barr named Berman's deputy to lead the U.S. attorney's office. More from Betsy Woodruff Swan, Kyle Cheney and Kellie Mejdrich MULTIPLE POLLS out this week show him trailing Joe Biden, who also outraised Trump by $7 million in May. CORONAVIRUS CASES continued to spike in the South and West. More than 119,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus and there are more than 2.2 MILLION confirmed cases. UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS continued to grow with 1.5 MILLION Americans applying for federal aid last week. 135 DAYS until the election. Good Sunday morning. Happy Father's Day! NEW: TRUMP'S WEEK AHEAD: MONDAY: The president will have lunch with VP Mike Pence. TUESDAY: Trump will hold a border security roundtable briefing in Yuma, Ariz. He will participate in the commemoration of the "200th Mile of New Border Wall" in Yuma. He will also deliver an address to "Young Americans" in Phoenix. WEDNESDAY: Trump will participate in a bilateral meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda. He will also participate in an expanded bilateral meeting and a joint press conference with Duda. THURSDAY: Trump will visit the Fincantieri Mariette Marine in Marinette, Wis. FRIDAY: He will deliver remarks at the American workforce policy advisory board meeting. MORE FROM TULSA … EUGENE DANIELS in Tulsa, Okla.: "President Donald Trump is hoping to outrun the coronavirus pandemic as he bids for reelection in 2020. His return to the campaign trail Saturday night in Tulsa, Okla. demonstrates just how difficult that's going to be. "Trump skipped a planned appearance outside of the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., which Campaign Spokesman Tim Murtaugh blamed on 'radical protestors, coupled with a relentless onslaught from the media,' who 'attempted to frighten off the President's supporters' with their warnings about the pandemic risk. "Reporters on the scene, however, denied seeing large numbers of people turned away from the overflow stage. Inside the 20,000-person BOK Center, meanwhile, whole sections of the arena remained empty. Health experts had issued increasingly stark warnings in the lead up to the rally, while a June 15 editorial in the Tulsa World argued it was 'the wrong time' to hold a campaign gathering." Scott Mahaskey photo gallery from the rally -- WAPO: "Trump rallies in red-state America — and faces a sea of empty blue seats," by Phil Rucker and Bob Costa: "Trump belittled the seriousness of the coronavirus, mocked heath experts and recalled, 'I said to my people, 'Slow the testing down,'' because as more tests are conducted, more infections are discovered. And the president uttered a racially insensitive term in describing the "many" alternate names for the novel coronavirus that originated in China. "With cities coast to coast pulsating in protest of racial injustice, Trump used his bully pulpit to exacerbate the chaos and division in hopes of capitalizing on the nation's fraying bonds. He condemned what he called 'this cruel campaign of censorship' and, in reference to the debate over removing monuments and memorials to Confederate generals, declared: 'They want to demolish our heritage. . . . We have a great heritage. We're a great country.'" -- NYT: "Trump Rally Fizzles as Attendance Falls Short of Campaign's Expectations," by Michael D. Shear, Maggie Haberman and Astead W. Herndon in Tulsa, Okla.: "The weakness of Mr. Trump's drawing power and political skills, in a state that voted for him overwhelmingly and in a format that he favors, raised new questions about his electoral prospects for a second term at a time when his poll numbers were already falling. And rather than speak to the wide cross-section of Americans who say they are concerned about police violence and systemic racism, he continued to use racist language, describing the coronavirus as 'Kung Flu.' WAPO'S ROBIN GIVHAN: "Trump's rally looked like his vision of America. Limited and pitiless." | | | | A message from PhRMA: America's biopharmaceutical companies are sharing their knowledge and resources more than ever before to speed up the development of new medicines to fight COVID-19. They're working with doctors and hospitals on over 1,100 clinical trials. Because science is how we get back to normal. More. | | | SUNDAY BEST … -- JAKE TAPPER interviewed House Judiciary Chairman JERRY NADLER (D-N.Y.) on CNN'S "STATE OF THE UNION" about whether Geoffrey Berman would testify before his committee. NADLER: "Well, we are having a hearing on Wednesday in which we have a number of whistle-blowers from the Department of Justice who will testify. We have invited Berman, and I'm sure he will -- I'm sure he -- I don't know about Wednesday, but I'm sure he will testify." ON WHETHER BARR SHOULD BE IMPEACHED: NADLER: "Well, I think he deserves impeachment. He certainly deserves impeachment. But, again, that's a waste of time, because the Republicans in the Senate won't look at that, and we have other ways of getting at this." ON CALLING BOLTON TO TESTIFY: NADLER: "No, we're not interested in Bolton's testimony." TAPPER: "Bolton says in his book that President Trump promised him he would stop the investigation into the Turkish bank that the Southern District of New York was doing at the time, which you brought up as a potential reason why Geoff Berman might've been fired. It sounds as though Bolton has evidence to back that up. But you don't want to hear him because, what, because you're upset that he didn't voluntarily testify during impeachment?" NADLER: "Well, we may. We may. But we will see about that." -- CHRIS WALLACE spoke with Joe Biden senior adviser SYMONE SANDERS on FOX NEWS' "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" via Matthew Choi: "Symone Sanders, senior adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, slammed into President Donald Trump's Saturday return rally, saying it set a dangerous example amid the coronavirus pandemic. "Sanders on 'Fox News Sunday' decried Trump's statement during the Tulsa rally that he asked the administration to slow down coronavirus testing to contain optics of a growing outbreak. She also lambasted Trump for holding a rally in a confined, indoor space — creating conditions that health experts say are highly conducive to transmitting the disease. "'The most damning thing from that rally last night, Chris, was, in fact, the president's admission that he quote unquote said to his people to slow down the testing,' Sanders told host Chris Wallace. 'This is an appalling attempt to lessen the numbers only to make them look good.' The White House subsequently told NBC News and Reuters that Trump was only joking with the remark. Sanders grimaced at the claim and appeared unconvinced." POLITICO -- MARGARET BRENNAN spoke with Homeland Security Secretary CHAD WOLF on CBS' "FACE THE NATION" about Trump's comments in Tulsa about slowing down coronavirus testing. WOLF: "No. I heard those comments as well. I think that what you- what you heard from the president was frustration, frustration in the sense of that we are testing, I believe we've tested over 25 million Americans. We've tested more than any other country in this world. Instead, the press and others, all they want to focus on is an increasing case count. And we know that that's going to occur when you test individuals more and more and more. IF DACA RECIPIENTS WORK VISAS WILL BE RENEWED: WOLF: "Absolutely. We'll continue the program as we have over the past two years, continuing to renew those. But the president's been very clear about wanting to find a lasting solution for these individuals. He's also directed the department to take a look at the court opinion, take a look at our rationale, and we're doing that as well so that we can, again, wind down this program. " -- CHUCK TODD also spoke with WOLF about DACA. TODD: "Are you going to solve this administratively and follow sort of what the Supreme Court seemed to lay out about how you need to give more time in all of this? Or does that mean the president has ruled just ending this by executive order which is another way he could have done it he just chose not to? WOLF: "No, I think what we'll continue to encourage Congress to come to the table and fold a solution for this population. The president's been very clear about that over three and a half years. But at the same time, he's also directed the Department of Homeland Security to look at that opinion. Look at the rationale and look [at] what the court has asked us to do. And that's what we're doing today. I'm not going to get in front of the president. He's going to make that decision at the right time. But the department will be ready to make that call." -- TODD also spoke with Rep. ADAM SCHIFF (D-Calif.) about Bolton: TODD: "There is some damning allegations involving China which you brought up. But there's also things in there involving Turkey, involving Saudi Arabia. These are a lot of things that are in the purview of the House Intelligence Committee. Do you plan on getting Ambassador Bolton to testify soon and go under oath with these allegations? SCHIFF: "We haven't had a chance to read the book, as I mentioned, Chuck. When we do, and we expect we will within the next 24 to 48 hours, like the rest of the country, we will look at what allegations like those involving Turkey and other countries, particularly involving China, need to be fleshed out and exposed to the light of day and then we'll make our decisions. But, you know, we do need I think to expose the length and breadth of this President's depravity and how much it is endangering the country. So those facts are going to need to come out and we are discussing with the Speaker and my fellow chairs just how to do that." CASH DASH -- "Biden outraises Trump with $80.8 million in May," by Elena Schneider and Zach Montellaro: 'Joe Biden raised more money than President Donald Trump last month — setting a record high one-month total, raking in $80.8 million. But the presumptive Democratic nominee still has a long way to go in catching up to Trump's war chest. "Trump and the Republican National Committee jointly raised $74 million, they announced on Saturday, but the president likely maintains a significant cash-on-hand advantage over Biden with $265 million in the bank. Biden and the Democratic National Committee, meanwhile, did not announce a cash-on-hand total for May." | | | | A message from PhRMA:   See how biopharmaceutical companies are working together to get people what they need during this pandemic. | | | DOWN BALLOT -- JAMES ARKIN: "Hickenlooper stumbles in must-win Senate race for Democrats": "John Hickenlooper has stumbled in the closing weeks of Colorado's Senate primary, creating openings for his opponent and Republicans that have unsettled a critical race for Democrats in their bid to recapture the Senate. "Democrats acknowledge Hickenlooper has made serious mistakes on what was supposed to be a glide path to the Democratic nomination. After being cited for contempt this month for initially failing to appear before Colorado's Independent Ethics Commission, Hickenlooper was fined $2,750 for two violations dating back to his second term as governor. "He's also apologized for comments about race, including responding to a question about the Black Lives Matter protests in a recent forum by saying the phrase means "every life matters," echoing a common refrain among conservatives. Republicans launched TV ads last week aiming to press the advantage, attacking Hickenlooper and hoping to either drag him down before next week's primary or weaken him as he emerges as the nominee." POLITICO -- WAPO'S DAVE WEIGEL in Mamaroneck, N.Y.: "Longtime congressman from N.Y. tries to avoid an AOC-style upset": "Standing outside a firehouse here, as 10,000 donated masks were delivered, Rep. Eliot L. Engel confronted the questions that had put his 31-year congressional career in jeopardy. "How did the longest-serving congressman from New York suddenly face complaints of ignoring his district? How did Jamaal Bowman, a former middle school principal who has never run for office, turn Tuesday's Democratic primary into a pitched battle over who cared more about the north Bronx and southern swath of Westchester County? 'It's a farce,' Engel said. 'People know I bring millions of dollars home from Washington. I know virtually everybody in the district. If there are three people in a room and I'm invited, I'm there.' "Two years after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) stunned the political establishment and unseated Joseph Crowley, then the fourth-ranked House Democrat, Engel is trying to fend off the same insurgency from the left. The House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman knew it was coming and has welcomed the help, from the endorsements of Hillary Clinton, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and top congressional Democrats to Republican donors funding a super PAC that backs him." TRUMP'S SUNDAY -- The president has nothing on his public schedule. TV TONIGHT … MSNBC'S "Kasie DC": Sen. 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PHOTO DU JOUR: Demonstrators march outside the venue where President Donald Trump held his campaign rally in on Saturday in Tulsa, Okla. | Charlie Riedel/AP Photo | GABBY ORR -- "Trump allies see a mounting threat: Biden's rising evangelical support": "Biden, a lifelong Catholic, has performed better in recent polling among white evangelicals — and other religious groups — than Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton did in 2016, and is widely perceived as more religious than the current White House occupant. A Pew Research study conducted earlier this year showed that a majority of U.S. adults (63 percent) think Trump is 'not at all' or 'not too religious,' versus 55 percent who said they believed Biden is somewhat or very religious. "Many conservative evangelical leaders have argued that Biden's positions on cultural issues — like abortion, judges and religious freedom — are disqualifying. Still, anxiety is growing inside Trump's orbit about the former vice president's ability to peel off Christian voters who supported him in 2016, including the 81 percent of white evangelicals he carried, according to eight administration officials, White House allies and people involved with the Trump campaign. "Such an outcome could deal a fatal blow to the president's reelection, which largely hinges on expanding his support with religious voters to compensate for enthusiasm gaps elsewhere." POLITICO -- "The Walls of the Church Couldn't Keep the Trump Era Out," by NYT's Nicholas Casey in Williams, Ala. KNOWING TIM SCOTT -- "'Living His Mother's American Dream'" by WSJ's Tunku Varadarajan | | | | A message from PhRMA:   America's biopharmaceutical companies will continue working day and night until they beat coronavirus. Because science is how we get back to normal. More. | | | IN THE EMPIRE STATE -- "N.Y.C. Hired 3,000 Workers for Contact Tracing. It's Not Going Well," by NYT's Sharon Otterman: "New York City's ambitious contact-tracing program, a crucial initiative in the effort to curb the coronavirus, has gotten off to a worrisome start just as the city's reopening enters a new phase on Monday, with outdoor dining, in-store shopping and office work resuming. "The city has hired 3,000 disease detectives and case monitors, who are supposed to identify anyone who has come into contact with the hundreds of people who are still testing positive for the virus in the city every day. But the first statistics from the program, which began on June 1, indicate that tracers are often unable to locate infected people or gather information from them. "Only 35 percent of the 5,347 city residents who tested positive or were presumed positive for Covid-19 in the program's first two weeks gave information about close contacts to tracers, the city said in releasing the first statistics." NYT MEDIAWATCH -- "NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Has No Time for Hollywood Egos," by WSJ's Joe Flint and Erich Schwartzel in Los Angeles: "Quentin Tarantino proposed a costly idea during a pitch to Universal Pictures executives for his 2015 western 'The Hateful Eight.' Mr. Tarantino, a die-hard cinephile, wanted to release the movie on 70-millimeter theatrical prints that required special projectors for the big screen. "Jeff Shell, at the time the head of the Universal studio, voiced his own pitch. 'What if we released it on iPhones?' he said. 'Great,' Mr. Tarantino replied, and stormed out of the meeting. The encounter captured Mr. Shell's pragmatic view—a Harvard M.B.A. grad with a disregard for Hollywood ego-massaging and a willingness to toss aside business practices he sees as conventional or out of date. "He brings that attitude to the top job at Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal, where the 55-year-old chief executive oversees the NBC network, news division, cable channels from Bravo to USA and the Universal studio and its theme parks." WSJ | | | | JOIN NEXT WEDNESDAY 1 p.m. EDT - THE SPEED OF SCIENCE POST-COVID-19: What does the future of science in a post-Covid-19 world look like? What lessons can we learn to accelerate medical research outside of the coronavirus? How can newly developed drugs and vaccines be distributed equitably? What can we do to minimize misinformation from flawed or inaccurate scientific studies published during a public health emergency? Join Patrick Steel, CEO of POLITICO, and Alexander Hardy, CEO of Genentech, for this critical and timely discussion. REGISTER HERE. | | | | | | | | | | PLAYBOOKERS | | Send tips to Eli Okun and Garrett Ross at politicoplaybook@politico.com. BIRTHDAYS: Oregon Gov. 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