CSPAN - Washington Journal Open Forum
Aired: 2026-02-06
Duration: 01:58


=== C-SPAN Open Forum (01:52) ===

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[00:00:41]  Welcome back.
[00:00:42]  We are in Open Forum here.
[00:00:43]  You can respond to news of the day.
[00:00:46]  Programming note for all of you.
[00:00:48]  Coming up here on C-SPAN, 9:45 a.m. Eastern Time, we're going to have live coverage of the Attorney General Pam Bondi, along with FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney Janine Piro.
[00:01:01]  They're going to be speaking to the press at the Justice Department.
[00:01:03]  No details yet on what this news conference will focus on, but we'll be live right here on C-SPAN, C-SPAN Now, our free video mobile app and online on demand at c-span.org.
[00:01:16]  Let's get to calls here.
[00:01:18]  John is in Kansas City, Missouri Democratic College.
[00:01:20]  John, what's on your mind?
[00:01:23]  Thank you for taking my call.
[00:01:24]  This is my third call to speak to C-SPAN.
[00:01:27]  I've been watching C-SPAN since your inaugural show in 1979.
[00:01:32]  Okay.
[00:01:35]  What I called about today is the politics of the day, what Trump is doing.
[00:01:41]  You can watch this online at c-span.org.
[00:01:44]  We're going to leave it to take you live to the Ronald Reagan Foundation and Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California for a commemoration of the former president's 150th wonderful flyer.
[00:01:54]  We expect to hear keynote remarks from former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.