On the Record

On The Record #28: Congressman Bennie Thompson

April Ryan
March 22, 2018

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U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., comments on the Jackson, Miss., campaign visit of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at NAACP state headquarters in Jackson. Thompson spoke about the candidate's divisive rhetoric degrading people of color and demeaning attitude towards women, and cited some of Trump's previous comments critical about them. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) — U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., comments on the Jackson, Miss., campaign visit of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at NAACP state headquarters in Jackson. Thompson spoke about the candidate’s divisive rhetoric degrading people of color and demeaning attitude towards women, and cited some of Trump’s previous comments critical about them. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

April Ryan speaks with Bennie Thompson, the U.S. Representative for Mississippi’s 2nd congressional district, serving since 1993, and the ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2011.

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan