Saturday Night Politics with Donny Deutsch

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'''''Saturday Night Politics with Donny Deutsch''''' is an American politics program hosted by [[Donny Deutsch]] and airing on Saturday night at 8 PM eastern time on [[MSNBC]]. The program first aired in May 2019 as part of MSNBC's expansion of its weekend programming.

Deutsch previously was the host of ''[[The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch]]'' (2004-2008) on sister network [[CNBC]]. Deutsch also has been a frequent guest on the MSNBC morning program ''[[Morning Joe]]'' and ''[[Deadline: White House]]''.<ref name="Deutsch Bio at MSNBC"></ref>

==Format and programming==
The show is "billed as an interview program with Deutsch interviewing politicians and newsmakers in a one-on-one format, a break from cable news normal fare of punditry panels."<ref name="NewscastStudio MSNC expands"></ref>

The program is shot in MSNBC's Studio 3A, the home of ''[[Morning Joe]]'' and ''[[Deadline: White House]]''.<ref name="NewscastStudio MSNC expands" />

The first episode of ''Saturday Night Politics with Donny Deutsch'' included interviews with 2020 presidential candidate [[Pete Buttigieg]] and shoe designer [[Steve Madden]].<ref name="NewscastStudio MSNC expands" /><ref></ref>

===Reaction from President Trump===
On the night of Saturday, June 8, President [[Donald Trump]] tweeted reactions to the show. He wrote that Deutsch's show "is a disaster" and that Deutsch's claim that he was friends with President Trump is "false."<ref name="Huffington Post Trump tweet"></ref> He also stated that Deutsch is "a total Loser."<ref name="Huffington Post Trump tweet" /> Shortly after this, the President tweeted again that "I know it is not at all ‘Presidential’ to hit back at the Corrupt Media" but that "Problem is, if you don’t hit back, people believe the Fake News is true."<ref name="Slate Trump Slams MSNBC"></ref>

==Ratings==
The first episode of the show drew 919,000 viewers, placing second for the time slot, ahead of ''[[CNN Newsroom]]'' but behind Fox News' ''Watters' World''.<ref name="The Hill debut ratings"></ref>

==References==


==External links==
* [https://on.msnbc.com/2XzLth7 Official website of ''Saturday Night Politics with Donny Deutsch'']

[[Category:2010s American television news programs]]
[[Category:English-language television programs]]
[[Category:MSNBC programs]]

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