Sunday shows preview: Trump sells GOP unity with Capitol visit

Former President Trump made an appearance on Capitol Hill this week, attempting to rally Republican lawmakers during his first time meeting with Congress since the Jan. 6, 2021 riots.

Several of his most loyal supporters will make appearances on this week’s Sunday talk shows, where they will likely discuss Trump’s message to the GOP, his looming legal battles and the upcoming election.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who dropped his own White House bid in November and later endorsed Trump, has become one of the former president’s closest allies and could be a top choice for a running mate. He will appear on ABC’s “This Week,” where he will likely speak about Trump’s Capitol visit and his efforts to earn support from Black voters.

Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, announced last week that he would begin traveling to battleground states to ramp up Black voter outreach for Trump ahead of the election. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who also begun helping Trump reach Black voters, a key voting demographic that he failed to gain in 2020.

Donalds, another name on Trump’s potential VP list, will join NBC’s “Meet the Press” this week. He garned attention earlier this month for comments he made suggesting Black families were “stronger” under the Jim Crow era, rhetoric he claims was misunderstood.

Another rumored running mate for Trump is Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). He is set to join CNN’s “State of the Union” where he will likely talk about the Republican Party and Trump as its presumptive presidential nominee.

After a New York jury found the former president guilty of all 34 felony counts in his hush money trial last month, Cotton was one of the Republican hopefuls who rushed to Trump’s defense.

“The American people will see right through Joe Biden and the Democrats’ weaponization of the legal system,” he wrote on social media after the verdict.

Trump, who turned 78 Friday, has also spent his time vying for votes from younger Americans. He made a campaign stop in Phoenix at a town hall hosted by Turning Point Action, a youth-oriented conservative group.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), who is not seeking reelection, also had a failed GOP presidential bid this election cycle. Since endorsing Trump, he went from a little-known name with poor polling in the primary to another serious contender who could join the former president on the ballot.

Trump has signaled that Burgum should expect a future in his administration regardless of whom he ultimately chooses as his running mate. Burgum is set to join Fox News’s “Fox News Sunday.”

As the former president readies for a rematch with President Biden this fall, the economy and inflation remain some of the largest concerns for many Americans despite it doing quite well.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will join ABC’s “This Week” and Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis will join CBS’ “Face the Nation” this Sunday where they will likely speak about the state of the American economy and its bounce back after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Below is the full list of guests scheduled to appear on this week’s Sunday talk shows:

ABC’s “This Week” — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen; Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.).

NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Reps. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).

CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio); Microsoft founder Bill Gates; Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari.

CNN’s “State of the Union” — Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).

“Fox News Sunday” — Gov. Doug Burgum (R-N.D.); Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.).

Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas); former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson; former Deputy National Security Adviser Victoria Coates.