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Former senator calls on fellow Republicans to talk with the president more

NPR | By Mallory Yu,

Juana Summers, Sarah Handel

Published May 20, 2026 at 3:41 PM CDT

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Lamar Alexander, former Republican senator from Tennessee and governor of that state, about how he thinks current senators should respond to President Trump.

Mallory Yu

Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, alongside Ailsa Chang, Ari Shapiro and Mary Louise Kelly. She joined All Things Considered in June 2022.

Sarah Handel