Sidebar With Katie Phang - 8/12/2026

Today on Sidebar with Katie Phang, Katie breaks down the day’s biggest headlines, including explosive reporting that Trump secretly left Air Force One through a catering cart amid fears of an Iranian attack, along with reports that a short-range air-defense system was following him around the golf course this past weekend. Katie is also joined by Meidas Health’s Dr. Vin Gupta to examine Trump’s latest executive order targeting the childhood vaccine schedule and the potential consequences for public health. Plus, Katie unpacks Trump’s growing legal troubles, from the DOJ’s latest effort to revive the Reflecting Pool vandalism case against Olympian David Hearn, to updates in her own lawsuit against Todd Blanche, ahead of Thursday’s hearing.

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