The News with Rick Sanchez - May 22, 2019 (20:00 ET)

Hard truth about new Syrian ‘chemical attack’

While the US State Department alleges that Syrian President Assad is planning to carry out a chemical attack on what remains of the armed opposition, Russian military sources say captured rebels have confessed to a plan to stage a fake chemical attack to provoke more US intervention in Syria and prolong the conflict on the eve of Assad’s decisive triumph. Rick Sanchez reports. Then RT America’s Michele Greenstein joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the dishonest humanitarian narratives that drive US involvement in Syria for the sake of corporate profit.

Tense debate over Democratic Party idiocy 

Former Florida Democratic Party chair Mitch Ceasar joins Rick Sanchez to talk about fellow Democrats’ calls for President Trump’s impeachment and lingering obsession with “Russiagate” talking points.

What is Puerto Rico not getting? 

More than 100 officials and community leaders from Puerto Rico are descending on Washington to agitate for the release of promised federal assistance funds to rebuild the island from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria. Vice President Mike Pence is set to meet with them at the White House on Thursday. Domingo Garcia of LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) and Puerto Rican Representative Jose Enrique Melendez-Ortiz Jr of Puerto Rico join Rick Sanchez to discuss.