The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth: Season 3, Episode 4

3 - 4: Trump Country

Celebrated Republican political strategist Steve Schmidt joins John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon and Alex Wagner as a guest host this week. From the industrial heartland to the Mountain West, and from the far North to the deep South, the team assesses Trump's impact on the national political climate, campaigns and candidates from both parties.

In Salt Lake City, Heilemann conducts an exclusive interview with Mitt Romney as the former Republican presidential nominee pursues a seat in the U.S. Senate — and throws the first stone to open the 2018 USA Curling Arena National Championships. Wagner and Schmidt trek to the Mexican border to discuss immigration and other issues with Senator Ted Cruz's challenger and rising Democratic star Beto O'Rourke. And, after trips to Wisconsin and Georgia, McKinnon covers the NRA's annual convention in Dallas, where Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are slated to appear.