Of the 2016 election. To really understand why the socalled catch and kill scheme wasnt just about preventing negative press, just something all celebrities do, as Lindsey Graham tried to spin it a few days ago, well get in our Way Back Machine and take a trip down mem memory lane. After donald trump clifrm clinched the republican nomination and there is referred to his women problems, among female voters. The low Approval Ratings were fueled by his own rhetoric and his attacks against ted cruzs wife, a republican candidate carly and his long history of crude and vile remarks, not to mention his Flagrantly Misogynistic approach to his opponent Hillary Clinton and look at how that showed up in the polls for him. 73 of voters had a negative view of donald trump by midmarch of the election year. 64 of women voters in April Of 2016 said they have a quote, strongly unfavorably view of trump. In the middle of all of this, attorney Keith Davidson sends a text to the editor at the National Enq
Lets not. Thanks for being with us. The lead with jake tapper starts right now. Jim, come back any time. Good luck, jim. I will. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. As the nation continues to head into an election where donald trump as of now seems likely to be the next republican president ial nominee, and according to pulse has a decent shot of beating President Biden in november of 2024, two pieces of news seem instructive. One you may have missed. From last friday. When mr. Trump took to his Social Media Platform and responded to a profile of outgoing joints Chief Of Staff mark milley in the Atlantic Magazine called the patriot. Describing the ways that milley tried to guide the nation through the chaotic and dangerous period surrounding trumps loss to Biden In November of 2020 including when learning that the Chinese Military believed that trump was going to order an attack against the chinese, in a phone call authorized by the then acting secretary of defense, General Milley saw
welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper in washington, d.c. a busy afternoon as we come on the air this afternoon, an historic and contentious day in court has just come to a close. moments ago we saw donald trump leave the courthouse in new york followed by the new york state attorney general letitia james who brought the civil fraud case against mr. trump and the family business. the former president spend the day on the stand repeatedly classing with the judge, the very person who will decide how much the trumps must pay after he already found them liable for fraud. we re going to go to the courthouse in a moment where this case could put trump at risk of losing his entire business operation in new york where he s accused of inflating financial statements. hs ahead, an astounding number coming out of gaza, the p.i.n. mrin stri of health which is controlled by hamas, the palestinian ministry claiming more than 10,000 deaths have taken place in response to the initial hamas
Named storm to make landfall in louisiana this year. With many still in the region still without power from the last storm, the question is, when will this unprecedented Hurricane Season finally let up . And new numbers on early voting and polling with election day just five days away. The question is, what does it tell us about the state of the race . Its way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that is already getting your emails about why youre awake. Im kasie hunt on this thursday, october 29th. Well start, as always, with the news. Covid19 cases continue to reach alarming, new records, as outbreaks spread across the country. Yesterday, nearly 81,000 cases were confirmed in the u. S. , setting a record high for daily cases for the third time in one week. Nearly 1,000 deaths were also reported yesterday. Dr. Anthony fauci, the nations top Infectious Disease expert, warned the numbers will only get worse as we head into the colder months. If things
Weve had the loss of one life, bloodshed inside the u. S. Capitol. When we saw the collection of police and fire near the trump hotel on pennsylvania avenue. Its been confirmed it was a stabbing of an adult male. Thats all we know. Thats what they were responding to. Where profiles in courage, cathy mcmorrisrodgers said shes no longer going to object to the certification of the Electoral College and shes going to admit to the peaceful transfer of power and the fact that joe biden was elected president. Lets bring in David Ignatius, veteran journalist, author, columnist, editor at the washington post. Your name was already invoeblgd once during our coverage today. Im curious having just heard from frank figluzzi, a recitation of the separatist groups weve known and loved around the world, im tempted to ask you where this ranks in stories youve covered in this country but why stop there. Stories youve covered in foreign capitols, foreign governments. Brian, this looks like an insurgency.