Speaking out for the first time. Why . This is not a normal election in any way. Certainly not one defined by policy debate. In one fell swoop, Donald Trump laid the groundwork to dispute the 2024 election just as did he in 2020. He threatened mass arrests of election officials, political opponents and critics and it landed like a Thunder Clap in the Saturday Night truth social post. It read in part, quote, when i win, those people that cheated will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Which will include longterm Prison Sentences so that this depravity of justice does not happen again. Please beware that this legal exposure extends to lawyers, political operatives, donors, illegal voters and corrupt election officials. Those involved in Inscrupulous Behavior will be sought out and caught and prosecuted at levels unfortunately never seen before in our country. And now you should know it includes a lot of nonsensical caps. A couple of long words that make me wonder who wrote i
Rachel it is the you 9 00 a. M. Hour on fox Apfriends Weekend starting with this. The countdown is on, were just two days away from the 2024 president ial he Debate And Vice president Kamala Harris shes Hunkering Down in pittsburgh wishing Forwish Unity while Visa Spice Shop known as making fun of runs. Its time to turn the page on the divisiveness. Its time to bring our country together. Chart a new way forward. Plus, Hillary Clinton gives her advice for taking on trump but who was asking . And the goat is once again a rookie. Tom brady officially joins the fox family, making his nfl you Sunday Debut in Americas Game of the week. I am the rookie. I want to come in here. I want to earn it. I want to go out there every day and do my best for them and for the fans. The final hour does that make us colleagues with Tom Brady. Yeah. Rachel he wont say that but we will. Im sure Hell Text you right back. The final hour of fox Friends Weekend starts right now. Mics are hot. Thats an easy one,
I melissa Murray Filling in for my friend ali velshi, who has the day off. In just a couple of days, Harris And Donald trump will finally meet Each Other in person for the first time. The two candidates have never even spoken to Each Other before. But on Tuesday Night they will go headtohead in a 90 Minute Debate in philadelphia. The debate will certainly highlight the campaigns, Contrasting Visions For The Future of america. And as you imagine, they are preparing for the upcoming meeting in very different ways. Harris has been in pittsburgh since thursday where shes doing Debate Prep with a little campaigning on the side. Yesterday the democratic nominee visited a local spiced or where she met with workers and patrons and bought seasonings but most of her time in pittsburgh has been spent inside a hotel where shes been huddled with a team of advisers hitting ready for tuesday. Harris hasnt participated in a debate since facing Mike Patton during the Vice President ial debate four year
Voting later this month. It means a good portion of you have made up your mind, but there are some still left deciding out there and we know that because the polling is changing. Harris is inching ahead nationally and in key battlegrounds including Sun Belt states so who are those folks and how much change is still possible in these next furious few weeks . Joining us now at the big board, Nbc News national political correspondent, the one and only, steve kornacki. So where are we today, steve . Look at it from two vantage points. Nationally, this is the average of the national polls coming out of that Labor Day weekend. Harris, 48, trump, 45. Threepoint advantage for the democrats. Theyre happy to be ahead and in a different position than they were when Joe Biden was their candidate. He was basically trailing Donald Trump all year. But for republicans, theres solace in these numbers, too, because Donald Trump is no stranger to this kind of a set up. Labor day. Being a little behind. T
Thank you. That is all in on this wednesday night. Alex wagner starts with Ayman Mohyeldin in for alex. Thanks so much for watching. Im Ayman Mohyeldin in for Alex Wagner and this is what it looks like when a candidate for president makes the most of a rainy day. Watch. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, im sorry its raining but weve had 12 years of trickle down. If you give me 12 minutes we can change this country. I am tired of seeing the american people kill themselves every day in the factory and the business, on the farm, and be punished for it, and if you will give us a chance, we will turn this country around. That was a soaking wet Bill Clinton during a drizzly Campaign Stop in 1992. Clinton of course was campaigning that day in the small town of albany, georgia. It was part of a multiday Bus Tour through Southern Georgia which the Campaign Called Bubbas for bill. It was notable at the time because Southern Georgia was known to be more rural and conservative