just to live. and yet, here we are. seeing the right of our community members diminish. their voices are silenced, they re very identities denied. our nation has made great strides with filling the fundamental promises of freedom and equality for lgbtq plus americans, but lately something has changed. the arc of progress is bending in ways we did not think possible just five years ago. unjust ways. so far this year, more than 520 anti lgbtq bills have been introduced in state legislatures. that is a record. more than 220 of those bills, specifically, targeted transgender and non-binary people. also a record. and an unprecedented 70 anti lgbtq laws have been enacted just this year. in the past, we have put together pride specials celebrating lgbtq+ individuals and their achievements, first in the white house and then on the stage and screen. achievements that deserve to be celebrated. but tonight, as that progress is threatened like never before, we are going to do something d
argument. have a great rest of your night. thank you so much. appreciate it. tonight on the mehdi hasan show, my warning for democrats. improve your messaging to voters, or risk a stinging defeat in 2024. congressman eric swalwell, who communicates better than most democrats, joins me live. plus, new reporting on the behind the scenes chaos at fox in the weeks up to the 2020 election. their fealty to trump on full display. and, should we be doing more to rein in israel s far-right government? i ll speak with you just hand delivered to president biden on this issue. good evening. this weekend, some of the most conservative republicans from across the country gathered in maryland for the annual conservative political action conference, once a staple of the season, this year s cpac conference was a gust of years past. many republican simply refused to attend, and those that did show up, while, they didn t quite get the rousing reception you may have hoped for. 2024 hop
i know we will all be tuning in to watch that interview. hello to everyone at home. i am alicia menendez. we kick things off with the latest maneuvers by team trump to avoid accountability to hold on to power. aided and abetted by republican leadership. according to new nbc news reporting, trump believes the search of his florida home will help him clinch the 2024 republican nomination for president. team trump is relying on and exploiting existing resentments within the republican base to maintain his position as the leader of the party. nbc news reports, quote, trump seems to be consolidating republican support since the unprecedented search at his home. in retrieving the records, the fbi tapped into deep seated grievances among many republicans in that government institutions are trustworthy or prosecuting their alone defender, that is according to multiple gop operatives who spoke to nbc news. the search at mar-a-lago, also helping trump rake in cash, the political commit
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are watching, queer people watching who are afraid. they are afraid of what is happening. they are afraid of what is to come. what is your message to them? i m sorry. our country and you deserve better. but know this, there are more of us than there are of them. we are greater then and we will come together, in the long arc of, history we will win. kelly robinson, president of the human rights campaign, thank you very much. thank you. my final thoughts after a quick break.