Good afternoon, im bob costa, National Political reporter at the Washington Post. Today im joined by ambassador john bolton, President Trumps former National Security adviser, and he is the author of the room where it happened, a white house memoir, ambassador bolton, welcome. Thank you, thanks for having me. Lets begin with the opening of your book. It has a detailed recounting of how you joined the Trump Administration. Why did you join the administration in the first place given what you wrote in the book about the president s behavior who was largely known beforehand . I had the honor to serve in prior republican administrations in state department and Justice Department and i felt that it was a time of great challenge for the United States. I thought that the prior 8 years of the Obama Administration had seen a lot of misguided policies that had weakened our National Security posture and and i hoped i could make a contribution. I was obviously aware of many of the things that had
Stephen colbert. Tonight the zoom where its happening. Plus, stephen welcomes former National Security advisor john bolton. Featuring jon batiste and stay homin. And now, live on tape from a safe distance, its Stephen Colbert stephen got welcome to a late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. Were a little over four months from the president ial election, and things are not looking great for donald trump. Hes trailing biden by double digits in polls by cnn and cnbc. Hes even down by 12 points in a fox news poll. Ooh, you know it hurts more when you get the news from someone you love. The only way it could have been worse is if he found out from the bottom of a chicken bucket. Trump is so far behind, that according to the hill, there is no plausible scenario where trump would lose the National Popular vote by the kind of margin currently projected, yet still eke out an Electoral College win. Why would you say that, you idiots i gotta knock on wood. Its aged in oak. Trumps still stinging
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Right now the focus is on states and cities that are holding back on reopening and phased reopening plans at this stage here. Looks like it is relatively contained but all of this in an environment where the number of cases has picked and the World Health Organization says the worse could be yet to come. Interesting development as well in england they were reordered to institute lockdown measures. That is follows on heels with other Foreign Countries bedevil ed openings not going necessarily to plan. Im not talk being about what is rapping in russia, india, spikes in cases in japan and the seoul, south korea area. The fear this seems to way on the markets eventually. Something that will slow certainly the reopenings and the economy and recovery that many hoped to see from that. Very tepid. No matter what happens today. Looking like a boffo month for all the major market afterrings, certainly a very strong quarter. The strong first half of the year, well get into all of that, first to c
The United States also. The United States economy added almost 5000000 jobs a President Donald Trump talents another forward in u. S. Unemployment to the job market still well short of regaining huge pandemic losses. More than 100. 00 jade mine its a killed in a landslide in men in the worst accident of its kind in is. So we begin in ethiopia where tensions remain high days after a popular singer and activist was killed by unknown gunmen a child who does say whos hes been buried in his hometown was an icon for the countrys biggest ethnic group the roma his murderous spark days of protests more than 80 people were killed in the violence mohammed today reports now from nairobi. The funeral for european singer john who was held in his native town as under arrest over his death spread from the only religion where he was seen as a hero. The crowds of almost one not as big as and dissipated many say they had been to. Underway by police is in the funeral procession could turn into one of the