Search for a second term. Amid a pandemic and a racial reckoning in america. Does a disappointing rally turn out in tulsa threaten his run for reelection . We begin. Oklahoma, thank you. Thank you to Vice President mike pence. We begin. We begin our campaign. President trump back on the campaign trail for the First Time Since the pandemic. I said before you today to declare the silent majority is stronger than ever before. Kick starting his bid for reelection, but it is clear this is not 2016. He claimed a Million People asked for tickets, the crowd was modest. Noticeably empty seats in the arena he promised would be packed. Is this a moment where the audience is over it. They want a new show. With less than 150 days until election day a look at what may be the road ahead for the president playing out against a backdrop of a new surge in coronavirus cases. More than 120,000 american lives now. Civil unrest over Racial Injustice across the national and the commander in chief coming unde
The committee on health education, labor and pensions will please come to order. First, the usual administrative matters like the theater announcements we use to receive, we are getting used to those, we follow the advice of the attending physician and sergeantatarms consulted with all the right people, we are seated 6 feet apart, that means no room for public or the media here but the media is participating and we hope the public is as well. And the videoconference is a real change for the United States senate and a very welcome one because it makes it possible to attract witnesses who have busy schedules on the same day such as today, by video conference, you may remove your masks since were 6 feet apart. The sergeant at arms, press gallery, architect of the capital, capital police, committee staff, Evan Griffiths for their hard work to keep us safe. We will each have an Opening Statement and we turn to our witnesses we thank for being with us today, each witness we ask you summarize
I would think he would have criminal problems. I hope so. Good afternoon and the National Political reporter at the washington post. Today i am joined by ambassador john bolton President Trumps former National Security advisor and of the white house memoir ambassador bolton. Thank you for having me. Lets begin with the opening of your book that has a detailed account of 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 before hand . I had the honor of serving in prior administrations with the Justice Department and the state department so i felt it was a time for the United States the prior eight years of the Obama Administration had seen a lot of misguided policies and i hope i could make a contribution. And those that have been said about donald trump. And those where i discussed my views and his views. And certainly nobody has ever accused about my views but and in the press and to be over
Thank you for the great introduction. Welcome, everyone to this great book fair now in its 30th year. [applause] doris goodwin, its so wonderful to have you here. Welcome to miami. This is our premier cultural event. Great to have you her. If books about president. It was started by Theodore Roosevelt, known as teddy. How did he start the progressive era . What propelled him to act . What were his successes that are still with us today . We did call him teddy even though he didnt like the name teddy. I think he lost that to history. [laughter] the aspects of the Industrial Age has not been dealt with since the civil war. There was no real workmen compensation. Huge monopolies eating up small businesses. The gap between the rich and the poor had grown wider. Sounds familiar to the situation today. Even though he was a conservative when he started in a certain sense and a republican when he started, he realized the Publican Party would not be able to continue as a major force and majorit
Feelings about racism and privilege. Do you think youve benefited by being white in america. Our revealing conversation and why it is still so difficult for Many Americans to talk about race. And beyond satire. Jon stewart talks about his brandnew comedy and what he thinks about the steady stream of partisanship and division in america. I know what he thinks. But first, here is todays eye opener, your world if 90 seconds. We start resocializing and coming back together and fuel the virus and it is reminding us that it never left us. Hot zone states are under reel pressure as the cdc estimated cases may be ten times higher than reported. Were still in the first wave of this pandemic. We are not in the second wave. It will be even before the end of the year. Well have a vaccine. There are no miracles coming. President trump talking about the 2020 election and his opinion challenger joe biden. I dont want to be nice or unnice, okay. But i mean, the man cant speak. And hes going to be a pr