Announce my candidacy for president of the United States of america. Early in the campaign, black people were feeling somewhat neglected. Is he going to represent us . Is he going to take our issues seriously . People felt he wasnt black enough. Mccains crowds turned uglier. The discussion of race in this campaign has taken a particularly divisive turn. This is not a man who sees america the way that you and i see america. Okay, youre rolling. You obviously put a lot of thought into the decision to do this. Have you given thought to when youre successful, what would you want people to say about how america was different than the day you walked in the door . I dont think that were going to solve all our problems in eight years or ten years. One of the things about life, both for each of us and for the country as a whole, is that there are always going to be new challenges. There are always going to be new difficulties. But i hope that at the end of an obama administration, people will l
announce my candidacy for president of the united states of america. early in the campaign, black people were feeling somewhat neglected. is he going to represent us? is he going to take our issues seriously? people felt he wasn t black enough. mccain s crowds turned uglier. the discussion of race in this campaign has taken a particularly divisive turn. this is not a man who sees america the way that you and i see america. okay, you re rolling. you obviously put a lot of thought into the decision to do this. have you given thought to when you re successful, what would you want people to say about how america was different than the day you walked in the door? i don t think that we re going to solve all our problems in eight years or ten years. one of the things about life, both for each of us and for the country as a whole, is that there are always going to be new challenges. there are always going to be new difficulties. but i hope that at the end of an obam
to deliver a speech at the foot of the bridge in selma, alabama. he will then make that historic walk over the bridge around 5 pm, eastern standard time. this, of course, is the 58th anniversary, 58 years since bloody sunday. that march on that day led by john louis, we all know it incredibly well. at the time, reverend jose williams, there was over 600 marchers on that bridge. and the aim on that day, of those marchers, was to go directly to the alabama governor, georgia wallace, on a 54 mile march from selma to the state capital of montgomery. but in fact, they did not finish that march when protesters were knocked to the ground on the other side of the bridge, hence why so many folks since that day march over that bridge on the anniversary of bloody sunday. the availed s in selma galvanized public opinion. on august 6th, 1965, we ll be following the events live throughout the day here on msnbc. the president, again, delivering those remarks at 3:30 pm at the hit of the bri
going to pick things up from here. i ll see you next weekend, two to 4 pm eastern on msnbc, thank you for watching. on msn bc, than you for and good afternoon, d hello to all of you. i am katie phang, in for simone sanders thompson at this hour, president biden is in selma, alabama. we are looking at live pictures right now, he will be speaking any moment now, marking the anniversary of bloody sunday. a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement that led to landmark voting rights protections. president biden will be calling for expanding voting access. and it has been a busy weekend for republicans, former president trump brings up a mug a coronation speaking to an adoring crowd at cpac, while other gop presidential hopefuls plot their future at a separate meeting. what that all means for 2024. plus, a special simone spotlight. simon spoke with the sensational r&b group, the ladies have been giving us great music for more than three decades. and they may have something new
What does the president want to know . Did he ask about ukraines efforts to battle corruption . Of course not. Did he ask how the war with russia was going . Not a chance. On the phone, his voice loud enough, President Trump asked sondland, is hes going to do the investigation . The answer was clear. He ensured trump that the ukrainian president was going to do it and that he would do anything you asked him to. If that wasnt telling enough, my colleagues, in a conversation that followed, an american Diplomat Dining with sondland asked if it was true that President Trump didnt give a blank about ukraine, sondland agreed, saying the president cared only about big stuff. The diplomat noted that there
was big stuff in ukraine, like a war with russia. Sondland replied that the president cared only about big stuff that benefits him personally. Like the Biden Investigation that mr. Giuliani was pushing. In that short conversation, we learned everything we need to know about the 45th president