Backdrop for good couple years. Only now are we seeing it pop up. Am i missing something in the president s poll numbers . I think youre right, neil. Always been there. The economy is in good shape, right . Not spectacular shape as many some of the president s defenders would say. It is in good shape. Unemployment seen recently down 50year low. Market likes it. That is a pretty good backdrop from president running for reelection. I think what making it particularly powerful for him, he is up against candidates of a party seems not to just be replacing the president , seems, democrats have been going through this process, talking about replacing nature of the u. S. Economy. They are proposing many of them, pretty radical transformation. Some more radical than others to be tear. Medicare for all, wealth tax, significant regulation. Neil least among them has dramatic plans to raise revenue. Were talking even in joe bidens case, 3. 2, 3. 4 trillion over 10 years. So the challenge i think f
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As for me, let me riff on this. Americans are accustomed to a prosperous, confident and happy state of the union. All right. Thats their normal attitude. But these are not normal times. And under joe biden, the american condition looks like its unhappy, somewhat demoralized, and even fearful. Now, a recent poll shows 43 believe joe bidens policies have actually hurt them. And the same poll shows that the lives of working class blacks, latinos, whites, women, other groups, theyre actually better off under donald trump than they were under joe biden. Biden has spent 6 trillion of democrat pork on climate and welfare and woke schools and student debt and other crazy boondoggles, but all thats done is up. Inflation hasnt made people any happier. The high prices for basic goods like groceries and gasoline or home mortgages, all thats been killing off the middle class. Under joe biden, the work force has taken a pay cut. Listen to this from a real weekly wage of 399. When Joe Biden Took Offi
Deadline in the 2020 election interference case. Hes got until 5 00 p. M. This afternoon to respond to special counsel jack smiths request for a protective order. Smith is trying to block trump from disclosing evidence and making Public Comments that could intimidate witnesses or undermine the case. Smith asked the judge to step in after trump issued a vague threat on social media on friday. He wrote in all caps, quote f you go after me, im coming after you. This morning, were also keeping a close watch on Fulton County, georgia, where trump is facing another potential indictment for trying to overturn the election. The streets around the courthouse are being shut down as the grand jury considers charges. Trumps lawyer went on a media blitz and appeared on all five networks sunday morning. He floated a new defense for trump, alleged will pressuring mike pence and georgia officials to overturn the election results. Youre saying that asking is action. No, asking is aspirational. Asking i
a vote to impeach alejandro mayorkas is heading to the house floor after a 13-hour hearing that stretched into the early hours of this morning, and ended with a gop party line committee vote to advance. but will it advance out of the house and to a senate trial? that is not clear. just like the vote for speaker, republicans have a tight margin. already two members are expressing doubt the gop has enough evidence to impeach mayorkas. are there more out there? that is not the only risk. the move itself is being panned as overtly political, especially as speaker mike johnson vows to squash a bipartisan border bill in the senate. killing a potential fix for the crisis in the cradle. as the wall street journal editorial board writes, quote, grand standing is easier than governing. and republicans have to decide whether to accomplish anything other than impeaching democrats. joining us now, at a shelter near the southern border is nbc news correspondent david noriega, punchbowl