colleagues it would be eccentric to change governments when we re delivering so much. i regret not to have been successful in those arguments. and there s big breaking news from moscow. appearing at her trial today wnba star center brittney griner has pleaded guilty to drug charges but said it was accidental, just one day after president biden spoke with her wife cherelle by phone. her plea to perhaps accelerate the end of the trial, perhaps lead to negotiations to her release. we ll have more coming up this afternoon at the white house. the president awarded the medal of freedom to 17 americans for their dedication to the nation. denzel washington, gold medal ayes simone biles, gabby giffords, simone campbell and steve jobs and john mccain post posthumously. we begin with keir simmons, doug has worked with johnson in the past and welcome to you all. sir peter is also author of they call it diplomacy. and now a big welcome to all including keir, first of all, boris johnso
could easily win a national election. he had left the 1960 election which he lost narrowly to john f. kennedy with bitterness. and a sense the election had been stolen from him. this allowed the demon that is he always had within him to play during elections. it is about lust for power and absence of morality. it was all about holding on to power. no one can find out about this. whatever it takes. when the president does it it means that it is not illegal. i told the american people i did not trade hostages for arms. there will not be an abuse of power in this office. he develops weapons of mass destruction. we are in trouble. i just want to find 11,780 votes. and that s really when you reach a tipping point in a democracy. that s how dictators come to power. within hours of the arrests at the watergate, the nixon white house started covering up. i was the desk officer of the cover-up. i get the information and gather it and i share it and they were maki
firing up the divisive rhetoric instead of the grill. why would you ever do that? bashing america on the day meant to celebrate our freedom. although patriotism has been taking a real hit over the last decade. check out this poll. it is shocking. only 39% of those surveyed said that they were proud of the country while 56% said they were not. that is a pretty dramatic shift from how things were back in 2011. this year, the left anger over the supreme court s decision on abortion seems to be fueling things. in arizona, the democratic party hosted this and deleted the tweet promoting a woman s march that was called f the fourth telling fox out while posting the graphic was a mistake, it still supports the event. not taking a back. the orlando that he council sparked fury with this email about the july 4th fireworks writing that a lot of people probably don t want to celebrate our nation right now and we can t blame them when there is so much division, hate, and unrest, why on e
court struck down roe v. wade, the president said this. what we are witnessing was not unconstitutional just judgment. it was an exercise in raw political power. on the data decision came down, i immediately announce when i would do. i also made it clear based on the reasoning of the court that there is no constitutional right to choose. the only way to fulfill and restore that right for women in this country is by voting. we are able to exercise power at the ballot box. let me explain, we need two additional pro-choice senators and a pro-choice house to codify roe as federal law. your vote can make that a reality. i know it is frustrating. it made a lot of people very angry. the truth is this, it is not just me saying it. it is what the court says. when you read the decision that the court has made clear, it will not protect the rights of women, period. you, women of america, you can determine the outcome on this issue. i don t think the court, or even republicans who have
survive in the way you ve known it if donald trump is gep chosen? it can t survive if he s our nominee. no. i think that he can t be the party nominee. i don t think the party would survive that. i believe in the party. and i believe in what the party can be and what the parry can stand for. and i m not ready to give that up. those of us who believe in republican principles and ideals have a responsibility to try to lead the party back to what it can be. powerful words from republican congresswoman liz cheney on the future of the gop. the january 6 hearings may be on hiatus but the committee is still making news. cheney said there is a chance that the committee to make multiple, multiple criminal referrals of donald trump to the justice department. we ve already learned the next hearing set for later this month will focus on the mob at the capitol including who organized it, and who financed it. good morning and welcome to msnbc live coverage on this monday, july 4th. i m