it is saturday, january the 6th. i m ali velshi. it s been three years since a mob attacked the united states capitol at the port of donald trump s desperate him to cling to power after losing the 2020 presidential election. that attack lasted only a few hours, but the long shadow of that fire insurrection continues to loom large over american democracy. especially now, as the 2024 race heats up. but both the twice impeached, multiply indicted former president, and the current, duly elected president, understand this. that s why january six is a central component of each other presidential campaigns, albeit in vastly different ways. president biden gave the first major speech of his reelection bid yesterday, and he used to as an opportunity to reflect on how the insurrection exposed trump s complete disregard for america s constitutional and democratic values, and emphasized that the former president remains a danger to democracy. it s the first national elections since jan
it through enforcement, professor american history at yale university, and steven levitskiy is a professor of history at harvard university. two days before judge michael luttig got a phone call that may have changed the course of history for this nation. then, a capitol police officer who risked his life on january six is hoping to serve his country to different way, this time as an elected official. plus i will talk to california colorado secretary of state janet griswold on the heels of the decision to see whether trump is eligible to be on the stage primary ballot. another hour of velshi starts right now. good morning, it s saturday december the six. i m ali velshi. it s been three years since that mob attacked the united states capitol as part of donald trump s desperate attempt to cling to power after losing the 2020 presidential election. that attack lasted only a few hours, but the long shadow of the violent insurrection continues to loom large over american dem
insurrection placed a dagger at the throat of american democracy. since that moment. we all know who donald trump is. the question we have to answer is, who are we? that s what s at stake. [applause] who are we? but you re ahead, as you talk to your family and friends, cast your ballots, the power is in your hands. after all we ve been through on our history, from independents to civil war to two world war was to a pandemic to insurrection, i refused to believe, that in 2024, we americans will choose to walk away from what made us the greatest nation in the history of the world. in contrast, donald trump has gone to great lengths to try to rewrite the history of the insurrection. he said that january six was quote, a pew to full day. he calls the people who were in charged or convicted for storming the capitol martyrs and hostages. trump enters a 2024 race both at the undisputed front runner for the republican nomination
sacred cause? [applause] i mean it! this is not rhetorical, academic, or hypothetical. democracy still americas sacred causes the most urgent question of our time. that s what the 2024 election is all about. now in stark contrast, donald trump has gone to great lengths to try to rewrite the history of the insurrection. he said the january six was quote, a beautiful day. calls of people who ve been charged or convicted for storming the capitol martyrs and hostages. he enters the 2024 race both as the undisputed front runner for the republican nomination and as a criminal defendant facing a total of 91 charges in four different jurisdictions including a number of charges related to his role on january the 6th. with recent polling showing a close race between trump and biden, there is a very real possibility that and insurrectionists could return