2020 election results. if they are denying about the past while seeking power you can bet they will act on those lies in the future. you can see the quote here from the washington post. they are running in every region of the country and nearly every state. over half, 174, are running for what are called safely republican seats, while another 51 are in tightly contested races. a sobering account from the washington post. the reason those numbers matter is if you follow politics you probably know while we hold these elections across the country, the midterms have every house seat for example up for grabs, the numbers, the way the districts are drawn and other factors mean of the races are all by decided. when they refer to safe seats they re referring to republicans who are vowing in the future to do what they failed to do in the past in some sense, which is act on the lies and say, whether they win or lose, they ll work to keep their party in power. if that lie becomes a
insurrection. also ahead, a travel nightmare for many americans as more than 3,000 flights were cancelled over the holiday weekend. why? no pilots, no labor, no fuel. there s new reporting this morning on the police response during the uvalde massacre. why one officer armed with a rifle did not fire at the gunman. the news keeps getting worse. and the latest on covid as vaccines are now cleared for the youngest americans. but we start with hearing number four of the january 6, select committee. set to take place tomorrow. we re expecting to learn more new details about then president donald trump s involvement in a failed scheme to overturn the 2020 election results. including the pressure campaign he waged on state officials. georgia secretary of state, brad raffensperger is scheduled to testify before the committee, along with his top deputy, gabe sterling. some new poll numbers are revealing what americans now think about former president trump since the january 6t
Of the 2016 election. To really understand why the socalled catch and kill scheme wasnt just about preventing negative press, just something all celebrities do, as Lindsey Graham tried to spin it a few days ago, well get in our Way Back Machine and take a trip down mem memory lane. After donald trump clifrm clinched the republican nomination and there is referred to his women problems, among female voters. The low Approval Ratings were fueled by his own rhetoric and his attacks against ted cruzs wife, a republican candidate carly and his long history of crude and vile remarks, not to mention his Flagrantly Misogynistic approach to his opponent Hillary Clinton and look at how that showed up in the polls for him. 73 of voters had a negative view of donald trump by midmarch of the election year. 64 of women voters in April Of 2016 said they have a quote, strongly unfavorably view of trump. In the middle of all of this, attorney Keith Davidson sends a text to the editor at the National Enq
Last year after kenny kenya refused to cooperate with investigators. President kenyatta has drawn international disapproval for his stance against homosexuality which is illegal in kenya. Killstill kenya is key american ally against alshabaab. In recent leers, alshabaab has killed hundreds of kenyans in attacks on malls universities. But mr. Obamas trip isnt ending this kenya. He will travel north to ethiopia, a nation of 96 million. The capital addis ababa is the new home of the secretariat focused on expanding trade and stability. President obama believes the 14yearold organization can improve many lives. Question, what is the reason for president obamas trip to kenya . Pat buchanan . Pat a number of reasons. His father was from there and going back in effect like jack kennedy going back to ireland and also to support kenya in the battle of alshabaab that did the horrible massacre in the mall and he wants to stand with the african folks standing with the United States against terror
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