iowa countdown. with a week to go, gop candidates barnstorm iowa. there is a new day in america. without chaos. i m running for your issues. pretend we re one point down. and battle for democracy. facing political head winds, president biden hits the campaign trail with an allout focus on donald trump. democracy is on the ballot. as trump tried to flip the script. joe biden is a threat to democracy. will the strategy work. mike pence will join me from tel aviv, israel. and then congressman james clyburn. plus health scare. lloyd austin facing criticism for waiting days to tell the president and the public he s in the intensive care unit. how serious was his illness and why was it kept secret? hello, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is once again just shaking our heads. we re eight days from the iowa caucus, one day past the january 6 attack on the capitol and donald trump is dominating the political conversation in the only way he
biden s record and they realize they have to meet voters where they are from the diversity of coalitions, because many folks have different issues that are a priority. brad and then doug. to my point is that joe biden had had a choice. co give a speech on january 6 or on 10-7 anniversary and if we and that is the hamas terrorist attack on israel. and tell his base to get in line and stand behind israel, and they would look at him and go maybe he is the centrist they would be. and that is the choice that he made this weekend. he gave a forceful speech in defense of israel right after 10/7 and one of the strongest advocates for israel out there. do i don t think that we should go there. i think it is good that president obama is excited about this race. if he s voicing suggestions to the president, great. i wan him out there. i want him excited. i want him campaigning. he s raising a lot of money for the current president.