we will be remembered in spite of ourselves. those words were spoken by abraham lincoln in 1862 and they serve as a powerful warning to a congress that remained deadlocked over slavery. it remained all to ambivalent over the mothers, the fathers, the children who were enslaved across the united states. of course, lincoln was right. histories judgment was fierce. it was politically craven and morally corrupt politicians, editors, and opinion shapers who fought emancipation every step of the way, they could not out-run histories searing grasp. 160 when there s remain marked by their actions and missions. the bibles cane, those cursed with that mark will be found guilty for centuries to come. just as it was when the blood red stain streaked across the decade since both connor and the segregationist of the 1960s brutalized those who believed in the self evident truth and that all men and women are created equal. defenders of that institutionalized racism degraded black american
nashville tennessee, six innocence lost their lives. three of them nine-year-olds. the faces of these beautiful children are imprinted on my heart. like many parents in this country, i wake up in the middle of the night thinking about these families and praying for them. i cannot conceive of the depths of their pain. as americans, we need to have an open and honest discussion about how to protect our children, tomorrow. not decades from now, tomorrow. what is the real practical solution? what would actually save lives? republic in talk of health has merit but how do you fix this legislatively? it is hard to think about. it seems nearly impossible to fix the human heart or the human mind from the halls of congress. and as for the drumbeat for gun control, let s say just in theory, that you abolish the second amendment and ban guns entirely. that would fix precisely nothing. there are currently more than 390 million guns in this country. and even if you did try to confiscate th
for watching, tomorrow at 5 pm eastern i will host politicsnation live from buffalo new york where i will be commemorating the first anniversary of the mass shooting that killed ten black people last may. governor kathy hochul will join me to discuss her fight against hate crimes in the state. right now american voices with alicia menendez begins. ican voices with hello to youm alicia menendez. on the air tonight, some bad news for trump fans in iowa hoping to see the former president onstage tonight. run by the weather. tonight was supposed to be a side by side look at how the 2024 gop nomination is taking shape. it clashed between trump between and ron desantis. desantis is carrying on despite not officially throwing his hat into the race, while trump postponed his rally. however, nbc has exclusive reporting tonight about the governor s political operation set to move into its new headquarters this monday. when that happens, desantis must file paperwork to run within 15 da
that s coming up. also, i have a break you how, with everything we have been through and everything we ve learned should deal with a proven liar and now someone liable for defamation and sexual abuse, donald trump. how do we deal with him? how do we cover interviews and town halls? we re not against interviews. i have a breakdown on that later. what donald trump said on his live and lengthy appearance on cnn last night is our top story. we ll get to that later. the top story tonight is the tapes. george santos back in washington voting on an unemployment fraud bill, which is wild considering that is part of what he s been indicted for. santos arraigned on 13 separate federal charges wire fraud, money laundering, abusing public funds. doj claiming santos spent money he claimed was for his campaign but he basically grifted, pocketing it according to the filing for personal expenses, luxury designer clothing, credit card payments for his own personal use. these charges come
hello, everyone. happy mother s day. a big day for governor desantis. officially 2024 candidate, but he is expected to announce very soon. he attended multiple events in the hawkeye state. met with voters, racked up and s agenda. we are live in sioux city right now. alexis, i understand you are able to talk to the governor. what did he say fema good afternoon from iowa. a chance to catch up with florida governor ron desantis to a slam in white house on pretty much every policy they stand behind focusing on what is happening in our southern border. watch. anything you want to say about the southern border? it is a disaster. it is a man-made disaster with bad policies. you will continue to have bad things happen because they will not change the policy. the border should just be shut down. that is what you do. if this was world war ii era they would ve shut that down in 48 hours. we are a country that does not get things done anymore and that s something we to change. de