State of the Union Address. Our Special Coverage begins two hours from right now. The beat with ari starts right now. Hi, nicolle. See you soon. See you soon. Welcome to a Special Edition of the beat on State Of The Union night. You know how it works. Were looking at the capitol where people will be gathering soon. This is the final State Of The Union of the president s first term. They could not be sure that these primaries would be over or what else would be happening in the country when they scheduled this, but the primaries did functionally end yesterday, as nikki haley dropped off republican race, so tonight, the president speaks to the a largest audience. As that reality sets in for many, you watch the news, but a lot of people dont follow this every day. Theyre hearing this week, we got a rematch, yep, trump has cleared the field, yeah, its going to be this, and at this Pivotal Moment that, like it or not weve seen on both sides not a ton of excitement, but its whats happening.
That is tonights reid out. All in with chris hayes starts now. Tonight on all in. We will not walk away. Speech defies expectations. Still at odds with everyday joe. The ap affectionately called it feisty. That was an embarrassment last night. Get lost, you are a joke. Tonight the evidence that the incumbent is on the right path plus why even modern world is befuddled by the republican response. Right now the American Dream turned into a nightmare. By the president s supreme confrontation could be an even bigger deal than it looks. With all due respect, justices, you are about to realize we start right now good evening from new york. I am chris hayes. If there is any doubt the general election is here it became clear in the first 30 seconds of President Biden state of the union address. He came to the state as the nominee of his own party facing his predecessor running again and from the very first moment he set the stakes of an existential battle of the future of american democracy. T
Justice department is taking this language from defended trump very seriously. The Special Counsel team cited trumps truth social post in an immediate and pressing requests for the judge to impose a protective order to prevent the former president from making public any Sensitive Information turned over by the prosecutors. From that request quote, such a restriction is particularly important in this case, because the defendant has previously issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys, and others associated with legal matters pending against him. End quote. In response, trumps Spokesperson Put out a statement, claiming the post is quote, the definition of political speech. End quote. The implication that it is protected by the First Amendment. The protective order that the quote is seeking, is in reference to trumps scheme to interfere with the 2020 election and that desperate temps to cling to power during the final weeks of his presidency. Its a ca
Other. With the basic principles of the republic on the line. A name more famous for decades and decades than nikki haley, in republican circles, came out swinging directly at the Presumptive Republican nominee, donald trump, early this morning. In a post liz cheney saying this, quote, the gop has chosen. They will nominate a man who attempted to overturn an election and seize power. We we have eight months to save our republic, and ensure that donald trump is never anywhere near the oval office again. Then liz cheney sent people to this video originally released in may. Watch. Donald trump is the only president in American History who has refused to guarantee the peaceful transfer of power. Joe biden he lost the election and knew it. He betrayed millions of americans by telling them the election was stolen. We will stop the steal he ignored the rulings of dozens of courts. Rather than accept his defeat, he mobilized a mob to come to washington and march on the capitol. Then he watched
East coast on friday, march 21st, and march is coming. Ainsley march 21st . Steve march 1st. I was thinking 29th yesterday. March is coming in like a lamb. That means its going to go out like a lion. Brian good news we have the fox Weather Channel we dont need to check out the window we have the app. Steve do we really need window he is. The funeral for Alexei Navalny is underway as Vice President threatens Nuclear Action in the west. General jack keane reporting for duty in about 20 minutes on this. And the tale of two border visit with the former president slamming the current one. You come to texas. This is now a war zone. And they view it as a war zone. And mexico is doing nothing to help us. Brian lawrence, yeah, that lawrence, is live in brownsville, texas, after the president s visit. Ainsley and wheres the beef . New York Attorney general Letitia James suing a meet producer saying they arent environmentally friendly. The second hour of fox friends starts right now and remember,