have. the young trayvon martin, i m so glad i had a hans to speak with miles frost. and those across the pond, you might get a real treat if you see him on the stage at any time. well, it s our second hour of laura coates live. did you get your holiday greeting from the former president? wait until you hear what he is saying. so it was not exactly a silent night for one donald j. trump. he shared his seasonal wishes on social media in exactly the way you might expect. but i warn you, some of this stuff may make even the grinch blush. hello little girl. on christmas day, the former president posting a message that was just a big ol lump of coal in america s stocking, writing, merry christmas to all, but then going on to call special counsel jack smith an out-of-control lunatic, opponents thugs and wrapping it all up by wishing, and i m quoting here, may they rot in hell. again, merry christmas, unquote. there are lots of ways to wish america a merry christmas. feliz
contender nikki haley is playing clean up on the campaign trail, after getting tripped up on what, really should have been an easy question about what caused the civil war. my good friend, in one of the nation s most influential public intellectuals, doctor michael eric dyson is here to put it all in perspective. and, most people across the country think that crime rates are skyrocketing in the u.s.. but let me tell you, the facts actually show that they are wrong. we are talking to the mayor of baltimore, brandon scott, about how he has been able to cut crime in his city. i m symone sanders-townsend, and i have something to say. o say. 2023 has almost been over, and we are to 16 days from the iowa caucuses. but first and presidential election battle of 2024, and several states are wrestling with the constitutional question, with huge implications for next year s election. and until now, had never been answered. can a former president be disqualified from a presidential prima
it is an entire capitulation. kevin mccarthy is emasculating himself and the republican majority. emasculating. the republican chaos caucus is this mad about the debt deal,ia know president biden got a good result. also tonight, new reporting on the growing bad blood among trump s lawyers, including that one of them may have been misled about where trump was hiding classified documents. and presidential candidate and toy sized mussolini ron desantis unveils his authoritarian manifesto, vowing to destroy leftism and wokism. so, tell us how you re going to do that, ron. we begin tonight with a debt ceiling deal. and the wrath of the pro-default caucus. i m sure you have heard by now that after marathon talks over the weekend, president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy reached an agreement on a deal to suspend the debt ceiling. suspend, not raise. that s important, and i ll get back to that in a minute. the house is expected to vote on the bill tomorrow. the house rule
one-man professional firing squad targeting lifelong republican chris krebs. krebs, of course, declared the election, quote, the most secure in american history that will cost him his job. the firing of the top expert has reportedly come under scrutiny by special counsel jack smith as he investigating every piece of the trump coup plot. and the new york times reports, the team led is asking witnesses about the events surrounding the firing of chris krebs. he was the top official in the 2020 election. mr. krebs selection that the election was secure with the assertion that it was, quote, a fraud on the american people. the special counsel reportedly issud subpoenas two weeks ago to staff members in the trump white house. a key focus for jack smith according to the times. the investigators appear focused on trump s state of mind around the firing of mr. krebs. as well as on establishing a time line of events leading up to the attack on the capitol by a pro-trump mob on janu
viewers watching from all around the world. i m paula newton. ahead on cnn newsroom, u.s. lawmakers insist default is not an option, but there s no deal yet to raise the debt limit. ahead, what this could mean for the global economy. plus new reporting from the washington post. employees of former president trump allegedly moved boxes of papers at mar-a-lago a day before the justice department showed up to collect classified documents. memorial day weekend is just the start of what s going to be a very busy summer travel season that we re expecting. yes, it is the unofficial start of summer and people are packing up and heading out of town for the long weekend. just ahead, we have your travel and weather forecast. we do begin in washington where marathon talks to avoid the first-ever u.s. government debt default appear to be making progress. sources tell cnn the white house and congressional republicans are getting closer to a deal to raise the debt limit and cap