we still have a lot of work to do. but with lawmakers on both sides skeptical, do they have the votes to actually pass it? i ll speak exclusively with house progressive leader, congresswoman pramila jayapal and gop congressman, dusty johnson, next. and room to grow? more republican presidential hopefuls jump in. i m running to lead our great american comeback. i m the candidate, the far left fears the most. with the former president dominating the polls, can they cut into his lead. republican governor chris sununu joins me exclusively. plus, fallen heroes. this memorial day, veterans reflect on their comrades who did not come home. i think about them probably every day almost. yeah, really. you don t every forget it. a look at some of the incredible americans we lost at war, coming up. hi, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is waiting to exhale. president biden and speaker mccarthy last night announced that they have struck an agree
heard the name george santos. oh, we do know him now, though. a wild scene today as the republican congressman caught in lie after lie is arrested and charged on 13 criminal counts. will george santos, aka anthony devulder stay in congress, go on his own or will he be pushed out? plus, taking the stage, donald trump now hours away from facing questions at a cnn town hall one day after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. and following the money. republicans flagging what they call shady deals as they lay out their case against president biden s family, including son hunter. is there evidence behind these allegations? welcome to the lead. we start with our politics lead, and a defiant congressman george santos saying he has no plans to resign despite facie ing 13 criminal charges. santos pleaded not guilty in a new york courtroom this afternoon before facing the news media where he insisted he is innocent. this is the beginning of the ability for
family whether we offer ourself as one of them i think different times call for different leadership. yeah, you know, he tried to kill my family and tried to kill me, but, you know, it remains to be seen, whether i may support him for the republican nomination there you go. scene. we re not here there you go that s he admitted last week, mika, that donald trump put his family in danger and his own life in danger mm-hmm. for i have to say, for me, for everybody that i know, that s the end in an attempt to subvert or democracy. there s that. but let s just keep with the family like, let s go a little john dutton here. you know, you protect your family he admitted last week that somebody tried to kill his family you know, don t go all john dutton on the revenge part, the other side of the boarder. at least you can say, i m not going to support him no, no, jonathan, you know, he tried to have me is and my family killed on january 6th while trying to subvert d
for democrats, it s about do they have enough power to pump up the ballots and drag a victim across the finish line. the let fit you are for office, the better. they will just fling you into the back of a van like you are a side of beef, like they did with hillary. but, she couldn t walk but, hey, she was a woman and that s who barack wanted to succeed him. and if you re too scared of covid and you can t get a crowd and you can t handle the press, they will bury you into a bunker and zoom you into the white house just like they did with joe. and then came along john fetterman, who wasn t senatorial timber to begin with, and then the poor guy had a stroke. took the summer off, and delivered the worst debate performance in american political history. here s what i think we have to fight about inflation here right now, that s what we need to fight about inflation. there is that 2018 interview you said, quote, i don t support fracking at all. so how do you square the two? o
democrats push misery because it s demoralizing. the more demoralized the populace feels the more powerful they become as a result. take your average democratic voter. there is one. have you ever noticed how modern progressives seem unsatisfied, anxious, unhinged, angry, nose rings, purple hair. a recent survey found that liberals were roughly two times less likely than conservatives to feel completely satisfied with their lives. liberals reported feeling less satisfied with their own mental health. i ll back them up on that. and their family lives. their entire belief system is in part dedicated and predicated on the idea that the world is about to end due to climate change. it s been in the schools forever. they re hearing it from powerful politicians like aoc. it means they re willing to do anything, even destroy priceless historical pieces of art to remind you of that fact. that s what a few climate extremists did to the national gallery of art in washington, d.c. they di