in neighborhoods without a single person who doesn t go to soulcycle at least four times a week. they have never seen a fat person. they think trump is obese! listen, he had a doctor, a real admiral come out, who impressed the bush family and the obama family and their respective staffs, and didn t know donald trump at all before he ran for president and won the white house. he came out and said, here s a thorough exam. the same media corps that missed fdr s wheelchair and woodrow wilson s stroke, and the back problems of o jfk, finally got a full exam, and a 55 minute presser to follow, where every question was answered, and they zero in on his height, which revealed too much weight. americans sometimes she d lose 10-15 pounds. he is sadly healthy. this is the bad news for the press corps, as i understand it. this morning, tucker, i thought the big story was the crazy questions asked of that dr. later on when the show endsi find out, everyone doubts the ve
we want people to know that s the way we feel and stand by and help the community. thank you both for what you re doing. god bless you both. it s gut wrenching to see that cross coming down. christians are used to it. it s excuse me. it s kind of like the grinch who tried to steal christmas. he didn t get it done. we hope we can that s right. we hope the heart will grow. it s opening a lot of hearts to a lot of people. the cross is just not about christianity as well. it represents so much. there s crosses on the side of the street of people have lost their loved ones. it s our veterans memorial. it represents so much more than just christianity. you re right. god bless you both. thank you so much and merry christmas. thank you. thank you. pop quiz. what do jfk and djt, donald trump, have in common? the answer from billionaire bill
now president had to also console a grieving widow, and at the same time try to maintain or continue on with the hope that was always associated with jfk. in the tragic flash of a moment, lyndon johnson went from holding an office that john adams, previous vice president in the early republic had said was the most useless office in the history of the world, to suddenly becoming the most powerful leader of the world. and this was an absolutely delicate transition. and johnson wasn t known for his delicacy. he was known for his crudeness and overbearing manner. yet he handled it with exquisite graciousness. he was incredibly outgoing. he wrote letters to john f kennedy s children to be read later when they can understand it, made a condolence call to kennedy s mother.
what do americans think about his death? roughly a third say either the cia or mafia were involved in his assassination, and maybe more sinister, 21% actually think kennedy s vice president, johnson, might have had something to do with his death. joining us now, allen lichtman, presidential historian at american university, co-author of fdr and the jews. so much has been said this week about jfk, about jackie, about that fateful day, november 22nd, in dallas. but i feel like not enough has been said about that transition to lbj. what can you tell me or what are your views about that transition, that awkward moment, of course, of the swearing in with jackie wearing the blood stained suit, and how this new
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