happy monday. it s 4:00 in new york. it s a mask off moment for the disgraced, twice-impeached ex-president. he s making his contempt for our democracy and its institutions and its people crystal clear once again. while president biden honored veterans day by laying a wreath and paying tribute to those who sacrificed for our count,000,000,000,000 the ex-presidential said this. we pledge to ewe we will root out the communist, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country that lie and steal and cheat on elections and will we ll do anything possible whether legally or illegally to destroy america and to destroy the american dream. real threat is not from the radical right. the real threat is from the radical left. and it s growing every day. the threat from outside forces is farther less sinister, dangerous and grave than the threat from within. our threat is from within. we have a i high bar when we show that to you. today it s
inside the room, along with the transcript of his testimony, donald trump on the stand sounds a lot like donald trump everywhere else. the judge will rule against me because he will always rule against me, quote. he called me a fraud, and he didn t know anything about me. quote. people don t know how good a company i ve built because people like you are going around demeaning me, and i think it s hurting america. quote. you and every other democrat coming after me from 15 different sides, all haters. quote. this is a very unfair trial, very unfair. i hope the public is watching. quote. roughly half an hour into donald trump taking the stand, judge engoron repeatedly admonished the president, asking him to stop rambling and answer the questions. he s gone to trump s lawyers and told them to get a handle on their client. they declined. alina habba said she wouldn t dare violate a client s free speech. when donald trump did answer questions, our legal analysts in the courts say