It is 4 20, happy 4 20 to everybody who celebrates. That changes the game. Very interesting. Every day is 4 20. You know kyle griffin, i have been texting with him because it is difficult to get on your show, the bookings are hard. Beginning of may, may 5th or may 12th, i will be making an actual appearance, not like the last 12 seconds, i will talk to you, so dont take time out may 5th or may 12th. You only come on when you have a book to sell, ali velshi . That cut deep. I had to write a book to get on your show. Lord i appreciate the warmth with which you will welcome me and perhaps we will see you tomorrow. We will be here. Velshi needs to start now. Saturday, april 20th, a week that put the 2024 residential race into perspective with a full panel of 12 jurors and six alternates has been chosen for the first criminal trial of a former president of the United States. Opening statements will begin on monday. While the former president was meeting the jury and the court for the first
that is why we are seeing the chaos on capitol hill going on right now as well. joining me to discuss is the special correspondents at vanity fair. and an msnbc political analyst, and historian and professor of history and american studies at yale university and author of the field of blood. good morning. joanna, you are a student and an academic of violence in politics and particularly in congress. is there a flavor difference between what we have seen historically in this country and what is going on now? the reason i ask, there is a casting nature to the violence we are hearing about, not donald trump doing it or carry lake doing it, references, take care of things with the gun to clear them out. writes, and a lot of the violence i have studied involves politicians largely talking to each other.