The barriers, the 12 feet of distance between the candidates, all reminders of the pandemic that has upended the campaign. The white house, our entire country, as well as whats at stake in this election. The American People have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any president ial administration. From the very first day, President Donald Trump has put the health of America First. They knew and they covered it up. The president said it was a hoax. China is to blame for the coronavirus. And President Trump is not happy about it. Joe biden has been very clear, he will not raise taxes on anybody who makes less than 400,000 a year. He said hes going to repeal the trump tax cuts. Mr. Vice president , im speaking. Im speak zplg im speaking. The climate is changing. Well follow the science. Are you and joe biden going to pack the court if judge barrett is confirmed . The American People are voting right now, and it should be their decision about who will serve on this most important bod
Attacked the American Embassy on new years eve said to be reacting to air strikes on outposts in iraq and syria which they said were responsible for the death of an american contractor. He was asked about iran as he was about to walk into his new years party at maralago. Mr. President i dont think it would be a good idea for iran. I like peace and iran should want peace more than anybody. It would go very quickly. Before we begin our discussion lets get the latest on tonights developments from ali who joins us from london. Thank you for joining us. Obviously this caught a lot of folks in the media off guard. This news tonight trying to play catch up. Take us through what we know at this hour about this killing. They have confirmed that he was killed in iraq on the way to the airport. He is a revered figure in iran and it wouldnt be an exaggeration to say that he is the second most powerful person in iran after ayatollah khomeini, the Supreme Leader and developed a huge network of milit
What do you say to your critics that believe that your rhetoric is emboldening White Nationalists and inspiring this anger . So my critics are political people. Theyre trying to make points. In many cases, theyre running for president and theyre very low in the polls. A couple of them in particular very low in the polls. I think my rhetoric it brings people together. As the president met along with the victims in dayton, ohio and in el paso, texas, demonstrators in both cities made clear they viewed trump as part of the problem. Actually, trump made the point for them. On a day meant for mourning, the president spent much of his time airing political grievances and taking cheap shots at his political enemies. In between dayton and el paso, for example, trump tweeted watching Sleepy Joe Biden making a speech. So boring. Our country will do poorly with him. He wishes. It certainly wasnt sleepy joe we saw today. Trump readily, eagerly attacks islamic terrorism, but can barely bring himsel
Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Im Steve Kornacki in for brian williams. Day 1078 of the trump administration, and tonight this president is facing rapidly increasing pressure, both at home and overseas. The president has been spending his last few days at his resort in florida. His administration has been preparing for impeachment trial in the senate. But ithe turns out the trump whe house has also been working on a military strike against a prominent iranian leader. The Defense Department tonight has confirmed that the United States has killed iranian general Qassim Soleimani. Soleimani may not be familiar to many americans, he was the head of irans quds force, an elite unit of the Iranian Revolutionary guard. Iraqi state tv says a general and Iraqi Militia leader were among several people who died in a drone strike at baghdads airport. The defenses Department Said t president metook, quote, decisi defensive action to protect u. S. Personnel o
Trump, the Senate Leaders prepare to square off. Democrats hammer away at new reports accusing the white house of a cover up. Plus the president ial race gets more volatile as deadlines close and voting is weeks away as the 11th hour gets under way on this thursday night. Good evening. Day 1078 of the trump administration. And tonight this president is facing rapidly increasing pressure both at home and overseas. The president has been spending his last few days at his resort in florida, his administration has been preparing for impeachment trial in the senate. But it turns out the Trump White House has also been working on a military strike against a prominent iranian leader. Defense department tonight has confirmed that the United States has killed iranian general qassim soleimani. Soleimani may not be familiar to many americans, he was the head of the quds force, elite unit of the revolutionary guard. Iraqi state tv says he and a leader were among several who died at the airport. Th