two more. he s already appointed two that have been very negative in terms of the rights of individuals. the idea that if he s reelected he s going to appoint two more flags upside down is really, i really mean it. could this be the scariest part of all of it? i think it is one of the scariest parts. look, the supreme court has never been as out of kilter as it is today. here s why appointments on the supreme court matter. on friday, the conservative majority of the court reinstated bump stocks, the device that allows a semiautomatic weapon like it is an automatic weapon. it s what the las vegas shooter used to fire more than 1,000 rounds in eleven minutes and kill 58 people at a music festival in 2017. critics say the obvious. this decision just made it a whole lot easier for somebody to almost instantly kill a whole lot of people. and those somebodies are out there. in fact, just a day after that decision to roll back what little gun restrictions we have left in this
are you just doing it in a bigger platform with the entire house of representatives? no. there is a very clear distinction between what we are doing and what they have done in weaponnizing the judicial system. they are undermining the people s faith in our institutions. our system of justice system. what we are doing is the opposite. we are trying to adhere to the rule of law. that was republican speaker of the house mike johnson this afternoon saying that the republican party is just trying to adhere to the rule of law. now, a few hours were that interview, speaker johnson made a huge decision which shows that is plainly not the case. as speaker of the house, one of the most important things johnson does is decide who from his party sits on house committees. among the most important committees for the rule of law in this country is the house intelligence committee. today speaker johnson appointed scott perry and ronnie jackson to the two open seat on that committee. when
now. good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. the major twofold test for president biden as he travels abroad but with big political implications back home. can he showcase unity among western allies over the wars in ukraine and gaza while u.s. voters are increasingly skeptical, and how much will the push to preserve democracy really resonate come november? plus, more high drama in delaware as hunter biden s ex-wife takes the stand in his federal trial, what she just finished telling the jury, her brief testimony under subpoena including talk of drug paraphernalia, rehab, and infidelity and whether it s likely to help or hurt her former husband s defense. a pair of critical races taking place 2,000 miles apart, but providing new clues to one of the most consequential political questions of 2024. will democrats hold on to the senate, or can republicans take it back? we ll break that down in the senate contests in montana and new jersey
Altright movement within which antisemitism and racist troeps are pervasive. Bannons Appointment Drawing Sharp condemnation. The spokesman for harry reid saying quote it is easy to see why the kkk views trump as their champ when trump appoints one of the foremost peddlers of White Supremacist themes and rhetoric as his top aide. The ceo of the Antidefamation League calling it a quote, sad day. The Executive Director of the council on American Islamic relations says the appointment of bannon sends the disturbing message that the antimuslim Conspiracy Theories and White Nationalist ideology will be welcome in the white house. As thousands across the Country Protest against trump for the fifth straight day, trump addressing his supporters who have harassed minorities in his first tv interview. Postelection. I say stop it. Allen silly is a former Communications Director for ted cruz and hilary rosen is a cnn political commentator. Brian stelter is the cnn senior media correspondent. Welcom
Plus literally dialing up the rhetoric. President trump and president putin set to talk as counterpart tomorrow. But whos calling who . Keir simmons in new york, Kristen Welker at the white house. Big meeting today, big phone call tomorrow but its the meeting thats not happening thats grabbing all the headlines, right . Thats right. That meeting that was supposed to happen with the president of mexico which was cancelled yesterday after President Trump insisted that mexico was going to pay for the wall, the president of mexico said not going to pay for the wall. That is something we have heard him say over and over again. Then we learned he cancelled the meeting. President trump tried to cast it as a mutual decision. Bottom line, this is a rift in a relation with one of the United States closest allies, its Third Largest Trading Partner. What happens next . The administration floating the idea of a possible 20 tax on imports from mexico and, hallie,
for a very busy day. Keir simmons is