Released a recording. The president reads supporters any email that they got from ginni thomas. I got an email today from ginni thomas, justice thomas s wife. I want to read that to you. You guys have filled the sales of many judges. Can i just tell you think, and this is all caps, thank you so so much. To really understand how inappropriate that email is from the wife of a sitting supreme court justice you have to first understand what it is that they do. We are the nation s largest law firm exclusively supporting religious liberty. We have recently won four supreme court cases. We win over 90% of our cases which is unheard of that the legal world. At the supreme court the record is nine wins and zero losses. That is correct. The organization ginni thomas was thinking so profusely the law firm that specializes in trying to change the law by bringing cases before the supreme court. That court where her husband clarence thomas is a sitting justice. Even if you don t know them by name yo
Its all so new and exciting. Its all so exciting. Scramble the circuits. Youll have msnbc punched up but youll be seeing abc. A nice thing. A nice way to let everybody see it. Yeah, im only lightly joking, but youre doing a Public Service announcement, reminding everyone while yes, there are all these companies and competitors this is one night where all of the usual competitors agree to simulcast the same thing because its for civics. In service of our democracy and i think a nod to how important this election is. Amen. Well put. Thank you. Have a great show. See you soon. Our thanks to Nicolle Wallace for the handoff. Welcome to The Beat. Our top story is the Harris Campaign on offense with this new ad Hammering Trump for project 2025. Well show you some of that ad in a moment. It reenforced the attack the Campaign Hit nightly at the convention which is trying to take what is now politically seen as widely a very toxic project 2025 and tie it to trump. Brand him with it. Link him to
Hi, everyone. Its 4 00 in new york. Its becoming the Noahs Ark of american politics. Passengers climb on board two by two including Alexandria Ocasiocortez and Bernie Sanders as well as Adam Kinzinger and the former number three House Republican with the last name practically synonymous with what the conservative republican party in its most strictly conservative It Ration used to be all about. All of them now in the same boat to save democracy from a disgraced, twiceimpeached expresident with the fondness for dictators abroad and a yearning to be one right here at home in america. All this critical Post Labor Day juncture in the 2024 campaign, Conservative Stall Worth Vice Chair Liz cheney announcing she will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Heres that moment. I think it is crucially important for people to recognize not only is what i just said about the danger that trump poses something that should prevent people from voting from for him, but i dont think we have
Right. The economy does do better under democrats. And as vice president kamala harris announces a major plan to boost small businesses, economists are saying that trump s proposals, like for instance, tariffs, would actually hurt americans. Also tonight, we are just days into the new school year for many students, but we ve already had our first school shooting, leaving four dead and several injured at a high school in georgia. Plus, breaking late today, republican liz cheney, who once said that donald trump is unfit for any office, announced that she will be voting for vice president kamala harris. But we begin tonight with it s the economy stupid. James carville s famoused a moe in addition from the 1992 election that remains true today. Polls show the economy continues to be the top issue for many voters, including inflation and affordability. And yet there is only one candidate who is proposing policies that would actually help americans. Vice president kamala harris. Here she is
Us into your homes. Were grateful. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Hi, ari. Thanks, nicolle. Welcome to The Beat. Let me tell you what we are tracking and multiple stories including this deadly horrific School Shooting in georgia. In have an update on that during tonights newscast. Theres also very serious revelations about the ongoing scandal surrounding the supreme Court And Clarence thomas and his wife. We have that. And in the middle of the program im going to share with you my report on the Maga Play Book and accountability in the age of trump. Why they want you to be retired, and you might want to resist. So all of that is coming up. I want you to know what were doing on a very serious news day. Well begin with our top story, the general election under way. Donald trump has a light schedule this week. Kamala harris has a busy one. Shes an Offense Campaigning in New Hampshire on abortion rights. You know how hard people fought for these freedoms and that they are founda