King in washington. Thank you for sharing this very busy news day with us. The president s debate plan now in jeopardy because President Trump is mad. The Debate Commission announcing it plans to switch to a virtual format because the president is being treated for coronavirus and its too risky to put him in close proximity to joe biden and to the voters invited to the town hall. I heard the commission a while ago changed the debate style, and thats not acceptable to us. Im not going to waste my time on a virtual debate. Thats not what debating is all about, you sit behind a computer and do a debate. Its ridiculous, and then they cut you off whenever they want. They called up two minutes ago and it was announced, and theyre trying to protect biden. We all know the president s first debate performance was a disaster, but there is already grumbling among republicans that backing out of the second debate is a bad idea, because the president needs every opportunity he can find to change th
This is cnn tonight like don lemon. 26 days, can you believe it until election day. President trumps doctor green lighting him for Public Events as of saturday, but refusing to say if he is still contagious with covid19, or is he testing negative. Trump saying he will hold Campaign Rallies this weekend. Also demanding a return to an in person debate next thursday. Saying he will not do the virtual format. Joe biden saying hell hold a town hall on thursday lots to talk about. Joining me right now cnns White House Correspondent john har wad and the Communications Director for former senator ted cruz and former democratic mayor of new orleans, mitch landrieu. Good evening to one and all. John, lets begin with you. So, this president keeps going back and forth, back and forth on the debate plans. He gave us whiplash on the stimulus all while they are hiding his medical information. What is happening at this white house . Don, President Trumps behavior has always been abnormal, but it feels
It was a victory for you personally. In america, bidens speechwriter wrote, politicians dont take power. The people granted to them, so thanks for the civics lesson, joe biden. Joe biden wanted to know he didnt one for president three times because he craves power because he seeks to enrich his neerdowell relatives or because he has a vast empty space inside that only the adulation of strangers can fill, not at all. He ran for president because he deeply cares about you. Joe biden is a paternal figure, really. You might even call them the father of this nation. Of course that would make Kamala Harris americas permanent stepmother, which doesnt quite have the same reassuring ring to it, but whatever, details are not important right now. What matters, joe biden wanted to know, is that this is a democracy. Always has been, always will be. And by electing biden and a small Secretive Group of billionaires who choreograph his every move, this country has become even more democratic, small se
The top of the hour. Just to let you know, because rights under law worked very people can see you in the box, they are, that the president is hard on that bill. The antilynching act. Getting ready to meet with and it was historic when passed g. O. P. Lawmakers in the state by the house at the end dining room. Thats where all the reporters were scurrying to from the press conference. So, you and i are going to jump of february. To that the minute it happens. This past after decades upon first of all, we have had a lot decades of efforts that were of news being made in just the unsuccessful previously, to get last couple of hours, in this congress to declare that last briefing. Lynching is a federal crime. As a topline thought from you . Sadly, the bill has stalled in what devin nunes was telling us for years was true. The senate. Historic bipartisan passage in what trey gowdy was reporting that was happening in the intel the house. But we need the senate now to committee was true. Fina
He owns. And when he get there is, hell meet with lots and lots of giving away the farm. But one issue putin may bring up, sanctions, and its worth remembering in december of 2016 trumps 23day National Security adviser Michael Flynn who later pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia reassures then Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak that the Trump Administration would reverse the obama administrations sanctions on russia once in office. That led to putin refraining from retaliating. The next day trump tweeted praise to putin for the move. Joining me there helsinki is Michael Mcfaul, the author of from cold war to hot peace, an American Ambassador in putins russia. Ambassador mcfaul, thank you for being here. Tharchnks, joy. I want to start out with the readout that it is that, at least according to the associated press, donald trump wants from the meeting. Number one, the optics of a formal full on red carpet relationship with russia, and a relationship with Vlad