ago and that of cast an election is frankly very rail. let s discuss all of this with our political panel. karen finney great. great to have all be with us tonight. and there s so much to talk about in terms of the chaos that could happen with the midterms. let s start with election deniers. so, as you know, the place allows you with them right now. particularly places like arizona. then, today, ted cruz went on the view and could not answer the question as to whether or not he basically joe biden was legitimately elected. he pivoted, carrying the city, because it s the new talking point that i hear all the time now from republicans. when they get uncomfortable about the election denying. they pivot, immediately, to the past. so let s listen to this. what is biden legitimate elected because half the party thinks that he wasn t and will be very painful for you to tell the truth? biden is the president today. there is a lot of folks in the media that, i m exactly as a
in case you have not heard, the midterms are about two weeks away and the threat of chaos around election day, is frankly very real. was discuss all of this. we have our political panel, analyst herndon, republican analyst doug hahn, and political commentator kerry, great to have all of you with us here tonight but there is so much to talk about in terms of chaos that could happen with the midterms, let start with election deniers. as you know, the place is lousy with them right now, particularly in places like arizona. then, today, ted cruz went on the view and could not answer the question as to whether or not joe biden was legitimately elected. he pivoted, and karen, this will be to you because this is the new talking point that i hear all the time now from republicans, when they get uncomfortable about the election denying, the pivot immediately to the past. with listen to this. was biden legitimately elected? half of the party thinks that he wasn t that it would be v
retains or reclaims the majority in the house and the senate. now, polls just closed moments ago in new york, which is one of three states holding the final primaries of this month. frankly, all eyes are on the race that has pit two of the most powerful democrats in this country against one another. now, how powerful? well, one does chair the house judiciary committee, and the other, the house oversight committee. both have been in congress for three decades, and tonight one of them, or maybe even possibly both of them, could actually lose their seat. so why are they even against each other for the very first time? i ll tell you one word redistricting. but it s not just the map they re up against, and into this mix you can add the long-shot lawyer, seraj patel. politics, especially in washington, d.c. and beyond, has a funny way of turning friends and colleagues into rivals, and that is what s happening here. maloney has allegedly been saying to people privately that nadler
he felt about the killing. we discussed human rights and the need for political reform. as alwasy i always do, i made clear the topic is vitally important to me and to the united states. with respect of the murder ofjamal khashoggi, i raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what i thought of it at the time and what i think of it now. and i was exactly. i was straightforward and direct in discussing it. i made my view crystal clear. i said very straightforwardly, for an american president to be silent on human rights is not consistent with who we are and who i am. i will always stand up for our values. let s get some more from our middle east correspondent, anna foster in jeddah. there are many people who will see that striking image of the fist bump betweenjoe biden and the man he called essentially a pariah just a few years ago, and they will believe the very fact that this meeting happened, and the very fact that those images are being beamed around the world
to receive a formal apology. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has told the de facto ruler of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman, that he holds him personally responsible for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. his comments came during a visit tojeddah, the latest stop on his tour of the region. the american leader fist bumped with mohammed bin salman ahead of the talks. it comes years after he promised to make saudi arabia a pariah over the murder in the saudi consulate in istanbul. at a news conference injeddah, the president told reporters he made it very clear how he felt about the killing. we discussed human rights and the need for political reform. as always i always do, i made clear the topic is vitally important to me and to the united states. with respect of the murder of khashoggi, i raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what i thought of it at the time and what i think of it now. and was exactly