and she s so amazing thanks so much for joining us this afternoon. it ll be sad to say goodbye to pat sajak, but you can say hello to jake tapper is the leader starts right now the themes of the 2024 race today, democracy and revenge, the lead starts right now starkly different messages from two starkly different men, president biden s warning about democracy on the world stage, while donald trump to gain much more personal approach, plus a dramatic turn in the hunter biden gun trial defense scrapping. it s witness list on some level, leaving one major question about the case, yet to be answered. and the judge presiding over one of the most consonant sequential cases in america described as isolated in an experience with judge aileen cannon is really up against as she takes on the criminal classified documents case against donald trump welcome to the lead. i m phil mattingly info jake tapper. it s friday. we start with our world lead and president biden today drawing on the
campaign a burst of momentum in states president biden won four years ago as we get closer to the first debate. the economy, inflation, and the border and we re going to take care of it all. we re going to make america greater than ever before. president biden: he s about him, i m about the country. are you ready for this debate? president biden: yes. todd: we re talking to lara trump. carley: and a glitzy l.a. fundraiser featuring george clooney. why did the hollywood leading man reportedly make an angry phone call to the white house? you won t want to miss details. todd: a connecticut town declining to fly the thin blue-line flag following the death of a trooper. it did say a pride flag is okay. it is viewed as antagonistic, even if you don t see it that way. i don t think that is a good way to fly, especially not with further discussion. todd: state of connect sect is in mourning following the death of this trooper, fact they cannot fly a thin blue line f
he wants to put them all in jail, he wants to put them before firing squads. political retribution of his enemies. unconcern for my family. the revenge tour, a hoax or not? it has to stop. from now on i m cosmo. jesse: meeting but meeting the man behind kramer. michael richards joins primetime jesse: 80 years since d-day. wears a hunter wear is hunter? new hoax alert. jesse: ladies and gentlemen we have another hoax. caught off the press from the biden campaign, donald trump confirms plans to jail opponents biden s now accusing donald trump of doing exactly what he did. naturally the campaign coordinated the hoax with the media. we woke up this mourning to headlines like these. the new york times trump vows to prosecute rivals, put rule of law on the ballot. trump vows legal revenge against enemies. trump wants retribution. that s dangerous, unlawful and un-american. the guy who got a thrill up his leg is now getting a chill. donald trump, who want
he wants to put them all inut jail. he wantsl in to put them before firing squad. he ll be focusing on political rhetoric, retribution of hiss enemies. i m concerned for myself. i m concerned for my family. the reveng familye tour, a hoax or not, number one, they re wrong . it has to stop. i m cosmo jerry. i m cosmo kramer. w on and that s who i m going to be. from now on, i m cosmo meeting the man behind kramer. metime michael richards joins primetime. it s a festivus miracle on beaches called utah and omaha and florida. and gold and juno. they come ashore 80 years since d-day. gary sinise is here. luke and gary, what are you doing here? plus, where s hunter? he s a bad boy. you hold to. would you hold for me? hopeful. ladies and gentlemen, we have another hoaladiesemenx hote the press from the biden campaign. quote, donalmpaignd trump confit plans to jail opponents. biden s now accusing donald donl trump of doing exactly what he diof doid. mpaign naturally, t
harris: the prosecution has rested their case in hunter biden s federal gun trial. ten witnesses over 3 1/2 days including an f.b.i. agent, d.e.a. agent and some of the first son s former romantic partners. that s one word for them. they were doing drugs. hallie biden was one of them. hu hunter s ex-girlfriend detailed finding his gun and who threw it out in a grocery store trash bin and hunter introduced her, she testified, to drugs as they were both battling with that and he was battling with addiction, heavy drug use. hunter arrived just ahead of court on this day five of trial earlier. first lady jill biden is back with him for support today. she made a long trip. she was able to be in normandy yesterday and there today. a few minutes left of the trial s 20-minute break and when they come back a live report from the courthouse and former assistant district attorney phil holloway will join me. let s first get to this. after flipping the trump-era policies that kept our n