Or masks required, as Health Officials suggest or in some states even mandate. President trump is not largely focused on the economy or his accomplishments as the incumbent. Instead at the height of the spread of the coronavirus, the president is suggesting that if he wins, he will fire the nations top Infectious Disease expert, dr. Anthony fauci, in his next term. Dont tell anybody, but let me wait till a little bit after the election. The crowd there was chanting fire fauci. Its all part of the president s Campaign Strategy to deny the serious of the virus. His son even denies the dead bodies. The president undermining health care experts, Holding Events where the virus has literally been spread. Incredibly reckless. The nation, of course, is on edge as the United States prepares to pick its president. President trump also defending behavior today by some of his supporters whose caravan, the Biden Campaign said surrounded a biden bus on its way to texas and attempted to slow the bus
How democrats running for president are trying to grab headlines and voters in an historically jampacked field. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin today with the politics lead. President trump today continues to belittle Russian Election interference in the 2016 president ial election, as well as continued election interference in the u. S. By russia. The president going so far as to say he discussed what he called the, quote, russian hoax in an hourlong phone call with russian president Vladimir Putin. The two leaders discussed a range of topics including the president tweeted, trade, venezuela, ukraine, north korea, nuclear arms control, and even the, quote, russian hoax. The president went on to tell reporters later that he did not tell putin to stop engaging in election interference, which remains, according to President Trumps own Top National Security officials, a continuing threat to the United States. Based on the president s public statements and apparently his priv
Worthy of the bennie hill theme song and been called britains donald trump, what now for the special relationship when Boris Johnson becomes the u. K. Prime minister. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. We begin with the politics lead. Special Counsel Robert Mueller finally answering questions before congress tomorrow. House democrats, 88 of whom officially supported impeachment inquiry, hope that tomorrows allday testimony will persuade millions more americans that President Trump committed crimes. And is unfit for office. They know most americans did not read the 448page Mueller Report and they hope to bring it to life with damning sound bites from the former fbi director. Now house republicans, they hope this will be the final act for the special counsels investigation. They hope to convince you of one conclusion, case closed. The upcoming appearance is on President Trumps mind. He brought it up today. How about this whole witch hunt that is going on. Should i talk about it for a s