narrow to this one story of dr. ford s. but the other thing she indicates is about false testimony. well, report after report after report shows that this nominee has lied under oath. not just about his excessive drinking, but about, you know, far more material things. and so when we talk about credibility, he is the one applying for a huge job promotion. his credibility is zero at this point. elyce, thank you for joining us. some republicans of course have a different view of that. the president clearly ready to take some hots. anne, nancy, stick around. thank you. coming up after the break, a surprise announcement from a rising democrat star. jason candor putting his political career on hold. why the veteran of the war in afghanistan is stepping out of the spotlight. thspe otlight.
he said it s time for him to get some help, after struggling for 11 years with post-traumatic stress from his military service. our report on this tonight comes from nbc news correspondent cynthia mcfadden. reporter: jason candor is 37 years old, and today, he made a very hard decision and a brave one. he will not run for mayor of kansas city. it s the reason that has drawn national attention. in an open letter released today, candor, an afghanistan war veteran, says he has post-traumatic stress disorder. after 11 years of trying to outrun depression and ptsd symptoms, he writes, i have finally concluded that it s faster than me. that i have to stop running, turn around and confront it. candor joined the military after 9/11. at that moment, i just decided, like, instead of putting that in the some day category, i was just going to do that. i was going to serve my country. reporter: but tonight admits that service has left him needing help.
he said it s time for him to get some help, after struggling for 1 years with post-traumatic stress from his military service. our report on this tonight comes from nbc news correspondent cynthia mcfadden. reporter: jason candor is 37 years old, and today, he made a very hard decision and a brave one. he will not run for mayor of kansas city. it s the reason that has drawn national attention. in an open letter released today, candor, an afghanistan war veteran, says he has post-traumatic stress disorder. after 11 years of trying to outrun depression and ptsd symptoms, he writes, i have finally concluded that it s faster than me. that i have to stop running, turn around and confront it. candor joined the military after 9/11. at that moment, i just decided, like, instead of putting that in the some day category, i was just going to do that. i was going to serve my country. reporter: but tonight admits that service has left him needing help. candor is not alone.
paper towels in puerto rico. every day he throws a political hand grenade into our national dialogue and we talk about that and we don t talk about the things that we should talk about, the things that are important and over the long-term are making america less safe and less powerful. well, there will be a new episode of future state every monday until election day. richard clarke, thank you very much for being on this morning. good to see you again. coming up, forget friday, sources tell nbc news that brett kavanaugh s fbi background check could end today. we ll talk to a senior member of the senate judiciary committee, democrat dick durbin. plus a rising star in the democratic story, jason candor, drops out of the race for kansas city mayor and makes his private mental health battle public. morning joe is coming right back. battle public. morning joe is coming right ckba so, that goal you ve been saving for,
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