i do want to especially thank president trump. i don t think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning. somebody wrote that out when he was there, and he was all in. given mccarthy maybe the speaker, but this is donald trump south. it s built on the back of trump republican acolytes whose job depends on the support of trump s own base. the dynamics that were on display during the four-day speakership battle have continued to play out in six months since. chaos caucus republicans, many of whom are trump loyalists, and some of whom participated in the attempt to deny mccarthy the speakership, brought the entire country to the brink of economic default just a few weeks ago. and encouraged by trump to stonewall efforts to reach a deal on the debt limit. but mccarthy s speakership so far will likely be remembered for republicans many efforts to avenge donald trump to take action against his critics, and to rewrite the narrative of his first presiden
first, i m still filling in for my friend velshi. good man, roughly one year after roe v. wade was overturned, supreme court issued another ruling that said two up and another aspect of american life. on thursday, the supreme court ruled that commissions programs at harvard and university of north carolina violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. it effectively puts an end to affirmative action, a decision that will back decades of progress and president and in fact colleges, universities, and younger generations of students around the country. the 237 includes a dissent written by justice ketanji joao brown jackson the first black woman to be appointed to the supreme court. she wrote quote, with let them eat cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the record and announces colin finest for all by legal fiat. but deeming race relevant law does not make it so in life. during his remarks on thursday, biden echoed those sentiments. today, the court on
it would dissuade some of us. ali, great to see you. thank you for joining. us justice correspondent for the nation and author of the, book allow me to retort. a black eyes guide to the constitution. today s meeting of the velshi banned book club s nearly upon. us i will speak with jonathan, author of today s feature, lawn. boy you are watching velshi on msnbc.
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and educators are up against. we will have the librarians on as well because you re absolutely right. we talk to authors, we realize it s librarians and teachers that are on the front lines of this thing we. they are my heroes. and they should be. thank you for reading, it it s a careful and thoughtful reading. what a pleasure. jonathan everson, the author of lawn boy, today s feature for the velshi banned book club. that is up for, me thanks for watching, stay right where you are. my friend alex witt is up next with reports.