Illiberalism. That does it for us this morning. Stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. Hi there. Im stephanie ruhle. It is a busy friday. October 16th. Lets hunker down and try to get a little smarter. This morning, just 18 days, thats right, 18 days from the election, the president ial candidates are hitting the trail. Joe biden heading to michigan while President Trump will campaign in georgia. It comes after a splitscreen night that displayed the stark choice voters have in this election. The two candidates answering questions at dueling town halls and painting very different pictures of what america looks like now and what it would look like for the next four years. President trump on the defensive press on the coronavirus. Conspiracy theories, White Supremacy and his tax returns. He described a country turning a corner when it comes to covid and the economy making this pitch for why he deserves another four years. Because ive done a great job. We have the strongest econo
It is sunday, october 18th. Were happy youre up with us. Im lindsey reiser. Can we get it as an i. V. Good morning, everybody. Were live at msnbc World Headquarters here. Just got back from philadelphia yesterday. Didnt bring back any cheesesteaks or anything like that. We were talking to voters. We wanted to find out, we have the polls that show an increase of numbers of black men that support the president. Are they real . Ill show you what i find out later today. We begin with the race to the white house. 16 days to go. A busy day on the campaign trail. Both candidates stumping in key battleground states today. Joe biden set to speak in North Carolina. President Trump Holding a rally in nevada. In the meantime, backtoback rallies last night for the president , wisconsin and michigan, where there was little to no social distancing or mask wearing. Thats par for the course. Despite a spike of coronavirus in the midwest, in michigan, trump spoke for more than 90 minutes, on a variety o
The ability for the administration in me way by failure to recognize this our win does not change the dynamic at all, what were able to do. All right. Its not just the president , though, highprofile members of the Trump Administration and republicans on capitol hill, they are denying joe bidens win. Is the state department currently preparing to engage with the Biden Transition Team, and if not, at what point does a delay hamper a smooth transition or pose a risk to National Security . There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump Administration. Right. Were ready. Senator, did Vice President biden win the election . We dont know yet. We dont . Hasnt been certified. Senator, have you congratulated Vice President biden yet . No. Why not . The president wasnt defeated by huge numbers, in fact, he may not have been defeated at all. Now, in his comments just moments ago, joe biden reacted to that. Watch. I think that the whole Republican Party has been put in a position with a few n
With joe bidens longtime colleague harry reid for his take on the race. The former Vice President began his day in dpe. At a church the burial place of his son beau who made his father promise him on his dath bed he would stay in public life. Biden went on to visit his childhood home in pennsylvania where he signed the living wait a minute wall. From this house to the white house with the grace of god. President trump made a rare trip to his campaign hazard kwaeters in virginia. Capping off a set of grievancefilled rallies and interviews. Have you written an acceptance speech . No, im not thinking about concession speech or acceptance speech yet. Hopefully well be doing only one of those two. Winning is easy. Losing is never easy. Not for me its not. Regardless of what happens, the president is set to host hundreds at the white house tonight. This as dr. Debra birx of the Coronavirus Task force warns against gathering in a report that was dated yesterday. That was obtained by the washi
The question is, how far will the president go to get what he wants . Plus, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell says an orderly transfer of power wont be delayed. But with the president still refusing to cooperate, the question is whats mcconnell doing to make sure that happens . And rockets hit baghdad, just hours after the pentagon announces plans to cut troop levels there and in afghanistan. Military leaders say theyll execute the plan, but the question is, will they endorse it . Its way too early for this. Good morning, and welcome to way too early, the show that wears a mask, especially on capitol hill. Im kasie hunt on this wednesday, november 18th. Well start as always with the news. Before president elect joe biden takes office, thousands of troops in afghanistan and iraq are expected to withdraw, thats within the next two months. The acting secretary Christopher Miller said the number of troops in afghanistan would be halved to 1500. In iraq, troop levels would also come do