Of us 2020 feels like its been a decadelong and so this fall, two months from now we are going to be facing an election which will be the First Time Ever that an impeached president appears on the ballot. Could you talk a little bit about the dynamics that were set into motion by this investigation by the subsequent impeachment and the acquittal that are still playing out today as we head into this final stretch before the election . Thanks karen, i will start their. Two big big things, one is emboldened donald trump, he hates this, hes angry, he doesnt like the stain and he wants to win. The very night the house voted to impeach, he went to michigan got a big crowd and promised four more years. At the same time its jeopardize the republican majority in the senate. In key swing states people were upset, they like to think the senate are independent thinkers that check on the presidency. Sarah gideon is using what Susan Collins said and did in that voting not to acquit so you will see t
This is fun to ask you questions again. It feels like old times. We are back into the normal routine. Your book is less about President Trump and more about you. Its about your time at the white house, but i wanted to ask you you do have some behindthescenes tales, but shortly theres some dirty laundry that you dont reveal. Let me ask how do you choose whats not to include . Guest there are so many books out there that have kind of been negative and the nasty score settling and that is into im as a person. Number two, i wanted people to get a different side into different perspective and frankly after two and a half years in the white house and another year on the campaign of my experience working for the president was a positive one. I loved my job, i liked the people i worked with. With. That doesnt mean we didnt have difficult days and ther and othf moments i would love to walk out for the rest of my life but overall, i really believed in what they were doing, and i enjoyed working
Tradition which began with president theodore roosevelt. The great and the near great have addressed this audience. But tonight we welcome the man who history will record as preeminent among world lead evers in the hour of greatest need. [applause] the rapid success of communist aggression are millions of people were envelope behind the far reaching iron current. Have in mind the stalemate in north korea, the rampaging inflation in our homeland which was eating up the savings of the thrifty and traveling Free Enterprise economy. Here then is the man, trained in war, who will be acclaimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] and more, he is our president , whom we love with a deep and abiding affection. [applause] welcome to the Commonwealth Club. Along with the staff at the Commonwealth Club, putting together all these online programs. We have done really dozens of them since the covid crisis began and its my great pleasure to introduce susan e
Alliance for democracy and a senior fellow at the in your moderate for today. With that to introduce our special guest both have had the pleasure of working with. David is the author of race, america russian 100 years of covid interference. Foreignpolicy reporting going the new york times, the new yorker in foreign affairs. Steven is pursuing a doctorate in natural relations at the oxford up as a marshall scholar. He is an associate fellow at Yale University where he received his undergraduate and masters degree i got to know david his interning on Hillary Clintons president ial campaign. John brennan is a distinguished fellow he is a former scholar the university of texas in austin. His director of the Central Intelligence agency where he spent many hours in the situation room and previously served as assistant to the president , Homeland Security and counterterrorism. Specialists in middle Eastern Affairs and counterterrorism, john has received cell several awards for his contributio
Good advice, certainly. On days like this, even San Francisco will see a big jump in temperatures. It is up in the 90s right now in parts of the city. That is a little cooler for some people, but the big draw, the beaches. Joining us now live. Christian, ocean beach and baker beach, some popular spots for folks to head to today. Reporter the city of San Francisco is world famous for its fog, but this weekend the city is filled with sunshine. The city forecast it to be one of the cooler spots around the looking to cool down. The weather, for sure. Its like hundreds back home its just beautiful. Reporter same story at baker beach near the golden gate. City residents and visitors flooding the beach looking for relief. In san jose it is very, very hot over there. We can get a little refreshment coming to the beach. Not much, but a little cooler over there, definitely. Reporter San Francisco supervisor who is district in dolores park says most park visitors follow the Public Health orders t