This is cnn tonight. I am don lemon. President trump employing a lastditch effort to change the conversation just days ahead of the midterms. Hes attempting to paint a group of migrants hundreds of miles from the border with a broad and scary brush. And what was billed as a policy speech from the roosevelt room today, the president proposed no actual policies. Listen to what he said. Theres nothing political about a caravan of thousands of people and now others forming pouring up into our country. We have no idea who they are. Did you catch that . The president admitted we have no idea who they are. Then why does he keep calling them invaders . If there is nothing political about it, why is the caravan brought up in every Single Campaign appearance the president makes. A slowmoving group of asylum seekers, asylumseeking immigrants . Walking with strollers and suitcases. Not an invasion. Repeating a lie does not make it truth. With the midterms just five days aw away, the president is a
Sean spicer as accurate as you would expect. This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period. All in starts now. Good evening from new york, i am chris hayes. Donald trump faces mounting existential legal threats, one institution has protected him at all costs that is the House Republican majority. And it is facing its own threat, voters. Paul manafort is going on trial and prosecutors are naming the witnesses. And meanwhile, the president s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is repeatedly signaling his willingness to cooperate with investigation. When michael says that he wants the truth out there and that is the truth is not the president s friend, he is not talking about marginal issues, he is talking about core issues at the heart of the Mueller Probe. Okay. The president is still trying defend his alarming performance in helsinki. In a quinnipiac poll, 68 are very concerned. The president at an event today actually said this. Just remember, what you are see
This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. President trump employing a last ditch effort to change the conversation days ahead of the midterms attempting to paint a group of migrants, hundreds of miles from the border with a broad and scary brush. And what was billed as a policy speech from the roosevelt room today, the president proposed no actual policies. Listen to what he said. Theres nothing political about a caravan of thousands of people and now others forming pouring up into our country. We have no idea who they are. Did you catch that . The president admitted we have no idea who they are. Why does he keep calling them invaders . If there is nothing political about it, why is the caravan brought up in every Single Campaign appearance the president makes . A slow moving group of asylum seeking is immigrants, some walking with strollers and suitcases, not an invasion. Repeating a lie does not make it truth. With the midterms just five days away, the president is attempting to scare peopl
The last year, we live and breathe the Midterm Elections. At this time tuesday, the first polls will be close peri. At this hour, the president is to speak in tennessee. Weve never known more about our politics and in some ways never known less about whats about to happen. People everywhere will try to see within the outcome just how tribal our politics are. And wonder whether Candidates Campaign as themselves without the shadow of the president hanging over them. It comes with converging forces. A controversial president who has transformed his party and who is watching his popularity rise after confirming his Second Supreme Court justice. A booming economy. But with massive growi iviv ivi and storm clouds on the horizon. Already nearly 35 Million People have voted. In some major counties in texas, theyre showing up at pace nearly even with the 2016 president ial election. In some places like georgia and north dakota, there are shadows of doubt surrounding the most american of activit
Mulvaney put a hold on the aid to ukraine for fear of upsetting the russians. Someone is trying to spread doubt about last results of the election in kentucky. Even though there is no doubt. Shadowy operators pushing the narrative online and what it tells us about 2022. Another democrat mulling over getting into this race as the 11th hour gets under way for a new week on a monday night. Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters. Day 1,026 of the Trump Administration. In less than 48 hours, House Democrats call their first witnesses to give public testimony in the impeachment inquiry. Tonight they released more transcripts of those closed door depositions from Defense Department official lawyer camera cooper along with state Department Officials Katherine Croft and christopher anderson. Laura cooper, only pentagon official to testify, spoke to lawmakers on 23 october, the same day that republicans stormed into that Intelligence Committee hearing room in protest. It was her