Mr. Cummings dr. Wilson, want to thank you for your very kind introduction. And good morning everyone to. Im certainly honored to be with you on this wonderful occasion. I must say that as i was sitting there listening to my good friend, mentor and , queesy ma fume, i couldnt help but think of how the campus was maybe 15 years ago and think of how far weve come. And inal so proud to be associated with i am so proud to be associated with Morgan State University. It is one of the proudest things i do. Sitting on this board. Give yourselves a hand, please. [applause] eve done great. Mfume,. Anna, chairman i thank you for inviting me ere today. My thanks to you as well for joining us here at Morgan State University for a brief conversation about the future of our graduates and the future of our country. I am also pleased to be joined by my wife, dr. Maya rockeymoore cummings, coming and many of my family members today. You all agree there is something inspiring and life affirming about sta
as the nation observes and extended independence day weekend, i find myself reflecting on how our country has been radically transformed by decisions handed down last week by the ultraconservative supreme court super majority. in their new america, higher education is further out of reach for people of color and those struggling financially to keep pace with skyrocketing tuitions and the skills of justice are tipped in favor of business owners who wish to discriminate on the basis of sexual preference and gender. against the rights of americans who simply want the freedom to if their lives openly, as they please. the biden administration has already mobilized the response to the sweeping rules and sweeping rulings, looking for work around s to restore and protect policies popular with the american people. i am hopeful some of these fixes will work, but i know it will take a larger movement to push back against a deeply ideological minority that has plotted for decades to take
politicsnation. tonight s lead, the after party. right now, i m back in new york after attending last night s white house correspondents dinner in washington. which may end up being a rare moment of levity in the next political year, because with president joe biden officially running for reelection and donald trump likely general election opponent, at least for now, an epic political battle lies ahead, leading up to november of 2024. biden cutting and confidence in last night s dinner must now reengage voters, many of whom appear to lack confidence in his candidacy, specifically black voters, who say the kind of post racial america promoted by the administration is increasingly out of reach, according to nbc news polling. can biden make the sale to finish the job? former obama press secretary robert gibbs joins me with his analysis of where the 2024 campaign already stands. and we have got some church on this politics nation sunday. mr. t.d. jakes joins me later in t
politicsnation. tonight s leads, not a moment to lose. right now it s five pm in washington. and house republicans have just released their spending plan to avert a government shutdown. moments ago. now, have less than a week to pass it and ultimately prevent a potential economic catastrophe for america. meantime it appears the table is nearly set for 2020 for democrats. out before, i m out exportation s, in tuesday s elections scoring a big win on abortion rights in ohio, taken control of the virginia legislature, winning a key governors race in the red state of kentucky. fresh off the victories for the soon to be first black house speaker and rhode island s first black congress person joins me shortly with their takes on where democrats stand ahead of 2024. as for republicans, they help their three primary debate with a significantly narrowed field. and they re a front runner donald trump remains embroiled and other matters, including a continuous fraud trial here in
the union address last night before a joint session of congress. we also hear your thoughts ahead of today s vote in the u.s. senate on the two articles of impeachment against the aren t. washington journal is next. president trump: i m thrilled to report to you tonight our economy is the best it has ever been. our military is completely rebuilt with its power being unmatched anywhere in the world, and it s not even close. our borders are secure. our families are flourishing. our values are renewed. our pride is restored. and for all of these reasons, i say to the people of our great country and to the members of congress, the state of our union is stronger than ever before. host: president trump s state of the union is similar in the past in that it addressed legislative issues and policy and different than what occurred during the speech and how house and senate democrats reacted to it. we ll show you portions of the speech in our washington journal program today but