which is not typical on american voices, but tonight is an exception. it is important for you to be reminded of exactly what donald trump said that day. specifically, this about mexican immigrants. they are bringing drugs, they are bringing crime, they are rapists. some, i assume, are good people. trump s racist opinions were well known before that moment. his role as lead his attacks on the exonerated five before that. as a candidate for president of the united states, saying people who come to our country that was built by immigrants are rapists, well, that showed trump s true colors. it s rare in the years since trump made those comments that i m at a loss for words when it comes to his rhetoric. but then came trump s speech last night in new hampshire. we ve got a lot of work to do. you know, when they let i think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country, when they do that, we ve got a lot of work to do. they are poisoning the blood of our count
i want to begin tonight by throwing it back to june 16th, 2015. i day that most americans, and most around the world would probably remember. then businessman donald trump came down to the golden escalator in trump tower to announce that he was running for the republican nomination for president. i want to warn you that we will be playing a couple of moments from the former president tonight, which is not typical an american voices. tonight is an exception. it is important for you to be reminded of exactly what donald trump said that day. specifically, this about mexican immigrants. they re bringing drugs, they re bringing crime, they are rapists, and some, i assume, they were good people. trump s racist opinions were well known before that moment, his role as lead against barack obama, the tax on the exonerated five before that. as a candidate for president of the united states, saying people who come to our country that was built by immigrants are rapists, well, that
blood of americans, some real bigoted statements, it will be interesting to hear her response. it s always my privilege to follow the great symone. love you. good evening, welcome to beyond politicsnation. tonight s lead, clearing the air. leaders of the congressional hispanic contests finally held their long-awaited meeting with the white house yesterday. to discuss their concern over the border security deal currently being negotiated in the senate. many are worried the administration will given to harsh republican demands on immigration in order to gain support for military aid package to assist israel and ukraine. the conversation between latino lawmakers and the biden administration comes as republican presidential front runner, donald trump, is on the campaign trail dialing up his anti immigrant campaign rhetoric. tonight the chair of the congressional spanish caucus joins us to talk about what came out of that white house meeting and what it could mean for
and charles blow, in for alicia menendez. we begin tonight with breaking news. former first leader first lady rosalynn carter has died at age 96. they say miss carter passed away peacefully in her home in plains, georgia, after being in hospice care on friday. roslyn and the 49th president of the united states partners in both politics and philanthropy. former president carter s statement tonight weeding in part, as long as rosalind was in the world, i always knew some wendy loved and supported me. lawmakers from both parties are praising the late first lady s legacy of public service. president biden and first lady paid tribute to rosalynn carter a short time ago. [inaudible] i was speaking to her grandson, and the family just showing up. they re really incredible family, because they wish [inaudible] she was well known for her efforts on mental health and caregiving and women s rights. so i hope that during the holidays, we will consider including the carter fam