Im Cheryl Casone i am in for maria bartiromo, tuesday, september 5,8 00 a. M. Eastern time, time for the hot topic of the hour former President Trump calling states attempts to disqualify him from ballot in the 2024 president ial election a trick in truth social post claims almost all legal scholars voiced opinions at 14th amendment has no legal basis or standing, relative to the upcoming 2024 president ial election, like election interference another trick used by radical left the the wall street Journal Editorial Board out with a new oped on this exact top say removing mr. Trump by fiat would also deny voters us the constitutional right for the candidate of their choice, this is aside from mr. Smith the special prosecutor accuses mr. Trump of violating, flats would arguably commit same offense section 3 elizabeth of the 14th amendment, and what journal argues about instead of letting Voters Decide who should be on the at about they are trying to use law basically barking up wrong tre
Terrorism. John harwood will join us from the white house. Before we do that, lets get up to speed on this mornings other top stories. Michelle . Lets start with oil. Crude prices dropping after fridays opec meeting. As a result theres no agreement on output targets. In fact, the cartel didnt even mention a quota, something we havent seen in decades. Analysts say this is a message that opec or saudi arabia is willing to deal with low prices. You can see wti is back below 40 per barrel. U. S. Gasoline prices dropping again as well. The lundberg survey says the average price is down 4 cents. 2. 10, the lowest level since late january. In global news, big win for venezuelas opposition. The Party Winning control over the National Assembly and changing the balance of power. The victory comes 17 years after hugo chavez started the socialist information. It could mean dramatic changes down there. In corporate news, General Electric is terminating a deal that it had to sell its business, its a
We have to be tough, we have to be safe and we have to be secure. What they said as long as the president invokes National Security, he has Carte Blanche to do what he wants to. A fourterm democrat in the house joe crowley loses her primary, mika, and joe, we were just talking about is her to to a 28yearold. There are crowded slates in democratic primaries. Are you concerned at all that those primaries might cost you seats. I think that has a way of working itself out. Yeah, it worked itself out. And give me a break. The cbo releases depressing news about what the president s tax cuts have done to the national debt. And were going to find out what exactly are the companies doing from the tax cut. Well it aint hiring people or raising wages. Weve got a lot to cover this morning, beginning with a major ruling by a federal judge in california on the Trump Administration separating moms and dads from their children. The governments own making. Digest that. Youre in luck, i have an Incredib