it interesting, i guess timing wise, this allegation, this whistleblower complaint suggests joe biden as vice president received significant bribe from the ukrainians. nobody is talking about that and what he s dominating media headlines is the indictment of donald trump, why? i think i think the trump indictment was timed to vary the story about confidential informant but i do think it s a byproduct of that story. i think the trump indictment was timed the weight it was to affect the 2024 election, i think it s unfortunate that happened. the committee for instance in congress is investigating the weaponization of government, you suggest this would be that kind
you had an open door. that despite the fact we live in such a divided time, republicans and democrats sat down and you invited them all to sit around the table. how much of a difference does that make? makes a big difference. our last budget, which was in balance, we did that on a bipartisan basis with a lot of republican support. i m very hopeful we re going to have a bipartisan budget this time around. that s a stark contrast to what you see in washington. republicans come to the table, give us your best ideas, but they have to be constructive ideas, something i can work off of. all right. connecticut governor ned lamont, as always, thank you so much for being here. great seeing you again. okay. happy birthday to mika tomorrow. nicely done. all right. will pass that along. coming up, we re digging into a story that seemed to go under the radar last week amid major media headlines.
bret: juan, here is media headlines regarding senator cotton on the lab leak theory. the washington post, tom cotton keeps repeating coronavirus fringe theory that scientists have disputed, msnbc, cotton repeats coronavirus girs theory despite evidence. daily beast, new york times. conspiracy theories flourish. then you have the baltimore sun that says the u.s. is experiencing significant surge in attacks against americans. one thing to believe in dubious theories. another to stand by them when they re feeding the mob and they point directly to dr. robert redfield. he was on with martha today. take a listen. the hardest thing for me, since i live in baltimore with all my grandkids, was that baltimore sun having all their first page stories saying that i was a racist because i suggested this came from an asian lab. you know, very disappointing how people want to name-call and not just have an honest, scientific discussion about the possible
and it s a really good place to raise money and to sort of find people. he did a great job in the last election. conservative you want, but his campaign used facebook really well compared to a lot of campaigns. so, that s what he s gonna do again. it s the same playbook. and whether it works this time, we ll see. it s gonna do it again. the question is, are all those people gonna lineup and keep paying the guy? jake ward, karen swisher, there are new to better people to have a new story like this tonight. thank you for being here. when we come back thank thank, you stephanie. as republicans piling on the investigations between covid, and the so-called weaponization of government. weaponization of government taken straight out of the far-right media headlines. but will it leave room for any actual governing? what people expect the lawmakers to do? when they get paid to do?
have a new story like this tonight. thank you for being here. when we come back thank thank, you stephanie. as republicans piling on the investigations between covid, and the so-called weaponization of government. weaponization of government taken straight out of the far-right media headlines. but will it leave room for any actual governing? what people expect the lawmakers to do? when they get paid to do? the looming debt limit. with, that all franken will be in the house when the 11th hour. 11th hour they can help you create a retirement-income plan designed to balance growth and guaranteed income. and provide access to specialists who help with estate planning to look out for future generations so you re not just growing and protecting your wealth. you re sharing it. because doors were meant to be opened. great job, everybody!