good morning. it is saturday, february 10th. you re watching velshi on msnbc. i m charles coleman junior filling in for my friend and colleague, ali velshi. we have got a lot to talk about. we begin this morning with donald trump s new reality tv show. we all remember the apprentice. the whole, you re fired, thing? what we are watching now is more like, the defendant. a terrifying real-life spinoff series played out in actual courtrooms and along the campaign trail each and every day. talk about reality tv. the stakes in this game show are, quite literally, american democracy and the rule of law. let s be clear, no one is watching it as their, quote on quote, guilty pleasure. everyone is watching. this week s episode contained plot twist, new characters, and twist that left us all wondering what is happening next. let s discuss. donald trump has not had many good days in court in the last two years. for the guy who wants infamously predicted we will get tired of so much winni
people off to the insurrection or lied and defamed people in ways that damaged them or their companies. now, the people who have sued aren t always fox haters or critics, the voting company that got over half a billion dollars out of them didn t have longstanding grievances with the company. they were just able to get so far in their punishing lawsuit that they got over half a b out of rupert murdoch and tucker carlson was fired. i say that before i bring in james carville because this comes from a trump supporter, ray epps. he says that tucker carlson, the former fox host, ousted after a different lawsuit, was at an illegal or defamatory level, peddling knowingly false conspiracy theories, specifically against him. he says, quote, carlson was telling a fantastical story in which epps was some sort of undercover fbi agent responsible for the actual mob that broke into the capital. so what you re about to see is what we warned you before, not offered as true, not offered as
a stark difference from antony blinken. she s back at her hotel and followed a dinner with the chinese central bank. this is the most busy day that the secretary had in beijing today which culminated with china s new vice-premier. it was supposed to last for three hours and went more than five hours. in the opening remarks, the secretary pointed to a record number of bilateral trade for the reason for not decoupling and added this. i also believe that the united states and china should seek a relationship of healthy economic competition that is not winner take all, but with a fair set of rules would benefit both. and the trade deficit heavily favors china. the readout from the secretary says that she raised concerns and it was a candid, constructed and comprehensive meeting. the new vice-premier took appointed approach in the beginning of the meeting and even mentioning quotes some airships happened causing difficulty in the relationship. authorized by president xi jinp
breaking news in jordan. injured and a drone strike. who order that, and how will america respond? also tonight, 2016 days of a. it s time we ll talk about how we will talk about trump and his current run for the white house. and we could not sign off this weekend without diving into the drama surrounding barbie. the stars, the snubs, and the serious conversations it is all sparking. i m ma mohyeldin. let s get started. we begin this hour, though, with that breaking ne o of the middle east. specifically the reaction tonight here at home. the u.s. military has confirmed that three american troops have injured in a drone strike at a base in northeast jordan near the syrian border known as tower 22. u.s. officials tell msnbc that the drone was filled with explosive and impacted near shelter where troops were sleeping. president biden blamed radical around-backed militant groups for the attack and the u.s. is still, quote, gathering the facts. first time american troops in th
dozens injured in a drone strike. who ordered it? how will america respond? also tonight, 2016 déjà vu. it is time we all talk about how we will talk about trump and his current primary for the route white house. we couldn t sign out this weekend with her diving into the drama surrounding barbie. the stars, the snubs, and the serious conversations it is all. sparking. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. we begin this hour, though, with that breaking news out of the middle east. specifically the reaction tonight here at home. the u.s. military has confirmed that three american troops have been killed and more than 30 injured in a drone strike at a base in northeast jordan near the syrian border known as tower 22. u.s. officials tell msnbc that the drone was filled with explosive and impacted near shelter where troops were sleeping. president biden blamed radical around-backed militant groups for the attack and the u.s. is still, quote, gathering the facts. first time a