the man who spent more than a quarter century transforming gun culture in politics is now preparing tonight to step aside. wayne lapierre says he s resigning as the head of the national rifle association, a move i should note comes on the eve of a corruption trial here in manhattan that threatens the future of the powerful lobbying group. but no matter how that case plays out that starts on monday, lapierre s legacy stands as a bull work virtually any gun legislation. wave after wave after wave of demands for more restrictions. whether it was amid the surge of gun violence on american streets in the 1990s or a generation growing up amid mass shooting after mass shooting. as the scenes of children running with their hands up from their classrooms is now grimly becoming all too normal. lapierre s power and influence in washington grew to heights that very few others have ever reached. it was in the wake of the sandy hook elementary school shooting in connecticut where 20 young
potentially congressman harry dunn one day. you have a crowded primary. thank you for coming on today to talk about your race. thank you, check out harry dunn for congress and donate. thank you so much for having me. thank you so much. some other news out of washington. defense secretary lloyd austin now recovering at walter reed national military medical center after complications from unelected procedure. in a short statement with few details, the pentagon said secretary austin is, recovering well, and he is expected to resume his full duties today. they did not say when he would be released. first and foremost, our best wishes go out to secretary austin for a speedy recovery. we hope he s doing well. but also we should note tonight this disclosure is concerning given when it was released. the pentagon did not say anything in four days of one of the critical biden administration being hospitalized especially amid an ongoing war, increased tension in the middle east. the press
implications in a court where there shouldn t be political implications. let s discuss the speech that president biden gave yesterday at valley forge. five people died as a result of the events of january 6th, 2021. and yesterday in his speech, president biden laid those deaths at the feet of the former president. listen. because of donald trump s lies, they died because these lies brought a mob to washington. he promised he would be wild and it was. he told the crowd to fight like hell, and all hell was unleashed. and as usual, he left the dirty work to others. he retreated to the white house. as america was attacked from within. okay, so let s put up this poll. this usa today-suffolk poll, biden trailing trump in 2024 by two points. my question to you is this shows that the president needs
playbook speech in sept september 2022 the marine corps centuries blood red color it s very similar theme yesterday outside valley forge help of george washington winter encampment during the revolution but president biden mentioned donald trump 44 times, the most he is ever mentioned him in one of the speeches. because of donald trump s lies, they died because the lives brought a mob to washington. he promised it would be wild, and it was free told the crowd to fight and it was unleashed. then as usual he left the dirty word to others. and biden did not speak about his record yesterday, nor about what many call crisis in the southern border. by its dhs chief refuses to use the word pennsylvania s pennsylc senator john fetterman told me he has no problem saying it. but you do think it s a crisis now?
and smashed windows and set where s nancy. over 140 police officers were injured. we attended the funerals of the police officers who died as a result of the events that day. because of donald trump s lies, they died because this lie brought a mob to washington. he promised it would be wild and it was he told the crowd to fight like and all was unleashed. he promised he would write to them, everything he did he would be side-by-side with them. and as usual, he left the dirty work to others. he retreated to the white house as america was attacked from within, donald trump watched on tv in a private small room off the oval office. the entire nation watched in horror. the whole world watched