Later Armstrong Williams discusses his book what black and White America must do now, a prescription to move beyond race. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Mr. Biden good morning. It is washington journal host good morning. Onis washington journal tuesday, september 8. Armor Vice President former Vice President biden called unamericanmp for his treatment of veterans. How would you rate the president s role of commander in chief . Here is how you can reach out to us this morning. If you are active or retired military, 202 7488000. , 202 support joe biden 7488001. Trump, upport president 202 7488002. President holding an event at the white house yesterday on labor day talking about a variety of issues, matters of the military coming up. Again quote the president rips leaders butlitary insists soldiers love hit the president rips into u. S. Military leaders but insists soldiers love him. [video clip] the militaryying is in love with me, im
He received his undergraduate and masters degrees in history. I got to know david when he was running on Hillary Clintons campaign. He is a distinguished fellow, National Security and board of law school. Scholar of the university of texas. He spent many hours together in the situation room and previously served president home and security and counterterrorism. Middle Eastern Affairs and counterterrorism, john received several awards for his contributions including National Security panel, Public Service medal and fbi director medallion. Please join me in welcoming david and john. David, congratulations on the release of the book before we get to the specific aspects, can you give an over view of what the book is about . Why you wanted to write about this topic. I want to say thank you for being here and i am excited to talk about these issues. I would say i wrote this book because after 2016 after russia attacked our democracy, i found bizarre, dangerous the operation was treated as u
Presidency over the past 3 and a half years. He is making it very partisan, he came out a few hours ago talking about the democratic mayors not doing enough and how important the National Guard is and i think hes making it a partisan issue where i think in the past a president reach out and try to be compassionate and to bring people together instead of divide them, so i think thats thats been something we have seen with both the pandemic and with the recent protests. How did your book come about . Whats the genesis of it . I had seen a couple of books about the white house. Ive always been fascinated on what happened behind the scenes on Inauguration Day. Thats a dramatic day in our history when one family moves in and another family looks out and the public is looking at is west front of the capital, the swearingin ceremony that we all we all watch, but really behind the scenes theres control chaos at the white house and then the last inauguration i was just fascinated by the obamas
Alex let me go to you in nicosia here i mean weve been talking about this now for a few weeks and ive actually changed my mind a number of times in trying to analyze and understand whats going on here obviously the neo liberal order is under threat its being challenged thats very clear but from a number of different trajectories and not always really overlapping. We have an underclass particularly in the United States is a revolt and of course we have the pentagon making the law to add to and then you have the professional raw material class that in my opinion is using systemic racism and other isms as a cover because they know the economic and political system is the interim extremely unjust and then we have all the other players matter. To what degree theyre really important is still. Unclear to me but theyre certainly being propped up by different elements of the elites and importantly the media so i mean it is kind of a purpose but i dont see a list of demands the only thing that i
Obviously the neo liberal order is under threat its being challenged thats very clear to me but from a number of different trajectory is not always really overlapping. We have an underclass particularly in the United States is a revolt and of course we have the pentagon making the law to add to and then you have the professional raw material class that in my opinion is using systemic racism and other isms as a cover because they know the economic and political system is the entry extremely unjust and then we have all the other players matter and t. V. To what degree theyre really important is still one unclear to me but theyre certainly being props i did for now and some of the elites and importantly the media so i mean it is kind of a birth but i dont see a list of demands the only thing that is absolutely clear. To me is that the establishment is is worried while for the 2nd time in 10 years we see a massive transfer of wealth to the wealthiest people in the world when up to 2025 per