right thing was pretty high, and it was across the board. 20 years later, it is down to just 20%. let me show you. no real partisan divide here. in october of 2001, large majority of democrats and republicans had trust in the republican control of government. 20 years later, collapsed among both parties. democrats, more than half and republicans, down to 9% trusting government. the democratic government, so it s higher, but this is troubling. how did we get here and what do they think next? it s a cynical public. they believe right now, most candidates that run for office, they don t do it to serve the community. only 21% people think they run to worry about the greater good. 19% of democrats think this. 24% of republicans. now look at the reverse. a full 65% think most candidates run for office to serve personal interests, nothing else.
ones and those injured and maimed as a result of the conflict. i think it s a realistic and in some ways an inevitable nod to their pain, to try and say that we understand that this is not easy for you on a day like this. gary 0 donoghue alive at the pentagon, thank you. let it go to afghanistan now. in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks here on new york city exactly 20 years ago, in october of 2001 president george w bush launched the war on terror as he called it, and the us military went after the taliban, then as now, running afghanistan, because they had harboured al-qaeda. for more on this and what that means in afghanistan let s go to our chief international correspondent. here at ground zero we are remembering the nearly 3000 people killed in the
farms that are going to be inherited, we have to he thinks we roll with it. toby. that episode of the west wing aired in october of 2001. 20 years ago. obviously not the only national conversation to span the last two decades. we ll tell you what we have learned and what we have definitely not right after this. oh, i gotta tell everyone. hey rita, you can earn 3% on dining, including takeout! bon appetit. hey kim, you earn 5% on travel purchased through chase! way ahead of you. hey neal, you can earn 3% at drug stores!!! buddy, i m right here. why are you yelling? because that s what i do! you re always earning with 5% cash back on travel purchased through chase, 3% at drugstores, 3% on dining including takeout, and 1.5% on everything else you buy. chase. make more of what s yours.
friend, thank you for your perspective and honesty, john. enjoy your weekend, if you can. before we go from shanksville, a story of resilience. in october of 2001 a tree was found in the rubble at ground zero after the attack and it somehow survived, even with its roots and branches snapped and burned. that tree was removed, rehabilitated and renamed the survivor tree. now every year the national september 11th memorial and museum gives seedlings to communities that have experienced their own tragedies launching in 2013, boston was committed to nurturing a tree in honor of the victims from the marathon bombing that year, and as you can see over the years they ve taken root across the country. in charleston, south carolina, after the shooting at emanuel african episcopal church, in
we could have short-circuited a lot of these 20 years in afghanistan if only we had gotten them in say october of 2001 to fight climate change. why didn t we do that? that s a really good question. i really don t know the answer to that. it is baffling to me, the idea we think these folks have turned around and all of a sudden are a paragon of moral virtue. that s pretty wild, isn t it? tucker: [laughs] well, and not just a paragon of moral virtue, they are like western liberals. [laughs] going to restart the gender studies classes and ban suvs. it s absolutely insane. reporters without borders reported i think seven journalists have been attacked, a journalists family member was killed recently, part of a german journalism organization, i believe. this is wild. these people that believe that the taliban has flipped over a new leaf, there is one really good way to tell that is not true: these videos of usama bin laden s bodyguard for years,