There are a lot of words you might expect a president to say over and over in the state of the yeun job address. Words like jobs, freedom, or if it is a joe biden speech, folks. The president last night chose a different word to be the theme of his remarks. He chose the word predecessor. A former republican president tells putin, do whatever the hell you want. My predecessor came off as they overturned. Hes the reason why they were overturned and he brags about it. My predecessor failed the most president ial duty that he owes to the american people. The duty to care. I think that is unforgivable. They told the nra that hes proud he did nothing when he was president. Many in this chamber want to take those Prescription Drugs away by repealing Affordable Care act. Im not going to let that happen. And we stopped you 50 times before and we will stop you again. Biden did not utter Donald Trumps name once during that speech. But he referred to his predecessor more than a dozen times. That w
Melissa murray and Andrew Weissmann get the last word. The 11th hour with Stephanie Ruhle starts now. Tonight the rematch for the white house with Nikki Haley Out of the race, the battle to win over her supporters and her donors begins. And the focus on the economy. It is a key issue for voters and one that the five Biden Administration is still delivering on. And looking ahead to the state of the Union Address. The white house sees this as a major moment. What we can expect as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. Good evening, once again. Get ready for this. We are now 244 days until the election. Now that Super Tuesday is history, President Joe Biden and donald trump are set, almost officially, for the rematch after nikki haley dropped out of the race early this morning. Even though the Presumptive Republican nominee got rid of his rivals, his primary victories reveal Warning Signs for november. The Wall Street Journal noted he underperformed his polling in most state
Franklin, its great to see you. Thanks for your time tonight. Thank you. That is our show for this evening. Now its time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. We have what we call a quorum here at the last word. We have three senators joining us tonight. Well, okay, wait. Adam schiff, who is one Election Night away from becoming the next senator in california. Hes going to win. Because republicans cannot win statewide there. Hes going to join us. Sherry brown, who actually is currently a Senator Running for reelection is joining us. And the big, Big Winner In Texas Last Night on his way to the general election in november. Senator cruise. Cruz only one by three points last time. This could be the time. Its senate night here. You might be able to hash out a plan for Immigration Reform in an hour. And later, actually, Andrew Weissman and Melissa Murray are going to join me and we did something unusual for tonights segment, alex. We rehearsed it. We rehearsed for an hour in from a Liv
In the history of television, only two of the 100 most watched shows have not been live sporting events, the oscars and the State Of The Union. So as a campaign kickoff, you dont get a bigger platform than joe biden has tonight. But with enormous opportunity come enormous challenges. Can he meet the moment and how . Our team has reporting on what is happening inside the white house right now and the unique unvarnished insights of a former biden Speech Writer. Plus, as the president prepares to address the israelhamas war tonight, conditions in gaza are deteriorating to new lows. Children starving to death. Bright orange bursts of flames as a plane makes an emergency landing, what exactly caused it. An awful lot to get to. We begin with this, among all of the goals President Biden has for tonights State Of The Union address, there is one that rises above all others. Show americans he is still up to the job. Do not expect to hear the words age or energy or focus, but as much or maybe eve
Republicans cannot take the state. Currently a Senator Running for a senator and call in, the big winner in texas last night on his way to the general election in november. Against Senator Cruise, only winning by three points this time, this could be the time. It is senate night here. You might be able to hash out a plan for Immigration Reform in a hour. We did something unusual for tonights segment, we rehearsed it. We rehearsed for a hour in front of a Live Audience at the 92nd Street Y and we will bring all of the best jokes, down to a much tighter version of it during this hour. I heard about the musical number at that event so i am excited for it. Have a great show. And then there were two, it is now the biden versus Trump Campaign for the presidency, the challengers dropped out of the republican and democratic primary today, nikki haley took onestate last night before dropping out today and phillips took absolutely nothing as expected before dropping out of the democratic primary