good morning. it is sunday, july 2nd. i am michael steele filling in for my good friend ali velshi. donald trump s third presidential campaign is unlike any other presidential campaign in american history. as that twice indicted, twice impeached former president waits to see what other legal troubles might be coming his way over the next few months, he s used his campaign rallies to air out his grievances, and rather than focus his efforts on his legal defense and actually trying to find a lawyer who is going to represent him, he s chosen to litigate his case on the campaign trail instead. yesterday, trump made a stop in pickens, south carolina, a small sleepy town near the blue ridge mountains that has a population of about 3000. he was supposedly there to campaign, but mainly, he was there to complain. a former president spent roughly 90 minutes on stage, spewing out disinformation about his legal predicament, and vowing to take revenge against those he considers his poli
ruled us back decades. raising the stakes for the 2024 race. speaking of, we take a look tonight at the new laws now in effect in florida. governor desantis going for the rights on immigration, abortion, and the second amendment. plus, pressure campaigns and presidential immunity. donald trump s mountain of legal troubles growing higher as a judge shoots down his latest attempt at revenge against e. jean carroll. and the walk back. house speaker mccarthy saying my bed, after daring to doubt the trump can win again. this is american voices. we begin this hour with your rights. the supreme courts and a are hell-bent on rolling back years of precedent and progress. this week, the court s conservative supermajority ended affirmative action in college admissions. in a 63 decision, the court struck a blow to lgbtq+ rights, siding with a website designer who refused to create websites for same-sex couples. it also ruled in favor of a jim crow era law to keep black americans from v
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to the american people. inflation, crime, border security. all fitting into these four categories. an economy that a strong, a nation that is safe, a future that is filled with freedom and a government that that is accountable. here s republican leadership today. they control the house, the senate, the white house, they control the committees, agencies, it is their plan. they have no plan to fix all of the problems they create. there can be hope, opportunity so that when you wake up is not just going to work for yourself is to go to work to make sure that your kids can have a better future. there s nowhere else in the world with that opportunity exists. moms and dads across this country they know that parents are the primary stakeholders and their kids education which is why we will pass a parent s bill of rights. speed to compare with president joe biden. with the biggest teachers union in the country. yep who push school shutdowns and masks for your kids addressing th
what do we wall greed the day before an indictment? i m afraid recently we ve called it success. the u.s. economy, which used to be the envy of the world, is in the most serious trouble since the great depression. inflation is rising, while the standard of living is declining. there was tremendous inflation, and not much growth. the country was not in a great depression in 1980, but the united states was in the dumps. on wall street, it was cold, gray, wet, and miserable. there was no comfort to be found outside. and for investors, there was not much inside either. the tickers carried almost nothing but bad news. we d come off a terrible decade for investing. people were skeptical of the stock market. it was a very sleepy wall street back then. most economists expect a serious recession, with at least 2 million more americans losing their jobs. i regret to say that we re in the worst economic mess since the great depression. literally from the