Clarence thomas and chaired those hearings. Our coverage of the State Of The Union will continue now with our colleagues. Dont go anywhere. Stay right here. Good evening and welcome to msnbcs State Of The Union coverage. Imtonight President Joe Biden gave a rousing speech just a few feet from where we are now. Noting the country is eyeing a reflection point with democracy under threat at home and abroad. Here is how he opened his speech, invoking fdr in 1941 telling congress that hitler was on the march. President roosevelts purpose is to wake up congress and alert the American People. That this was no ordinary time. Freedom in democracy were under assault in the world. And now its we who face some unprecedented moment in history of the union. Yes, our purpose tonight is to wake up congress and to alert the American People that this is no ordinary moment either. Not since president lincoln and The Civil War Had Freedom Of Democracy and as they are today. What makes our moment rare is t
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
Okay, here we are, it is 9 00 p. M. On the west coast, and i am jen psaki, and the midnight shift is the best shift to talk politics here at that time big table to break down everything that happened tonight. Were going to learn more tonight, too, and we do have a lot to talk about, because results from 16 states ask one territory, dont forget that one, just brought us one big step closer to a General Election rematch between President Joe Biden and donald trump, and trump has unsurprisingly won a bunch of states bringing his total degrees to 900, so if we take a look at trump with the numbers, to catch everyone, four indictments, 91 criminal charges, two impeachments and on the democratic side, President Biden has swept every state so far and to jp, and another frontrunner that hit the magic number, those that need to clinch the nomination, but theyre both pretty darn close. Now a major outstanding question coming into tonight we still have, not about trump or biden but about nikki ha
Cases may not proceed to trial before the general election in november. Meanwhile, the former president continued his Unimpeded March Towards Becoming the republican partys president ial nominee for a third time. Yesterday, he cruised to victory in the states that held nominating contests in, idaho, missouri and michigan. Let only know trump decidedly win in each of those, races he is projected to receive every single delegate that was a for grabs yesterday. That is just the beginning. March madness is about to kick into gear this, week and im not talking about College Sports because i never talk about College Sports. This is set to be a jampacked month as the primary season reaches its peak, while at the same time trumps legal cases approach some key inflection points. Today, The District Of Columbia is holding its republican primary and north dakota will hold its contest to morrow. Then, two days from, now Super Tuesday, 16 states plus the territory of American Samoa will held democr
In mind. Thank you for doing that, we will pick up exactly where you left off. Have a good weekend. Have a good show. Good show. Russia without putin, that was one of the chants shouted by the people who Alexei Navalny, thousands of people who knew that they were risking their freedom, possibly their lives to say that. Alexei navalny who was harassed, poisoned imprisoned, and ultimately killed is proof of what happens to those Who Defy Putin and russia. Navalnys widow yulia and their two children did not attend the funeral because of fears of their own safety, Russian Police patrol the funeral, they stopped mourners from entering the church, unable to view, as you saw the open casket where navalnys body was covered with Red And White roses. The New York Times reports that Cell Phone Service in the area had been reduced to the lower band with 3g standard and described it as a mobile shutdown. Thats what it means to live in russia with putin. Despite this, a quarter of 1 Million People s