Monday. Plus, in an update on all the federal cases. Then, the rise of book bans. How just a handful of people are responsible for the majority of objections on the lgbtq books. The author of one of the original ban books joins us live as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. Good evening, once again, im stephanie ruhle. We begin this evening broadcast with President Biden stark warning of the Clear And Present Danger to american democracy. The president sounded the alarm during a speech in arizona about what he described as the threat from maga extremists. And he did not hold back today, launching a direct attack on the former president and his entire party. There is an Extremist Movement that does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy, the Maga Movement. There is no question that these Republican Partys is driven by meg or publican extremists. Theyre not hiding their attacks. Theyre openly promoting them. Extremists and congress are more determined to shut down t
To our viewers, thanks very much for watching. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Outfront next, breaking news, trump says he will no longer try to move his georgia case to a federal court, meaning his trial will now be on national television, international television. Also tonight, a court ruling in the new york case that could mean the end of his business. It is now going to be days away from verdict. Plus, as the nation barrels closer to a shutdown, the Republican Party is shutting down, the gops own impeachment witness says theres no evidence biden committed a crime. The war lord that putin wants the world to see, why this Proof Of Life video raises more questions about this absolutely crucial putin ally. Lets go outfront. Good evening, im erin burnett, outfront tonight, the breaking news, we are following two major legal developments for trump. First a surprising move, the former President Saying he will no longer push to move his Fulton
President ial election of 2024. We will win big around better than ever before. They rigged the president ial election in 2020, and were not going to allow them to rig the president ial election in 2024. Sure sounds like hes preparing to challenge the results if he doesnt win yet again, yeah. And the audience in the biden speech, republicans hate this. Hear the sound bites dont want to relive the to 2020 election, relitigate this. For biden dont have to win them all, just a handful to win a state like arizona, wisconsin, or georgia. I spect i suspect a recurring theme and empirical evidence it worked. Enough centerright independents and soft Republican Voters taken in by this. Whats happening since then . Trump indicted several times. Listen. Here is cindy mccain. The widow of john mccain, head of the u. N. World food program introducing President Biden at this address. Lets listen in. Good morning, everyone. I am so pleased to be here this morning to seenot only all of y but the presi
Hey, ari. Thank you very much. We are planning a big show, here, bear with us, we have donald trump facing the fraud trial as soon as this monday, with Special Report, and d. A. Fani willis, taking on trump and the sprawling rico case will begin with trunks address, take a listen. There is an Extremist Movement that does not share the basic belief in our democracy. The Maga Movement and there is no doubt that Todays Republican Party is driven and intimidated by maga republican extremist. They are not hiding their attacks, they are openly promoting them. Trump says the constitution gave him the right to do whatever he wants as president. End of quote. I have never heard a President Say that even in jest. The president , making those comments about the threatening remarks to general mark millie, which were a very big deal. Donald trump posted online an attack on milley, then sa in different time, the punishment would have been death. This is, by any measure, a major scandal. It is not so
And the late senator john mccain, the president described a Battle For The Future of our country against a movement led by the former president , facing criminal charges for trying to overturn an election, while also running for the white house for a third time. There is something dangerous happening in america right now. There is an Extremist Movement that does not share the basic beliefs of our democracy, the Maga Movement. Not every republican, not even a majority of republicans adhere to the maga extremist ideology. I know because ive been able to work with republicans my whole career. But there is no question Todays Republican Party is driven and intimidated by maga republican extremists. Their extreme agenda carried out with fundamentally all the institutions of institutions of american democracies as we know it. My friends, theyre not hiding their attacks. Theyre openly promoting them, attacking the free press as the enemy of the people. Attacking the rule of law as an impedimen