anything more to the point tonight. 67%, two in three, say american democracy is in danger of collapse. the percentage of democrats and republicans who believe it, identical. however, don t go looking for a bipartisan silver lining. the poll doesn t ask people to give a reason why they believe this. so it s possible, even likely given such other recent polling that a deep partisan divide exists over what people think is wrong. to use a political science term, ain t good. it does not bode well. but it certainly sets the stage for what the president will say tonight. and the backdrop, significant new developments in the court battle over documents seized from the former president s mansion and what he said today about pardoning january 6th defendants. let s go first to cnn s jeff zeleny who is at independence hall in philadelphia. jeff, what more are you learning about the speech tonight, which begins in just a few minutes? reporter: john, we are berning that president biden
as we get closer to 2024. for the former president, it s his first time back in d.c. since leaving office 553 days ago. and he will be speaking at a summit literally around the corner from the white house he left, refusing, you ll recall, to be part of the inauguration and the peaceful transfer of power. he will lay out a vision for public safety and crime, although trump has proven in recent speech, he manages to stay on topic for just so long before reverting to his old grievances about the 2020 election. on the other hand, his former vice president spoke at a d.c. conference this morning trying to look to the future and taking a shot a the his form boss at the same time. the good news is we have a once in a lifetime opportunity. to save america from decline and decay brought by been those progressive policies and to build a governing majority that will last for generations. but in order to win, conservatives need to do more than criticize and complain. we must unite our
Should the Chief Justice have to answer for an outof control court . As we await Jury Instructions in new york. I did everything right and they indicted me. George conway on the man nikki haley just indoors. Do you think donald trump would follow the constitution if he were elected to a second term . I dont know. The american doctor who shot these unbelievable Scenes Inside A Gaza Hospital and he will join me live. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Its been 24 hours since reporting by the New York Times revealed that a flag championed by the far right Christian National movement, displayed widely by january 6 insurrectionist as they Storm Thedonald trump also flew all summer long last year over the beachhouse of Supreme Court Justice Samuel alito. That news about that flag came days after we learned that his home in virginia also displayed an upside down american flags in the weeks after the violent sacking of the capitol. Another symbol, adopted and
it has no place in a democracy, none. [applause] it can t be pro insurrectionist and pro american. you can t be pro insurrectionist and pro american. that s pretty straightforward. so yes, the insurrection was three years ago, but it s not in our past, it s very much a part of our present and our future depending on what happens. it s already become a centerpiece of the 2024 campaign. both donald trump and joe biden are essentially running on january six, but in vastly different ways. one looks at the events of that day, the death, the destruction, the literal and figurative attacks on the rule of law and celebrate set. and one is firmly against it. one stands with the constitution and one said that he wants to suspend it, one supports democracy in one ignores it. one embraces political violence and one rejects it. that s really what it all boils down to. and this weekend has served as
i will say what donald trump won t. political violence is never, ever acceptable in the united states political system, never, never, never! it has no place in a democracy, non! it can t be pro insurrectionist and pro american. you can t be pro insurrectionist and pro american. that s pretty straightforward. yes, the insurrection was three years ago. it s not in our past. it s very much a part of our present and our future depending on what happened. it has already become a centerpiece of the 2024 campaign. both donald trump and joe biden are essentially running on january 6th but in vastly different ways. one looks at the events of that day, the death, the destruction, the literal and figurative attack on the rule of law and celebrated. one is firmly against it. one stands with the constitution and one said he wants to suspend it. one supports democracy and one