there. remember the saying, take him seriously but not literally? if past is prologue, maybe it should be both. tonight on laura coates live. well, it is language you never want to hear. the kind of stuff that gets compared to the worst figures in recorded history. by now, you may have already heard exactly what i m talking about. but i want to play what the former president of the united states, donald trump, had to say at a rally over the past weekend in front of thousands of his supporters in new hampshire. they re poisoning the blood of our country, that s what they ve done. they ve poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world. not just in south america, not just in three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world there coming into our country from africa, from asia, all over the world. the pouring in our country. quote, poisoning the blood. that was his actual quote. now, experts say that that mirrors hitler s calls for rac
good afternoon. i am richard lui in for yasmin. the christmas dozens of flights canceled due to weather in the mid let leaving airline scrambling to get travelers home for the holidays. a live report on the situation just a moment. and, a brand-new falling by donald trump s legal team on the issue of presidential immunity, essentially their client s commute completely immune from prosecution. this sets up a showdown of what the special counsel and the hearing set for early january. breaking news for you as well, the israeli military revealing the fate of five hostages whose bodies were found in the tunnels of gaza. we will get the details with that just into. us with record breaking numbers of migrant the board of this week, some negotiators working the phone lines through the congressional recess to find a deal on immigration. we ll also look back at the culture war bottles of 2023 when america appeared to be a war with itself. that is coming up, later this hour. we ar
tonight straight from the source, breaking news from the detroit news. apparent recordings of donald trump himself in 2020 allegedly pressuring two election officials in michigan not to sign the certification of joe biden s victory. plus, the special counsel strikes back urging the supreme court to i merely consider amenity claims as rudy giuliani file for bankruptcy. willie pay up? his attorneys are here. and even more accusations of plagiarism against harbors in battle president. the two student journalists who broke the story joins us this hour. this is the source. we begin with at breaking news. randy reporting on yet another recording of a phone call allegedly made by donald trump in 2020 pressuring local election officials, this time in michigan on november 17, 2020, two weeks after he lost the presidential election in that state by more than 100,000 votes. cnn has not heard the recording, but the detroit news says it has. it reports president trump personally pressur
tonight on the reidout. this maga threat is a threat to the brick and mortar of our democratic institutions. it s also a threat to the character of our nation. it gives our constitution life. it minds us together as americans in a common cause. the biden team weighs how to talk to voters about the dangers of trump at a key time when the president is trying to lock in some of the crucial groups in the biden coalition. also tonight, my panel of esteemed guests and i are going to announce who won the year in 2023. it could be one of those accomplished people on your screen, or it could be somebody else entirely. stay with us to find out. plus, i will be joined by a major special guest. he is very much in demand right now, and in this business, we call this a good get. that s a tease. but we begin tonight with the fate of donald trump and his legal and political future. resting with the nine members of the highest court in the land. today, special counsel jack smith
court, ruling don trump is disqualified from the states primary ballot for violating the constitution. , vinocur vrabel host turning his message into school curriculum, causing controversy around the country. and ukrainian president zelenskyy says he is confident aid from the u.s. will come through, but what message does the political division in this country sand to putin? as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. it is a pleasure to be back here at msnbc headquarters in a new york city, and i return to some big news with you tonight. a stunning ruling from colorado supreme court is that a new drama to the 2024 election season. the court ruled donald trump is ineligible to hold office again and cannot appear on the states republican primary ballot. this decision was based on section three of the 14th amendment. what does that? mean it disqualifies candidates from federal office moving gauged in insurrection. the court