fists in the air. and he called half the country a threat to our republic. we must be honest with each other and with ourselves. too much of what is happening in our country today is not normal. donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. pete: you uncle joe the guy o campaigned on saving the soul of america to him this is extremism at its peak. ymca it s fun to stay at the ymca pete: remember that? if you waived an american flag, chanted let s go brandon, other even danced to ymca you are an streamist. you are a fascist and you live a life of darkness and chaos. nation of fear, division and a darkness. maga republicans have made their choice. they embrace anger. they thrive on chaos they live not in the light of truth but in the shadow of lies. but together, together we can choose a different path. we can choose a better path forward to the future. a future of possibility, a future to build and
dominated, driven, and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. that is a threat to this country. maga republicans do not respect the constitution, believe in the rule of the law, recognize the will of the people. they refused to accept the results of a free election and promote authoritarian leaders. they fanned the flames of political violence. they are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country. they look at the mob that stormed that united states capitol on january 6th, be brutally attacking law enforcement, not as insurrectionists. they placed a dagger the throat of our democracy, but they look at them as patriots. they see their maga failure to stop a fees peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election as preparation for the 2022 in 2024 elections. and now america must choose to move forward or to move backwards, to build a future obsessed about the past, to be a nation of hope and un
republicans represent an extremism that threatens the foundations of our republic. there is no question that the republican party today is dominated, driven, and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. that is a threat to this country. maga republicans do not respect the constitution, believe in the rule of the law, or recognize the will of the people. they refused to accept the results of a free election and promote authoritarian leaders. they fanned the flames of political violence. they are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country. they look at the mob that stormed that united states capitol on january 6th, brutally attacking law enforcement, not as insurrectionists. who placed a dagger the throat of our democracy, but they look at them as patriots. they see their maga failure to stop a peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election, as preparation for the 2022 and 2024 elections. and
primary landslide in wyoming, but now the big question, will she challenge donald trump for the republican presidential nomination in 2024. and parents, you are feeling the pain on this one, how much more school supplies cost this year. cnn is adding up the shopping list. welcome to the lead. we start with the politics lead. rudy giuliani just wrapped up his testimony after spending roughly six hours under oath in front of a grand jury. giuliani s lawyer warned that his client might not be responsive to the questions that he was asked saying, quote, if they want to play hard ball, we know how to play hard ball. unquote. we do know other witnesses who have appeared have been asked about giuliani s meetings with georgia lawmakers. and atlanta prosecutors have warned giuliani he is a target of their criminal investigation into donald trump s attempts to overturn the 2020 election in that state. also today, former vice president mike pence made a stop in the first of a nation
Americans and book your first cleaning today for just 19 this Situation Room with wolf blitzer. Week nine to six point cnn you are in the cnn newsroom. Hi, everyone. Im jessica dean and washington and we start with Breaking News. As Severe Weather threatens more than 70 Million People. This Memorial Day Weekend, intense tornadoes baseballsized hail, and hurricaneforce winds, all threatening parts of texas, oklahoma, and kansas take a look at this storm chaser video in oklahoma city. You see blue sky overhead, but they are also driving straight into that gray sky as well. Its very ominous looking cnn meteorologist elisa rafah joining us now, and at least it looks like those tornadoes are starting to spin up and it typically happens are a lot of times when the suns starts to go down yeah, the sun is what we need to fuel the atmosphere to create these intents and strong thunderstorms. And its been doing that all de the atmosphere has been cooking all day. Thats why the storms are blowing