Good evening. Im abby phillip in new york. And tonight, how joe biden got his groove back and why youre about to hear what he said last night. More than a taylor swift single on the radio. 30 plus Million People tuned in last night to watch the president insist that the state of our union is strong, but also to see if biden could still look strong himself. Its something republicans told you over and over again that he simply could not do. President biden, on the other hand, im not even sure if he knows where he is. And i dont say that flippantly, neal. It actually hurts. He is our president , even if i disagree with him violently. But he clearly is not all there may be automatically that we laugh at it, because some of his ideas and all of his ideas are are laughable, arent they . But also, the longer we laugh, the less hell speak. Probably, or the longer hell have to be up there. Republicans. They bet on sleepy joe and a day later the spin is suddenly totally different. Biden wasnt sl
Today, nikki haley is there. Chris christie. All Crossing Paths this afternoon as they try to entice and bring in g. O. P. Voters, independent voters to their side to get them to have a good showing in New Hampshire. Trump of course is the front runner. His former Vice President mike pence has not qualified officially to be on the stage in the first mike pence has now qualified officially to be on the stage. We will be moderating that debate. Its going to be a very big evening as we kick off the primaries season. Its the likes of which we have never seen, in terms of the way this stacks up over the next several months. The former president will be jockeying between courtrooms, rallies, Campaign Events all at once. The story asks g. O. P. Voters how that might impact their view. Watch. Theres so Much Division and hatred towards him in the country. I dont think its healthy for us to have him as a candidate. I would rather trump be the g. O. P. Nominee. Most supporters believe that i dont
Okay. America, its biden versus trump again, but will 2024 look anything like 2020 . The lead starts right now the time has now come to suspend my campaign nikki haley exits and clears the way for a biden trump rematch. The president is making a play for her voters while donald trump is racking up some new gop endorsements, including a big one from Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell who hasnt even talked to trump in more than a year. And the chances of a thirdparty candidate jumping into this race. This hour, ill speak with the chiefs for no labels plus facing the hard truths about the Fentanyl Crisis when states Change Of Heart after becoming the first in the nation to decriminalize possession of certain alleles this of drugs and welcome to the lead. Im abby phillip in for jake tapper today, we start with our 2020 24 lead. The rematch is officially set. Joe biden and donald trump are almost guaranteed to be their partys nominees for president. After nikki haley officially dropped
Finally had an epiphany. Usually the party knows everything. They know what you need, what you dont need. They even know you didnt even. Know you needed. But for the first time in a a e, the democrats threw up their arms in despair. Donald trumps Approval Rating was actually slightly larger than joe bidens watch at this point. Trump was at 43 . 41umbiden is at just 41 . So hes doing worse than trump, who was always saying was doing so poorly. The question is how solid a candidatioe is joe biden . Thats the problem. Thats exactly the problem. And what is exactly the problem that we dont know how solidt kn a candidate joe bideown is. We know hes not a solid case. Hes struggling. I mean, for his own party, it is hard to watch after the russia hoax, russi two impeachments, three indictments in a country bitterly by class and education. The New York Times Experienced T ,a temporary moment of clarity. Columnist David Brooksvid broo k is asking, what if were the bad guys here . Humility final
How else Couldhow Elseou Explai indictment so lame and overtly i political that its guaranteed to galvanize every trump voter like funnel cake at a stoc k race . Theres less meat on this indictment than a turkey carcases lesshis s. Enjoy backyards, trash can. Stelter hastelter s a better cht winning a wet tshirt contest. Dont bothershir reading it. I can sum it up for you. Donald trump disagreed with the electiondonald t outcome. E wo oh, you thought thered be more . Sorry, these are democrats. They dont have to work hard. When the media gives themto cover. And yes, theres this second part to forget about the huntere joe show. Make news to conceal the real news. Yes, the doj, jack smith apparently believed that trumps thought crimescrimes are insidious than the International Racketeering gang knownracketee gan as the bo instead, they chase thought crimes. And if thought crimes were b prosecutable, wed all be screwed. That would be a Death Rowaring complaining about wearing orange. But