michael steele on what it will tell us about the gop. and as the doj sued texas over its extreme immigration law, weighs in on the republican leadership of his home state. this is american voices. it has been four years since a pro trump mob stormed the u.s. capitol, an insurrection that instantly reshaped american politics. and the plot to overturn the 2020 election continues to underscore the stakes heading into our next presidential election. on friday, president biden laid out donald trump s assault on democracy in his first campaign speech of the new year. biden called trump s actions on january 6th, quote, i m not the worst derelictions of duty by a president in american history. today, we are here to answer the most important question. is democracy still americas sacred cause? it s not rhetorical, academic, or hypothetical. whether democracy is still america s secret calls is the most urgent question of our time and it s blocked the 2024 election is all about
i know what year it is. since a pro trump mob stormed the u.s. capital, an insurrection that instantly reshaped american politics. and the plot to overturn the 2020 election continues to underscore the stakes heading into our next presidential election. on friday, president biden laid out donald trump s assault on democracy in his first campaign speech of the new year. biden called trump s actions on january 6th, quote, i m not the worst derelictions of duty by a president in american history. today, we are here to answer the most important question. is democracy still americas sacred cause? it s not rhetorical, academic, or hypothetical. whether democracy is still america s secret calls is the most urgent question of our time and it s blocked the 2024 election is all about. the choice is clear. donald trump s campaign is about him, not america, not you. donald trump s campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future. he s willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself i
were misinformation, media bias, politics and social media. this is about one hour 40 minutes. i am steve clemons of semafor. we are thrilled to have you here with us this morning for a major event for us. today we are going to be speaking with leading whether a news can operate in a highly polarized landscape. our event is going to be live streamed. hello to everyone online joining us on twitter and youtube. you can follow us and use #semafornews to join the conversation. i want to say a major word of thanks to jim clifton, john clifton and gallo for being not only our venue partner today, but our very good friend and we are going to be partnering on many other things that my friend justin smith, the founder of semafor will share in a moment. i want to thank the knight foundation for its support not only of this conversation but other conversations down the road on what we need to do about the nature of news. without further ado, welcome justin smith. [applause] good mor
i am steve clemons of semafor. we are thrilled to have you here with us this morning for a major event for us. today we are going to be speaking with leading actors and commentators in the contemporary battle over the nature of news and ask whether and how a news can operate in a highly polarized landscape. our event is going to be live streamed. hello to everyone online joining us on twitter and youtube. you can follow us and use #semafornews to join the conversation. i want to say a major word of thanks to jim clifton, john clifton and gallo for being not only our venue partner today, but our very good friend and we are going to be partnering on many other things that my friend justin smith, the founder of semafor will share in a moment. i want to thank the knight foundation for its support not only of this conversation but other conversations down the road on what we need to do about the nature of news. without further ado, welcome justin smith. [applause] good morning
i am steve clemons of semafor. we are thrilled to have you here with us this morning for a major event for us. today we are going to be speaking with leading actors and commentators in the contemporary battle over the nature of news and ask whether and how a news can operate in a highly polarized landscape. our event is going to be live streamed. hello to everyone online joining us on twitter and youtube. you can follow us and use #semafornews to join the conversation. i want to say a major word of thanks to jim clifton, john clifton and gallo for being not only our venue partner today, but our very good friend and we are going to be partnering on many other things that my friend justin smith, the founder of semafor will share in a moment. i want to thank the knight foundation for its support not only of this conversation but other conversations down the road on what we need to do about the nature of news. without further ado, welcome justin smith. [applause] good morning