The worst dow point loss ever the previous 2 record set just last week as the markets were closing in new york and washington President Donald Trump was asked if the country was in a recession well it may be without thinking in terms of a recession with a good in terms of the virus once we step i think theres a tremendous pent up demand both in terms of the stock market and in terms of the economy and once this goes away once it goes through and were done with it i think youre going to see a tremendous a tremendous surge the trading day was so bad the president of the New York Stock Exchange had to shoot down rumors that the Trading Floor might close down tweeting closing the markets would not change the underlying causes of the market decline this would only further compound the current market anxiety. Over the weekend the Federal Reserve lowered Interest Rates to nearly 0 hoping it would call in the markets it did not they lower the rates on sunday market is telling us that theyre no
Reporter the whistleblower alleges starting in midmay, u. S. Officials were deeply concerned by giulianis circumvention of National Security Decision Making and efforts to relay messages between the white house and ukraine. President trump defended his personal attorney wednesday. Rudy giuliani is a great lawyer. He was a great mayor. He is highly respected. Reporter responding to the whistleblowers allegations, giuliani said it is impossible that the whistleblower is a hero and im not, and i will be the hero. Scott frederickson is a former independent counsel. Weve never in the history of our country that im aware of ever seen a personal attorney engage in this kind of foreign diplomacy, especially with respect to these very specific requests. Reporter the complaint also singles out attorney general william barr. President trump told the ukrainian president barr would reach out to discuss investigating the bidens, but the Justice Department said the president never asked barr to conta
saturday, may six. i m lindsey reiser, in for alex wood. as president biden embarks on another bid for the presidency, he s counting on his extensive political experience to beat his 2020 republican rival donald trump. in a new exclusive interview with msnbc, president biden, the only oldest person to be elected into the white house did not shy away from the question of age, framing it instead as a matter of the wisdom he s acquired over the years. it is fair to say that there is not a fortune 500 company in the world looking to hire a ceo in hso why right person for the most important job in the world? because i have acquired a [bleep] of a lot of wisdom, and i m more experience than anybody was ever run for office. i think i ve proven myself to be honorable, as well as also effective. in the coming weeks the president is facing a number of pressing issues, including the end of title 42 next week, which has already resulted in a surge of migrants at the border, and a c
stages. meanwhile, they are busy redacting parts of the affidavit used to search mar-a-lago. the judge saying that there should be at least some portions of the affidavit that can be unsealed. the government must hand over a productive urgent by thursday. trump says, he wants the halting out in the open, at least that is what he is saying publicly. in court, his lawyers did not take a stand one way or the other in the uncertain process. well, trump says this is all about transparency. you have to ask yourself, what does he have to gain? the washington post reports, quote, people who have conferred with trump in recent days said the former president believes that any information made public about the investigation into his handling of classified material will rile his supporters, ultimately benefiting him politically. there you have it. trump once again leading into division, anti government sentiment among his base to secure their support, no matter what happens next. joining