going to pick things up from here. i ll see you next weekend, two to 4 pm eastern on msnbc, thank you for watching. on msn bc, than you for and good afternoon, d hello to all of you. i am katie phang, in for simone sanders thompson at this hour, president biden is in selma, alabama. we are looking at live pictures right now, he will be speaking any moment now, marking the anniversary of bloody sunday. a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement that led to landmark voting rights protections. president biden will be calling for expanding voting access. and it has been a busy weekend for republicans, former president trump brings up a mug a coronation speaking to an adoring crowd at cpac, while other gop presidential hopefuls plot their future at a separate meeting. what that all means for 2024. plus, a special simone spotlight. simon spoke with the sensational r&b group, the ladies have been giving us great music for more than three decades. and they may have something new
Order of the court. He gets a big Reality Check in court during the very beginning of his criminal trial. And why a Supreme Court move could chip away at the First Amendment. We will be joined live this hour. And the worst of the week. Two more republicans spouting out violent rhetoric. Two of their supporters. After four days of jury selection. In the hush money trial. We have our jury. Five women, seven new yorkers. Five that come from all walks of life. Lawyers, teachers and others professional specs as well as six alternates on monday. They will all meet for the first time when Opening Statements get underway. They only came face to face with ask former President Donald Trump. They sat for hours of proceedings. Just like any other defendant facing charges. The state of new york. Thrust from his big podium. He was forced to face reality. For once he was not allowed to say a single thing to defend himself. He had himself described as a racist, sexist, narcissist. He is very selfish a
He has told reporters that he will take the stand. Even though it is not necessary. And that will actually happen. It remains to be seen. One thing is certain. Former President Donald Trump is learning in real time. The Criminal Court is nothing like the court of public opinion. Joining me to discuss this. Eight democratic strategist. From the Obama Campaign Advisor as well as a serious xm radio host. In the former federal prosecutor. It is great to have all of you with us. Michelle. This is a former president to used to receive positive news. And now press clippings. Up to twice per day. How do you think this reality is setting in for him . Hearing opinions from these jurors. In the regular process of the criminal Courts Trial getting underway. It is really shaking him up. We can see that in the courtroom. Not only the knotting. But he cannot say anything bad to these people. For former President Donald Trump was known to be a bully. Trying to appear the strongman and every situation
desantis is expected to announce his presidential run later this year. here is what trump told nbc s vaughn billiard about the governor s potential campaign and whether he would consider the gop golden boy as a future running mate. i ve always had a great relationship with ron. i was the one who made it possible for him to win. he was at a very low number, and after i endorsed him, he went up. he asked me to do that, i had a good relationship with him. but it is much too early to talk about. why should you be the presidential candidate? he can be, if he wants to be. so what can a four-day conference tell us about the future of the republican party? in my opinion, that remains very dark. my political panel joins me now to discuss. cocaine is a democratic strategist and serious xm radio host. and senior adviser with republican women over progress. i want to welcome both of you to the show. i would like to start with you, trump is not known for his diplomacy, especially when it
first, carson said that he would stand up to a shooter. he would rush and overwhelm the gunman to take him down. then carson told a radio host he was once held at gunpoint himself. so, did he attack the gunman then? no. listen. guy comes in, puts the gun in my ribs and i just said, i believe that you want the guy behind the counter. he thought that s what you in a calm way. in a calm way. in a calm way, oh, okay. he said, oh, okay. you just redirected him. i redirected him. he redirected the gunman. joining us now to talk about this is karen hunter, sirius/xm radio host who had that conversation. it was interesting to hear and jarring for a lot of people to hear that, on the heels of what he was saying this week, he would, had he been in a room with a shooter, tried to rush the gunman. if we re being fair, what he