To a Special Edition of news night. Im abby phillip alongside laura coates right here and Donald Trumps lawyers tried to pan fry Michael Cohen on the Witness Stand Today and perhaps the most important day of testimony so far, eight oh, tonight, Donald Rumsfeld . Yes. That Donald Rumsfeld gives us all a lens to view whats left in the Hush Money Trial. The known knowns, unknown knowns, and unknown unknowns. So first the known knowns all those bad fats. So the prosecution took painstaking care to get in front of the jury so that they did not hear them for the first time and crossexamination, that cohen was a jerk, that he was a bully, that cohen was designated a thug, that Michael Cohen cashed in on Donald Trumps name all of them facts that the governments attorney put on the record to make the cross case a little bit less of a rough and tumble affair. Second, you havent the unknown knowns how the j. Will actually choose to react to everything theyve seen and heard from cohen. Well crosse
President ial debates between the President Biden and former president donald trump. President biden got the ball rolling this morning when he challenged trump to two debates. Watch this. Donald trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then he hasnt should be up for a debate, now hes acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal. Ill even do it twice. I a hear youre free on wednesdays. Jackie President Biden started the mud slinging, if you will, very early by making reference to trumps ongoing new york criminal trial. That would be you take wednesdays off. Former President Trump accepted the ini have etaation to the debate saying in part, quote, its my great honor to accept the debate against crooked joe bide, the worst president in the history of the United States and a true threat to democracy. Now cnn is going to host the first debate on june 27th, abc news will hold the second debate on september 10th. Joining me now to discuss this and much, much more, Fox Ne
I will do it. Good evening, welcome to washington. Im bret baier. Breaking tonight, two big stories. First, challenge accepted. Former President Donald Trump says he will meet President Biden june 27th and september 10th, to debate. The insurgent president Taunting Predecessor and opponent on a video released this morning telling him to make my day, pal. The former president responding on truth social ending with lets get ready to rumble both accurate quotes by the way. President biden has agreed to two debates. President trump would like more. He has accepted three formal invitations and both men will debate on tv networks outside the nonpartisan president ial Debate Commission that had a long tradition of running three president ial debates and one Vice President ial debate every cycle. Also, we here at fox are releasing right now new fox polling indicating the race is tightening slightly among registered voters nationally while the president s support among core constituencies seems
Up, ted cruz is On Fox Defending Trump by saying the opposite. Theres no person on planet earth that believes donald trump has been sell celebate all of his life. Thats not news. We have a lot on Donald Trumps criminal Hush Money Trial. What a week it has been. Stormy daniels wrapping up testimony with a contentious and bizarre crossexamination from trumps legal term. Well get expert legal analysis on that and what we can expect in court today because its not over yet. Plus, we have reaction from capitol hill to President Bidens threat to withhold some Weapons Shipments to israel over its possible invasion of rafah. More republicans are krilt criticizing the president and hes facing backlash from democrats. And Kevin Mccarthy is having a hard time coping with the fact that mike johnson did something he could not. Well show you mccarthys dig at his successor. It seems, i dont know, not okay, will legal, good morning, and welcome to morning joe. Its friday, may 10th. With us we have the
Stuart good morning, everyone. Hamas threatening to execute hostages one by one if buildings in gaza are attacked without warning, and they would show the executions to the world. Over a hundred hostages, including americans, have been taken. There are reports theyve been spread around gaza to make any rescue more difficult. The Ground Invasion has not started, the troops and tanks are in place waiting, perhaps, for hostage a negotiations. Separately, both the wall street journal and the Washington Post have published stories outlining irans central role in planning and financing and training for the attacks. How come we didnt know . President biden will address the nation at 1 p. M. Easterned today. To the markets, and the headline story is a maul drop in small drop in interest rates. The treasury bond market reopens with the 10year back to 4. 99. Sorry, thats the 2year, below 5 . Thats the 10year at 4. 69. Now, this could be part of a flight to safety. You buy treasuries, the price g