Speaking out for the first time. Why . This is not a normal election in any way. Certainly not one defined by policy debate. In one fell swoop, Donald Trump laid the groundwork to dispute the 2024 election just as did he in 2020. He threatened mass arrests of election officials, political opponents and critics and it landed like a Thunder Clap in the Saturday Night truth social post. It read in part, quote, when i win, those people that cheated will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Which will include longterm Prison Sentences so that this depravity of justice does not happen again. Please beware that this legal exposure extends to lawyers, political operatives, donors, illegal voters and corrupt election officials. Those involved in Inscrupulous Behavior will be sought out and caught and prosecuted at levels unfortunately never seen before in our country. And now you should know it includes a lot of nonsensical caps. A couple of long words that make me wonder who wrote i
That voters generally prefer government experience for the job of running the government which does make sense. That is why it is pretty common to attack a candidate by going after their experience and qualifications. Here is the special report about something that really matters and you may hear about at the debate next weekend into the election. President biden spent his life in government and everybody knows that. When democrats began to look at kamala harris as his replacement, republicans rushed to question her competence in government experience and let me remind you that donald trump put out the word that she was too inexperienced. And from there the headlines came out that she was unqualified and some said she was the most unqualified candidate around and you can see the reports hitting this and the basic maga attack here is on experience. And then some of them mix it in with the claim that she wasn t only inexperienced but somehow only rising as a kind of an experienced unqual
That was 2002 so people are incredibly excited right now and they know they are going to get to see history happen this weekend. Okay, got to go, that is a wrap for me on this edition of Alex Witt reports, up next, The Beat weekend. Welcome to The Beat weekend, lets get right into the headlines. Most people think you dont want a rookie piloting your plane, voters, and we can show this across history, generally prefer people with some Governing Experience for the job of running the entire government, which makes sense. And that is why it is pretty common to attack a candidate going after their experience and qualifications. So, here is our Special Report about something that really matters and you might hear about in the debate next week and over the next two months. President biden spent his life in government, just so everybody knows that. When democrats began eyeing harris as his replacement, republicans rushed to question her competence. Let me remind you, Donald Trump put out the w
Us into your homes. Were grateful. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Hi, ari. Thanks, nicolle. Welcome to The Beat. Let me tell you what we are tracking and multiple stories including this deadly horrific School Shooting in georgia. In have an update on that during tonights newscast. Theres also very serious revelations about the ongoing scandal surrounding the supreme Court And Clarence thomas and his wife. We have that. And in the middle of the program im going to share with you my report on the Maga Play Book and accountability in the age of trump. Why they want you to be retired, and you might want to resist. So all of that is coming up. I want you to know what were doing on a very serious news day. Well begin with our top story, the general election under way. Donald trump has a light schedule this week. Kamala harris has a busy one. Shes an Offense Campaigning in New Hampshire on abortion rights. You know how hard people fought for these freedoms and that they are founda
Here is the week that was. Israel defense forces say this 52yearold israeli man was rescued from an underground tunnel during a complex mission in southern gaza. A new indictment from a federal grand jury in an election case against federal donald trump. Stripped away supreme court acts that are offlimits in immune from prosecution. Semper fi. Sounds like we have some fans and some haters. That s okay. Mr. Trump also did pending his campaign s recent conduct at arlington national cemetery. I don t of the rules and regulations, i don t know who did it. It with your campaigns tiktok the put out ? i want to be passionate about protecting reproductive rights. The contract cannot be clearer about what we are running against. I am running because i believe that i am the best person to do this job at this moment. For all americans. We have breaking we have breaking news as you join us at the beginning of the katie phang show. Attorneys for former president donald trump late yesterday filed t