, . . a candidates age and camp competency are always fair game in politics. even biden conceded earlier this month that he took a hard look at his age as he contemplated whether to seek reelection. one of the things people are going to find out, they re going to see a race and going to judge whether or not i have it or don t have it. i expect them to take a hard look at it, i take a hard look at it as well. i took a hard look at it before i started to run. i feel good, i feel excited about the prospects. but there are other truths that must be considered. as i wrote in the times, headlines and polls don t just measure and reflect public sentiments. they also influenced public sentiment. the persistence of a theme elevates and validates that theme. it s true that if he is reelected biden would be the oldest president we ve ever had. but he is already the oldest president we ve already had the first time he was elected. so what has changed? i would argue that the biggest
expel george santos from congress. republicans cheat to a room of accountability. and three democratic state attorneys general from colorado, california, and michigan join me to discuss reproductive rights, gun reform and combatting hate crimes. i m charles blow infirmity has some. let s get started. as we start the second hour, we want to flip the script on how president biden s reelection campaign is perceived. the common within much of the news media says that biden is struggling in parts of the electorate in 2024 because of how voters view his age. in a recent piece of the new york times, i argue that there is a chicken and egg expect to this coverage. let me say up front, candidates age and competency are always fair game in politics. even biden conceded earlier this month that he took a hard look at his age as he contemplated whether to seek reelection. one of the things people are going to find out, they re going to see a race and going to judge whether or not i ha
we are working as hard as we can but unfortunately there are more threats now than ever against people based on their religion or their ethnicity or sexual orientation or race than i have ever seen in my career. mr. wiser, let s stay on and antisemitism for a while. you have a personal connection to a holocaust as the son of a survivor. what is your reaction to seeing so many fellow elected officials and constituents being targeted by antisemitic crimes? we are living in a very scary time. antisemitism is a leading indicator of toxicity and have real challenges in our democratic republic. if you go to the holocaust museum in israel or in washington d.c. you will see the lead up to the holocaust involved demonization, attacks on legitimacy of people to practice their faith. that is antithetical to what