former president. most trump supporters don t trust what he calls fake news, but now if we re reporting facts that while we can debate the politics or particulars can t be spun away. it s a fact that trump seized to own one development this week to demand that he be reinstated as president or granted a new election even though both are impossible. and the next day while release leasing this photo, the justice department accused trump of likely concealing and moving classified documents, some of them top secret, in an attempt to obstruct the probe. last night trump called those involved sick people. we will examine whether the president is rooting for trump to be indicted. it s almost true he may never be charged. whether a double standard is applied to president biden. does the nonstop coverage of trump go too far? that s the question. i m howard kurtz, and and this is mediabuzz. howard: when doj said in that court piling that donald trump had held back at least 100 cla
bye. victor blackwell, vicky lawrence. thank you, everyone for joining us. this is don lemon tonight. president joe biden in a major prime time speech, did you see it? saying he is battling for the soul of america. that is the former president is battling america s institutions in court, and we just heard from president biden speaking in philadelphia in a fiery 24 minute speech calling out donald trump by name and warning that what he calls maga republicans are a threat to america, while making it clear that when he says maga republicans, he doesn t mean all republicans. too much of what s happening in our country today is not normal. donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. now, i want to be very clear [ applause ] very clear upfront. not every republican, not even a majority of republicans are maga republicans. not every republican embraces their extreme ideology. i know because i ve been able
my cholesterol is borderline. so i take garlique to help maintain healthy cholesterol safely and naturally. and it s odor free. i m taking charge of my cholesterol with garlique. it has been a big night, however you look at it, and they re still more to come, with that in mind, i will hand it over to don lemon. this is don lemon tonight. and we have two big stories to tell you about. president joe biden in a major primetime speech, did you see it? saying he s battling for the soul of america. that is the former president is battling americas institutions in court. we just heard from president biden speaking in philadelphia in a fiery 24-minute speech, calling out donald trump by name and warning that what he calls maga republicans are a threat to america, while making it clear that when he says maga republicans, he does not mean all republicans. too much of what is happening in our country today is not normal. donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism t
democracy. the president made the comments against an eerie blood red background complete with marines on guard at philadelphia s independence hall. critics say it is the hyper divisive president and his progressive agenda that are the real threats to the country. now the president seems to be backing off a bit. white house correspondent peter doocy takes a look at the address and the fallout. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, mike. the president s argument is basically that he thinks the united states can have a democracy or maga republicans. but not both. so i asked him today whether or not that applies to all 74 million americans who backed trump in 2020 and his answer was very revealing. this is not unusual, right? to have a to have a speech like this. peter: that speech a warning about so-called maga republicans. they promote authoritarian leaders and fan the flames of political violence that are a threat to our personal rights. peter: but the preside
howard: a deep media divide over a pair of pennsylvania speeches by president biden who had called maga republicans semi-fascists and now had this to say about that part of the gop. don t tell me you support law enforcement if you won t condemn what happened on the 6th. for god s sake, whose side are you on? is this what joe biden means when he talks about the battle for the soul of the nation, calling half the nation fascistses, letting the far-left lunatics in his party set the agenda. howard: and in an official prime time address that the white house claimed was not political, biden drew media praise and condemnation. donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism that threats the very foundations of our republic. it s called politics. of course he s going to use everything in his arsenal to to give a speech to try to do what? he says it s battle for the soul