welcome to a special edition of jesse waters prime time. i m kelll editioofy mcinerney. there s one thing that every republican candidate has in common. the second you start to become popular, the liberal media will come after you. he s seen it tikayle and time fr again. it s true for trump, desantis. it even happened trump to viveke he made a splash at the debates. and today, it s true for nikki haley. at a town hall event yesterday. . . question about the civil waras . what was the cause of the united states civil wawas thr and what don t come with an caue easy question, right? i mean, i think the cause of the civil war was basically h how government was going to run the freedoms and what people could and couldn t do. what do you think the cause of the civil war was? k thi m not running for preside. i want to use a good thing forps the causide of the civil war.es i mean, i think it always comes down to the role of government and what the rights of the people are. an
president. 19 days to go to election day. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. i m sandra smith in new york, and i point that out, because he does not typically wear a suit. john: i bet it s a hoodie suit. i m john roberts in washington. 19 days until americans decide whether the democratic agenda in washington is working, 19 days for closing arguments and one from the white house chief of staff. first of all, we have done things to bring prices down. passed the inflation reduction act and when you look at where the economy was when we got here, 8% unemployment. we brought that down to the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years. we are putting americans back to work. businesses are open that were closed two years ago, schools are open that were closed two years ago. the president is fighting to bring down prices of everyday things like prescription drugs, gasoline, and i think that s our message to voters at this very tough time. sandra: at this ver
msnbc road headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. re beginning with breaking ne. a colorado judge ruling that donald trump can be on the ballot when saying he engaged in an insurrection. he gave him both a rebuke as well aslegavictory. the wording of section three of the 14th amendment does not apply specifically to the office of the president. joining me now, christie greenberg former federal prosecutor former deputy chief for the southern district of new york criminal division. let s get into this, chris. the insurrection is certainly a key part of the 14th amendment that would keep trump off of the ballot. are you surprised by this ruling? mainly, the judge concluded that trump engaged in an insurrection through incitement. take a moment to pause on that. saying, there is a judge saying that former president trump engaged in an insurrection. that is a momentous holding. he gets off on a technicality here because the judge also found that he
mccallum and this is the story. president donald trump calling it a big win for democracy. the supreme court ruling he has immunity from prosecution for official acts as commander in chief but not for unofficial actions leaving it up to the lower court to decide what that means, specifically on a case-by-case basis and in this situation, in the federal election interference case. that means that the trial will very likely not happen before the november election, if it happens at all. the six conservative justices backing this ruling, the three liberals dissenting. chief justice john roberts writing this for the majority, quote, the president is not above the law but congress may not criminalize the president s conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the executive branch under the constitution. now, justice sonia sotomayor writing, the criminal law that the must of us must abide by will not provide a backstop with fear for democracy, i dissent, she writes. one of t
dealing with. bill, thank you very much. john. john: a lot of contradiction going on here, you have leaser contradicting himself and the white house contradicting the city council meeting, and who is telling the truth here. sandra: fair question at this point. they are on the record. and now this. restrictions on abortion at all? there should be. roe v. wade. read it, man, you ll get educated. president biden shooting down a question about what specific abortion restrictions he supports as he headed out to campaign today. democrats are making abortion their signature issue with the midterm elections just around the corner. polls show most voters have other issues at the top of their minds. international correspondent rich edson is live.