Not backing down, even though this case includes incriminating photos of gold bars, huge chunks of cash. Menendez says hes done nothing wrong and is confident hell be vi vindicated. I understand how deeply concerning this may be. However, the allegations levelled against me are just that, allegations. I recognize this will be the biggest fight yet. As ive saitated throughout the whole process, i firmly believe when all the facts are presented i will be exonerated. Weve been tracking this. Cara, we know the facts ads presented by the prosecution, all the cash, the gold bars and why the prosecution says he had it. What was his defense for having all this . Reporter so Senator Menendez really focusing on the allegations in the indictment to some extent. Hes been accused of taking cash, hundreds of thousands of dollars of gold bars and a mercedesbenz convertible in exchange for helping three new Jersey Business men and aiding the government of egypt. The senator saying the cash the fbi fou
Doing to shore up the support in the early states and there is a Comfortable Lead in the nationwide poll, his is very aware of the fact that when cop serve tiffs are polled even if they say that they support donald trump many of them are still interested in alternative options and theyre trying to get support and trying to rally up the team here with the people. The other thing i want to point out is michigan, talking about general versus the primary and he is looking towards the General Election with this stop in michigan and particularly looking toward these Union Workers. I am told when he gets his prime time remarks outside of detroit and it will be to current and former Union Members and crurret uaw workers striking with their families and they have not endorsed in this race. In 2020 they endorsed joe biden. They have not endorsed in 2024 and donald trump has been speaking about this on truth social and his team believes that while hes had complications with unions in the past, he
over $6 million in q2. they re sitting on more than $21 million cash on hand for this coming campaign stretch. meanwhile with his poll numbers lagging, a growing number of ron desantis donors are worried once again the florida governor may not be able to take on donald trump in 2024. this comes as the owners of fox news, the murdoch family have reportedly beginning to sour. according to cnbc desantis fund raisers are privately pushing back on donor concerns noting the races are still early. they argued national polling doesn t mean anything when it comes to state primaries and now they say the campaign is focused on new orleans, new hampshire, and south carolina. all that with early polling suggests desantis is trailing trump in those states as well. joining us to talk about it the politics reporter for semafor, shelby talcot.
todd: actor chris pratt endorsing former los angeles police commission president. he said he doesn t normally support political candidates, but there is too much to lose. endorsed by kim kardashian, perry and snoop dog up against karen bass, running to replace eric garceti. carley: final campaign stretch. i love the signs when i came in, socialism. give me a break. what idiots. there are 330 million people
moved. immediate test for the new king as the uk starts a week-long bid g g goodbye to quen elizabeth ii. plus, russia is already striking back. and now the campaign stretch. primary season ends tuesday, opening an eight-week sprint to election day. we ll break down the midterm fight for control of congress. we begin, though, in scotland. as the united kingdom opens a week long farewell to queen elizabeth and as her son takes over the monarch. members of scotland paying their final respects to the longest reigning monarch as the queen lies at rest at st. giles cathedral.