A very irritable Joe Biden gets behind the wheel of a truck and threatened to run over a reporter. Imagine if Donald Trump did that anyway, joe was probably tired. Out. One of the few times he was out. Got his nightnight and Bedtime Story and is sound asleep but first Thing Tonight we begin, i have a message for chucky schumer. Recently he tells an online publication, Donald Trump controls republican primaries, he controls the media, he tells Fox News Host Sean Hannity to say something and he will. Okay, first, chuck e, i hate to burst your bubble, you live in that New York woke cancel Culture Bubble of you, socialistic utopia, its not true. This show has an always will be independent. Nobody tells me what to say. Instead, on this show, unlike the networks you usually watch, we follow the truth. We were right on russia. They werent. We were right on a lot of stories they were wrong on. Without a doubt trumps America First Agenda worked and it worked big time. Lower taxes, fewer regulat
Gathering of gop lawmakers and donors teasing a possible candidacy for 2024 reiterating election lies and slamming Mitch Mcconnell as a, quote, dumb s. O. B. And a, quote, stonecold loser. Dang. Trump also said that Mike Pence wasnt a, quote, real leader because he refused to seal the election for trump. The same lie that very nearly got pence killed on January 6th. He also continued to claim that he won the election. The same lie that did get five people killed that day. Trump made these comments while headlining the republican national Committees Retreat which they held at maralago, trumps private club. The rnc is not only listening to the same man who lost them the house, the senate, the White House and incited an insurrection and got impeached twice, theyre subsidizing him. What is going on with The Party of lincoln . Joining me now is Michael Steele, Msnbc Contributor and, more importantly, former chairman of the republican national committee. Chairman steele, welcome back to the
spree of mass shootings an epidemic and an international embarrassment. also new tonight, potentially dire turn of events for republican congressman matt gaetz. joel greenburg, essential figure in the federal sex trafficking investigation says he s likely to strike a plea deal with federal prosecutors. that could set the stage for greenburg to cooperate against congressman gaetz. we ll bring you an interview with senator joe manchin as the west virginia democrat settles into his new role as a power broker during the biden administration. let s begin with our coverage of what s happening in minneapolis right now. cnn s omar jimenez is on the scene for us. today s expert witness clearly made a very significant impact on the jury with his medical analysis. reporter: that s right, wolf. we always knew the medical part of witness testimony would be important, but i don t think we realized how quickly that would become apparent. by all accounts, this was the most engaged the jury
hello, again, everyone. thank you very much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. troubling new developments in the fight against the pandemic. the cdc issuing a warning as the u.s. saw another 80,000 new cases on friday. one state in particular seeing a rapid rise, michigan. the state s positivity rate is now 18%. some hospitals are now delaying nonemergency procedures amid this surge. meanwhile, the investigation into congressman matt gaetz is also heating up. the house ethics committee is now opening is own probe as the juice department investigates ae allegations of sex trafficking and prostitution. the but geas waetz will not be dete i m built for the battle and i m not going anywhere. but first, the coronavirus cases in michigan. our polo sandoval is there. what s behind the rise? you know, fred, the governor yesterday laid it out very clear for her residents here in a blunt reality check saying her state unquestionably still remains a national covid hot spot,
a big development that could spell bad news for gop congressman matt gaetz. his associate joel greenberg a key figure in the sex trafficking investigation may strike a deal with federal prosecutors. the daily beast reports there are venmo transactions that may link the congressman to a local official, and then hours later, payments that add up to the same amount to three young women. gaetz denies any wrongdoing. also tonight, president joe biden taking executive action on guns, trying to curb gun violence in america. and an expert medical witness for the prosecution in derek chauvin s medical trial testifying that george floyd died from a los angack of oxyge. in a series of blows to the defense, testifying that floyd did not die because of pre-existing medical conditions or drug use. that s where we begin tonight, with cnn s senior legal analyst laura coates and former captain of the missouri state highway patrol ron johnson, who was tasked with restoring peace in ferguso