Much for joining us. Cnns primary coverage continues right now with laura coats and abby philip tonight, too big checkmarks. One has all already happened, and were expecting the other any minute now. And when it does, you can officially lock in your Matchup Cards for what might be the most important election of our lifetime welcome to a Special Edition of newsnight. Im abby phillip in new york, and im codes and washington dc, its a short time ago. Joe biden made official well, the obvious and he will be the democratic nominee come this november. He is celebrating clinching in a new video asking voters, are you ready to win . Well, tonight, biden adding important victories to his win column. Look at all of states, State Of Georgia, one that he won in 2020, put them over the top. Its also a state were done for trump tried to deny democracy and say, well, donald trump is on trial for Election Interference. And tonight the president put the november choice and quite the star in terms. Are
The most important election of our lifetime. Welcome to a Special Edition of newsnight. Im abby phillip in new york, and im laura coates in Washington Dc. Its a short time ago. Joe biden made official well, the obvious yes and he will be the democratic nominee, come this november. He is celebrating clinching in a new video asking voters, are you ready to win . Well, tonight, biden adding important victories to his win column. Look at all of these states. State of georgia, a one that he won in 2020, put them over the top. Its also a state were done on trump tried to deny democracy. I say were donald trump is on trial for Election Interference. And tonight the president put the november choice and quite the story stark terms. Are we going to stand up and defend our democracy or let others tear it down so who are the others hes talking about . Well, its pretty obvious one person, its donald trump, who sits only a handful of delegates away. Now from locking up the nomination after romping
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Mchenry. They would have to get democrats to go along with that. That gets us into the fantasy politics deal of republicans negotiating with democrats to come up with a speaker. I wish that would happen. Maybe well get to that point, we wont get to that point today but i think its unlikely. If youre jordan, brendan saids hes not one to negotiate, historically i think thats true. Maybe on the cusp p of the speaker ship that changes. He can cut one short term deal about the Budget Agreement get these institutional old guard republicans on board and i think well go back to the old firebreathing jim jordan after that deal is done. But that seems to me to be the path for him if theres a path at all. These guys might not be able to come up with 217 votes. And i think thats very realistic about where were at. Want to bring in former republican governor of ohio john kasich. If my math is right, you served 18 years in the house, you know how things work. I do. Tell us what youre watching for an
Praising the police in new york for getting those protesters because out of that building. So we will continue to watch that speech or the former president , the lead with jake tapper starts right now Campus Protests are recruiting in violence. The lead starts right now from new york to california and points inbetween protests going beyond just protests, students barricading themselves in buildings confrontations between students and police in some places Vigilante Group showing up, coming up a detailed look at all the chaos plus Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is in israel, he trying to push a ceasefire as Prime Minister netanyahu i who pledges to attack raffa in gaza regardless of what the us wants. Were going to take you to the situation on the ground in gaza. Plus from the trial so the trail donald trump hitting two battleground states today. Can he avoid yet another Gag Order Violation as the hush money cover up case takes a day off before resuming tomorrow morning. Welcome to t