[ applause ] and we are here to make a major announcement in an effort to lower the extraordinarily high Prescription Drug prices. Before i do, i want to thank governor wes moore, members of congress. I served in the senate for 270 years. [ laughing ] i know i only look 40, but im a little bit older. I was too damn old, i was only 29 when i got elected, now im too damn old. I tell you one thing in between, one of the finest, most decent men i have ever worked with, when i think of integrity, its ben cardin, stand up. Stand up. I really mean it. [ applause ] i measure people i work with by their integrity. He does what he says and says what he does. Look, folks, also, you know, for the longest time, she tried to pretend she was irish. Shes a great friend and one of the greatest leaders in this country. Congressman, stand up. Thank you, pal, thank you. And your soon to be senator, where is she . A hell a lot easier than being a county executive. I was a county official. They expect you t
Jonathan capehart is in for lawrence. Good evening. Thank you very much, enjoy the rest of your evening. Have a great show. Their brutal ordeal is over. In the next hour, President Biden and Vice President harris will welcome three americans who were wrongfully imprisoned in Putins Russia when they land at Joint Base Andrews On American Soil for the first time in years. President biden secured the release of Wall Street Journal reporter evan gershkovich, paul whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva and Journalist And Putin critic vladimir karamurza in an historic exchange. The largest Prisoner Swap since the Cold War was coordinated by turkey and involved 26 people and eight countries following nearly two years of negotiations and diplomatic efforts by the biden administration. After the triumphant release of Wnba And Team Usa Star brittney griner. A senior official told reporters a breakthrough in the deal came when President Biden met with german Chancellor Olaf Shcolz who said for you i will do thi
That is the show for tonight. Now it is time for the last word. Enjoy the evening. The brutal ordeal is over. In the next hour, President Biden and Vice President harris will welcome three americans that were wrongfully imprisoned in russia when they land On American soil for the first time in years. President biden secured the release of evan gershkovich, Paul Welland and and vladimir in an historic exchange. The largest swamp was coordinated by turkey and involved 26 people following nearly 2 years of negotiations. That was after brittney griner. Today, a senior official told reporters that a breakthrough came when President Biden met with the german chancellor whose responded saying for you i will do this. The deal was finalized in the last two weeks. Even with the okay, it was a pitch in progress that did not come together until about an hour before biden announced that he was ending his run. That was when he called the slovenian Prime Minister to make sure the country was ready to
Biden announced he was running for reelection last year he decided the theme for his campaign would boil down to just one Word Freedom personal freedoms fundamental to who we are as americans. Theres nothing more important, nothing more sacred. That was how President Bidens Reelection Effort began, Centering Freedom At The Fundamental American Valuethat would drive his campaign, a concept that united all the major fights in this election including the fight for democracy and the fight for bodily autonomy. It all came down to freedom. When President Biden gave his widely praised state of the Union Speech earlier this Year Freedom was once again the central theme. Over the course of his Onehour Speech Biden used the Word Freedom more than a dozen times. And now President Biden has passed the torch to his Vice President , Kamala Harris well, today Vice President harris released her first Solo Campaign Ad for the presidency, and just like Joe Biden did in his first ad, Kamala Harris is put
Yeah, well, i mean, kind of. I mean, i am. Im going to take a yes on that, but i just want to say thank you for Focussing On Down ballot races, because the senate and the House Matter very, very, very, very, very much in the 2024. And the supreme court, which i know you talk a lot about too, and its so important for people to know and understand whats at stake there as well, so. It is all interrelated. Thank you for a great show as always. Thanks, alex. Okay, when president Joe Biden announced he was running for reelection last year, he decided early on that the theme for his second campaign would boil down to just one word. Freedom. Personal freedom is fundamental to who we are as americans. Theres nothing more important, nothing more sacred. That was how President Bidens Reelection Effort began, centering freedom as the fundamental american value that would drive his campaign, a concept that united all the major fights in this election, including the fight for democracy and the fight