Some, among other things, suspicious math there for the former President Yesterday calling what he calls a News Conference, but it featured much of what he typically says at his rallies. We have more from that event in just a moment. Good Morning And Welcome to Morning Joe. It is friday, august 16. Along with joe, willie and me, we have Msnbc Contributor mike barnicle, Pulitzer Prize winning Columnist And Associate editor of the Washington Post Eugene robinson and Managing Editor at the Bulwark Sam Stein is with us. Sam. Thank you for joining Way Too Early this morning. Donald trump held a second socalled News Conference in many weeks, this one at his club in bedminster, New Jersey beforeHand Trump was seen meeting with Mypillow Ceo Mike Lindell who continues to deny the results of the 2020 election. As for the event, trump spoke for just under an hour before taking several questions from reporters at The End. Initially he held back from making personal attacks against Vice President K
John kirby warned that iran or its proxies could launch a significant attack as early as this week. In preparation, the us has beefed up its regionalforces over the past few days. Sending a guided Missile Submarine to the Middle East on sunday to support israel as it braces for a potential attack. Our Middle East correspondent, Wyre Davies sent this update in jerusalem. There have been increasingly credible intelligence reports in western governments and in the region and perhaps an increasing expectation that sooner rather rather than later iran will follow through with its vow to respond against israel, either directly or indirectly through hezbollah, for those attacks believed to have been carried out by israel in iran and in Southern Lebanon against seniorfigures in hamas and hezbollah. How and when those iranian responses will take place we simply dont know but the israeli government says its military is prepared for an attack. All of this comes against increasing international p
Breaking news as israel remains on very high alert, us officials say they believe iran has not yet decided exactly how to follow through on its threat of retaliation for. The, killing of Hamas Leader In Tehran, also breaking President Biden says hes concerned as word concerned about the prospects for a Gaza Ceasefire Deal as Irans Threat to attack israel looms, the united states dispatching key officials here to the Middle East, just add a very highstakes negotiations on Thursday Welcome to our viewers in the united states and Around The World. Im Wolf Blitzer in Tel Aviv and youre in the Situation Room the skis, cnn, Breaking News we begin with the Breaking News. President biden speaking publicly about the threat of an iranian attack on israel as us officials are sharing their insights as to why Tear Ron has not yet moved ahead with a retaliatory strike you see cnns Nic Robertson is with me here in Tel Aviv. But first lets go to cnns Mj Lee shes over at the White House for us mj. What
Good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington. We begin with President Biden just hours away from what may be one of the most important moments of his political career later today, the president will face the White House Press Corps, holding a lengthy News Conference for the first time since his shaky Debate Performance here on cnn. And this afternoon, top Campaign Officials are set to meet with senate democrats as some senators are hitting the panic button, worried that biden will lose to Donald Trump in november and possibly take the rest of the party with him. Now another democrat on the Senate Side is speaking out, Senator Peter Welch saying President Biden should step aside for the good of the country. These sudden erosion of support comes amid a torrent of bruising headlines marking a brutal 24 hours for the President S campaign. One donor telling cnn, quote, everything is frozen top chicago donors in the meantime, halting a fundraiser using launched
Their first chance to hold the administrations feet to the fire over what went wrong. As with the secretary said in his Opening Statement. Its time to end americas longest war. There is no evidence that staying longer would have me the Afghan Security Forces or the afghan government and a more resilient selfsustaining. 20 years and hundreds of billions of dollars of support in Equipment And Training would not suffice, why not another year, another five, another ten . We expect the taliban to make good on its commitment. To uphold the basic rights of afghan people. B1 republicans are pressing the secretary and one whether any were blocked from leaving. To the state at any Point The Process Black American Citizens from leaving afghanistan . No we did not. So your testimony is the state did not block any american citizens . On the contrary. My officer is men and women ran from around the world. Yes or no, i just want to clarify. You didnt block anybody . We lived there to help americans g