Us into your homes. Were grateful. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Hi, ari. Thanks, nicolle. Welcome to The Beat. Let me tell you what we are tracking and multiple stories including this deadly horrific School Shooting in georgia. In have an update on that during tonights newscast. Theres also very serious revelations about the ongoing scandal surrounding the supreme Court And Clarence thomas and his wife. We have that. And in the middle of the program im going to share with you my report on the Maga Play Book and accountability in the age of trump. Why they want you to be retired, and you might want to resist. So all of that is coming up. I want you to know what were doing on a very serious news day. Well begin with our top story, the general election under way. Donald trump has a light schedule this week. Kamala harris has a busy one. Shes an Offense Campaigning in New Hampshire on abortion rights. You know how hard people fought for these freedoms and that they are founda
i m alicia menendez, coming to you from washington d. c.. we begin this saturday with a 2024 race for the white house. federal prosecutors make moves in the special counsel investigation into donald trump s plot to stay in power. this investigation lingering over the gop presidential primary, as trump remains the top pick among republican voters. on thursday, former vice president, mike pence, testified before the great january six grand jury in d. c.. his testimony could be key, as special counsel jack smith works to piece together trumps effort to block the certification of the 2020 election. today, on msnbc, pence s former aide spoke to ali velshi about this historic testimony. i think he went in there, i think he told the truth. i believe that the truth is on his side. i believe that is the true character who mike pence is. now, here s the issue, i ve been critical of him, as you know, elie, because in the court of public opinion, where it really matters, i felt that m
i m alicia menendez, coming to you from washington d.c.. we begin this saturday with a 2024 race for the white house. federal prosecutors make moves in the special counsel investigation into donald trump s plot to stay in power. this investigation lingering over the gop presidential primary, as trump remains the top pick among republican voters. on thursday, former vice president, mike pence, testified before the great january six grand jury in d.c.. his testimony could be key, as special counsel jack smith works to piece together trumps effort to block the certification of the 2020 election. today, on msnbc, pence s former aide spoke to ali velshi about this historic testimony. i think he went in there, i think he told the truth. i believe that the truth is on his side. i believe that is the true character who mike pence is. now, here s the issue, i ve been critical of him, as you know, elie, because in the court of public opinion, where it really matters, i felt that mike
especially, around the 2024 campaign. she writes, his polished opening video, emphasized, he will fight on a freedom theme. the video was followed by a tightly crafted and, stressing the contrast between american values and maga extremism. attacking everything from mega book banning two abortion bans, to voter suppression. it s a smart way to unify and ideologically diverse coalition against defeated former president, donald trump, or in many trump. it is truly amazing, debbie, that we are talking about democrats wrestling back this idea of freedom as strong run for them to stand on. yeah, i was really happy to see that president biden has taken that word away from mega extreme republicans. remember, right here in the state of florida, we are ground zero for republican mega extremism, where they re taken away our freedoms, whether it s banning abortion at six weeks, banning books, censoring, punishing businesses because
beginning to cultivate and hone in on this there, message, a new piece from jennifer reuben, she dives into that messaging. especially, around the 2024 campaign. she writes, his polished opening video, emphasized, he will fight on a freedom theme. the video was followed by a tightly crafted and, stressing the contrast between american values and maga extremism. attacking everything from mega book banning two abortion bans, to voter suppression. it s a smart way to unify and ideologically diverse coalition against defeated former president, donald trump, or in many trump. it is truly amazing, debbie, that we are talking about democrats wrestling back this idea of freedom as strong run for them to stand on. yeah, i was really happy to see that president biden has taken that word away from mega extreme republicans. remember, right here in the state of florida, we are ground zero for republican mega