Out against mr. Trumps lies about the election. We have to fight fort truth, and weve got build our party back on a foundation that embraces the constitution, embraces fidelity to the constitution, and that, you know, we have to be very clear to say a president who did what Donald Trump did has no role to play in the future of the nation. He simply cant. Its too dangerous. Plenty to talk about tonight with our Round Table, so lets get straight to it, michael steele, the former Rnc Chairman and the host of the Michael Steel Podcast and a msnbc analyst. And eugene daniels, a white House Correspondent for politico, coauthor of politicos Play Book and an msnbc political contributor. Good to see everybody. Michael, let me start with you. One of the big Topics Today is the impact that Donald Trump may or may not have on the midterms and on the 2024 election. Setting aside for a moment the possibility that he may or may not run for president again, his impact on more immediate elections. What
Interpret them, it takes a while, and we re just now getting to a point where we re having a conversation about it, which is great, but we have to continue it and keep putting the work in. yeah, you note on page 136 in the footnote, it s worth saying here, too, that taking care of your mental health is essential too, you saluted kevin lofb and other players who are bringing more attention to it and you write it doesn t matter how great a shape you are in, anxiety depression, harmful thoughts can upend your career more than any other injury. don t play through them or ignore them. get help. take it seriously. you deserve to feel good inside. chris, i think that s why a lot of people really rally to naomi osaka s side in this, but i wonder what your sense is in how to balance those pressures. those press conference are how a lot of younger players, newer players around her age, and around her age in careers get noticed so maybe there is a balance to strike. well, i will say this, y
Like we will set that aside. we have to pause. everyone, stick around. we have more to discuss in just a minute. and also still to come, nba hall of famer chris bosch and his new book letters to a young athlete has some great advice, a fantastic read. we will ask him how he handled the pressure of pro sports. but up next, facing the reality of racism in american history. that is where we ll pick up with our panel in just a moment. but first, richard louie is lear with the headlines. a good saturday evening to you. a federal judge overturned california s 32-year ban on assault peps. the judge called it a failed experiment that violated people s constitutional right to bear arms. california s governor condemned that decision. plus, microsoft responded to a censorship controversy surrounding the search engine bing, users searching for images of tank man, a famous photograph of the 1989 tiananmen square crackdown were unable to find results and microsoft called it
It is important for white people to learn black history. and also, nba champion chris bosch is here, he was just elected to the 2021 basketball hall of fame class, we will explore his new book with advice for young athletes. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. kind of a busy saturday night for us because tonight former president trump is speaking in north carolina. for some folks it is a reminder of how deep the divisions in this country still are. the survival of america depends upon our ability to elect republicans at every level, starting with the mid-terms next year. we have to get it done. and we are still monitoring that speech now. meanwhile, nbc news obtained new audio of republican congresswoman liz cheney. she was ousted from her leadership position for speaking