kill paul pelosi. the lies being spread by elon musk, donald trump junior, even some republican-elected officials about that attack. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. as the biggest names in american politics hit the battleground states, right now president biden is on his way to florida to help charlie crist in his battle against ron desantis. in georgia, mike pence and governor kemp, two republicans, who have angered former president trump, at their peril for not backing his lie, are working together to help re-elect kemp against a challenge from stacey abrams. former president obama continuing his campaign tour of battleground states. today in nevada where he will be trying to help the endangered democratic senator and governor, both tight races there. our reporters are in place ahead of the big campaign events. joining us now, nbc s ali vitali in miami gardens, nbc s guad have a nation as. ali, the president is facing criticism for his campaign a
this weekend marked kind of a turning point, that the right rather than being sobered by this attack, has turned it into a joke, memes, spread toxic conspiracy theories, lies. the truth is not going to be able to catch up quickly to all of that. they are feeling so confident, they feel the wind at their back that they think they can do this without paying any price. that may be the new political reality that we are in right now. kim, following up on that, ever since former president trump told a rally he wanted to punch a protester in the face, there has been tolerance among republican lawmakers for this rhetoric, despite the dangers and condemnation of the pelosi attack from many republicans, including the leaders, in both houses. yes, we have seen in recent years this really consistent ramping up, not just of the
president trump. chief justice john roberts blocking the irs from handing over trump s tax returns to the house ways and means committee tomorrow as scheduled while the supreme court considers its next steps on trump s request to block it permanently, despite two federal courts that ruled the house has a right to demand the records. this means that they will have to wait a while. kelly o donnell, who covers the supreme court, i m told i know you have probably checked this. the chief wants some briefs from both sides by next week, meaning it won t be until after the election certainly. and then it will be whenever they decide or ask for a argument or whatever. it will be a while longer. they have been waiting forever. they argued the ways and means committee, they have a constitutional right to see the tax returns. it s stated in the law. he, of course, has been arguing that they are private.
desantis this came up last week as i was covering the only debate we will see from that candidate this cycle. this is really being looked at as a springboard for him to what s next. not just another term as governor, but also to a potential 2024 run. it s notable that biden is here. but trump is coming this weekend notably to stump for rubio. desantis not mentioned at all, being seen a shade being thrown to a guy who really does at least his 2018 election to trump but biden here trying to turn the tide. guad, to las vegas where perhaps the most in demand person on the trail for democrats is, of course, former president obama. they need all the help they can get in nevada. this race is neck and neck in the senate and could end up deciding the senate. reporter: high in demand obama. we have seen moments in georgia, wisconsin and michigan. some go viral. this is the type of momentum the
be more selling and nervousness on wall street. there s not. why is that? i think volatility is suppressed because people still expect a deal. a china deal. a china deal. i think people still expect a deal because i think people think the u.s. has enough leverage and trump will put enough pressure on them that they will cave. i don t know, to be honest with you. neil: you ve had your doubts. all along. cultural they have different goals. they have different definitions of transparency. they have different definitions of what they publicize. they told the obama administration they weren t stealing. they re not going to change their laws they have a longer time frame. the whole deal with the fentanyl. they re going to stop shopping fentanyl. they re thinking the opium war. we re not thinking the same. most people watching the markets don t they don t have