evening. tonight, president biden is reportedly fuming over the deluge of democrats calling on him to exit the race. is he any closer to passing the torch? also tonight, promises made, promises kept. trump says he wants unity, so why didn t his rnc deliver any of it. strike while the country is fixated on presidential politics it s been one of the deadliest weeks in gaza despite claims by israel that the war is winding down. this week was supposed to be a bounce back week for joe biden s presidential campaign. that is not how things are playing out. now sick with covid at his delaware beach house, the president is seeing more and more democratic lawmakers calling for him to exit the race. at this hour, there are 36 democrats defecting, including senators and tough re-election races such as in ohio and montana. prior to his covid diagnosis, president biden tried to turn the tide with more tv interviews , but they have actually only raised more concerns and questions. how cou
doubts in his own party. i am not in this for my legacy, i am in this to complete the job i started. he showed a mastery of complex international topics. but, he fails to stop the bleeding. no president has ever been re-elected with it approval ratings our current president has. i hope he doesn t take this personally, but i think it is time for him to step down. donors are freezing some $90 million prep pledged to the largest super pack supporting president biden if he remains on the typical tip. we are going to lose an election to a major criminal who is going to destroy the western alliance, the constitution and everything in between. there has never been people treated more horrifically than january 12th hostages. we ought to act like it. i am writing and dying. if he were to change his mind, that answers the question, that i would be all in for the vice president. what is certain is that we are wasting time. we can t live every day on pins and need
doubts in his own party. i m not in this for my legacy. i m in this to complete the job i started. he showed a mastery of complex international topics. no president has ever been re-elected with the approval ratings our current president has. i hope he doesn t take this personally but i think it s time for him to step down. donors have been freezing some $90 million pledged to the largest super pacs supporting president biden if he remains on the ticket. were on track to lose an election to a major criminal his going to destroy the western alliance, constitution and everything in between. there has never been pupil treated more horrifically than j6 hostages. i m writing with either no matter what direction he goes and if he were to change his mind, i would be all in for the vice president. what is certain is that we are wasting time. we can t live every day on pins and needles waiting for something to happen. good evening. once again, i am stephanie ruhle
of pop culture nostalgia this week to give us all the feels. so, get comfy in your thinking chair and grab your handy dandy notebook. we will tell you all about it. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. 20 years ago, at this hour, millions of americans turned on our tv screens and watched president george w. bush address the nation. today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. none of us will ever forget this day. yet, we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world. it has been a day of somber ceremonies across the country. many of us remember 20 years ago not being able to stop watching the coverage. maybe, you felt that way today. for some of us who lost friends, family, and neighbors, they never really looked away. everyone s got their own story from 9/11 and some of you shared your stories with us on t
however, in contrast to the current administration s emphasis on unity, the most recent ex president sewed more division. he was absent from any 9/11 memorial services this week end, the failed former president visited a police precinct and neighboring fire house. rather than honor first responders who lost their lives helping others 20 years ago, he continued to spread lies about the 2020 election. that same rhetoric is what helped drive a violent mob of his supporters to storm the capitol in a last-ditch attempt to prevent biden from taking office months ago. while the 9/11 terrorists and january 6th insurrections may have been threatened by what our democracy represents, both attacks remind us our freedom is wort fighting for. in fact, former president push emphasized that exact point this weekend. there is little cultural over lap between violent extremists abroad and at home. but there is destainful plural ris m and disregard for human life. in their determination to