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
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Think its a big factor anymore, really. That issue is very much subdued. A panicked Donald Trump tries to force his way back into the spotlight in the laziest way possible, frankly, in a work from home hot Mess Press Conference following more than two weeks of getting completely upstaged by the energy of the harris campaign. But the weird old guy is still getting owned by regular folks. He comes to michigan, he talks about hes going to bring back the auto industry. Let me tell you something. Donald trump doesnt know [ bleep ] about the auto industry. And he doesnt give a damn about the Working Class in this country. And as that man, Uaw President Shawn Fain meets today with the Harris Walz Ticket, were going to expose just how bad Trump And Project 2025, yes its still a thing, would be for working men and women in america. But we begin tonight with a lesson in how to and how not to run a president ial campaign. First, the house to. Just look to the harris walz campaign. In short order,
Uncertainty in the Middle East now reaching a whole new level after the killing of hamass political leader in iran, who was a key figure in ceasefire negotiations with israel. We are expecting to hear from prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just minutes from now, also this hour, former President Donald Trump set to speak at a convention for black journalists. His appearance in itself sparking controversy. Meantime, Vice President Kamala Harris heading to texas after a Highenergy Rally in the battleground, State Of Georgia Last Night for her campaign, Attack Trump on immigration. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here. To cnn news central hello, im Brianna Keilar alongside Boris Sanchez and we do begin with major developments in the Middle East and growing fears that chances of an allout war in the region have drawn magically increased. Hamas says its top political leader, ismail haniah, was killed inside of iran. He was there as a guest of R
Ago suggesting the Kamala Harris, just recently happened to turn black, which must have been big news to her classmates from Howard University, believes starts right now the former president making other Wild Claims that a combative Q A at the convention black Journalists Group with members with whom trump has sparred and insulted in the past, trump not only questioning the racial identity of Vice President Kamala Harris, but also so making questionable statements about her being a dei Hire Plus to assassinations just hours apart, the political head of hamas taken out on a iranian soil hours after a top Hezbollah Commander was killed in Lebanon Israel has acknowledged responsibility for one of those killings, but the israeli Prime Ministers think the country has delivered crushing blows to its enemies. How will all of this impact the Hostage And Ceasefire negotiations . Not to mention wider tensions in the Middle East. Cnns Clarissa Ward will join us live from Tel Aviv in moments san l