Conversation with congressman smith. It was rather interesting. Somebody asked me, actually, whether symone gave him the business. If you know symone, you should not be surprised. I did not even say anything. Often times i am saying something but this time i did not say anything. You get in trouble for saying nothing. At least, alicia, you are quiet over there. I dont want my face to do too much talking. It is a look. It is a look at velshi starts right now. The morning. It is sunday, july 21st. You are watching velshi on msnbc. I am Charles Coleman filling in for my Friend And Colleague ali velshi. We have a lot to talk about. What a difference 72 hours makes. It was only three days ago when Donald Trump first took the stage at the Republican National Convention and declare, quote, the Discord And Division in our society must be healed. But yesterday, during his first Campaign Rally since being injured by a gunman last saturday, trump reverted to his usual combative tone and delivered
Voters. And they found Jd Vance whose Memoir Elegy chronicling his working Class Upbringing in kentucky and ohio as a source. Vance became a translater of sorts explaining the plight of E Rural voter to blue america. Their communities have been struggling in a lot of different ways 20 or 30 years and nobody has really cared and trump is the first person to at least see these communities even if you think he doesnt have all the solutions. Oeas he became a Media Darlii his book received Rave Reviews and was turned into a movie by ron howard. I know i could have done better but you got to decide you want to be somebody or not. Even in 2016, some caught a cynical undertone to vances narrative as The New Republic put it. Quote. His great ewtake away from life in Americas Underclass is this. Pull up those Boot Straps and dont question elites. Public policy can help but there is no government who can fix these problems for us. It starts when we stop blaming Obama Or Bush or faceless companies
Will the real Jd Vance please stand up . What we are being sold about the author turned senator who is now running with trump. Plus, it does not take Trump Running to implement project 2025. In some states, portions of the authoritarian playbook are already out for a test drive. Top republicans trying to make The Rnc inclusive if only the top base had an appetite for that. When Donald Trump won the 2016 election, many democrats and media figures are trying to understand how he was able to connect with white, rural voters and they found Jd Vance, whose memoir, Hillbilly Elegy , chronicling his Hillbilly Upbringing as the source. He became a translator of sorts explaining the plight of rural voters to blue america. Their communities have been struggling in a lot of different ways for 20 or 30 years and nobody has really cared and trump is the first person to at least see these communities even if you think, as i do, that he does not have all the solutions. Has became a Media Darling his
Good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington. We begin this morning with major developments unfolding on both sides of the president ial race. Pressure is mounting on President Biden this morning to exit the race for the White House in favor of a democratic candidate who can beat Donald Trump in november. A senior biden official told me things are looking bleak inside the campaign after reports surfaced that top democratic lawmakers are leaning on the president to step beside a separate Source Close to the president , told me biden is quote, listening that the source added, the president feels like he is legally the nominee of the party after winning the primaries. Still another top Dnc Official said it feels more and more like a change could happen on the ticket at this hour, the president is recovering at his Delaware Beach Home after Testing Positive for covid, this new Health Challenge forces the 81yearold President off the Campaign Trail at a critica
And i promise you one more thing to the people of middletown, ohio, and all forgotten communities in michigan, wisconsin, Pennsylvania And Ohio and every corner of our nation. I promise you this. I will be a Vice President who never forgets where came from. Remember, my father didnt have to for reelection this year. He doesnt need the money, the fame, the power, frankly. He doesnt need the witch hunts, the phony investigations ,the political prosecutions either. But he knew he had to run if there was any chance at saving america. He does not need to do this, but we need him to do this. How often do we hear i want trumps policies without Trumps Personality . Well, good luck with that. We dont get those policies without that personality. A direct appeal to americas Rust Belt as j. D. Vance officially accepts the nomination to be former President Trumps Running Mate. Hello, everybody. Im jonathan hunt. It is 2 a. M. On the east coast, 11 p. M. Here in l. A. Welcome to our special coverage