d-day, president biden delivered a message to the american people, don t let the authoritarians win. he did it with the memory of what those, quote, brave boys did on those cliffs 80 years ago. and what they did it for. does anyone doubt that they would want america to stand up against putin s aggression here in europe today? they stormed the beaches alongside their ally, does anyone believe these rangers would want america to go it alone today. they fought to vanquish a hateful ideology, in their 30s and 40s. does anyone doubt they wouldn t move heaven and earth to vanquish hateful ideologies of today. these rangers put mission and country above themselves. does anyone believe they would exact any lesson of every american today. these rangers remembered with reverence, those who gave their lives in battle. could they or anyone ever imagine that america would do the same, wouldn t do the same. delivered 3,000 miles away. it was a message for americans back at home. he sai
incident to police. that does it for us this hour. our coverage continues with katy tur reports, right now. good to be with you. i m katy tur. what is president biden hoping to get out of today s executive order allowing him to seal the southern border? he made the announcement just a few minutes ago saying the influx of migrants is unsustainable. quote, for those who say the steps i ve taken are too strict, i say to you be patient. the goodwill of the american public is wearing thin right now. doing nothing is not an option. we have to act. he also said that without immigration reform, specifically the immigration bill which was crafted by a bipartisan team of senators and leaned conservative, by the way, signing an executive order was his only remaining option. that order is definitely going to go to the courts. the aclu has already said it plans on suing. and a number of progressive lawmakers including the congressional hispanic caucus are crying foul, saying this isn
we are being invaded. this is not people coming in. these are people coming in totally unchecked, unvetted, they re pouring into our country. former president donald trump is down playing his conviction in the new york hush money slash election interference trial, and leaning into border politics instead. in his first campaign event as a felon, he tried to convince an arizona crowd that president biden was heading a criminal experience to let migrants in. arguing without evidence that he is deliberately encouraging illegal crossings. joining us now, nbc news national correspondent david noriega. so, david, you did some reporting in arizona regarding how donald trump s message is being received, what did you find? reporter: yeah, katy, the main thing i have been finding is some of the republican talking points are resonating
free from political influence, and we will not back down from defending democracy. in his first congressional appearance in the post-donald trump conviction era, attorney general merrick grarl nd was, as you saw, defiant. the republican-led house judiciary committee grilled garland for hours today, accusing him of using the justice department to keep donald trump out of the white house. in jack smith s special investigations, in the january 6th charges, and most pointedly in the new york hush money slash election interference trial where donald trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts for falsifying financial documents. the justice department follows the facts that the law. we prosecute cases alike and we make decisions about different cases in different ways. we do not allow the political party or the ethnicity or the religion or the race or the