responsible or acquit him of inciting an insurrection. at this hour, nbc news confirming brand new reporting out tonight about what trump knew and the actions he failed to take as rioters descended upon and then looted and desecrated our capitol in his name, while also hunting for the speaker of the house and the vice president. kevin mccarthy had a phone call with trump as the head of the riot was underway. as mccarthy pleaded for help, trump is said to have responded, well, kevin, i guess these people are more upset about the election than you are. at one point, mccarthy said, who the f do you think you re talking to? according to a republican lawmaker familiar with the call. sources tell nbc news mccarthy was shaken up during the call and was asking the president for help. sources describe the call as incordial and borderline incoherent. today trump s lawyers mounted their defense using under three hours of the 16 hours they had allotted to them. they argued trump was not
trump is said to have responded, well, kevin, i guess these people are more upset about the election than you are. at one point, mccarthy said, who the f do you think you re talking to? according to a republican lawmaker familiar with the call. sources tell nbc news mccarthy was shaken up during the call and was asking the president for help. sources describe the call as incordial and borderline incoherent. today trump s lawyers mounted their defense using under three hours of the 16 hours they had allotted to them. they argued trump was not to blame for anything that happened at the capitol on 1/6, that his rhetoric at the rally was free speech. they denied their use of what-aboutism before engaging in rampant what-aboutism. facts got twisted, history got rewritten on the fly, and there were the grievances we ve heard before from their client in florida, that this impeachment is all about hate and political vengeance. no thinking person could seriously believe that the pre
what s it like being the first second gentleman? he s never been here. doug emhoff is making history of his own. what is your job? as he redefines an old role for a new generation. there s this toxicity, this masculine idea of what a man is. a father it s the kids initials. i wanted really a reminder. what s important to me. who with the vice president is marking many firsts. this was very emotional to be able to do this. while still trying to make time for each other. we re not each other s chief of staff. we re husband and wife. the opportunity of a lifetime for the former entertainment lawyer who gave up his job to support his wife. men need to support women. in this series, we talk to people in politics and pop culture and find out what it s like to be them. now being the second gentleman. what s it like to be the first second gentleman? i m only the first second gentleman because the country elected the first woman vice president, so i lo
of his own. what is your job? he redefines an old role for a new generation. there s this toxicity, this masculine idea of what a man is. a father. i really wanted a reminder of what s important to me. who with the vice president is marking many firsts. this is very emotional to be able to do this. while still trying to make time for each other. we re not each other s chief of staff. we re husband and wife. it s the opportunity of a lifetime for the former entertainment lawyer who gave up his job to support his wife. men need to support women. in this series we talked to people in politics and pop culture and find out what it s like to be them. now being the second gentleman. what s it like to be the first second gentleman? i m only the first second gentleman because the country elected the first woman vice president. so i look at it really mostly in that lens. i m here because i m her husband. i m here to support her. so help me god. but he s also
It s a pretty amazing place. being the second gentleman means living here at the u.s. naval observatory built in 1893. this is run by the navy. yeah. this is owned by the navy, and it was the home of the head admiral of the navy for all that time up until 1977 when the vice president s families started living here. and we re on a naval base. a working naval base. most of which is the atomic clock where they keep the exact time of the united states. we went for a tour of the grounds steeped in history. so on my left is one of my favorite things. the swing? it s a swing, and there s a plaque. and it says, joe loves jill. i have never sat on it because i don t want to break it. let me show you this. this is first of all, just this yeah.