tonight on the reid out . is this debate or is it just false? no, it s not false at all. it s debatable. as prosecutors open an investigation into the lies of republican congressman-elect george santos kevin mccarthy is facing a caucus in chaos just six days before the house votes on a new speaker. meanwhile serious questions are being raised about where santos got the money to run his campaign. also tonight the death toll is rising after a winter storm dumped more than 3 feet of snow on buffalo. we ll check in to see how the city is digging out and getting back up and running. good evening, everyone. i m jonathan capehart in for joy reid. republican leader kevin mccarthy faces a vote for speaker of the house next tuesday with a razor thin republican majority and the very real prospect of an open fight over the gavel. it s a predicament underscored by the saga of incoming republican congressman george santos of new york who again tried to explain away lies about
hearings, the supreme court overturning roe v. wade, the fbi raiding the home of a former president, and everything in between. 2022 has been incredibly consequential for american politics a year that has left us with a lot of questions about the future of our country, our democracy, our rights as human beings and about whether you have more of those rights if, say, you are a former president or fewer if you have a uterus and live in a red state. well, 2023 may be the yorear we get answers. we will learn who will be running for president in 2024 and who, if any, in the republican party will stand up to donald trump. though maybe don t hold your breath on that one speaking of which, we could find out if the twicism impe disgrac former president will be held accountable in a laundry list of investigations that he is under. the new year will also present the biden administration with new challenges as the president for the first time will be faced with a split congress. democrat
what he did to make that happen. take a listen. mandela walked into court that first morning wearing a kaross, a traditional one shouldered cloak worn by african kings, a beaded necklace and shoulder bracelets. suits and ties were the white man s uniform. mandela wanted to be the proud symbol of african history. it was to assert myself to go to a white man s court as an african wearing my own outfit, not the one that is desired by the court, yes. it was an assertion of nationalism, of african nationalism. and, you know, it s interesting because i think people try to associate him with almost being sort of like what they do to dr. king. what do you think the magic was that made him able to lead a
that first morning wearing a kaross, a traditional one-shoulder cloak worn by african kings, a beaded necklace and a shoulder bracelet. suits and ties were the white man s uniform. mandela wanted to be the proud symbol of african history. it was to assert myself to go to a white man s court as an african wearing my own outfit and not the one that is desired by the court yes. it was an assertion of nationalism, of african nationalism. and, you know, it s interesting because i think people try to associate him with sort of almost being like a muppetizer, what they do to dr. king he was militant for his people what do you think the magic was that made him able to lead a country with that hard of a history?