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[audio logo] tapper: for a country that bills itself as the world s oldest democracy, we sure do love a strongman, and from teddy roosevelt all the way up to our reality tv president, nowhere produces more of them than the empire state. and i get it. in an age where congress approval rating hovers somewhere around sewer rats, we wanna vote for the politician who can finally just get things done. that was eliot spitzer to a t. but when new yorkers sent the sheriff of wall street to the governor s mansion, we all learned the hard way that white knights can have dark secrets. spitzer was caught breaking his own sex work laws, a level of hypocrisy we could never forget. eliot spitzer blazed a trail through new york that had him in spitting distance of the white house, right up until the moment he set himself on fire. this will sound like a setup for a bad joke, but bear with me. [cheering] the change you seek, the new york you dream of begins tonight. [cheering] so the ....
candidate south carolina governor and un ambassador nikki haley. she is speaking live, right now for the very first time since you dropped out of the race and march, she just announced that she will be voting for presumptive republican presidential nominee donald trump in november. as soon as jeff zeleny joins me now lives in studio. jeff, did we expect this or is this a surprise? jake had somewhat of a surprise. she did not mention donald trump s name at all in his speech that she just finished giving, but it came up in the question-and-answer session at a think tank, the hudson institute, which she now is leading here. she was asked and near the end of that q&a, who would she vote for? her speech was very critical of joe biden and his policies again, she did not mention donald trump by name until she was asked who her ballot would be four as of voter i put my priorities on a president who s going to have the backs of our allies and hold our enemies to account who wo ....
it is monday, november 20th. this morning, there are positive signs that more hostages held by hamas could soon be freed. we ll get the latest on that and the war with a live report from tel-aviv. plus, how the war is impacting biden politically, as a new poll shows young voters are growing even more disillusioned with the current administration. also, we ll remember the life and legacy of former first lady rosalynn carter. wow, she passed yesterday. i would hear your family talk about rosalynn carter. yeah. the love and the respect that you all had, from the kids to your mom, to your father, who was, by the way, smitten with what you called her subtle southern charm. yeah, she had quiet power. she was incredibly impactful in the white house and beyond, just like her husband, the former president. she was the kindest, most patient woman i think i ve ever met. i heard so many tributes yesterday about mrs. carter. we re going to have jonathan altar on la ....
tapper: for a country that bills itself as the world s oldest democracy, we sure do love a strongman, and from teddy roosevelt all the way up to our reality tv president, nowhere produces more of them than the empire state. and i get it. in an age where congress approval rating hovers somewhere around sewer rats, we wanna vote for the politician who can finally just get things done. that was eliot spitzer to a t. but when new yorkers sent the sheriff of wall street to the governor s mansion, we all learned the hard way that white knights can have dark secrets. spitzer was caught breaking his own sex work laws, a level of hypocrisy we could never forget. eliot spitzer blazed a trail through new york that had him in spitting distance of the white house, right up until the moment he set himself on fire. this will sound like a setup for a bad joke, but bear with me. [cheering] the change you seek, the new york you dream of begins tonight. [cheering] so there s this hon ....
you can still drive between the lines. so rod s tale is a cautionary one a camera-grabbing, over-the-top example of how bribery, extortion, and graft easily sneak into our political system behind ambition and enormous egos. and if politicians or the public feel the same way he does, then another rod blagojevich is just around the corner. i didn t break a law, cross the line, or take a penny, okay? but i never said i wasn t a [bleep] idiot. [laughter] thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much! -awesome. thank you so much. -yeah, thanks. appreciate it. really enjoyed it. you re all right. i wish you the best. we ll see how it ends up and who cares. that s true. find out what are you gonna do, throw me back in prison? -no, but i mean, like, -you can t hurt me, man. tapper: for a country that bills itself as the world s oldest democracy, we sure do love a strongman, and from teddy roosevelt all the way up to our reality tv presiden ....