plus, living at the extreme. major flooding on the east coast, explosive wildfires out west, and fears of blackouts due to record heat and stress on the power grids. and companies call on employees to return to the office after labor day, but that s not what many workers want. might their push to work from home motivate your own conversation with your boss? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we begin this hour on democracy watch in our politics lead. monitoring the latest evidence of the pernicious and growing threat against the american experiment itself. former president trump continuing to endorse and help election liars win. republican primaries for offices that are relevant to your vote s integrity. trump s pick for the republican primary in massachusetts today is someone who falsely said that the 2020 election was, quote, rigged. and who will, trump says, quote, rule with an iron fist. trump is also talking about pardoning those who violently attacked the cap
considerable political heft behind his replacement. it s time for politics to be over, folks. it s time for us all to get behind liz truss and her team and her program. and deliver for the people of this country. johnson and truss then took separate planes to the 1,100 mile round trip to scotland to visit the queen. johnson submitting his res nag, and truss being invited to form a new government. meetings which are strictly private. for britons looking on, support amidst a cost of living crisis is their top priority. truss will be expected to lay out a new vision and quickly. the leadership contest lasted six long weeks. during which the pound slumped to its lowest rate against the dollar since 1985. returning to london, truss stood where johnson had stood hours before. britain can ride out this storm, she said, as thunder cracked and lightning struck over london. details of how will follow this week. we shouldn t be daunted by the challenges we face. as strong as the s