$20,000 in debt. did you overstep your authority? i think the court misinterpreted the constitution the. will: this follows the previous day of landmark decisions with the high court voting to outlaw race-based affirmative action in college admissions, just a landmark week for the supreme court and a really bad week for joe biden. let s focus in on the supreme court for just one moment, if we might. these are three major, or major policies that are the culmination of years, perhaps even decades, of work in some cases. for example, when it comes to the affirmative action. the supreme court saying that colleges should not use race in admission to me, on its case is a on its face, is a good and principled move in terms of evolving towards a less race-conscious society. under the 14th amendment, all men have equal protection. when it comes to the colorado case, this was simply about free speech. should you be compelled to endorse or create speech you do not agree with, and
series. you re listening to skillet. they are the featured performer, they have been here before and they re absolutely fantastic. you have seen the stories about the air quality here in new york city and right now the air quality according to my app is 135% unhealthy percent. you re very in touch with your emotions. so skillet will be out there playing, can you play guitar in this type of smog. i think if you re a metal band, rock on. they probably have a smoke pot anyway. when you look at the window it s is hazy but we also have a couple guys by the name of john that are in front of the building and they re burning sdsh that hickory? or applewood? steve, i think that is applewood and we re smoking up some amazing ribs for everybody here. we have a little bit of a you don t have to go to a wedding to have a champagne tower, we ll bring you rib tower. are they allowed to burn wood in the city. the pizza guys are not allowed. so we re going to be sending out some
[laughter] i m kidding. maybe. happy thursday, everybody. it is a glorious thursday. so let s big question, why are the young liberals so depressed, especially when compared to their righty counterparts? you can see it for yourselves. do these people look like they are having a good day? maybe. if you define a good day as resting your genitals in a bowl of battery acid. don t knock it. what is behind this agony? are they liberals because they are depressed? or are they depressed because they are liberals? it is the old what came first, the responsively great chicken or the organic egg? they are not watching uplifting programs like this one. i m surprised colbert s credits don t end with how to tie a noose. [laughter] it is very depressing. sometimes i cry. to get to the bottom, you have to have a former lefty. covering a 2022 academic paper titled the politics of depression. which comes complete with a beautiful charge. you can trust anything the chart and its colors and numb
finally been released. quote, unfortunately or fortunately, unquote. you ll know what that means in a second. the lead starts right now. she s accusing me of rape, of raping her. the worst thing you can do, the worst charge. rather interesting comments revealed today from the former president of the united states as the world finally gets to see what mr. trump had to say about e. jean carroll s rape allegations. then a fake warning? the russian mercenary group wagner says they will leave the war-torn city of bakhmut in eastern ukraine. this as a top russian official says relations with the u.s. are so bad right now, the two countries have never been closer to war. plus we re talking to that 16-year-old who was accepted to more than 185 colleges and offered more than $10 million in scholarships. he s made his decision. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we begin today in our politics lead with newly released footage of donald trump s videoio taped deposition in