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welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. turn on the tv or go online, and it s not hard to find political content of all kinds, often delivered with all the nuance of a ten tonne truck. rare is the tv show which offers commentary on the human condition, which is both entertaining and wildly popular. but it can be done, and my guest today knows it from personal experience. george takei was a fixture on the original star trek series as lieutenant sulu. the show s progressive values dovetailed with his personal activism, which continues to this day. do the values of star trek still resonate? george takei, welcome to hardtalk. good to be here. you re known to many around the world as an actor. do you see yourself more these days as an activist? both, as a matter of fact. i am an actor and an activist, as well. which is more important to you? acting is my passion, the theatre is my passion. but i was defined by my childhood imprisonment, and that has made me an activist in m ....
now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. turn on the tv or go online, and it s not hard to find political content of all kinds, often delivered with all the nuance of a ten tonne truck. rare is the tv show which offers commentary on the human condition, which is both entertaining and wildly popular. but it can be done, and my guest today knows it from personal experience. george takei was a fixture on the original star trek series as lieutenant sulu. the show s progressive values dovetailed with his personal activism, which continues to this day. do the values of star trek still resonate? george takei, welcome to hardtalk. good to be here. you re known to many around the world as an actor. do you see yourself more these days as an activist? both, as a matter of fact. i am an actor and an activist, as well. which is more important to you? acting is my passion, the theatre is my passion. but i was defined by my childhood imprisonment, and t ....
tonight, a cnn special report. assault on democracy: the roots of trump s insurrection. the early morning of january 6th, 2021, started for many as a day of anticipation. they had come from across the country. tens of thousands, americans from all walks of life. led by a lying president, and egged on by propaganda, they would converge on the united states capitol with a singular goal do whatever it takes to prevent the peaceful transition of power in the greatest democracy on earth. president donald j. trump lost the election. they were deceived into believing the presidency had been stolen, their country was threatened. they had come to washington to fight for what they thought was right. they feel they re the heroic revolutionary courageous warriors who are saving democracy. but they were wrong. it was all a lie. january 6th was insurrection, disguised as patriotism. wrapped in a trump flag. a lie fed to them from their president, their members of congress, ....
let s begin this morning with president trump s executive order temporarily banning immigration from seven countries. we re building that wall. the justice department has just announced a special counsel to lead a new investigation into russian influence in the election and whether there was coordination with members of the trump campaign. president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. president trump becoming the fourth american president to face the prospect of impeachment. it feels as if, culturally, we re in a cold civil war. [theme music] [donald] when mexico sends its people, they re not sending their best. they re bringing drugs, they re bringing crime, they re rapists, and some, i assume, are good people. when trump announced his candidacy for the presidency, he was not seen as a serious candidate. he, himself, confided to some of his advisors. essentially, what s the downside? this is a great marketing exercise. i will build a great, gre ....
and trump victories. and why nikki haley isn t going anywhere. in georgia, this witness was supposedly going to help oust district attorney fani willis, what is testimony did and didn t do. and she knows big tech and the man behind it better than anyone kara swisher joins us live with her burn book as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. we are now 250 days away from the election, my goodness, 252 days, that is when we are going to be talking a lot about the state of michigan. tonight we saw michigan s first vote of the 2024 race, it is democratic and and republican primaries, nbc news is projecting donald trump has won the gop race, but around one third of republican voters cast their ballot for someone else. and nbc news projects an easy one for president biden in way s race. the other story of the night, more than 40,000 votes uncommitted after an organized effort to rebuke president biden towards his po ....