Without a uniform and for the last couple of decades our reputation has taken a beating im hoping theyin can get down to what has happened with the service and what can be done to fix it. So now join me to welcome Carol And Evan connected to be with you congratulations on the book. Im so glad to be here. The book is great i learned a lot honestly im embarrassed this is stuff i shouldve known more so how much of this did you know . I have to say i got into this by accident looking at the terrible scandal in 2012 i was shocked almost every time i delved into another presidency and there was something new to learn sometimes it was heroism sometimes a security debacle. Host as an outgrowth of your reporting with the President And South america but what about that story struck a chord . Obviously not everything you write has a book and it. The secret Service Story in 2012 so what we think of the elite but now to bes super fit sunglasses but then to find out there was a lot of seriously conc
And yet over the past couple of decades the reputation of the cervix is to have taken a beating. Im hoping we can get down to what is happened with the service and what can be done to fix it. So now, please join me in welcoming karol and evan. Karol good to be with you, congratulations on the book. Thinking so glad to beer with evan. s direct think of the book is great. Its not only great read but i learned a lot. Honestly im embarrassed as a political Junkie And History buff i feel like i should have known more of this than i did. Let me off the hook, how much of this did you know before researching this book . To have to say i really got into this and beats by accident looking at something in 2012 of a terrible scandal. I was really shocked almost every time i delved into another presidency and theres something new to learn. Sometimes there is heroin assume, it was security debacle. As you say this was an outgrowth of your reporting for the post on the president ial trip to south ame
This has been a big week that continues to be busy this weekend in the fight over democracy in america. Duelling democratic priorities are jockeying for attention on Capitol Hill. First, weve learned tonight that three Texas State lawmakers have tested positive for covid19. They left their state to try to block passage of new Voting Restrictions there. These are considered breakthrough cases since all three are vaccinated. Their group is In Washington to push the White House and democratic leaders in congress for action on Voting Rights. The Ideal Outcome for them is federal legislation to counter the bills that are on track to become law in texas. So far their efforts have yet to bear fruit. Case in point, more than a dozen of the texas democrats met with Senator Joe Manchin on thursday. Here is what he had to say about it afterward. It was a very informative meeting and its basically that weve all come to a total agreement that what we want is basically to protect Voting Rights, that
And in a Longshot Bid to get them back, the texas house speaker, a republican, put a jet on standby, offering those democrats a free ride home. As you can guess, they said thanks, but no thanks. And then theres the socalled audit in Arizonas Maricopa County that continues with no end in sight. No reporting from the Associated Press finds only four singular cases of Voter Fraud in arizona. The a. P. Also reports two men have been plotting to blow up the democratic headquarters in sacramento. They discussed their plans through several messaging apps according to a. P. , one message reading, quote, after the 20th, we go to war. Their hope, according to the reporting, was to ignite a movement, a movement based on that Big Lie A lie that continues. This weekend were learning more about how that came to be, taking shape on Election Night when trump falsely claimed victory. The Washington Post published excerpts of a new book by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig titled i alone can fix it. Throu
This is American Voices. Dangerous lies about the 2020 election threaten to reshape americas political landscape and are Paving A path to attacks on our democracy. For evidence, look no further than texas. Some Texas State democrats are now in washington, d. C. , working to prevent republicans from passing a restrictive voting bill. And in a long Shot Bid to get them back, the texas house speaker, a republican, put a Jet On Standby offering those democrats a free ride home. As you can guess, they said thanks but no thanks. There is that socalled audit in arizonas maricopa county, continuing with no end in sight. Only four singular cases were found in arizona. And two men were planning to blow up the democratic headquarters in california. One message wrote, after the 20th we go to war. Their hope, according to the reporting, was to inflame tensions over election integrity. The Washington Post posted excerpts of a new book titled i alone can fix it. Through their sources they detail trum