that hate their country, we will route the fake dues media. we will defeat crooked joe biden, we will drain the swamp once and for all. ladle out there. joining me now is a professor of history and what you, the author of the lucid newsletter that tracks threats for democracy, the author of the very important book, strongmen, mussolini to the president. unlike donald, trump she does have a ph.d.. also joining me is the former republican congressman, joe walsh of illinois, ran against donald trump for president in 2020. the host of the podcast, white flag, with joe walsh, and the author of the book f silence, although, he spells it out. ruth, i have to say, i m saying to my team this morning, you should get a royalty check or something like this because you ve warned of all of these things that donald trump and authoritarians to. you have warned about how they just start to say the quiet stuff out loud, they don t even care, they keep on saying until people believe him. it s kind of
iii. former republican candidate for u.s. senate basil smykle. you were nodding your head as we were playing that sound. he has been a major figure in progressive politics for some time. now we see where he is going. this recent nbc news poll stoo out. 45% of democrats say they would consider backing a third party candidate. compare that to 34% of republicans. how concerned do you think joe biden should be? a little concerned. p cornell is my frat brother. i got ply ph.d. because i was drawn to his scholarship. he has resonated with the african american community for decades. if you are joe biden, you know this is likely a close race, whether it s desantis or trump,
otherwise would not learn from. on this panel you have a black ph.d.. you have three black attorneys. you have black field reporters and journalists who otherwise would not have had these opportunities but for affirmative action and the opportunities that it afforded us, even as someone who went to an hbcu, i can recognize that paving the way for people to be able to go to elite institutions has a broader benefit for society and the notion that somehow taking race into consideration is taking a slot away from someone else, that is one of the biggest myths and lies that is not supported by the data that has been used to advance this conversation in the public discourse, and we have to deal with those myths in order to change the tenor of this conversation. we re all people of color here at this table right now, i think we all have a personal feeling a gut reaction, one of the things that came up in that
he is joining us now to share his amazing story. welcome to you, thank you for joining us. you are doing things most 19-year-olds are not doing at this stage in their life. how does this feel for you? yeah, thank you for having me. this is a really exciting moment for me. it s been a long journey and lots of hard work, so i m really glad to complete this, you know, this long journey and be here today, yeah. sandra: to be clear, you ve already completed everything it takes to get your ph.d.. i know the final acceptance is on thursday but you re done, you re a doctor. yeah, i m completely done, i mean, i got i defended my ph.d. several weeks ago, so i presented my research already, and yeah, i mean, i even got the final letter a couple weeks ago that i ve completed all the requirements and i m completely done. sandra: research on using artificial intelligence in these
[laughter] it s the way of the world, kids. [laughter] tom hanks also received a hearted branded volleyball, in reference to his 2000 movie castaway. congratulations. considering all that context he just gave its honorary. cnn this morning continues right now. it is a wonderful saturday morning. i am glad you are part of it. good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. i m victor blackwood. what do you do with an honorary degree, though? if you have a ph.d. or a doctorate in arts, can you actually go and be a professor? some people go around and demand that you call them doctor, with an honorary degree! yes, i know a couple. okay, well, maybe i need to get an honorary doctorate so you can call me doctorate.