nothing new there, especially from trump. he should have listened to both of us when we were saying earlier this year. have a great rest of your night. nice to see you. good to see you. tonight on the mehdi hasan show prosecuting a former leader. why are some people acting as if it would be completely crazy to prosecute donald j trump? plus, a right-wing harassment campaign against children s hospital staff, based on pure hate and disinformation. what is this country becoming? and, devastating climate-related floods in pakistan. my conversation with the grandson of the country s former prime minister on how to help, and who s to blame. good evening. i am mehdi hasan. it is called the most exclusive clubs in the world. and as a marvel fan, i was always tickled by how saturday night live used to portray the ex presidents as actual cartoon superheroes. because speaking as a relatively new citizen to this country, one thing that is uniquely american about it is th
movements on college campuses, but now, the mere existence, the visibility of black and brown people in a fantasy tv show or a movie is slammed as woke. and a look, like you said who plays one of these major characters and house of the dragon, he recently said when he was criticized by these white fans for being cast in a series, they are happy with a dragon flying, they re happy with white hair and violent colored eyes, but a rich black guy? that is beyond the pale. as they say, the idea that a diverse cast may appear to viewers and is a leftist ideological agenda is as offensive as it is playing dom it is beyond ridiculous and it is offensive. that is the right word. we will see what they come up with a next. who knows. great show as always, my friend. enjoy the rest of your evening. coming up, the battle for the soul of the nation. i will speak with congressman in just a moment about democrats finally targeting republicans as extremist. next, the gop s obsessio
we begin with breaking news from the white house. president biden has tested positive for covid-19, again. after about the position to the president says we re four consecutive days of negative tests. president biden tweeted, quote, i have got no symptoms but i am going to isolate for the safety of everyone around me. and the physicians update said, this development represents what he is calling rebound positivity. but for now, there is no reason to bring in a sheet treatment. we are going to bring you any updates as we get them. but first, let s get caught up on a busy week, y all. big moves by the january six committee, and the justice department. we are going to break those down in just a few minutes. but first, something you probably thought would never happen. i know i was skeptical. democrats finally agreed on legislation to curb climate change. and to get the economy a boost. the inflation protection act came about after intense negotiations with senator chuck schumer
as they attempt to tackle the climate crisis. russia admits it attacked the port of odessa a day after an agreement to resume grain exports but its foreign minister denies they are to blame for causing a world food crisis and marvels s much anticipated black panther sequel wakanda forever is unveiled at comic con in san diego. pope francis has arrived in canada. and he is on a mission to say sorry. a pilgrimage of penance is how he has labelled this trip, which will include a full apology on behalf of the catholic church for the abuse inflicted on indigenous children at mostly church run residential schools. it s believed more than 150,000 children were taken from their families in a practice that lasted more than a century, and only came to an end in the 1990s. but indigenous groups themselves have expressed dissatisfaction over the arrangements of the pontiff s visit. mark lobel reports. preparing to confront his flock s terrible past in canada but not everyone appear