those who served alongside him. and the thousands, we know who will be called upon to serena served after him. deserve to know they have a country, and a community back home, doing our part in the fight for freedom. america s great because we are free. but today, our freedom is under attack. and america we love, is in danger. president biden and the democrats have failed you. and it s time for a change. a new generation of republican leaders are stepping up. not to be caretaker the status quo, but to be changemakers for the american people. we know not what the future holds, but we know who holds the future in his hands. and with god as our witness, from people chokehold africa is still the place where freedom rains, and liberty will never die. god bless, two and goblets america. the republican response tonight from arkansas governor sarah huckabee sanders, former press secretary to donald trump, with an extended anecdote at the end there, about how anna trip with president
a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome, everyone to alex witt reports. a record number of americans are traveling this memorial day weekend. but they re competing with some extreme weather in parts of the country. violent storms and tornadoes turning deadly in texas, where at least seven people have died, and up to 80 people were believed trapped in a collapsed gas station. oklahoma residents in addition to multiple twisters being reported, also dealing with mass hail. two inches in diameter. and it is not over yet. 48million are at risk for damaging tornadoes and severe weather today and into tomorrow. it was loud, i ve never heard glass break in my life and it was so scary. i m just glad my mom got me out. our reporters in the middle of the country and on the east coast with more on weather and travel this holiday weekend, and one of the hardest hit areas. valley view texas, just north of dallas. joining me now, priscilla thomps
it then america. thursday, july 4 dead stuff good morning. you were alive in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin the owl with presidential campaigns during a critical moment, just three days and counting until joe biden and donald trump face off in a prime time debate right here on cnn. the earliest showdown of its kind in modern history, president biden, his team will remain hunkered down at camp david, where he s then the last few days and debate prep. meanwhile, over the weekend, donald trump road-tested potential debate strategies at a rally in philadelphia how should i handle him? should i be tough and nasty or should i be should i be she say no, should i be tough and nasty and just say you re the worst president in history or should i be nice and calm? and let him speak be tough? so how are the two campaigns spending these final days before the debate joining me now are cnn s alayna treene and kevin lip tack. kevin, you have some new reporting a
so brazenly torched to admire his or her work. what is uncommon, though, is the arsonist not just being applauded, by the victims, upon his return to the scene of the crime, but being celebrated. today donald trump played the arsonist in the trump-run republican party showcased a version of this phenomenon. meeting separately with house and senate republicans this afternoon, three blocks from where trump was arraigned last year in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election he lost, trump s trip to washington, d.c. today amounted to equal parts chest thumping, america bashing, and more bizarre incoherent ramblings about dating nancy pelosi and the gop convention host city. the press spin for today was that trump would engage in forward looking discussions of policy, but hannibal lecter kept coming up and his animosity to the department of justice. the immediate aftermath of his 34 felony count in new york and that period trump sought to harness the powers of con
at any moment, the president and first lady, as we can see entering the helicopter, will depart to visit an american cemetery a half hour outside of paris they will lay a wreath to honor u.s. troops killed in world war i. notably, and 2018, donald trump canceled the trip to the same cemetery. the white house blamed bad weather at the time. trump s then chief of staff later revealed that trump didn t want to go because he viewed the dead soldiers as quote suckers and losers. joining us as our msnbc political analyst. the former under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs. welcome. i m wondering what you think about, obviously the trip to france, the president wrapping it up. i wonder what you think of how this has unfolded from the big speech he gave thursday through his appearance at the state dinner yesterday and then now today. this split screen engagement with the former president in 2018. i thought he performed admirably well and did a careful bal