Tonights last word. The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle starts now. Tonight, President Bidens highstakes Press Conference as he battles to save his campaign. The president says he is in the 2024 base to complete the job, as more house democrats are calling for him to drop out of the race. Meanwhile, Donald Trump said meeting with authoritarian leader Viktor Orban as he tries to distance himself from project 2025. Then trumpet moves to throw out his guilty verdict in a hush Money Case after the Supreme Courts immunity decision. As the 11th Hour gets underway on this Thursday Night. [ music ] a good evening once again, i am Stephanie Ruhle live at 30 rock center, and we are now 117 days away from the election. And earlier this evening, President Biden was hoping his performance during a high Profile News Conference would be what he needs to reignite confidence in his campaign. Tonight, he stood on stage for 50 minutes, taking questions from reporters, and defending his decision to stay in
Remains ongoing. Meaning President Biden still hasnt convinced them he should remain in the race. And Nancy Pelosi who yesterday said President Biden needs to make up his mind. Today she said shes concerned about the number of democrats who have come out against him, saying, quote, i would have hoped we would get through nato. On the senate side, the first complete defection that was Senator Peter Welsh of vermont who told this show that the door was open for another candidate. That was just the other day. Well, hes made up his mind and he says biden needs to step aside. Then theres all the source reporting out there. Three people familiar Tell Axios that Chuck Schumer is, in their wos,quote, opening to jump Joe Biden. When asked him about that, and now new reporting from The New York Times from three people briefed on the matter who say longtime biden aides and advisers are convinced, convinced that he has to step aside and that they have been taking the past few days to come up with
Expected. Both the u. S. And russian president are portraying their talks as a success. Lets go to our senior white House Correspondent Phil mattingly. This was a very important test for President Biden against a man he called a worthy adversary. Reporter no question about it, wolf. The president emerged from the three hours of sitdowns with President Putin and his top advisers confident in the Role America is playing in the globe now and the role he believes the u. S. Can play in at least some areas with russia. However, its also very clear for a relationship that has hit a low point, theres significant issues that remain. I did what i came to do. Reporter tonight, President Biden emerging from the highest Stakes Moment of his young presidency satisfied. It was important to meet him personally so there could be no mistake about or misrepresentations about what i wanted to communicate. I told President Putin my agenda is not against Russia Or Anyone else. Its for the american people. R
Good afternoon, everyone. Im Ayman Mohyeldin in new york. Moments ago President Biden landed at rafmildenhall, his first foreign trip since taking office. Nbc news has just confirmed the president will make a major move in vaccinating the world against coronavirus. Details from our reporters Around The World straight ahead. Later this hour, Hell Speak to u. S. Service members and their families before traveling to cornwall for the G7 Summit. Well bring you those remarks when they begin. This trip is also aimed at repairing relationships with european and world leaders that frayed under donald trump. He will also hold a high stakes meeting with russian president Vladimir Putin. The president talked about his expectations before he took off. Making clear to putin and to china that europe and the united states are tight. G7 is going to move. Senate foreign Relations Committee Chair robert menendez, and what he wants to see out of the president s first foreign trip. Back here at home this
own charm offense. and so, again, democrats must recalibrate and ask themselves what voting bills can they get passed, while republican lawmakers at all levels continue to resist and ask themselves what voter restrictions they can get away with. watching all of this are black voters and civil rights leaders like myself, exhausted with the process and ready to demand executive orders. we ll unpack the domestic week that was, and shortly i ll ask the chair of the foreign relations committee about the escalating tension between the united states and russia over the country s brinkmanship on ukraine. is confrontation inevitable? all that tonight on politicsnation. let s get started. joining me now, senator bob menendez, democrat of new jersey and chair of the foreign relation committee. senator, thank you for joining us tonight. i know it was a bruising week for democrats and certainly president biden who opened up the second year of his presidency with thundering accommodation