is one of the most extreme there is, where you are not where the majority of americans are, that is extreme. joe biden flips the script and talks about maga, ultra-maga, trump and making it about anything other than joe biden, this is political play, obvious what it is and they will try to drag this down everybody s throat. todd: griff jenkins has more from washington. griff: turn on the red light, history will remember strangely lit speech outside of independence hall and remember president biden attacked his predecessor warning they are a threat to democracy. president biden: donald trump and maga republican represent extremism that threatens foundation of our republic. maga forces are determined to take this country backwards. griff: he pledged to unite the country, that was the centerpiece of his campaign. i pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but unify, who doesn t see red states and blue states, only sees the united states. without unity, there
freed, a good sign now, but obviously our heart goss out to the jewish community. this synagogue, the seen of the turmoil, the heartbreaking episode that went on for nearly 11 hours leading to the resolution with the release of the hostages. incredibly tense moments. you can t say enough about the work of law enforcement to make sure it wrapped up without further violence. thank you so much. let s hear from an expert now with former assistant secretary for the department of homeland security and cnn national security analyst juliet khiyam. always great to get your expertise on these matters. i want to get your initial reaction to what we saw unfold yesterday, the news that all the hostages, fortunately, are safe, and that the suspect is dead. right. you heard the police officer in josh s segment say that was their only goal, right. what happened to the perpetrator was secondary, that they just wanted to get the four hostages