Some, among other things, suspicious math there for the former President Yesterday calling what he calls a News Conference, but it featured much of what he typically says at his rallies. We have more from that event in just a moment. Good Morning And Welcome to Morning Joe. It is friday, august 16. Along with joe, willie and me, we have Msnbc Contributor mike barnicle, Pulitzer Prize winning Columnist And Associate editor of the Washington Post Eugene robinson and Managing Editor at the Bulwark Sam Stein is with us. Sam. Thank you for joining Way Too Early this morning. Donald trump held a second socalled News Conference in many weeks, this one at his club in bedminster, New Jersey beforeHand Trump was seen meeting with Mypillow Ceo Mike Lindell who continues to deny the results of the 2020 election. As for the event, trump spoke for just under an hour before taking several questions from reporters at The End. Initially he held back from making personal attacks against Vice President K
officially taken ownership of twitter, announcing the bird is freed. and promising to loosen speech restrictions. even before yesterday s events many were fearful. according to critics, elon musk s takeover actually threatens free speech and could, quote, ruin america. and alienating users. in fact what twitter needs is more regulation, not less. and they had nothing on elon musk and asking, of course, is donald trump coming back. taylor lore rez tweeted this, it s like the gates of hell opened on this site. and then there was former president trump s own take on truth social. he said i m very happy that twitter now is in sane hands and will no longer be run by radical left maniacs that run our country. all of that after we learned that intruders on friday morning had broken into the house of nancy pelosi and attacked her 82-year-old husband paul. the alleged assail lent is now charged with attempted homicide with other crimes after reportedly attacking paul pelosi in his hom