surprised, but so was joe. he was told by his handlers he was headed to disney world. it was a surprise visit ahead of the one-year anniversary of russia s invasion. there he announced an additional half billion in u.s. assistance. you know, i m thinking it would have been great if russia attacked east palestine. ouch. because then they would get the money and the president moving on. but this dominates headlines today as it should considering that s our tax dollars, right? and it s all about unity. that joe wants to show everyone that we re unified in the fight against russia. but what about unity here? it s one thing joe boasted would be his specialty but every time he claims to heal he gleefully salts the wound like a terrified slug. late last week he hosted a screening of the movie till of the lynching of 15 year old emmett till in mississippi. obviously that crime was horrifying and it s an important story to tell. but here s the odd part, during that speech biden also
surprisingly are in allegiance with both of these comments. also tonight, russia unleashes a new round of air strikes against ukrainian civilians. trump s lawyers meet with federal investigators as trump again says the documents are, quote, mine. the fallout today from racial slurs caught from an l.a. city council president who as of now is the former l.a. city council president. good evening. i m jason johnson in tonight for joy reid. we begin with the shamelessly unapologetic racism and xenophobia on display this weekend. not surprising. the twice-impeached former president is doing a traveling road show around the country. most of the offensive commentary seem to follow him like rats to garbage. first alabama s tommy tuberville. republicans refused to condemn his comments. don baker suggested tuberville should have been more polite with his racism. the next day, georgia s congresswoman said hold my racist beer and joined in on the racism, targeting immigrants. joe
only one thing worse than a government monopoly and that is a private monopoly that the government is dependent on. how dependent is the government on elon muss snk. and first an interesting aside. that former nasa administrator jim bradenstein, who is a trump appointee, a former pretty far right congressman, someone who s very free market in his general disposition. very interesting to have him speak so frankly about the risks of the government receding and too little regulation. he actually explicitly says if we concentrate this much power in private individuals, private companies, we may wind up with another titanic submersible situation but on i avaster scale. that s the threat we re talking about when we do become too behold-tone a private interest and too unable to regulate it. and the answer to your question is we are very, very beholden in multiple sectors to elon musk as a nation. but do other officials in the government did you also find share that skepticism?