i m mehdi hasan. welcome to the show. you could be thinking that republican leader kevin mccarthy adores donald trump. i mean he once said an aide to remove starbucks that he did not like. and these guards mortifying lengths to appease trump s most spoken out supporters today. but but what does the top house republican really think about donald j trump? after news broke of a russian hack on the dnc, mccarthy remark to fellow gop leaders that he believes that vladimir putin pays donald trump. when they laughed he said swear to god. the washington post contain audi of that meeting. he said at the time it was a joke. that s when cars the approaches donald trump. fawning in donald trump s presence. or on the news. as the right went on, mccarthy was furious with trump. telling him to call supportive off in a phone call. but hours later, once it was safe urged congress to return to work, some republicans backed away from trump s election lies. even the spinal caucus lindsey g
months after he testify today the january 6th committee, quote, my fellow officers and i were punched, kicked, shoved, sprayed with chemical irritants and even blinded with eye damaging lasers by a violent mob who apparently sasaw us law enforcement officersaw dedicate to ironically protecting them as u.s. citizens as an impediment in their attempt at insurrection. ipt vividly heard officers screaming in agony and pain just an arms length from me. i too was being crushed by the rioters. i could feeler myself losing oxn and recall thinking to myself this is how i m going to die, trampled defending this entrance, end quote. because of the injuries he sustained on january 6th, staff sergeant guinell had to retire from the force. just yesterday he had to testify in the sentencing hearing for one of the capital rioters who attacked on the 6th. he pled guilty to a felony for assaultinglo police officers. according to court documents he attacked multiple police officers and atpl one
i were punched, pushed, kicked, shoved, sprayed with chemical irritants, and even blinded with eye damaging lasers by a violent mob who apparently saw us law enforcement officers dedicated to, ironically, protecting them as u.s. citizens, as an impediment in their attempted insurrection. i vividly heard officers screaming in agony and pain just an arm s length from me. i too was crushed by the rioters. i could feel myself losing oxygen, and recall thinking to myself this is how i m going to die. trampled defending this entrance, end quote. because of the injuries he sustained on january 6th, the star sergeant had to retire from the force. but in some ways, he s still reliving that day. just yesterday, the former sergeant had to testify during a sentencing hearing for one of the capitol rioters who brutally attacked him on january the 6th. michael mackerel pleaded guilty last year to a felony for assaulting police officers. according to court documents, he tackled multiple pol
biden administration. sources telling nbc news that the president will ask politicians to pick a side. and tell the american people whose cider they are on. and to portray himself as fighting for working americans and democratic values. while his opponents want tax breaks for the wealthiest and want to abandon ukraine to russian aud democrat vladimir putin abroad. curtain number two, the republican nominee, we re talking about the four-times indicted ex-president, he goes on trial for campaign finance violations for paying hush money to a porn star in just over two weeks. what s he doing? he is getting ready to play host to hungarian leaders at the private club where he s alleged to have illegally stashed some of the most important national security secrets our country possesses for years. he s a leader defined by his affinity for vladimir putin and his dismantling of democracy, piece by piece in his own country, which means in donald trump s eyes, he is, quote, a very great
other. with the basic principles of the republic on the line. a name more famous for decades and decades than nikki haley, in republican circles, came out swinging directly at the presumptive republican nominee, donald trump, early this morning. in a post liz cheney saying this, quote, the gop has chosen. they will nominate a man who attempted to overturn an election and seize power. we we have eight months to save our republic, and ensure that donald trump is never anywhere near the oval office again. then liz cheney sent people to this video originally released in may. watch. donald trump is the only president in american history who has refused to guarantee the peaceful transfer of power. joe biden he lost the election and knew it. he betrayed millions of americans by telling them the election was stolen. we will stop the steal he ignored the rulings of dozens of courts. rather than accept his defeat, he mobilized a mob to come to washington and march on th