Amid mounting criticism over his handling of the withdrawal from afghanistan, President Biden Yesterday arguing the exit from that country was always going to be difficult. Good Morning And Welcome to morning joe. It is monday, august 23rd. We will have full coverage of the situation in afghanistan, including a report from the ground in kabul in just a moment. But first, what could be a Big Day in the fight against covid. The fda is working to approve Pfizers Twodose Vaccine as soon as today. According to The New York Times, the goal was to get the approval by friday but regulators are still getting through a substantial amount of Paperwork And Negotiation with the company. People familiar with the matter told me that some components of the review could possibly push the Approval Date beyond today. The times said a spokesperson for the fda declined to comment. It could be very exciting news, mika p. We talked to people that are close to us that said theyre not going to take the vaccine
Where you are. Its literally within one or two miles any where you are in the united states. If everybody were to get vaccinated, the whole pandemic in the united States Wour over, finished, kaput. And yet, we are struggling like a country that doesnt have the vaccine. We have the tools to end the pandemic. We are choosing to live with it because one political party, one large Media Network and certain forces have decided to come together and to propagate a Conspiracy Theory that is probably the most damaging Conspirery Theory in human history. You think of the number of lives that are going to be lost because of the crazy Conspiracy Theories about the covid vaccine. I dont think there is any precedent. We have never seen anything like that it, and we have never seen as many lives directly related to the falsehood and my information. You said, what science has given, politics seems to be taking away. Is this kind of political divide, when it comes to Public Health and misinformation, i
We have vaccines free, for anyone who wants them. Any age, no matter where you are. There its, literally, within one or two miles of wherever you are in the United States. If everybody were to get vaccinated, this whole pandemic in the United States would be over, finished, caput. And yet, we are struggling like we are a country that doesnt have the vaccine, is struggling to get it. We have the tools to end this pandemic. We are choosing to live with it because one political party, one very large media network, and certain associated forces have decided to come together and to propagate a Conspiracy Theory that is, probably, the most damaging Conspiracy Theory in human history. If you think about the number of lives that are going to be lost because of these crazyconspiracy theories about the covid vaccine, i dont think theres any precedent. Weve never seen anything like it, and weve, certainly, never seen as many lives directly related to these kinds of falsehoods and misinformation.
Smerconish, in for chris on cuomo prime time. Thank you, john berman. I am michael smerconish, in for chris cuomo. Welcome to a Specialholiday Edition of prime time. Hope you had a great Independence Day weekend. Now, tonight, we have a central figure on the other end of that Apparentpressure Campaign by Team Trump to change the outcome of the 2020 election in the Keybattleground State of arizona. I emphasize arizona, because similar pressure was, also, applied on Election Officials in georgia in the run up to january 6th. This just came to light on friday night. And we played you the voicemails that surfaced from a freedom of Information Request made by the arizona republic. These were calls left by arizonas gop Chair And Rudy giuliani, on behalf of Donald Trump, to those overseeing Election Results in the states most populous county, maricopa. A county that President Biden won, by about 45,000 votes. I want you to hear it, again. By the way, the music underneath. That was part of the
Republic. On behalf of Donald Trump to those overseeing Election Results in the states most populist county, maricopa, a county that President Biden won by about 45,000 votes. I want you to hear it again. By the way, the music underneath, that was part of the arizona republics online post. Hey, clint, its rudy giuliani. I was very happy to see that there is going to be a forensic audit of the machines and i really want to talk to you about it, all right . If you would give me a Call Back, i would really appreciate it. Thank you. Hey, clint, its Kelly Ward. I just talked to President Trump and he would like me to talk to you ask also see if he needs to give you a call to discuss whats happening on the ground in maricopa of the give me a Call Back when you can. Thanks, bye. So who is clint . Clint hickman at the time was the chair of the Board Of Supervisors in Maricopa County, a republican. He says he never returned those calls or ones from the white House Switchboard Operator with requ