i said i was lose michigan? we won michigan. i was right. bill clinton told hillary that he was in michigan, a bullet good politician. you will lose michigan, lose wisconsin. they said why are we listening to this man? he was right. wisconsin and michigan, i said are we going to lose? 49000 people showed up. she had like 300 people show up. i said why are we going to lose? we won, we won michigan ended much better the second time but bad things happen, we are not going to let that happen anymore. we stand on the shoulders of the brave michigan patriots tough michigan workers who man the first assembly lines, you remember that? does anybody remember that? a long time ago, anybody remembers that, they are extremely old. anybody want to admit revolutionize industries and turned the state into a manufacturing powerhouse? we want to bring it back. i'm not talking about lots of industries, is the auto industry. [cheering] we are going to bring back cement, and just talking it's so simple, it will happen so fast. he will be at a level as though you

i said i was lose michigan? we won michigan. i was right.ld hillary that he was in michigan, a bullet good politician. you will lose michigan, lose wisconsin. they said why are we listening to this man? he was right. wisconsin and michigan, i said are we going to lose? 49000 people showed up. she had like 300 people show up. i said why are we going to lose? we won, we won michigan ended much better the second time but bad things happen, we are not going to let that happen anymore. we stand on the shoulders of the brave michigan patriots tough michigan workers who man the first assembly lines, you remember that? does anybody remember that? a long time ago, anybody remembers that, they are extremely old. anybody want to admit revolutionize industries and turned the state into a manufacturing powerhouse? we want to bring it back. i'm not talking about lots of industries, is the auto industry. [cheering] we are going to bring back cement, and just talking it's so simple, it will happen so fast. he will be at a level as though you are from 30, 40

ready going to win and that he needed michigan. and he does need michigan. in fact, before that the president spoke to a group at a restaurant and he said, i promise you, i'm ok, that of course is a reference to his physical and mental condition which came up in the debate that he had with a former president, donald trump, in which biden seemed to be out of it had a hard time finishing sentence, isn't acting pretty much like you did in those clips that you were just playing there. it's not at his best. so he's trying to reassure people that he is on his game that he's mentally and physically fit. he's running about an hour late right now, but that he is in power because he spoke to some of those people outside and he's been trying to gather his supporters here in particular in michigan. because michigan is a closely divided stay. but the democrats need that when they, when michigan, they tend to win the presidency each available, the one michigan in 2020, but they lost it in 2016. and in 2016 when trump one, he took michigan and he took the country. so biden

joseph county, michigan courtroom.xt witness >>> the rest of the evidence that you here -- >> chief prosecutor john mcdonough called in his star witness, who over the course of two days, would tell one of the most mind-boggling stories ever heard in the courtroom. ricky, now 21, seemed like a young boy in a grown-up world. his dress shirt, not his customary tea, ran big in the sleeves. >> how do you know mr. stewart? >> we met on xbox live. >> how often did you play xbox live with mr. stewart? >> anywhere from six to 10 hours on a daily basis. >> this was his life. some people might sit and read. he played xbox. >> even though he had never met him, ricky told the jury they felt a strong tie to the former marine. >> would you say he was your best friend? >> yes. he called us brothers from another mother. >> probably one of the very few people he had social contact with. >> doug and ricky met in person on april fools' day, 2010, nearly a month before venus disappeared. doug was living alone and had invited ricky down for

that any path to victory to 270 electoral votes go through michigan goes through michigan, a state that even prior to this, had challenges for him, given what's going on in israel with the war in gaza, what does michigan look like right now for biden? >> and there it is more than just the concern over the war in gaza. it's the economy, it's inflation. but this is the bottom line. there is no path to reelection for joe biden without winning michigan or wisconsin, or pennsylvania. this is central for all to his path. so yes, he's trying to make this case there, but it is a more difficult case than it was even before the debate. it was complicated for him. but some new comments coming in this evening from the head of the uaw, shawn fain, a really raising some pointed observations about president biden. listen to what he said said just a little while ago you know, in this election we can't put our hands in our heads in the sand and hide from reality we tried that in 2016 and it didn't work. >> people just wanted to buckle down and hope for the best knowing that we weren't meeting the moment

population of michigan. how significant has the shift been away from bite and among you know, of americans and also african americans in the state? well, i'm the americans and african americans are 2 of the major groups in the democratic coalition, other states, they're very important to democratic victor and a bind i was having difficulty with both groups but for slightly different reasons. this problem with the arab americans is because of this policy and support of israel and gaza. and i would say that it's unlikely that a substantial portion of those americans will turn out to vote for him in the fall. they won't vote for donald trump, but they'll, they won't go to the polls at all, most likely, or certainly they won't vote for present. so democrats have had issues with the turn upgrades of african americans, especially in the trade wayne county area for, for several recent elections. we think that hillary clinton last in 2016 because of love turned out of my african americans and that jo by and one in 2

in michigan you guys would not. but, they get on me and say why is he talking about electricity and sharks? they know it's a cute story. you are taking electrocution or death by a shark? i will always take electrocution. think about it. is it ridiculous? they want to make about far too heavy that can barely float. they are driving people out of businesses and stupidly destroying the country. army tanks are the other think they want to make all electric. we make the best tanks in the world. so, as we go into a country to bomb it, we can do it in an environmentally friendly way. and, with an army tank, again, the battery is very big and heavy. it doesn't last long. you know what? it is an army tank and it's like you are pulling a wagon behind the army tank, like a child pull the wagon. it is loaded with the battery. we have to get back to common sense. too. they want to make our jet fighters a biofuel jet fighter that shows 18% less efficiency, the difference between winning and losing a fight. i said, i'm not doing i

we're buying one, michigan. any one, wisconsin, he want to kill a noise you want minnesota and for the day that he's pennsylvania. so this is an area the president really needs to win. and it's a microcosm of the country in that it's a very divided states. the voted for trumping 2016, biting in 2020. and now it looks like it's a tossup for like yeah and, and so how is bite and pointing at the moment in michigan, john, particularly with the uncommitted focus as well. an average of polls on realtor politics shows that he's about less than a percentage point behind trump. that's all probably within the margin of error of most of those polls. but he is consistently behind trump nationwide. and this is an area he really needs to wait because to be loses here to be very hard for him to win the nation at. this is a state the democrats tend to when, when they're performing. ready well, when they don't perform well in michigan, they likely lose the election. so vitamin is here in detroit, which is a rich source of democr

our own kristen holmes has more from grand rapids, michigan donald trump's spoken grand rapids, michigan for roughly two hours and all over the place guidance very much an element in this row, that was thousands of people cheering her head touch on some issues that would affect people in michigan is critical battleground state that he wanted to 40, 2016 lost in 2020 and really, both republicans and democrats believe is crucial to winning back the white house. he talked about getting rid of electric vehicles. you talked about boosting up auto workers, bringing more jobs to michigan. he also talked about ending this kind of flood of immigration sealing. the border was what he used. now the other thing i want to point out is this is the first campaign rally with this new vice presidential nominee, j.d. vance. and it is important good to note that it was in michigan because part of the appeal of j.d. vance was that he could possibly reach voters in places like michigan, wisconsin, obviously ohio, which has now aumoreover red state. so votes aren't super needed. but in pennsylvania, these are

it is against the law now in michigan and once we got rid of gerrymandering, because michigan is a democraticte. every election the democrat -- people voting democratic come out ahead of the republicans and yet until the last election, until we have a constitutional amendment, the majority of members of congress from michigan have been republican. even the republicans have the minority vote. not anymore. that's not a democracy. >> let's hope we save our democracy. let's hope we save our democracy in november. let's hope we save our democracy in november. i appreciate you joining us. take care, michael. thank you so much. >>> next up you will hear from maryam hassanein, the seventh biden administration staffer to resign over the israel hamas war. stay with us. (man) every time i needed a new phone, i had to switch carriers... (roommate) i told him... at verizon, everyone can get that iphone 15 on them. (man) now that i got a huge storage and battery upgrade... i'm officially done switching. (vo) new and existing customers get iphone 15 on us when they trade in any iphone. verizon >>> four year

how is this playing out in michigan? haven't seen this sort of enthusiasm and a very long time, it reminds me a little bit of obama enthusiasm, to be honest with you. the excitement we are feeling on the ground, i think we have got almost 6000 new volunteers, folks who have stepped up to volunteer would have never volunteer with us before. we have seen a surge of folks clicking the donate button and ving us money on the grassroots. it has been terrific, sort of overwhelming a little bit for the team, but we prepared for it, we built a strong organization here, and we're seeing the surge of volunteers and turning them into doors. we have talked to over 150,000 voters this weekend, it has been beautiful. >> and you do have a strong operation in michigan, this is a place where you have remarkable statewide success. your governor, who a lot of people have thought of and continued to think of as a vice presidential candidate, has said she is not leaving michigan, but you got an opportunity there to take what you all did in th

michigan -- clearly the voting blocs of michigan are not sexist and not racist, obviously. they're coming out there and voting for the best candidate on the ticket. i've asked you about governor whitmer. i know she's come out and said she has no plans on leaving her position, that she doesn't want to leave michigan. but how could you pass up the opportunity to deliver such an important state to the democrats if you are given that opportunity? would gretchen whitmer, if she were to take it, would she be able to deliver the state of michigan to the democrats? >> katy, i hate these theer et cam questions which i told you yesterday. she again today said i'm not leaving michigan. but i can tell you i would support her when she runs for anything, anywhere. she is still popular. and whatever office she runs for, she's going to help win michigan. i want to take you back to what she said today. she's strongly endorsed the vice president and she's not leaving michigan this year. >> let's talk about schumer, let's talk about hakeem jeffries. we'll hear from hakeem jeffries now? >> eve

he's going to speak to a very important crowd, michigan, detroit, michigan. here he is. >> good evening, detroit. >> good evening, detroit. >> good evening, detroit. good evening, michigan. good evening, detroit. and good evening, michigan. [ cheers and applause ] >> well, good evening, detroit. good evening, michigan. it is my distinct honor to present a transformative leader. i say -- i say transformative because when our nation urgently needed proven leadership, he not only met the moment, but he ushered in life-giving change. when our economy was teetering on the brink of recession, president biden turned it around remarkably. hallelujah. and because of the biden/harris administration, we have seen lower prescription drug prices and lower health care premiums. nearly $170 billion in student loan forgiveness. more people in the american workforce than any point in history. nationwide rebuilding of infrastructure. the signing of the first significant gun safety law in 30 years. tremendous boom in small businesses. over $16 billion in support for historicall

michigan is a democratic state.lection the democrat, people voting democratic pull ahead of the republicans. and yet until the next election, the majority of members of congress from michigan have been republican. even though republicans have the minority vote. not anymore. that is not a democracy. >> let's hope we save democracy for november. let's hope we save our democracy in november. i greatly appreciate you joining us and we had a great conversation as always. take care, michael. thank you so much. of next you will hear from the seventh biden administration staff or to resign over the israel hamas war. stay with us. . with bugs, the struggle-is-real. that's why you need zevo traps. zevo works 24/7 to attract and trap flying insects. for effortless protection. zevo. people-friendly. bug-deadly. >>> four years ago, maryam hassanein was eager to vote for now president joe biden and part of her eagerness was biden represented hope and even justice for muslims, arabs, and other marginalized communities. four years

michigan exposes some of biden's weaknesses. the president aced fierce opposition from the large arab population over his stance toward the war in gaza, which land to the abandoned biden movement that called for primary voters to challenge the reelection bid. it was particularly effective in michigan, even though biden still easily won the primary in february. more than 100,000 people cast a protest vote for uncommitted, a sign of trouble for his campaign. michigan may have ultimately been the state to convince biden to drop out of the race last weekend. sunday morning, hours before the president announced he was abandoning his reelection efforts, the detroit free press published its latest poll and show support for biden in michigan had collapsed since the first presidential debate. trump extended his lead to a seven point margin, up from the four point lead he had one what prior. as senator gary peters noted in a social media post this week, the road to the white house runs straight through michigan. look, this is a small snap

pennsylvania and michigan are a lotta like. want to tell you a little bit -- pennsylvania and michigan are a lots like. i want to tell you a little bit about me and why i do the work that i do because it is about every single one of us. you know, i was raised in a bipartisan household. my dad worked for a republican governor, my mom worked for a democratic attorney general, but they taught my siblings and me the same things i know a lot of people in this room were taught. the value of hard work. my first job was at a lumber yard. i also stocked the shelves at target and worked the line at the royal fork buffet. when i went to michigan state university is when i did an internship at the a fl cio. and that's when i fell in love with public policy and understood why it's important that the working men and women of this country have voices and leaders who care about them. right? [cheers and applause] i ran for the michigan legislature at the age of 28. and a lot of people said that was too bold. it was too far. maybe i should set m

and he's headed right to michigan as a his first stop.pretty incredible. >> well, and it's not a coincidence that he's heading toward the midwest, you know, the so-called blue ball states of michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin. because if trump can pick off a one of those -- jackie: right. >> -- given what you just referenced, the swing state polls, if donald trump can get one of those three swing states, it is very difficult for the biden campaign to to win. that is really the whole ball game x. that's why you're going to see him there. i imagine j.d. vance, who is from the region, is basically going to be the as someone mt. trump campaign told axios, parked in pennsylvania. jackie: yes. one of the reasons that he picked vance is he thinks he can park there and that he will have a lot of influence there as well. you know, we're talking about five states here, many of them that he won in 2016 by razor thin margins, then he lost again in 2020 by those same razor thin margins. so, ultimately, president biden right now at home reflecting at th

she has fixed the roads in michigan. she has flipped her legislature from red to blue in michigan.he has made it a mission to protect her reproductive rights for women all across michigan and she has succeeded. this is a community that top me so much. i love you back. [laughter] this is a community where i went out and knocked on 18,000 doors in my neighborhoods. you invited me in your living rooms and you shared with me your fears and told me about your hopes and you sent me to the capital to fight for you and i have never forgotten the lessons you taught me along the way. [applause] this is the community where i was raised and the community that pennsylvania's first lady sitting right over there, when she and i chose to raise our four children. we feel less to be here. she taught me about three simple letters in the alphabet are reflected on every single day. we focus on getting shit done here in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. it was those lessons that showed me the importance of equality public education and we have invested more in public education than at any other time in

he's focusing on the iron range, michigan, ohio, indiana.by the economy. if you look at prices where we were four years ago, where we are now, everything's out of sync. we looked at bidenomic, and it's not doing what it needs to do for the average american, and has the issue why so many people are on the bunch -- bench right now for joe biden. will: right. absolutely fascinating. to be fair, people seem to be getting off the fence. they're pulling away from joe biden, they're selecting which side they want to be on including donors who are really putting pressure on joe biden. second quarter with fund a raising is down big. trump,, $331 million, biden, $2264 million -- 264. i believe it dropped significantly in the month of july. fund raiding donors, that's turning off the spigot at a some point that's got to be a huge lever on whether or not he remains the candidate for president. >> on top of that, there's a biden super pac right now withholding funds up to $90 million. right now the last recent fec report, now you have basically half of t

she has fixed the roads in michigan. she slipped her legislature from red toed blue in michigan. has made it a mission to protect reproductive rights for women all across michigan, and she has succeeded. big gretch cuts taxes for seniors and created jobs in the auto industry. she and vested in students, she protected our freedoms. big gretch got a whole lot done in michigan. and i couldn't be more grateful to have her as a dear friend, colleague and someone who has shown governors the way on how to make change in their communities. thank you for being with us today. [applause] let me tell you, it is so good to be home. this is the community that raised me. this is a community that taught me so much. >> we love you. >> i love you back. this is a community where i went out and knocked on $18,000 in my neighborhood. you invited me into your neighborhoods and talk to me on your porches and shared with me your fears and told me about your hopes and send me to the capital to fight for you and i've never forgotten the lessons you taught me along the way. [applause] i was raised in the c

she has good friends that went to the university of michigan, so she's going to get that michigan/ohiowill beat ohio. and i think -- i've endorsed her for two reasons. one, i know her. she can do the job. two, people voted for her. millions of voters voted for her on a ticket this year, and the person that won that nomination process, joe biden, stepped down, endorsed her. i also want to make sure that millions of people don't feel disenfranchised. >> one of the rumored names to potentially be vice president, the governor of michigan, gretchen whitmer. debbie dingell of the great state of michigan, thank you. we'll speak to you down the road. >>> up next on "way too early," how republicans are reacting to president biden dropping out of the 2024 race, and why they're now calling on him to resign and leave the white house. >>> then, coming up on "morning joe," continuing coverage of the president's decision to end his re-election bid. what it means for the 2024 election and the path the democratic party will now take to select its nominee. >>> plus, democratic governors andy beshear of

what's your case to michigan democrats about getting behind joe biden in an obvious way? >> i have to say, joe biden laid out the case himself today. he laid out the things he is going to do in the upcoming term, he talked about things that are important to michiganders, things like medical debt, erasing medical debt, raising the minimum wage, things like the pro-act, of gun control, abortion bills that he's going to do on his first days, all of those ys things are the things that we believe in michigan are important parts of our platform and important to what we need to do is democrats and michiganders. but also, we have to lay out, and the president of this tonight, the contrast of the difference between this president and his et administration and the work he has done, and who donald trump truly is. and the things ldthat donald trump and project 2045 stand for, and the danger they pose to this country. we are in good, strong, safe hands with joe biden and kamalaj harris, and with donald trump, we're back to chaos, and we cannot go back to chaos. >> and project 2045, a

michigan on his mind, what kind of very specific michigan messages do you have? we know how important is to that electoral map. >> absolutely. look, we know under joe biden it's been hard this all 50 states, but particularly in michigan. president trump has always talked about a fighting for the forgotten men and women ever since he came down that escalator in 2015 and, boy, are there a lot of them in the great state of michigan. for the average a michigan household, it's costing an extra $28,000 a year just to the afford the basic costs of living. we know that it's costing, for example, 41% of the median household's budget just to be able to afford rent and mortgage payments. i think president trump is going to bring his winning economic message to michigan. ganders remember the -- ganlders remember the trump economy. you saw joe biden post on x over the weekend what the hell was president trump talking about? what the hell are you talking about, joe? nobody wants these electric vehicle mandates, especially michiganders. president trump has said if we go forward

michigan governor gretchen whitmer. thank you so much. the book, of course, is true. gretch, what i've learned about life leadership and everything in between, it is a very fun read we have some breaking news for you now from the middle east and israeli strike in beirut targeted a top hezbollah commander blamed for the attack and the golan heights that killed 12 kids on a soccer field last saturday. we're going to go live to lebanon next erin burnett outfront tonight at seven on cnn. >> dan made progress with his mental health, but his medication caused unintentional movement in his face, hands, and feet called tardive dyskinesia or td so his doctor prescribed costello xr, a once-daily extended release td treatment for adults barstow xr significantly reduced kyiv stands td movements, some people saw response as early as two weeks with austerity, xr, dan can stay on his mental health mets, cool air. >> i said, oh, xr can cause depression, suicidal thoughts or actions in patients with huntington's disease pay close attention to and call your doctor if you become depress

when you're looking at all of the numbers in a state like say michigan? detroit is really important, but it's a much bigger state than that philadelphia is very important, but pennsylvania is much bigger than that and trying to put it together in a way that biden actually wins is the puzzle they're trying to solve. and all of those defections you're seeing the elected officials who were saying this isn't working for us those are people who are basically trying to reflect back to the campaign what they're hearing on the ground in their particular district, i wonder what you think about these conversations that are taking place behind closed doors were mentioning that president biden, he finally launched this outreach campaign to key groups of lawmakers, which democrats have been calling him and to do so, after the debate he made a series of calls to the congressional asian pacific american caucus, congressional hispanic caucus on their college. >> you know, it got quite tense and you had democratic representative mike levin calling telling president biden

there was some issue in michigan. dearborn has a significant arab- american population and became america's first arab majority city council last year. dearborn voted 74% for joe biden in 2020. that was 30,000 votes. voted uncommitted, essentially, in the primary. this was that protest about in michigan and wisconsin, where people are upset about israel policy. joe biden brings it up at every rally and every interview that he talks about. that is an actual issue in michigan that has to be addressed in order to get people to not sit on their hands and come out and vote for joe biden. >> it is, indeed. and we have been having our conversations with our voters here in michigan since that war broke out, and we are going to continue to have those conversations. we have been working hard to make sure the folks understand the difference between donald trump and joe biden, and that while we are understanding of their disappointment with where this administration is on certain policies, what we do know is that donald trump is

he was afraid to go to michigan. he was afraid because because we have 300,000 arab and muslim voters in our state. and he didn't want to deal with that. he didn't want to deal with the campus protests. young people just absolutely hating this war funding netanyahu and all that? just wanted to completely ignoring and because we have a governor that would not send in the michigan state police to club protesters. and tear them out of their tents and tear gas them. that's not our governor. so they got to have their actual protests. he they didn't want they kept him away from mission chicken for the primary the primary, they all look at all the votes i got in the primary. well, nobody saw him and you know what? abby, this is this is what happened in 2016. hillary did not campaign in michigan or wisconsin. they said don't, don't go there. it will only upset the trump voters that will remind them they've we've got to get out there and vote. and so she didn't campaign and she lost michigan and wisconsin. and as everybody ha

and michigan is a crucial swing _ really want to hear. a crucial swing state, isn't - really want to hear. and michigan is a crucial swing state, isn't it? i a crucial swing state, isn't it? yes, michigan is a really crucial swing state. it is part of what is called the blue wall. in other words, for years, democrats held michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania, these rust belt states that they are called. and in 2016, donald trump took michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania and that is what took him to the white house. he didn't manage that in 2020, but this is a real battleground. and there are some incredibly important electoral couege some incredibly important electoral college votes here which are what you need to be elected president of the united states and joe biden has some real trouble here. notjust the trouble from the recent events and questions about his fitness to run, but also when you think about the war in gaza, michigan has a sizeable arab american population and they have been very unhappy with the way joe biden has handled the

michigan these guys wouldn't do it.king about electricity and sharks? well they know exactly sort of a cute little story. do i take electrocution or do i take death by a shark? and i'll always take electrocution but isn't it ridiculous? think of it. isn't it ridiculous they want to make a boat that's far too heavy that can barely float and they're going to drive people out of business they're destroying this country. they're stupidly destroying this country. the army tanks all electric best tanks in the world they want -- so then as question go into a country to bomb the hell out of it we will do it in an environmentally friendly way -- [laughter] and you know with an army tank again battery is very big, heavy and doesn't last long. you know what it is -- it is an army tank and it is like you're pulling a wagon behind army tank. you're pulling wagon like a child pulls a wagon we have got to get back to common sense for the aircraft two. we want to make the jet fighter biofuel that shows 18% less efficiency but that is a

and michigan. and what did you think i mean, this is this was i mean, we've heard a dark brandon maybe this is jacked up joe what's going on here look, he's he's fighting for his political life is like fighting for his future. >> and in some ways he is fighting for america. he believes that easy only person that can stop donald trump. he believes he can do the job and he believes he just proved that with this successful nato summit and what the successful press conference. and so he's trying to, he's trying to show he's got the vigor. people say they want vigor than he looks vigorous and they say he looks nuts. so he's trying, but i do think that we may have missed something there is this countercurrent of people rallying to joe biden, right? there's a lot of african americans is a lot of african american women. and we may miss something here yeah i'm wondering that too, and we did get the democratic congresswoman from michigan, haley stevens back with us. congresswoman. i'll bring into the discuss

michigan is part of the trio of blue wall states. you're just seeing images there actually live from detroit on your screen. as i was saying, michigan is part of the trio of blue wall states, along with wisconsin and pennsylvania, that are key to a victory in november. it's a bite and that is uh, in detroit at the moment we'll be bringing you information from that speech and he's gonna be giving up that riley in michigan. and in our next step it shows all right, well, earlier we talked to dw correspondence stuff on simon's in washington dc and in light of the presidents pushing straight on to a rally there in michigan, we asked them if this was his campaigns response to stop the bleeding of supporters . uh. yeah, pretty much, uh they need a roaring job. i know, roaring presidents are requiring campaign or who gets it to get it straight to deliver is punches against his competitor against donald trump and well, you know, the president joe might manage that after this disastrous uh, 1st uh, tv debate uh, which was conducted by cnn 2 we

and that was why they came from new york to do that to michigan. the people who lived in that area, indigenous to the area, they were native americans who had been in michigan for many years. and that's an interesting part of the story that they were able to maintain and to some extent, their ancestral land here they were not all sent off west as some tribes were. so they and when samuel ellen moved to mid-michigan, they dealt with an, encountered and interacted with some of the people who had been here for many years. we didn't have didn't have slavery in michigan in 1860s as existed in the south. so when samuel went off to the front for the first time, he really what slavery was all about. most soldiers, i think it's generally agreed from the north, went to fight to the union to end the rebellion, not to secure the abolition of slavery. although that did become a war aim very quickly after the battle of antietam. when abraham lincoln issued the preliminary emancipation. so again, when did samuel enlist? september of 1863, after the emancipation p

pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin.d vance's selection probably very focused on this portion of the country as well. how do you see that message resonating with that all-important voter? >> resonates really, really strongly. i think there's some really interesting polling that we've been seeing over time. joe bidens' been running on donald trump being a threat to democracy but in swing states when you ask them who you believe is better suited to handle the threat to democracy, 44% of voters say donald trump, only 33% say biden. this was before the incidents reel recently so really people are saying donald trump is the one that's able to handle the threats to democracy, he's the one standing up for us, he's the one out there saying you know, you will not be silenced. i'm going to be your voice. ism going to fight for you. and that's really resonating. donald trump the fighter is what people are looking for. that's exactly what he delivered last night. >> one of things that's curious to me in the polling question, what do

he's getting ready to speak at a crucial battleground state of michigan event, a campaign rally. you're looking at live pictures. you can see where the president will be speaking from. we're of course going to carry his remarks live standby to hear the president of the united states. he remains under intense scrutiny, right? now only hours after his high-stakes news conference failed to completely end the rebellion within his own party. let's discuss what's going on with a veteran democratic strategist, james carville, who is joining us live right now. james, thanks so much for joining us. i've been listening to everything you've had to say over these past several days, you've been pretty confident the president biden would step aside, but his allies think he is actually showed enough, including last night to remain in the race. where does this leave democrats from your perspective? >> well, i indoors of roger goodell at nfl draft were on the clock. all right. and up here to this, well, if he just drags it out and we have no choice and we go into the election and we drag it out.

win michigan?the top of the ticket makes all the difference in the world. it matters who that choice is. i would encourage governor whitmer to consider it. if it's a choice she chooses not to make, i'll be just as happy to see her lead in michigan. it makes a difference. what we will see with kamala harris, she'll select a vice president, a nominee for vice president who can become president, who can lead. contrast that with donald trump picking j.d. vance, who has barely had a cup of coffee in the senate, has no real public record to speak of. he's written a book, i suppose. but the idea that we would put him a heart beat away, a guy who we hardly know anything about, who's never really demonstrate the capacity to lead, a heart beat away, and from the oval office, that is a really big question. so my advice to the extent anybody's listening is that we select a vice presidential nominee who has the capacity to be the president, and then the second question is can they help the ticket win. that firs

it will be difficult for him to win the election if he's unable to win michigan.s is also a state where the president has been struggling among his democratic voters. this was earlier on during the primaries, more than 100,000 people voting uncommitted on their ballots, that was seen as a protest vote over the president's support of israel, his handling of the war in gaza, it will be interesting to see how he addresses supporters here in detroit, that will be coming up shortly, we'll be sure to bring you those comments, that speech live as it happens later on. ukraine's president volodomyr zelensky has continued to push for us support after the conclusion of the nato summit. mr zelensky was in the us state of utah on friday, speaking to the national governors association. in his speech, he described russia's invasion as a "battle between good and evil" , and thanked americans for their support. it comes after that three—day nato conference, that was dominated by pledges of support to ukraine, including what nato leaders have called an "irreversible path" to future

i think the republicans at stake, but i'm focused here on michigan. we have a very competitive us senate race a very competitive, at least three very competitive congressional races. but like i said, i'm a state legislator. we just earned a trifecta here in michigan. the state house is up for election in november. and what i am concerned about is down-ballot races a little bit farther than you were talking about with larry that it's down-ballot too? state, house, state senate races, county commissioner races that's why i believe that the democratic party needs to come in and but the president i'm the president that him being at the top of the ticket of vaccine, all of us. and it's extraordinarily important because we have to have the turnout right i think the president's plan is that undecideds will eventually come home to bite what i'm concerned about is that those undecideds, those folks that are disaffected, those folks that are having questions about the president's abilities are simply going to not come home to biden, but they're going to stay ho

we'll lose michigan. people in brooklyn our algorithm says everything is fine in michigan.derneath the rock. >> bill: if you think about it. that was trump's first campaign stop in grand rapids. the western side of the state. his last campaign stop. i think he hit it at midnight on election day which further drove the nail into the coffin of that state. >> dana: a trip down memory lane. hunter biden is helping his father navigate calls for him to step aside but his own troubles have not disappeared. his attorneys in the delaware gun case are dropping requests for a new trial and beefing up his legal team for his federal tax case set to go to trial in september. david spunt live in washington with more. hi, david. >> more than a month ago on june 11th hunter biden was convicted of federal gun charges in delaware and out of the spotlight for the last month and headlines but he has some of the very real legal challenges staring him in the face. the largest that federal tax trial starting september 5th in los angeles federal court accused by david weiss of spending hundreds of

illinois, michigan, in pennsylvania. you could potentially help tonight him that vote is that the aim or you know what, what is the aim behind the uncommitted fact? yeah, well the uncomfortable specifically was never to deny fighting, you know, my access to the way. in fact, the game to understand that if he does not listen to the demands of the people, which is to ensure these fire a network demanding and harms and barcode to actually ensure that a ceasefire stays and he's going to lose the white house. and that's our particular purpose, it's a safe house the in the lives and our purpose, our secondary purpose, my perceived. and what we see is people are angry, people are upset, people are ready to write on find it. and because the continued support for mission, yahoo in east is re, uh, it's in government. 7 and so the purpose of them is to really showcase abided and that there is a number of elders currently over 750000 motors across the country that are asking him to do what's right that are asking you to center pales

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michigan is a huge state.ing to make your life better and people said fix the damn roads that's what i heard over and over again. >> stephen: is that how you won seven counties the donald trump won in your reelection? what did you do to turn those counties? >> governor whitmer: it's listening to people. it's a lost art and politics. but if you ask people what they want, they'll tell you. when i was in the detroit children's hospital talking to a woman named bridget and i so if i'm elected, what can i do for you. she said fix the damn roads. i was surprised. here's a mom in the hospital with her child. i said, why is that the first thing out of your mouth and she explained driving from flint to detroit, she hit a pothole that sidelined her for a whole day. she had to take money she would've otherwise put toward rent or child care. she didn't see her son who was in the hospital that whole day. so it was a moment for me that i realized that when the fundamentals slide, it's the people who pay the dearest price. i

what are we expecting from this event in michigan, and how important is it?is no coincidence that president biden is surrounding himself with his staunchest allies and supporters here in detroit. he will be speaking just behind me in a little over an hour. teleprompter there to help him, a scripted speech for his supporters. he is trying to show voters across the country that not only is he mentally fit but he does have support from key members of the democratic base. joe biden has remained defiant, hoping to try to get past the controversy that has, ever since that devastating debate performance. i spoke with some voters in the room, and many of them, his staunchest supporters, also hope that with time, if he keeps doing events like these rallies and does not have any stumbles, that it will help the party unite and get past talk of replacing him. carl, on the way in, press and attendees were greeted with the site of a 69-year-old man from michigan who held a sign, a white banner that said "pass the torch, joe." that is a message that is increasingly coming f

that is a rally in grand rapids, michigan.e last week's assassination attempts for joining is now a new york congresswoman nicole. congresswoman, good to see a lot of anticipation of course. excitement and may be being a little on edge with the president's appearance of what you expect to see in terms of his reception in just under may be 45 minutes from now? >> as you can see the people who love it president trump are undeterred. they are there to stand with him in solidarity. they are the there excited becae president trump is the one who is going to secure our border, restore our economy, get this country back on track. make our cities a safe again. that is exactly what we desperately need because under president biden all of that progress that president trump made from cutting taxes to securing the border has all been dismantled. americans just want economic prosperity prayer they want their families to be safe and they want to live in communities that are affordable, where they can put gas in their car and they can put fo

i governed the state of michigan. it is a fantastic state i am proud to be a michigander, but i also know this we are deeply diverse state of political opinion, of ethnicity race, and we are a state that is going to make a huge impact on the outcome of this election. i got a lot of work to do at home. want to make sure people know what democrats stand for, what biden has delivered and like i said, the only one who makes this decision is president biden. he has communicated he is in this race. he is going to see it through and he's ready for a second term and until and unless that changes, i'm all for you ahead. you think that there's a possibility he could change his mind? i don't i haven't heard nothing to the contrary. i understand that there are people with different opinions. i understand that some are playing fantasy football and want to just pick a couple of random leaders that they like across the country and design a ticket that's just not how this works. we have a president who has gotten the nomination, who'

michigan is a huge state.ng to make your life better and people said fix the damn roads. that's what i heard over and over again. >> stephen: is that how you won seven counties the donald trump won in your reelection? what did you do to turn those counties? >> governor whitmer: it's listening to people. it's a lost art in politics. but if you ask people what they want, they'll tell you. when i was in the detroit children's hospital talking to a woman named bridget from flint and i said if i'm elected, what can i do for you. she said fix the damn roads. i was surprised. here's a mom in the hospital with her child. i said, why is that the first thing out of your mouth and she explained driving from flint to detroit, she hit a pothole that sidelined her for a whole day. she had to take money she would've otherwise put toward rent or child care. she didn't see her son who was in the hospital that whole day. so it was a moment for me that i realized that when the fundamentals slide, it's the people who pay the dear

[cheering] 390,000 of those jobs right here in michigan. [cheering] manufacturing jobs, including 24,000 in michigan. historic low unemployment for hispanic, black, and asian americans, including here in michigan. just yesterday, inflation is down again. again. overall prices fell last month. prices are falling for cars, appliances, airfare, grocery prices falling as of the start of this year. we have more to do, we will keep working to take on corporate greed. since the pandemic, corporations have doubled their profits. i understand corporations, i come from the corporate capital of the world, delaware. i am not anti-corporation, i am anti-greed. [cheering] meanwhile, donald trump is writing around in a golf cart filling out his scorecard before he hits the ball. he's calling for a 10% tariff on everything we import. including fruits, vegetables, coffee, medical necessities. his plan would cost families over $2000 a year, that is a fact, not a joke. folks, the vast majority of greed -- the vast majority are going up. the stock market is at

we are leading michigan by six points. a reportjust came out, actually, we are leading everywhere and nationally, and we have to keep it that way. got to make sure they don't cheat. got to make sure they don't cheat. got to make sure they don't cheat. got to make sure they don't cheat. i took on china like no administration in history, bringing hundreds of billions of dollars pouring into our treasury when no other president had gotten 10 cents. china never gave us 10 cents. i got hundreds of billions of dollars from china. and i got along very well with president xi. he wrote me a beautiful note the other day when he heard about what happened. most of the leaders do. a lot of them didn't like what i was doing to them, but they knew it was about time, the jig was up. it was about time. almost all of them wrote to me, it was nice. i have a good relationship with most of them, that is good. the press say, he gets along with kim jong—un. it is a good thing, not a bad thing. i used to say, why don't you do something else? all