host: natalie allison, democrats are hoping abortion is an issue they can win on. the former first plays -- former first lady melania trump posted her thoughts in support of abortion rights. what is the strategy here? guest: it is striking. it left a lot of republicans asking that question. what is the strategy? former president trump spoke to that yesterday on the campaign trail. he was asked about it. did you know that your wife was going to be saying this? he said yes. i told her to go from her heart and write what she believes and he moved on from the conversation. they left a number of antiabortion leaders, social conservative leaders online asking the question of why would she do this a month before the election. the social conservative right has had a fraught relationship with trump with regards to his abortion views. certainly in the republican primary he was reluctant to embrace any kind of federal restrictions and is still maintaining that position. he threw them a bone when he said he would vote against the abortion referendum in florida to expand aborti

host: natalie allison.ought it was interesting the caller referred to trump's difficult time articulating on health care and it certainly came up at the debate with vice president harris and it continued to resonate in the concept of the plan to overhaul health care in the country and it is something we haven't gotten a clear answer on him from. he was certainly for repealing the affordable care act at one point and then sort of waffled on with the overall health care plan would be. so it is difficult to say that obamacare was a complete failure and not have a clear answer on where to go. host: the atlanta journal-constitution headlines come here is why donald trump in the georgia governor our meeting after hurricane helene. they were surveying damage today. why is this headline and the two of them together? guest: we know brian kemp and donald trump have a history of a rocky relationship going back to 2021 brian kemp certified the presidential election votes, something donald trump took very personally. an

will talk about the week's top news and campaign 2024 with juliet manchester of the hill and natalie allison of politico. then the founder of reckitt news matt taibbi talks about what he considers the declining state of free speech in america. join the conversation live at 7:00 eastern on friday morning. >> friday on c-span, conservative ocean activists and leaders will discuss the 2024 election, education issues and abortion at a family research council en watch live at 10:15 a.m. eastern. just after 1:00 p.m., democratic coresswoman angie cra fes her republican challenger in the debate to represt minnesota's second congrsial district. hosted by minnesota public radio. at 5:40 p.m. eastern, democratic president for nominee kamala harris will speak to supporters at an event in flint, mhin. this weekend replin presidential nominee donald trp returns to butler, pennsylvania where over the summer he survived an assainion attempt. we will have livrage at 5:00 eastern on c-span. after th encore presentation of the vice presal debate between vance and governor tim walz. >> c-span is your unfiltere

national political reporter for politico, natalie allison, thank you. and as natalie just mentioned, vice president harris visited three battleground states yesterday along with former republican congresswoman liz cheney. the duo were making an appeal to republican voters who may not like donald trump but are still on the fence about supporting a democrat. together they tried to hammer home the danger the former president poses and then made clear that they do not think he is fit for office. >> if you look at the numbers of the most senior officials who serve donald trump, his own vice president, national security advisers, chief of staff, you know, the leading generals who served him, all said he's unfit. and people really need to stop and think about how completely unprecedented that is. in this race we have the opportunity to vote for and support somebody you can count on. we're not always going to agree, but i know vice president harris will always do what she believes is right for this country. >> we have in our grasp the ability to determine the co

>> this week on 2024 campaign trail, we are joined by political reporter julia manchester and natalie allisono talk about the development side the presidential, house and senate campaigns. we will start with the release of jack smith's filing by the judge in this case. what new details have emerged that are putting a spotlight on the former president's role on january 6? a lot of >> the details that came out underscore what we knew before. but probably add a bit more color to it such as former president trump's relationship with vice president pence. this idea he did not have any regard for his safety for example and the narrative president trump new these false election claims were indeed false went along in pushing this ahead. it is interesting to see how republicans and democrats have responded. republicans predictably are pointing out this is just over a month out from the election saying this is politically timed. saying this is the bite in harris administration or the doj trying to politicize the case but democrats very much addressing it but at the same time when we look at it through

> this week on 2024 campaign trail, we are joined by political reporters julia manchester and natalie allisono talk about the latest developments from the past week. >> we will start with the release of jack smith's filing. what details have emerged putting a spotlight on the president's role on january 6? >> details underscore what we knew before but adds a bit more color to it such as president trump's relationship with vice president pence. he didn't have any regard for his safety for example. and the narrative that president trump knew these false election claims were indeed falls and went ahead and pushing them ahead. it's interesting to see how republicans and democrats have responded to this. republicans are predictably pointing out that this is just a month out from the election and that this is the biden harris administration trying to politicize the case. democrats very much addressing it but when we look at it through the political lens of the campaign, i think they are not necessarily zeroing in on it , address it but keep it at arm's. at the end of the day i don't think this is s

friday morning we talk about the week up top news with judy manchester of dale and natalie allison ofo. then an investigative journalist talks to us about what he considers the declining state of free speech in america. "washington journal," join in the conversation live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on fridayning, on c-span, c-span now, or on c-span.org. announcer: friday conservative christian activists and leaders will discuss the 2024 election, education issues, and aion at a family research dental event. tclive starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. jenny craig faces serve republican challenr a debate to represent minnesota's second congressional district hosted by minnesota public radio. also at 5:40 p.m. eastern democratic presidential nominee kalaarris will speak at an event in flint, michigan. republican presidential nominee donald trump returnso tler pennsylvania where over the summer s survived an assassination attempt. we will haveiv coverage saturday 5:00 p.tern on c-span. on after that an encore presentation aboutheice presidential debate. it getserway at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-

the conversation is julia manchester of the hill newspaper, national political reporter, and natalie allisonnational political reporter with politico. we will start with the release of jack smith's filing by the judge in this case. what new details have emerged that if putting a spotlight on the former president's role in january 6? guest: a lot of the details that came out underscore what we knew before. probably adds a bit more color to it, such as trump's relationship with the vice president pence. the idea he didn't have any regard for his safety and also the narrative that president trump knew the fall selection claims were in default but went along in pushing this ahead. it's interesting to see have republicans and democrats have responded to this. republicans predictably are pointing out this is just over a month out, the release of the details of month out from the election saying this is politically timed, this is the biden-harris administration or the doj trying to politicize the case. democrats very much addressing get but at the same time get it -- looking at it through the polit