earlier today, mr. abraham told us there was no justification full the question against his country. it's been now at 15 years after the full of tripoli and the west and the so called international communities have not been able to pull one single shot against get down to see his government. or the people who worked with him is the crimes that we were accused of. which true, i would not be able to be talking to you right now. i would be in prison. but they had more than 15 years of to take control of the 50 to take control of the fire documents, the crime scene, so to speak. and they haven't been able to prove one crime against you. mind that the any libyans, international course we stood told for the sake of our country, vast majority of libyans stood with get duffy against the for an invasion. it was the very small minority in some of the cities funded, supported by the mice of nato's plus of uh, the lights governments from around the world to join the tax on such a smooth country. with the pretense to introduce democracy, human rights and development, choose what was within the ri

mr. president. [applause] >> this is not the only race riot in america by any means. my hometown had one as well. the difference here was the -- it was the home of abraham lincoln. this moment of people people were stunned and outraged that this happened in mr. lincoln's hometown and that is what inspired this. this is why it is of national significance there was a connection with lincoln that really drove home the point that racism has to end. [applause] >> i would just add an appreciation for honoring this moment of history for springfield and the support of the community and this is happy days for us even though we have so much work to do in our community and striving for econ -- equality and justice. pres. biden: my state was a slave state. and when i got elected and we have made a lot of progress. to make a long story sort. short, we are making a lot of progress and we cannot stop. [applause] pres. biden: i will say one thing about i was late, i was talking about the cease-fire in the middle east. and we are closer than we have ever been. i do not want to jinx anything. but, as my grandfather said by the grace of god, we might have something. we ar

mrs. kennedy in july 1962. above, a very famous portrait of abraham lincoln, which traditionally always hung in the state dining room. the red room is the one room that was actually completely redecorated under mrs. kennedy's direction. everything in it became empire and style. that was dictated by the mantelpiece which we don't see in this image, but it is only one of two metal pieces in the white house dating from 1817. and you can see against the far wall, dolly madison's sofa in the image. the blue room, and in the photo i am about to show you of the blue room there, not in this particular image, mrs. kennedy's restoration was not complete, it changed a little bit, the wallpaper, especially. in this image, you can see the peer table with the bust of george washington on top of it. the table, mrs. kennedy actually discovered in a carpenter shop of the white house being used as a sawhorse. and the bust of washington was found in a men's room on the ground floor of the mansion. she returned them both, fittingly, to places of honor. and in the green room, above the mantle here in the green room, you see a portr

mr. president presenter from indiana. in 1864 is ready for peace. on this very chamber but failed to do so in the house of representatives. abrahamincoln's presidency perhaps the contingency of the war was on the t ballot. spring of 1864 lincoln placed his hand on a hoosier general shoulder i believe it right to give you a chance. what he really meant was a second chance. 160 years ago. refusal to flinch from duty in a forlorn hope saved our nations capitol. possibly much more than that. not long after his meeting with lincoln office of secretary of war ed stanton. whatat do we know about the mide department the secretary asked? nothing's visitor replied. nothing the secretary repeated? jew luke wells answered. crawfordsville, indiana and then is exactly where he was when the year began an officer whose career appeared to be at a dead end. two years before arrived late to the union lines the first day fighting at shiloh. wallace was scapegoated after one of the deadliest battles in the war up to that point. he was removed from his army of command in tennessee and placed on reserve. request for reinstatement failed. i had cast my

abraham lincoln. the conversation on stage began with heated dialog. mr. trump called his introduction rude, and in one exchange he attacked the vice president's racial identity. >> she was always of indian heritage, and she was only promoting indian heritage. i didn't know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black, and now she wants to be known as black. >> presumptive democratic presidential nominee kamala harris is the daughter of a jamaican father and indian mother. former president trump spoke about j.d. vance, the economy and the border. >> i will tell you that coming coming from the border are millions and millions of people that happen to be taking black jobs. you had the best. >> what exactly is a black job, sir, a black job. >> is anybody that has a job. that's what it is. anybody that has a job, there's no nothing gained today by donald trump being there. >> in fact, i think it was a mistake. >> usf professor of politics james taylor said wednesday's appearance probably didn't shake mr. trump's base. >> i think it

mrs. kennedy in july of 1962. and above the mantel there is a very famous portrait of abraham lincoln, which traditionally always in the state dining room, the red. is the one room that was actually completely redecorated under mrs. kennedy's direction. everything in it became empire in style and that was dictated by the mantel piece we don't see in this image, but one of only two mantel pieces that were still in the white house dating to 1817. and you can also see against the far wall, dolley madison's sofa in the image, the blue room and in the photo i'm to show you at the blue room there, which is not in this particular image. mrs. kennedy's restoration was not. it changed a little bit at the wallpaper, especially. but in this image you can see the picture table with the bust of george washington. on top of it at the table. mrs. kennedy actually discovered in the carpenter's shop of the white house being used as a source in the bust of washington was found in a men's room on the ground floor of the mansion. she returned them both, as fittingly to places of honor and in the green room above the mantel. here in th

abraham lincoln. at that moment in history, people reflected on the fact and were stunned and outraged to think this happened in mr. lincoln's hometown. and i think that's what inspired the naacp, mr. president. that's why that has national significance. but it was the connection with lincoln that really drove home the point that racism has to end in america, and we're still fighting that battle. [applause] >> nikki? >> i would just add, again, an appreciation to you, mr. president, for honoring this moment in history for springfield and this, just the unanimous support for the community. this is a happy day for us, but that we have so much more work to do in our community and to strive for equality and justice. we still have a lot of work to do. >> you know, i got involved in politics because of this movement. my state, to its great shame, was a slave state. and when i got elected, i ran to begin to change the nature of the parties. to make a long story short, we're making a lot of progress, but this can never stop. we can give hate no safe harbor. period. thank you. [applause] >> has a ceasefire deal been reache

she says, abraham basing was called i sold the sciences problem from both to level corporation. one of mr. racy successes was to solve sanctions on neighboring ties by a multilateralism. multilateralism was one of the terms that mr. racy used so much to solve this problem for our country and others, the life of love go. this is the what it is we're at home. and so 2 minutes of news and these saw it now. now before we hit main stories just in now, a mass protest has a running to in, in the needs here, a made a policy, a little between the government and the nation's highest court. as the sun saw this house side, holland as protests, as was seen anything to break through its gates, while others called out for non violent pre the seat in denise is top court ruled policies would not need a minimum 20 percent representation in that region assemblies to fill the candidate, the president said the amendments were part of the checks and balances has doubled and that will have a pause for the reports of the later in the program. right now to is out of russia's brands we didn't wear ukrainian falls

mr. president, you keep saying you're down to the raisins. what's that mean? and he told the story of classic abraham lincoln. he tells a story about a time in springfield where a young girl was celebrating her birthday and the party plied her with all kinds sweets and foods to the point where she became. or as the president said, she began casting up her accounts. and the parents worried that she was sick. so they send for the doctor and the doctor comes over and he's going through the bowl of accounts. and he to the parents. what was the last thing that she. and they said raisins. he said, we have no fear. the raisins are here and she'll be fine. and so lincoln said, so, boys, when i come to the telegram i saw last time i was here, i know i have gone far enough. and he puts them back in the drawer. ultimately. it was. that act of reading. that the nature of his. of the telegraph from one of transmitting his command to voice to one of having a keyhole into the headquarters of. his generals, so that he could understand what was really going on and use that information to guide his actions. this is an

mr. trump: i am answering the question. i have been the best president for the black population since abraham lincoln. chel: better than the voting rights act? mr. trump: if you start a question and answer period when you are 35 minutes late because you couldn't get your equipment to work in such a hostile manner, i think it's a disgrace. host: this reporting in the hill, the headline, trump interview delayed over fact checking dispute not audio issues. the president of the association said wednesday that the interview with the former president trump was delayed over a fact-checking dispute, not because of audio issues as the gop presidential nominee claimed. he told axios that he was called back to address an issue moments before trump took the stage. the former president did not want to be fact checked live and was refusing to begin the interview. the article notes that he told axios that there were audio technical difficulties, but they were resolved very quickly. we have a little over 20 minutes left in the first hour of the program. you can also text and send us a comment on facebook. a text in fr

mr. speaker, you saw trey's recap of what happened over the weekend. we should also tell everybody the abrahamgroup and the theodore roosevelt strike group. aircraft carrier groups are still in the area. and we also have a guided missile submarine still in the area, which it could be lethal. it's a lot of assets. do you agree with it? >> i do. we have to have a strong show of force. we have to let the world know and certainly or adversaries iran and all of its proxies understand that america will stand with israel. will defend israel. the most stable, the only democracy in the middle east there, the most stable one our close ally and critically important partner for us. this is not a game. because dithers for so lock and because biden and harris did not show decisive action. they withheld weapons systems and all the rest. that's what has gotten us into this mess. that has helped escalate it. we got to stand strong now, it's overdue. >> cease-fire talks are continuing, what are the terms in which you think it would be a good move? my fear is if hezbollah -- excuse me, if hamas survives, we just

mr. president, i would love if you could answer -- [ speaking simultaneously ] >> i have been the best president for the black population since abrahamcoln. that's my answer. >> better than president johnson, who signed the voting rights act? >> and for you to start off question and answer period, especially when you're 30 minutes late, in such a hostile manner, i think it's a disgrace. >> jesse: that moment changed the campaign. donald trump ripped the news cycle right out of kamala's hands. that exchange is going to be seen by millions of black americans. it will be seen by everyone. and how they react to it will decide the country's future. this is like the megyn kelly moment at the debate. remember, only rosie o'donnell. it's going to leave a mark. they say half of life is only showing up. donald trump showed up. kamala harris didn't. what just happened could even cost him votes, but he wanted to go because as president he wants to work for them. kamala not showing up is taking the black vote for granted. if you're invited into someone's house and they disrespect you, doesn't matter who they are, what they look like, black, femal

mr. trump: i am answering the question. i have been the best president for the black population since abraham lincoln. chel: better than the voting rights act? mr. trump: if you start a question and answer period when you are 35 minutes late because you couldn't get your equipment to work in such a hostile manner, i think it's a disgrace. host: this reporting in the hill, the headline, trump interview delayed over fact checking dispute not audio issues. the president of the association said wednesday that the interview with the former president trump was delayed over a fact-checking dispute, not because of audio issues as the gop presidential nominee claimed. he told axios that he was called back to address an issue moments before trump took the stage. the former president did not want to be fact checked live and was refusing to begin the interview. the article notes that he told axios that there were audio technical difficulties, but they were resolved very quickly. we have a little over 20 minutes left in the first hour of the program. you can also text and send us a comment on facebook. a text in fr

abraham lincoln's price excuse and and grant. and sherman. and yet there, there was the two fabulous engraved wineglasses that the entire congress to mrs. markland after this one tour that they did of new orleans. a group did it but the whole congress gave it to them and they were just sort of sold for the value silver goblets you know broke my heart and and as far as i can tell, the last bill that i could track had died here in washington, 1969. so but i i'm not a genealogy just so. so i know when wrote your first book, you upon markland you know this has been so what else has been revealed you and all this research that has picture for another possible book. yeah well one of the things that that i had thought was going to write about next was, the two week period between when when jefferson davis inaugurated and when was inaugurated and. so in those two weeks, you had president buchanan in the north and you had jefferson davis, president jefferson davis in the and as i was reading through the congressional record about the ku klux klan act, this one man from indiana, john shanks, who had been general in the civil war, was out at the a

mr. president, i would love i think it's a very nasty question. and i have answered the question. i have been the best president for the black population since abraham lincoln, better than my answer, better than president johnson, who signed the voting rights act for you to start off a question and answer period, especially when you're 35 minutes late because you couldn't get your equipment to work in such a hostile manner. i think it's a disgrace, i really do. joe biden has sat in that chair. you know well they wouldn't treat him the way they treated donald trump. and joe biden has a long history of being a truly terrible person. and i want to thank of all people, yes, nikki haley, because she put out a press statement some time ago when she was running because you see her race and ethnicity were questioned by the left, by the democrat party, by the likes of the view, sunny houston and so forth. oh, she's kind of playing the race card. you know, she's really indian. she's not really black. oh, i see and so we have a long list here. joe biden's timeline of racial comments and actions from 71 to 74, his legal residence had a deed barring ownership by

abraham accords on track. harris picked tim walz and i thought it was a slap in the face to mr. schapiro. -- i, i think i'm voting for policy. the whole country should be voting for policy. host: i have this question for you since you are an independent trade when did you decide you are going to be voting for trump? caller: just in the last probably two weeks. host: and what tipped it for you in the last two weeks? what was the issue? caller: i thought maybe she would pick mr. schapiro who i thought would have been a much better pick, he is pro-israel and i think we should all be pro-israel. they are only friend in the mideast and i think the biden harris team have let them down. not giving them the weapons they need and -- host: let me ask you, if she had picked governor shapiro, would you be voting for kamala harris now? caller: -- i, i have to give it a second thought only because walz -- i thought it would be stronger than he is. i don't like the fact that he didn't go to iraq. but he made a commitment to the military and did not go to iraq. i have now seen much news on the

mr. president i would love you to answer-- >> i think it is a very nasty question, i have answered your question. i have been the best president for the black population, since abraham lincoln. >> better than president johnson, who signed the voting rights act? some of your own supporters, including republicans on capitol hill have labeled vice president, kamala harris, was the first like an asian american woman to be vice v president on a ticket as an dei higher and would you tell those republicans and supporters to stop it. >> how do you define dei dei. >> diversity equity and inclusion? >> with that be your definition, would you give me a definition, give me a definition. >> sir, i am asking you a very direct question. >> to find it for me, if you will. >> i just find it, do you believe that vice president, harris is only on the ticket because she is a black woman? >> no, i think it is maybe a little bit different, i have known her a long time, indirectly, directly, and she was always of indian heritage, and she was only promoting indian heritage, i didn't know she was lack until a number of years ago, which she happened to turn black and now she wants to be know

mr. trump had made about black leaders and asked why black voters should trust him. trump responded, calling her questions rude and nasty. he went on to call himself the best president for black americans since abrahamthen asked whether trump's supporters supports people who call the vice president a day hire. after a back and forth, trump went after kamala harris and her racial identity. vice president kamala harris she was always of indian heritage, and she was only promoting indian heritage. >> i didn't know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black, and now she wants to be known as black. >> it is important to note that the vice president harris, is the daughter of a jamaican father and an indian mother. she also attended the historically black college, howard universit, where she joined the black sorority alpha kappa alpha incorporated. the vice president, who was in houston responding to trump's comments as she addressed a sorority event, calling his words divisive and disrespectful. >> the american people deserve a leader who tells the truth. a leader who does not respond with hostility and anger when confronted with the facts. we deserve a leader who understan

mr. president, i would -- >> very nasty question. >> why you believe black voters could trust you with another four years. >> i have been the best president for the black population since abrahamdent johnson who signed the voting rights act? some of your own supporters, including republicans on capitol hill, labeled vice president kamala harris, the first black and asian-american woman to serve as vice president and be on a major party ticket as a dei hire. is that acceptable language to you, and will you tell those republicans and those supporters to stop it? >> how do you define dei? go ahead. how do you design it? >> diversity, equity, and inclusion. >> go ahead. is that your definition? >> that is literally the words, dei. >> give me a definition. >> sir, i'm asking you a direct question. >> define it for me, if you would. >> i just defined it, sir. do you believe vice president kamala harris is only on the ticket because she is a black woman? >> well, i can say i think it is maybe little bit different. i've known for a long time indirectly, not directly very much. and she was always of indian heritage. she was only promoting indian heritage. i didn't know she was black. u

abraham lincoln. people reflected on the fact that there was outreach in mr. lincoln's hometown. whether it is national significance. drove home the point and we are still fighting that battle. [applause] >> i would add appreciation to you, mr. president, for honoring this moment in history, unanimous support for the community that we have so much work to do in our community for equality and justice. >> president biden: i got involved in politics because of it. i got elected and change the nature to make a lot of progress. and give no safe harbor. [applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> president biden: one reason i was late, the cease-fire efforts in the middle east and we are closer than we have ever been. i don't want to jinx anything but by the grace of god and a lot of look we know you have something. we are not there yet. we crossed the woods three days ago. [applause] >> today, federal reserve chair jerome powell discusses monetary policy and the economic outlook at a policy symposium in jackson hole, wyoming. coverage begins at 10:00 eastern on c-span. c-span n