wyoming, md ing in losing. she lost in a landslide to a trump backed candidate, harriet. she got creamed by 30 plus points. on the bright side, she is still more popular than monkeypox and she no longer has to pretend that she lives in wyoming. here s part of liz s concession speech. she really puts the liz in lizard. there is real stuff. two years ago i won this primary with 73% of the vote. i could easily have done the same again. the path was clear. but it would have required that i go along with president trump s lie about the 2020 election. it would have required that i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attacked the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not and would not take. greg: that podium has more charm. i mean, she s really i didn t realize how boring she was until we started doing stories on her. it s all about a threat to democracy. you know, maybe someone should tell liz she was voted out. that s democracy. [
that, who doesn t live in community with someone like that, and has a perception of who we are based on falsehoods and lines. it is a win-win situation across the board when they get it right, as you pointed out. have a great rest of your evening, alicia. great to see you. same. tonight on the mehdi hasan show, a major, major victory tonight for the democrats and for our planet. the senate have passed inflation reduction act, capping of a historic week for the presidents joe biden, former white house chief of staff mick john podesta is here to explain what this all means. plus, disinformation wars. alex jones finally paid the price for his years of dangerous, toxic lies. but what about his gop enabling enablers? and covid, monkey pucks, and now polio? how these illnesses expose the fault lines and our unequal society? a powerful new book breaks it down. plus, my take on the latest violence in gaza. good evening. i am mehdi hasan. we begin tonight with brea
this former oan host really the best a former president of the united states could do. meanwhile the republicans can t break with trump though we re seeing cracks in the blind loyalty. we begin the the reidout are a food note. in an overnight filing about stunning revelations about trump s happened lipping of highly classified material, the doj wrote this investigation is not simple police about efforts to recover improperly retained presidential records. moreover, 18 uscc 2071 criminalizes the concealment or removal of government records, including presidential records. in short, this is an investigation about lies, about deceit and potential obstruction of justice. that s all spelled out in the doj s 36-page response to trump s request for a legal for a special master in what is nothing short of a damning report about the lengths to which trump and his legal team went to withhold subpoenaed information. just remember, it took eight months for trump to turn over the fi
look mom we did it no hands. i m just telling you this because you are a deer and long term friend of mine. i can t think of anyone better to do this than you. i can t think of anyone better prepared to do it. the first day that i had to show i was a nervous wreck and i was barely breathing in my bpm was probably 145 a minute, but you are a cool customer you say that and i mean a pass out in a minute. but for the audience at home that may not know. who was incredibly a brilliant choice by the bosses here, but also i m just so excited to watch. you chris, i am excited and thrilled and it feels so right that i get to take the reins from you my friend. for so many years i m so honored to share the stage with you and thank you for everything. all right, i m gonna go watch. enough thank you chris. i am thrilled to be here and honored to have this hour every night tuesday through friday s to spend with you. like most of you watching right now, i ve been a longtime v
spill. most people don t know this but i am thrilled to be here. my whole life i loved late night tv. remember when it was great? steve allen, johnny carson. jay leno. that s what we grew up watching. for example when i was an intern across the street at 30 rock, i interviewed david letterman before he had his beard and when he used it to be funny. i give him a t-shirt so for me to be here in the number one late-night show is truly an honor and i am honored to be with the panel that you have yet to meet. a lot of people don t know that. david letterman just opened up to his biographer and affect him exactly. he said that was indeed the moment, the one highlight of career. i made that up. i could be sued. it s no secret i cohost fox & friends, the number one morning show and all of cable news. because of that, i ve got to confess, i don t really watch this show. i didn t even know greg was full-time and have a show of his own. gutfeld is on when i am fast asleep. i don t wa