Election is rapidly taking shape with joe biden and donald trump taking their Campaign Pitches on the road lobbying personal shots at each other in this same critical swing state plus new reporting on what donald trump says about dictators like Vladimir Putin and kim jong own Behind Closed Doors you wont believe how his former Chief Of Staff says trump once described adolf hitler and senator bob menendez was just arraigned. Again on new charges of bribery three, and extortion. Prosecutors accused the democrat of acting as a Foreign Agent for egypt and 80 the qatari government. So why is he sit, is sitting still sitting on Key Senate Committee . In receiving classified briefings are mana raju in for dana bash in washington . Lets go behind the headlines and Inside Politics first up, joe biden in full fledged campaign mode, trying to build on his State Of The Union by traveling to multiple swing states this week today, hes headed to New Hampshire sure a state with one of the oldest popul
A thousand combat vehicles, and our correspondent, zoryana stepanenko, saw how nato is preparing to confront russian aggression in poland. There are american fighter jets and german tanks in the sky, the contingent is mainly from poland. On its territory for several thousands of kilometers from actual hostilities and a few hundred from the border with russia, nato is preparing to defend itself. Weve done this many times in the past, and every year we get better and better at practicing quick westtoeast power flips. The exercise scenario assumes that the alliance was attacked from the east by an enemy of approximately equal strength. The military and their command are testing their reaction for speed and coherence as they advance in a potentially vulnerable direction. We are witnessing a military operation case is considered one of the most difficult forces from poland, france. And britain are crossing the vistula river, thus they are training to overcome a great and worthy obstacle tha
House. Perhaps as were turning the corner here now, about a year and change away from election day, to confront this age issue which another poll shows is real. Its kind of like when i said, would you like a five spot . Thats the way we talk, twenty and change. Willie in your old category . Im getting there, mika. Were old enough to remember when duke used to beat clemson in football. Wow. Thats how old we are. What a game. Can you believe that . Okay. First of all, duke beats clemson, right . Fsu, the night before, routs lsu. Never saw that coming. Alabama, alabama rolls over middle Tennessee State. Im telling you, i thought middle Tennessee State would win by two or three touchdowns. Doing good things in murphysboro but not enough in tuscaloosa. College football turned upside down this year, mika. Well get to all that, as well. Meanwhile, half of Congress Returns to capitol hill today with a long todo list, including a new federal budget, but demands from farright members of the hous
I am joined by a distinguished panel of nextgeneration experts. Please help me welcome luka, an assistant director at the Atlantic Councils center for strategy. Sissy martinez, Program Manager and Research Associate for the center of Strategic International studies in russia, europe and eurasia program. And krista, a Program Officer with the transatlantic and Defense Program and the center for european policy and analysis. Thank you for joining us. Before we begin, a few housekeeping things for you guys. This is on the record. We will leave time for audience questions. For virtual participants, please feel free to log your questions at ask ac. Org. We encourage you to interact with us on x, twitter and use the stronger with allies. I wanted to kick off the conversation with all of you guys. Nato is facing an increasingly complex and volatile Global Security landscape, now and in the future. In your view, what do you anticipate being the biggest challenge for the alliance in the next 75
Host author and also, was september 1, 1939 a surprise . Spirit. Guest a surprise to everyone but nazi germany. The day hitler marched into poland and it was a surprise attack. I think most of the world expected but hoped it would not happen but it did. And that really it launched world war ii. Host was poland prepare . Guest it thought it was but it wasnt. Nazi germany was the mightiest military up to that point. Poland has a sizable army, small air force and navy. It is basically a poor country. It did not have the financial wherewithal that germany did. It did thing it could hold off germany for a while but the germans went right over them. Host you say it wasnt really a surprise. Was the rest of your preparing for war at this point . They suspected war was coming. Was countries hoped it wouldnt happen. At least half were neutral. Some prepared for war to a certain extent. But none were ready for what was about to happen. They all hope somehow something would happen to prevent germa