Administration, and while there is no joy in it, one way of summing up today is this. Our governments broken, our politics are broken, washington is no longer functional, and the cracks in our society are deepening. Much of this day was taken up by the discussion of racist statements by the president. Then tonight came the news that had so many people thinking back to when we were different, the death just tonight of retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul stevens at the age of 99. Well have more on his extraordinary life and legacy later on in this broadcast. But first, to the news of this day. And tonight that includes a rebuke of the president of the United States, a vote of congress to condemn him for telling four members of congress, all u. S. Citizens, to go back to their home countries. The Washington Post described the scene on the house floor earlier this evening. Quote, the imagery of the 240 to 187 vote was stark. A diverse Democratic Caucus cast the president s words as an
If i thought there was something wrong. But when somebody comes up with Oppo Research, oh, lets call the fbi . The fbi doesnt have enough agents to take care of it. But you go and talk honestly to congressmen, they all do it, they always have. And that is the way it is. It is called Oppo Research. Today on capitol hill, House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy was pressed repeatedly about whether he condemned the president s comments. And he redirected again and again to blame democrats. We all should stand united to ensure integrity of our elections. What i am appalled about is what has happened in our elections. I watched in the last campaign the democrat president ial campaign spend 6 million to a foreign entity to travel the world to try to find something when they could not find it, they made false accusations. Should they go to the fbi . The president said he thought the fbi director was wrong. I think what you are asking is a hypothetical, so lets look at actually what happened. Ada
Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters in new york. This was day 908 of the trump administration, and while there is no joy in it, one way of summing up today is this. Our governments broken, our politics are broken, washington is no longer functional, and the cracks in our society are deepening. Ks much of this day was taken up by the discussion of racist statements by the president. Si then tonight came the news that had so many people thinking back to when we were different, the death just tonight of retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul stevens at the age of 99. Well have more on his t extraordinary life and legacy later on in this broadcast. But first, to the news of this day. And tonight that includes a rebuke of the president of the United States, a vote of th congress to condemn him for telling four members of congress, all u. S. Citizens, to go back to their home countries. The Washington Post described the scene on the house floor earlier this evening.