Attacking his rivals, one by one. We have got to beat Hillary Clinton. Crooked Hillary Clinton. Got to beat her. Shes crooked. Kasich. You know the man that eats like with the large bites. You ever lyin ted. I never saw anything like this. Zero chance of getting elected. He announced who his Vice President of the United States is going to be, folks. He cant get colleelected no comes as john boehner is back in the spotlight in what is fair to say a rather huge way saying he would vote for donald trump if nominated. He went so far as to call ted cruz lose fer and a, quos, miserable son of a, you got it. Cruz campaigning today with his choice for a vp, Carly Fiorina, respondinging saying he bearing knows boehner. Jeb bush also resurfacing in an exclusive interview here on cnn, his first since dropping out of the race. My personal belief is if donald trump is the nominee, you know, look, my views have been pretty consistent about this. Well lose the senate. And well lose the presidency in
Start of the Democratic National convention. The plt place for politics, msnbc. Convention week for democrats begins with controversy with reports today that the dnc chair Debbie Wassermanschultz is losing her speaking role over emails released by wikileaks, suggests idea ideas to her for Bernie Sanders campaign. One top official who wrote an email, suggesting how the dnc could use sanders religious beliefs against him has apologized. Bernie sanders is talking to my colleague, chuck todd. Nobody has apologized to me. As you just mentioned, this really does not come as a shock to me or my supporters. There is no question but the dnc was on secretary clintons side from day one. We all know that. And i think, as i have said a long time ago, that the time is now for Debbie Wassermanschultz to step aside. Not only for these issues. Donald trumps son and Hillary Clintons manager are weighing in on the controversy today. Experts are telling us that russian state actors broke into the dnc, sto
Advisors inside the Trump Campaign and russia. And democrats have elected former secretary of labor tom perez their new dnc chairman. Congressman Keith Ellison who came in second place was quickly named deputy chairman. Joining me now live from atlanta is msnbc political reporter alex sykes wall. Reporter hey, stephanie. A very dramatic end, stephanie, after a very heated race. It lasted four months since november. It really tore at the fabric of this party after a devastating loss that has seen the party come out of power more than they have been since the 1920s. This is the first competitive chairmanship race in over 30 years, so tom perez has won. He narrowly won. He only fell short by one vote on the first ballot. Then won by 17 on the second ballot, and immediately began working to heal that rift. Keith ellison, the runnerup, also working to do that. Theyre going to hold a joint press conference in about 15 or 20 minutes to try to reach out to their supporters. As you mentioned, K
Spread of zika. A virus that spreaded creating tragic results compounded by the fact that those who suffers zikas mt sious effects are babies. And that was just one of a long list of unsettling events in 2016. In june, orlandos pulse nightclub became the scene of the worst mass shooting in u. S. History. When a gunman went on a three hour rampage killing 50 people and wounding 53 more. That was followed just weeks later by theuly attack in the french cityf nice. Where dozens of people were killed when a driver plowed a truck into a crowd that was gathered for a bastille day celebration. That same month. Peaceful demonstration in dallas, texas, turned terrifying when a rooftop sniper killed five Police Officers and wounded seven others. And of course, theres the reason those protesters were there in the first place, the dallas attack came during the same week that police shot and killed 37yearold alton sterling while he was selling cds outside a Convenience Store in baton rouge, louisia
Chair, Pete Buttigieg, has just dropped out of the race. Well have a live report from the dnc meeting coming up in just a moment. One of the president s biggest supporters in congress, congressman darrell issa, is calling for a special prosecutor to investigate russia. Also new today, the white house is pushing back on an ap report based on a leaked document which appears to challenge the president s theory behind the travel ban. And as i just mentioned, moments ago at the dnc meeting, one of the leading contenders in the race suddenly dropped out moments before the vote is set to take place. Well take you live to nbcs Alex Seitzwald in atlanta. Reporter so mayor Pete Buttigieg of south bend, indiana, one of the rising stars in the party, hes a 35yearold navy veteran, rhodes scholar, he just dropped out of the race. He didnt have a ton of support among dnc members but he might have enough to swing it one way or the other between tom perez and Keith Ellison. However, he decided not to e