let s get started according to new nbc poll out this morning, for the first time donald romp is now leading and a hypothetical led election matchup. now, this is not just bad news for president biden, it is terrible news for the very future of american democracy. for weeks we ve been warning you on the show about the dangers of a second trump term, the former president after all as promised retribution, pledged to round up protesters with military and suggested using the justice department to go after his political enemies. these are plans that should terrify each and every single one of us, but tonight i want to pull back the curtain and take a look at who could be tasked with carrying out trump s radical agenda come 2025. on the question, what would a second trump presidency, without any human guardrails, without any adult in the room, actually look like? let s start with the second highest office, the vice president of the united states. earlier this month, trump floated
campaign manager jim hasina and former rnc spokesperson, tim miller. plus, our friend andrew weissmann joins me to dig into what the former president could do with the justice department if he wins back the white house. also today, a one-on-one conversation with u.s. surgeon general. doctor vivek is here to discuss mental health around the holidays. and later, the exit interview. i ll ask her what she learned and what concerns her most about what comes next. > so it is the holiday season, the time for reflection, the chance to take stock of the year that is coming to a close, into really put this moment into perspective, and one of the things i m thinking about right now, roughly ten months out from what might be the most consequential election of our lifetime is how every poll, and even every election, is really a reflection of a moment in time. let me explain what i mean by that. if voters were to head to the polls tomorrow to vote in the 2024 general election, then the