with qualifying internet. until the first contest of the 2024 presidential primaries and the republican front runner has spent more time campaigning from courtrooms then in iowa. my all-star panel will discuss why donald trump s legal strategy is part of his political strategy, with chilling consequences for democracy. breaking news on capitol hill, congressional leaders come to an agreement they hope will buy them more time to avert a government shutdown. the problem is, speaker johnson will have to convince right-wing republicans to go along. and rising tensions before the second time in two days, the u.s. launches missile strikes against iran-backed militia militia. ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee, joins me live to discuss america s growing role in the middle east crisis. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. good evening. thank you for joining us in our brand-new timeslot. we really begin with the iowa caucuses, which are just two
breaking news on capitol hill, congressional leaders come to an agreement they hope will buy them more time to avert a government shutdown. the problem is, speaker johnson will have to convince right-wing republicans to go along. and rising tensions before the second time in two days, the u.s. launches missile strikes against iran-backed militia militia. ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee, joins me live to discuss america s growing role in the middle east crisis. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. good evening. thank you for joining us in our brand-new timeslot. we really begin with the iowa caucuses, which are just two days away. and they could be the coldest caucuses ever recorded in the state. right now, temperatures are hovering around zero, with wind chills even lower. today, the clear front runner, donald trump, urged his supporters to brave the cold and show up to caucus, telling them he would be in iowa, possibly as soon as to
reversal scheme was based on lies but proceeded with it anyway. there s no clear example of the menacing spirit that has devoured the american left and the disgraceful performance being staged by the unselect committee. the unselect s entire sham presentation is based on video that has been deceptively edited. they re taking six, eight, and nine-hour depositions and they re putting up five-second clips. this guy ludig, whoever the hell ludig is, a former judge, and he was saying pence had no choice. more lies from donald trump. in the meantime, the january 6th committee will detail how the trump team tried to get states to fraudulently change their 2020 election results. it was a pressure campaign that trump distilled into one infamous phrase. find 11,780 votes. on tuesday, the man trump said that to will give his side of the story, georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger will testify publicly along with his deputy in that office, but the plan went beyond georgia. a
Dividing our politics today. The Trump Coalition is 85 white, and 59 white, and decreasing every year. And i think that is really ultimately a bigger driver and all this than anything else. You know, on Pbs News Hour on friday, my colleague david brooks, christina, who is making the argument that the republican party is becoming a multi racial party, and cited the fact that there are some African Americans who were starting to support Donald Trump, and latinos who were starting to support Donald Trump. We ran out of time, so i wasnt able to respond. But, thats not happening, is it . No, david brooks, its not. And so, i think a lot of republicans like to hide behind the fact that oh, african american men are moving towards Donald Trump. First of all, thats pulling data, we have yet to see that that actually happens. We know that black women are immune to the republican party, especially anything that Donald Trump is selling. And even if black men, in small percentages lets just say, 89
and it s going to be even more true, probably on a night like monday, when you take your life in your own hands to go out and vote. and so, this has always been a that donald trump is a working class candidate, because he s always lost to, he called the working class those at the lower economic spectrum. his best group, in every election are those who make over $100,000 a year. what he s done is well with the white working class. and i think it s really important that we never lose sight of how much race is deriving our politics today. the trump coalition is 85% white, and 59% white, and decreasing every year. and i think that is really ultimately a bigger driver and all, this than anything else. you know, on pbs news hour on friday, my colleague david brooks, christina, who is making the argument that the republican party is becoming a