Defense mark esper. Cnn officials have been told that esper has been pushing back on trump since last year. He urged trump to release the aid to ukraine that trump used to leverage dirt on biden. He was careful to keep the u. S. Military out of the realm of the president s political desires. He may be the first firing. A Senior Administration official is worried that President Trump will soon fire fbi director and cia director next. Also trumps personnel chief at the white house is threatening to fire members from the administration if he hears they are looking for another job. This afternoon, we are learning of new coronavirus cases in President Trumps orbit. Sources are telling cnn that david bossie has tested positive for coronavirus and housing secretary ben carson. We have our cnn correspondents covering all of these angles. We are going to start with Kaitlan Collins who is at the white house for us. A closer look at the turmoil and uncertainty gripping the west wing. Reporter Pre
Personal. I stand for kamalas politics and bidens politics, but it is really exciting to finally see representation in the highest office of the nation. I see Kamala Harris as something really big. Like im really excited theres finally a female Vice President. I think that it is very inspiring because it shows other people, specifically people of color, that like its possible. Im es stcstatic. Thats it. Electricity going through my body at this very moment. By our count at least 75 million voters chose mr. Biden. At least 71 million chose President Trump. Some hit the streets to protest, including some who repeated the president s claim of fraud at the polls. Mr. Trump says his legal fight will intensify tomorrow. During his victory speech last night, joe biden spoke directly to those americans who did not vote for him. It was the latest step in what may be a long, hard road to unifying the nation. Its time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, li
At least 71 million chose President Trump. Some hit the streets to protest, including some who repeated the president s claim of fraud at the polls. Mr. Trump says his legal fight will intensify tomorrow. During his victory speech last night, joe biden spoke directly to those americans who did not vote for him. It was the latest step in what may be a long, hard road to unifying the nation. Its time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again, and to make progress we have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies. They are not our enemies. They are americans. President elect bidens team is already preparing for its transition of power. The website is up and running. Tomorrow he plans to unveil his Coronavirus Task force. Meanwhile, President Trump says the election is far from over. He is vowing to fight the results in court. Legal experts say his chances of overturning the election are slim. At best. Lots for us to talk ab
Good evening and welcome to politicsnation. Tonights lead, exit through grift shop. One week after the u. S. President ial race was declared in overwhelming fashion for joe biden, were still waiting for morning in america. And thats because donald trump and his enablers refuse to see the light, at least publicly. The president is still tweeting nonsense about electoral fraud in states he lost. Congressional republicans are still ignoring the need for fluid transition of power. Like. Com no like dominos, theyve gone down. Half a dozen of them thrown out going into this weekend. But the lawsuits are a distraction a way to buy time and avoid the coming karma after a fouryear grift because the president is facing a mountain of legal trouble once hes a civilian. Thats his excuse. We know it isnt about the country. But for the trump diehards who trickled into the National Mall for todays, quote, million maga march, there is no excuse and never was from the top down. The party that espouses l
Friday alone more than 184,000 new cases reported. Its a stunning surge and, yet, in many ways, its consistent with the trend we have been warned about. Five Straight Days of recordbreaking new case numbers. New highs at hospitals as well. Many of them reaching critical capacity, and the staff increasingly stretched thin. President elect joe biden is making the pandemic his top priority, one of his advisers calling the coronavirus a National Security threat. Despite that very real threat, the Current White House is still refusing to concede the election, refusing to allow them access to daily security briefings or classified information. Information, of course, that is vital in helping to stop the spread of this disease. Today, biden is meeting with his transition advisers to go over their next steps and that includes speak with former pentagon officials who worked under former defense secretary jim mattis in the hopes of gathering crucial information. And at this hour, thousands of Pr