i am michael steele in for my good friend ali velshi. it s the summer of grievance for donald trump. he s already been indicted twice this year. and the former president is still facing the possibility of being indicted with even more criminal charges in multiple ongoing investigations over the coming months. but rather than focus his efforts on his legal defense and actually finding lawyers willing to represent him, he has chosen to litigate his case on the campaign trail instead. and as we have witnessed in recent months, trump s third presidential bid well, it is unlike anything we ve seen before in american politics. this independence day weekend, trump took over to pickens, south korea caroline, a small sleepy town near the blue ridge mountains, population of about 3000 people. he was supposedly there to campaign, but mostly, he was there to complain. for most of his speech that is what he did. he complained about his legal situation and vowed to protect his supporters f
in a list that is about the top risks. the founder of that eurasia group. straight ahead, republican mark sanford, former south carolina congressman and governor and presidential candidate, helps us understand what s happening inside the gop following a bitter speaker bottle and what it means for the future of the american democracy. another hour of phil she begins right now. and good morning. it s out of the, january the 7th, ending up in the east, 6 am in the west. i m ali velshi. as the old saying goes, if i don t succeed, try, try 14 more times until you do. that s the attitude kevin mccarthy is bringing with him into the new year as he was finally declared the new speaker of the house after four days and 15 attempts. republicans appeared optimistic as the house reconvened at 10 pm last night for the 14th ballot. things quickly devolved as that vote appeared headed for failure, which led to a lot of scrambling and conversations on the republican side. tensions spilled o
pm on the east coast. breaking tonight, two roads diverged on a path to the presidential nomination this past weekend with president trump appearing to take the road less traveled appearing in the hood in detroit while current president joe biden spent his weekend kicking back with a-list celebrities at a star-studded fundraiser in california where end up breaking development, one of the secret service agents was robbed gun putting gunpoint if you can believe it. and this. that is no surprise. i think it will be upgraded here and the sole purpose of it hitting her head. kevin: wnba caitlin clark on the receiving end of not one but two flagrant fouls in the question is this something bigger going on or just your average basketball play? we need your input and the nightcap coming up later. california democrats trying to stop the opportunity if harsher penalties should be set for retail theft and a transgender swimmer losing the challenge to overturn the ban on trans a
falling flat, especially as more evidence comes out. instead, he has resorted to waging a campaign on political persecution, portraying himself as the only person who can save his supporters from an enemy he is convinced them exist. but in reality, it is just a bid to save himself from the legal repercussions that he alone, he alone is facing. joining me now is jennifer reuben, opinion writer for the washington post, host of the podcast, jen reuben s green room, and author of the book, resistance, how women save democracy from donald trump. also with us is mark sanford, the former governor of south carolina, a former member of congress, and author of the book, two roads diverged, the second chance for the republican party, the concerted movement, the nation, and ourselves. welcome to you both. jennifer let s start with you. so, you ve got the blah blah blah, the trump rhetoric about how things are going, how bad it is, how he is the only one standing in the way between his