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Speaker, yes, we can be trusted. yes, we can be trusted to deliver. >> so johnson is fighting for his political life with members of his own party saying they can't support him any longer. the prime minister, though, not giving in on calls to resign. looks like he's taking his political queues from this side of the pond. so we have breaking news tonight. they had multiple plans to seize voting machines. new details of trump's attempt to overturn the election after this. -had enough? -no... arthritis. here. aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. ...

>> wolf, the prime minister is fighting to keep his job after a report into the 16 events held in government buildings during covid lockdowns dealt yet another blow. findings included failure of leadership and judgment. too little thought into the strict rules that the rest of the country were abiding by, not observing the highest behavior expected of government but even excessive drinking but it got worse. more of the prime minister's own mps and loyalists came forth and one even resigned from her post citing deep disappointment the way he's handled partygate. so johnson spent monday evening ...

Home to british prime minister. the parties held whale the u.k. was under strict covid lockdowns. those lockdowns were so severe that queen elizabeth was forced to sit alone at her husband prince phillip's funeral. the u.k.'s leader offering a not so welcome apology. >> it isn't enough to say sorry. this is a moment in the mirror and we must learn. mr. speaker, i get it, and i will fix it. and i want to say -- and i want to say to the people of this country i know what the issue is. yes, mr. speaker, yes, yes, it's whether this government can be trusted to deliver and i say mr. speaker, yes, w...

And then he stepped out. he waved at everybody. he would sometimes make as many as 16 stops a day as he crossed texas in that helicopter. >> all right. joining us right now, the founding director of the center for the study of race and democracy. so good to see you. so johnson has, you know, long been out of office. he is often misunderstood. according to a lot of people. do you agree with that and why? >> well, yeah. good to be with you. you know, i think that lyndon johnson is one of the most important presidents in american history for the good, and i think his most consequential legacy is ...

White dot in the midterm elections, johnson was a president who overlooked and excused white supremacy which was really the singular issue in why he was impeached. we like to point to the arcane legislation called the tenure act, but the reason the tenure act was enacted was because johnson refused to send his secretary of war stanton down to stop these white supremacist talks on blacks who were getting their rights to vote. so johnson was the original both sides guy. he wanted to appease the confederates and wanted to allow them back into the union. and there are so many similarities between ...