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the former president with a 34 strong men doubles down on his comments about being a dictator on day one on a second term. former trump national security adviser john bolton has spent a lot of time with donald trump and the dictators. he s coming up first. the fight for reproductive freedom in texas gets a name in a face. as kate cox s story grips the state in the nation. the texas supreme court pauses a ruling that would allow her to get an abortion. also today, the president of upenn resigns amid an uproar over her handling of questions on antisemitism during a congressional hearing. professor and bestselling author adam grant joins me with his reaction. and later, with the iowa caucus is just around the corner, and deep dive into one of the most perplexing relationships in politics today. the one between donald trump and evangelical voters. so, i worked in politics for a long time, and in government for a long time, as did my first guest. and sometimes, that wo ....
five news. that is right, you heard that correctly. one of the candidates did not even vote, so remember, we ve got to believe in yourself, if you want others to follow suit. it s confidence, not narcissism. because every single voter counts, and here is the thing, it might just come back to yours. and on that note, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late with me. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. ow i want to start off tonight with cynthia playboy magazine, just an article, so did not worry, this is still a family program. in 1990, donald trump did a sit-down interview with playboy. he teased a future in american politics. there is something he said back then that we all probably should have taken a bit more seriously. it was just a year after the chinese government used a massive amount of military force to violently crackdown on pro democracy student protesters who had been occupyi ....
which he teased a future in american politics, and there is something he said back then that he all probably should have taken a bit more seriously. it was just a year after the chinese government used a massive amount of military force to violently crack down on pro-democracy student protesters who had been occupying tiananmen square in beijing. the chinese government declared martial law and it massacred hundreds of civilians. and here was donald trump s take on that incident one year later in thet pages of playboy. when the students poured into tiananmen square,ed the chinese government almost blew it. then they were vicious, they were horrible,y but they put i down with strengthen. that shows you the power of strength. our country is right now perceived as weak. okay, at this point, people can be forgiven for not believing a lot of things donald trump says. they don t think he actually means what comes out of his mouth. and yes, this interview was in playboy, wh ....
was found guilty of fraud and money laundering last month. also in november, the ceo of binance, the world s largest cryptocurrency exchange, pleaded guilty to anti money laundering and us sanctions violations. he paid a $50 million fine and the company paid a $4.3 billion fine. but bitcoin, it seems, is no worse for the wear. the price climbed above $44,000 tuesday and shares of coinbase global, the largest us crypto exchange, were up as well. bitcoin miners traded higher too. here s some of the wind in their sails. us regulators are expected to approve an exchange traded fund that directly holds bitcoin. it could happen as early as next month and traders are betting on it. data out overnight said higher interest rates are causing businesses to cut costs including recruiting new workers. we re nearly half way in to this year s round of climate talks known as cop28 and there seems to have been progress on some deals already. under one agreement, 110 governments have ....
city. on the brink of the one decisive battles of this war. possibly byian we ll get to the next phase, what we re about to see a longer term campaign. we begin this hour with exclusive breaking news. cnn is learning that mike pence the former vice president could be taking the stand when donald trump goes on trial in january. sources say fulton county prosecutors have put the former vice president on their list of witnesses. the most recent versions of the witness list is 150, more than 150 names, but pence could be key, right. absolutely, we know that the pressure campaign targeted vice president mike pence at the time is a key point of this broader conspiracy case. who better to speak to that than is mike pence himself. by putting him on this witness list, you know, they re preserving their right to call mike pence to testify during a pivotal trial in this case. look it remains unclear when that might happen. the judge hasn t set a trial date yet. mike penc ....