Ready or not, tomorrow is debate day. And both President Joe Biden, 81, and former President Donald Trump, 78, are under a lot of pressure to show they're fit for re-election. While Biden hunkers down at Camp David to prepare, Trump has been getting an assist from his supporters sharing selectively edited "cheap fake" videos that pray on voter concerns over Biden's age. Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us to talk about why Republicans are resorting to spreading these easily debunked videos, and why they're so insidious.
And in headlines: The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must enter the military draft, Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to one felony count of illegally obtaining and disclosing U.S. military secrets, and the U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis.
Show Notes:
DOJ Set To Sue Iowa Over Harsh Immigration Law
How A Rafah Invasion Could Impact Palestinian Refugees
Trump's VP Wannabes
Is a Bird Flu Pandemic Inevitable?
Trump Takes ‘It All In’ At Hush Money Trial
Congress Passes Antisemitism Legislation In Attempt To Quell University Protests
Biden Administration Moves To Lessen Restrictions On Marijuana
MTG, Mike Johnson, And The Depths Of GOP Chaos
Biden Reiterates “Clear Position” Against Rafah Invasion In Latest Call With Netanyahu
How Unions Won The South
Supreme Court Weighs Immunity In Trump's Jan 6 Case
SCOTUS Hears Trump Immunity Case
Gaza Campus Protests Through the Eyes Of Student Journalists
Inside Trump's Criminal Hush Money Trial
How SCOTUS Could Allow Cities To Criminalize Homelessness
Why Tesla is Spiraling Out of Control
The Challenges Of Jury Selection
An Anticlimactic End to Mayorkas Impeachment
Speaker Johnson VS. House Far-Right GOP
Supreme Court Could Help Trump In Jan 6 Obstruction Case
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