“A wrecking ball to the pillars of our democracy”

Deadline: White House

Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW

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4.5 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2023

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Nicolle Wallace discusses bombshell revelations from Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley about the ex-president as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy arrives in Washington to be met by a very different administration, confirmation from a former aide that the Durham investigation faced undue pressure from then-Attorney General Bill Barr, the announcement that longtime Chairman of Fox and News Corp Rupert Murdoch will step down, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ nosedive in the polls, and more. Joined by: Tim Heaphy, General Barry McCaffrey, Charlie Sykes, Igor Novikov, Ambassador Michael McFaul, Andrew Weissmann, Frank Figliuzzi, Pete Strzok, David Folkenflik, Dave Aronberg, Donny Deutsch, and Basil Smikle.

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone.
0:09.0	It's four o'clock in New York, a split screen moment today on the one side, an event at
0:13.4	the White House showing us what is an American president expressing his support and America's
0:18.3	support for Ukraine and emerging democracy, handling a serious foreign policy situation
0:24.2	like any leader of the free world should know he has.
0:27.9	On the other, the stunning and blockbuster piece of reporting that gives us really disturbing
0:33.0	glimpse into what was and what could be, again, depending on the outcome of the 2024
0:38.2	election.
0:39.2	Brand new reporting today in the Atlantic by Jeffrey Goldberg pulls back the curtain
0:43.5	on Chairman Mark Milley's tireless efforts to counter an unstable president Donald Trump,
0:49.9	who was intent on swinging a wrecking ball into the pillars of our democracy.
0:54.5	We'll get to that meeting between President Joe Biden and President Zelensky at the White
0:57.8	House in a minute, but we begin with that brand new reporting on Milley's efforts to
1:02.5	what can only be described as protecting the U.S. military and the country from Donald
1:07.3	Trump.
1:08.3	The Atlantic reports that Trump's disregard for the rules of the military were clear from
1:12.2	the very start of Milley's term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
1:16.5	From that piece, quote, at his welcome ceremony at Joint Base Meyer Henderson Hall across the
1:21.7	Potomac River from the Capitol, Milley gained an early and disturbing insight into Trump's
1:26.8	attitude towards soldiers.
1:29.0	Milley had chosen a severely wounded army captain, Luis Avala, to sing God Bless America.
1:35.3	Avala, who had completed five combat tours, had lost a leg in an IED attack in Afghanistan,
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