Closed-door admission, new political party, elevated threat level

Laura Coates Live

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🗓️ 6 December 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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To the surprise of his aides, President Biden admits to a room full of donors that he might not be seeking a second-term if Trump were not running. He’s now walking that back. Plus, former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney say’s she’ll ‘do whatever I have to do’ to stop Trump as she considers a third-party bid. And, our panel discusses the elevated threat level the US faces after the FBI Director calls for the renewal of the surveillance program amid a dramatic rise in hate crimes. Also tonight: a second man is buried by authorities in Mississippi without relative’s knowledge, and Marvel actor Jonathan Majors goes on trial for assault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So President Biden says the quiet part out loud. What now? Tonight I'm
0:07.3	on Laura Coates Live. So it all went down behind closed doors,
0:15.0	by people who want him to win the most.
0:21.0	President Joe Biden making an admission of sorts saying quote if Trump
0:25.8	wasn't running I'm not sure I'd be running. Now look we all remember that he
0:30.4	entered the race over what happened in Charlottesville, right?
0:33.1	Talking about battling for the soul of the nation.
0:35.9	It was obvious to everyone then that Trump was the catalyst.
0:40.2	But tonight's statements are feeling a little bit different for some reason, maybe because he was in a room full of donors,
0:46.7	maybe because his campaign has wanted to focus on health care this week and his desire to have another four years to finish the job he started.
0:55.0	And the question people are asking tonight when you already have the polling, by the way,
0:59.0	that shows that people might not be too thrilled with a rematch between the two of them is is it a lack of
1:05.2	enthusiasm on his part or is it just recognizing on his part that Trump
1:11.0	represents an ongoing threat to our democracy, which he has alluded to a number of times.
1:16.0	Now, in 300 and about 35 days, but who's counting,
1:20.0	voters are going to let him know.
1:22.0	Well, tonight they've done a little bit of damage control
1:24.6	ever since that quote sneaked out.
1:27.0	A little while ago, he was pressed if he would be still running for president
1:31.0	if Trump wasn't running for president to which he said this.
1:35.0	Would you be running for president Trump wasn't running?
1:39.0	I expect so, but look, he is running and I have to run.
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