Welcome to the beat. I am Ari Melber and well the music's on because today is

another election day Michigan voters are turning out as Donald Trump tries to

pivot and declare the primary functionally or essentially over, even though he hasn't actually cleared, say,

65% in a single state yet.

That's actually an alarming ceiling for a former president by any historical measurement.

So let's get into it. Tonight we are one week out from Super Tuesday.

16 states will vote. Trump will face the broadest swath of primary voters yet.

And this is an interesting time because we have not heard from this many actual voters since

2022.

For Trump, I could tell you history has a mixed warning about his troublesome performance and

numbers thus far.

I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

He was a football star.

He was a star of the University of Michigan's undefeated national champion football teams of 1932 and 1933.

I Gerald Arport do solemnly swear.

Full, free, and absolute pardon onto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States.

Just a few moments there from a bygone era when White House misconduct ultimately ejected Nixon and

brought the nation President Ford who rose as mentioned there by the newscasters from

the University of Michigan football team to Congress to VP to

to, according to many, a somewhat unlikely president.

Ford went into office without having one a mandate himself.

No majority had ever voted for him.

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