My predecessor wants to cut Social Security Medicare.

He said there's a lot of reasons you can do it in terms of cutting.

Not on my watch.

He brags about getting Roe v. Wade overturned.

But Kamala are going to keep fighting to restore Rovi-Wade is the law of the land again.

My predecessors that believes we're a country of revenge and retribution.

I believe we're a nation of hope and opportunity for everybody.

We're a country of honesty, decency, faith, fairness.

That's the future we're building together.

That's President Joe Biden last night, drawing a slew of clear contrast between himself and Donald Trump.

It comes amid new polling that shows a substantial bump for the president if his predecessor is convicted in the ongoing hush money case.

And speaking of that trial, the former president is turning it into a de facto campaign event

with a whole bunch of his allies in court with him yesterday.

We'll show you who was there and recap the second day of testimony from his former fixer,

Michael Cohen.

Plus, we'll go through the latest effort from the Biden administration to persuade the Israeli government against a wider military operation in southern Gaza.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Wednesday, May 15th.

I'm Jonathan Lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we have a very busy show ahead.

And we will begin on the legal front. Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial resumes tomorrow after prosecutors wrapped up their

questioning of Michael Cohen yesterday.

And the defense began to unleash a tense round of cross-examination.

Trying to tear down the prosecution's key witness, the Cohen was on the stand.

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