On this week’s edition of NBC’s Meet the Press, Welker opened the show with a brief introduction summarizing President Joe Biden’s outreach to Nikki Haleyvoters, as well as Trump’s social media barrage against Merchan and his family.
KRISTEN WELKER: Meanwhile this week, the former president stepped up his attacks on the judge and his family in the New York hush money case, after that judge imposed a partial gag order on Mr. Trump less than three weeks from the April 15th start date in that trial. And now, Trump is asserting that none of the trials should quote “take place during my campaign,” falsely calling the criminal proceedings “election interference.”
It is yet another reminder that we are covering this election against the backdrop of a deeply divided nation.
But this week, there were also signs of how this country has the incredible capacity to come together. We saw that in Baltimore when the country rallied around that community after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge which claimed 6 lives.
A portion of that intro went viral when it was flagged by video influencer Aaron Rupar, minus the part about Biden and her assertion that “the country rallied around” Baltimore after the bridge collapse (presumably not including the ones who blamed it on “DEI” or otherwise did not rally).
It would be more to the point to say, “We are covering this election against the backdrop of one of the candidates being a narcissistic sociopath.” https://t.co/srfow4NDr4
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) March 31, 2024
"Whether it's threatening violence against judges, or threatening to hold polluters accountable for their carbon emissions, both sides have a 'threatening' problem."
— Prof Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) March 31, 2024
(you're welcome @DougJBalloon) https://t.co/kpOo8DBQHR
Yes, we’re a “deeply divided nation.” We’re divided between people who think it’s OK to foment violence against judges and their families, and those who don’t. https://t.co/FC3TfWLugt
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) March 31, 2024