come across to a jury as a will is you -- across as a well-meang eer report is how he supposedly had not remembered the precise year that his son died. and in the acknowledgments, there is something that speaks to that. the first paragraph of the acknowledgments section says this was a very hard year, or hard time for me to look back memories of this period are false. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. ♪

>>8i this week, 2024 campaign trail takes you on the road with former president trump, who was in ohio. and with president biden, as he headed for campaign stops in nevada and arizona. also, a look at the latestst, a. senate race in wisconsin, concerted a critical must win for president biden and former president trump. >> thus far there is this one high-profile republican candidate in the race,mogul, ra.

he's got some business ties out of california. alady spdi■@a lot of ads on the. possibly more challengers coming in, but right now eric update and tammy baldwin. >> what is it look like, the prospects for another term? >> tammy baldwin has been a traditionally strong candidate in wiscons races are decided onr thin margins. she won her second term reelection in 2018 with an1 point margin, which is unheard of in wisconsin. she has attritional he strong candidate, fundraising come out on the trail. any republican strategist would tell you not to underestimate her. we thinkare concerned about the economy, about joe biden's approval rating. it will be a tough challenge for her if eric hovde is thecandid'd

as much as $20 million of his own money on this race. >> what about fundraising for her part? >> she has been doing well. she has been bringing and pretty consistently $3.5 million a quarter. we will see national group spending on her behalf as well. >> what issue do voters in wisconsin care about? >> it will remain to be seen how much abortion is an issue. certainly was an important issue in our most recent supreme court election. the economy is an issue here. people are concerned about inflation, grocery prices, the bread-and-butter kitch t explaia tammy baldwin on the left to the u.s. senate and ron johnson on the right. >> we are a very unique state. we are a state that is responsible for the two of them, for barack obama in the same year.

we have a strong history of osed candidates being equally successful. we are operable state. we are evenly split. -- we are a purple state. voters care more about the candidate. >> what do you watch statewide about the red areas and blue areas that, when combined, make the state purple? >> the lucky is a strong area -- milwaukee is a strong area for democrats. then we have more suburban areas throughout the state, rural areas that have been up for grabs, potentially strong for republicans. >> what other races should voters be watching in wisconsin, or ballot measures this year? >> we will have a new

legislative map that will be more competitive than previously. our entire statewide election will be something to watch. one ballot measure has drawn a lot of attention that wld ban the use of private grant funding in elections. it is being referred to as the zuckerbucks referendua lot of ct from the group that mark zuckerberg funds to run the election during the pandemic. this would ban that if voters choose to amend the constitution to do that. >> a political reporter for the milwaukee journal sentinel, thank you. >> thank you. >> tuesday brought results from five more primary states, arizona, iinoi■gs, kansas, ohio and florida. republican presumptive nominee and former president donald trump notched his delegate count for this summer's republican national convention to 1639.

meanwhile on the democratic side, president biden hadtes wi. after numerous visits along the east coast in recent w president biden took his reelection campaign out west in recent days. next, some of his stops in nevada and arizona. pres. biden: the bottom line is, all of us in this room have one fundamental difference between us and trump. i mean this sincerely. we have a different value set. to me, i have been campaigning around the country. it, it's fundamentally different. you mentioned vets. would not go to visit a cemetery, the veterans, that they are a bunch of losers, suckers. our s■on was one of those loser.

i have never heard a president say the things that this guy the difference is he means what he says. with your help, we got elected the first time around. this county and state is really, really critical. [applause] pres. biden: number two, my campaign manager here, she's had enough. [laughter] she doesn't like all that noise either. look, last trump and i clinched the nominations. we are going to beat himuse] folks, you know we will keep making the case by lowering e cost and creating more jobs. we have grassroots support.

so far this campaign, we've had more000 people contribute. and 500,000 of those people were brand-new from before. [applause] ♪ [indiscernible chatter]

presden: i want to provide an annual tax credit that will give americans $400 a month for the next two years as mortgage rates come down to put towards their mortgagewe are ale affordable to refinance your home by eliminating title insurance on ferally funding back mortgages -- federally funded backed mortgages. the government can afford to do th. last week the national association of realtors agreed for the first time that americans can negotiate lower commissions when they buy or sell their home. [applause]

on a typical home purchase, that alone could save folks an average of $10,000. i'm calling on realtors to follow through to prothomebuyer. we are also working to end the legacy of discrimination on the basis of home valuations. it has exacerbated the racial wealth gap. [applause] in 2020, 55 of the largest fortune 500 companies made $40 billion in profits. they paid zero in federal tax.n. thanks to the law i wrote and we signed, big companies now have to pay a minimum of 15%. would you all tried that? -- trade that? no should have to pay less than a teacher.

if i am reelected, we will get it done, a minimum tax of 25% for billionaires. that's not even the highest tax rate. you know how that would -- how much that would raise? in 10 years. [applause] folks, there is so much we can do. myally different view when it comes to fair taxes. he said this to his friends in mar-a-lago, "i know plenty of you, a hell, and we will give you tax cuts." that is what he says out loud. the president enacted trillion tax cut that overwhelmingly benefits the wealthy and biggest corporations. he exploded the federal deficit. added more to the national debt than any president has in one term than all of american history. he wants to do it again. he is cut for the biggest corporations. he also proposed cutting funds

for affordable housing, not building the funds for them. does anyone really think that the tax code is fair? you don't think the wealthy and big operations need another $2 trillion tax cut, do you? they are doing pretty well. i sure as hell don't. we have a lot more due this election. it is not about me, it is about the he wants to undo everything we have done if he gets elected, he stated it straight up. ■@there is so much more to keep and do. i've never been more optimistic about our future. we just have to remember who the hell we are, we are the united states of america. think about it, there is nothing beyond our capacity when we work together. the only nation in the world that has come out of every crisis stronger than we went in.

every time when we worked together. with your■p help, we will get people working together in a way they haven't for decades. god bless you and may god protect our troops. >> former president donald trump, now this year's presumptive republican presidential nominee, went to ohio ihopes■k of boosting the campaign of u.s. senate hopeful bernie marino. he made headlines for some of these comments, which included him predicting a "bloodbath" if he did not win election this year. mr. trump's campaign said the comments were taken out of context by journalists, saying the president was referring to the to mystic auto industry. -- domestic auto industry. mr. trump: you see the spirit from the hostages, and that is what they are, hostages. they have been treated terribly and very unfairly. we will be working on that soon.

the first day we get into office we will save our count with the people to treat those unbelievable patriots, and they were unbelievable patriots and are, you see this cheering while they are doing that. they did that in prison. it is a disgrace in my opinion. in one of the biggest issues was the border. i sort of won on the border. we fixed it so good that i could not even use it in 2020 even though we got millions more votes. we could not even talk about it. i id i wanto talk about the border. they said, sir, you fixed it, nobody cares. that border was a tiny fraction ■■gthis border is the worst in history of the world. millions and millions of people are pouring into our descending from all over the world, not just latin america. they are sending them from asia,

from africa, the congo. st 22 people arrived from the congo. the congo is a very nice place i would imagine, but theyived from the congo, and they came from prison. where are you from in the congo, what is your address? prison. th people. they are coming from africa, from asia, frmo the middle east i thought we were bombing yemen. here we go with the bombing again. you can solve that whole problem with the phone call if they i would do the same thing. if i had presidents teaming with years, young people ine they jail for years, if you call them people. in some cases they are not people in my opinion. say that because the radical left says that is a terrible thing to say. they say you have to vote

against it, because did you hear what he said aut humanity? i have seen the humanity. these are animals, okay? no one has been hurt by joe invasion more than our great african-american and hispanic american communities. they are taking your jobs and creating lots of problems. remember this, joe biden is a great threat to our democracy. he is a tremendous threat to our democracy. his and competence the number one reason. also, he uses the justice department to go after his political opponent who happens to be me. do it one or two more times. how about a couple more of a --ents, joe, you [laughter] if you look at the united auto workers, with a have done to their people is horrible.

th nonsense where the cars don't go far, they cost too much and they are all made in china. and ahead of the united auto workers, probably never shook hands with a republican before. mexico has taken 34% of the automobile manufacturing business in our country. china now is building a couple of massive plants where they will build the cars in mexico and they think they wille united states with no tax at the border. let me tell something to china, if you are listening president xi, he understands the way ideal, those big monster car manufacturing plants you are building in mexico right now, @gand you think you are going to get that and not hire americans, no, we will put a 100% tariff on

every car that across the line. if i get elected. now if i don't get elected, it will be a bloodbath. that will be the least of it. it will be a bloodbath for the country. that will be the least of it. >>marks drew rebukes from democrats as well as his former vice president mike pence. the next day, he told cbs's 'face the nation' he would not endorse trump's 2024 bid. mr. of prayer and reflection i will not be endorsing donald trump this year. look, i'm very proud of the record of our administration. record that left america more prosperous and more secure and our liberties and the sanctity of life stronger than ever before in my lifetime. >> would you say mr. trump walked away from conservative values? mr. pence:■icampaign the presidi

have profound differences. many of us think it is just over january 6. andrankly the fact the president continues to insist that i had the right to overturn the election is a fundamental difference. i want to be clear, i have forgiven the president in my heart for what happened that day. as a christian i'm required to do that. i have pra of fealty to the constitution is not a small matter. it is not just that. the reason i cannot in good conscience endorse donald trump this year also has to do with the fact that he is just from kh the constitution on that day, but also with a commitment to fiscal respoiblife, a commitmenn leadership in the world. the president's reversal in the last week on tiktok following an

administration where we literally changed the national consensus on china is the reason why after a lot of reflection i cannot endorse the agenda that donald trump is carrying into this national debate. >>from you? can you be persuaded if he changes, to vote for him? mr. pence: i will not be voting for donald trump this year. i respect the right of republican voters who made it clear ■@jwh who they want to be our standardbearer this year. what i will focus my energies on is what remains of this what we should be for. i joined this party when i was in college because i heard the voice and the values of another good irishmanál named ronald reagan who said we need to have a strong national defense but

also recognize we are lead o wo. we need to stand for the constitution and limited government. the balance of this year and in the years ahead, i will continue to champion those values that i think are not just good for the republican party,np but a t whip was casting his own ballot in florida's gop prede tuesday, hes to say about former vice president pence's remarks. mr. trump: i could not care less. we need patriots. country. our country is going downhill rapidly. millions of people coming across the border, from jails, from prisons, from mental institutions, terrorist. we need strong people in this country. >> former president trump's remarks in ohio did not harm the race of the candidate he was endorsing. three days later, bernie moreno

went on to win republican's ohio senate primary by 18 points. next, some of his victory remarks on tuesday night. >>i just got off the phone with president trump. [applause] and the reality is we have an opportunity now. we have an opportunity to retire this is what we are going to do. i want to thank president trump for all he did for me, for this campaign, his unwavering support, for his love of this country. i don't think i have eves this y the way he does. thank you to president trump. one of the things th came idea that chuck schumer put some money in to help me. if helping me means

really mean and horrible ads about me. yeah, but he said you were tied to trump. i wear with my endorsement from president trump. i wear that with a badge of honor. [applause] rybecause under president trump, this nation was safer, more secure, we had prosperity around the world, we had low-interest rates and generationally low-inflation. under jill biden, everything is objectively worse. he wonder, i wonder whether sheriff brown will wear with honoris 99% voting record with joe biden, whether joe biden is the kind of person he likes to associate with. biden enters ohio, sherrod brown will run out like a scaredy-cat. here is the message i want to

leave you withit is march of 20. things seem dire in our country today. they will probab a little worse over the next seven months because you have an administration that is completely controlled by the radicals in their party. there were rational democrats. those people may still exist, but they are controlled by the absolute extremists iní/for theu will see joe biden try to recapture that extreme position in order to keep his base, so who knows what they will do, but it will be a tough next seven months. here is what i will tell you. we are going to win this race in november. we will retake the u.s. senate. we will have president trump in the white house. >> here is a look at the results from the more interesting u.s. house races from this past tuesday. in

a current member of the statehouse of representatives, won the gop primary for ohio's ninth congressional district. he will now the democratic representative in the general election. in illinois, congress men mike bost survived a challenge in the gop primary from darren bailey, a former who been at oriole candidate who snagged the endorsement of matt gaetz. a democratic congressman also beat his primary challengers. both women appealed to voters as the new generation of leadership, but the 82-year-old congressman who firstn 1996 wonh more than 53%. in california, a republican will ce a bid to represent california's 20th congressional district, the seat vacated by his former boss and ex-speaker the house kevin

mccarthy. both republicans now head to him a runoff since neither amassed more than 50% support in tuesday's special election. democrat congressmannd democratic party's line system to court. he's fighting against a longtime rule unique to new jersey that candidates endorsed by county party boards as the official endorsed line for voters. congressman kim, who was running against new jersey first lady tammy murphy, has charged that system unfairly disadvantages political newcomers. next, some of the coverage from nonprofit nj spotlight news. >> new jersey's county party verge of a massive shift to their power after a marathon hearing on monday in a federal courtroom innj trent over the

constitutionality of the state's ballot design, more often referred to as the party line system. during nine hours of oral arguments, lawyers representing congressman andy kim, who brought the lawsuit, and others in support of ending the line, argue it goes against the pursuit of democracy because it gives an unfair advantage to those awarded the line and prospective candidates dropped election bids in the pas they did not secure the endorsement. kim lost in a heated primary race against tammy murphy for the u.s. senate seat currently occupied by bob menendez. attorneys for the defendants, the 19 counties that use this ballot structure, argue it is feasible to change how candidates are grouped on a ballot design before the june election. the court hearing took place as murphy line from gloucester county democrats, though it may not matter much after the judge issues a ruling. i'm joineder of this lawsuit,

representative andy kim. did you get any indication from the judge how he's leaning after the testimony? >> thank you for having me. no, no indication. clear he wanted to be fair about this and how they structured the process. i do appreciate the ability for us to make our case and to talk about why we think this is unfair andncit i was really proud of our team. >> you spoke for about an hour. what was the crux of the argument you presented personally? >> the crux of the argument is this is the system unlike any other system in the united states. 49 other states in america use a very standard ballot for our

elections. new jersey does not. we are the outlier. we do it in a way tleaders to ge preferential placement to their preferred candidates. that is not fair. the parties can endorse the candidates that they would like, but don't structure that in terms of a ballot line for reelections. that is what is causing this to be unfair. that is what we are asking to change. >> democratic senator bob menendez, the current holder of theman kim is seeking, released a nine minute video saying he would not run again as a democrat, butdependes exonerated on charges of bribery related to his position chairing the senate relations committee. >> it has been in honor of a lifetime to represent you in the u.s. senate. if you told me growing up poor in a tenement, the son of

refugees, the first of my family to go to college, that i could go uto be onesenators of 330 mi, i probably would not have believed it, bit is that histore for the future that i would want to bring to a reelection for the unfortunately the present accusations of whi will do so will not allow me to at that type of dialogue and debate with political opponents that have already made it the cornerstone of their campaign. ne jerseyans deserved better than that. you deserve to hear from those in what they would do for your families in the future. therefore i will not file for the democratic primary this june. exoneration will

take place this summer and allow me to pursue my candidacy as an independent democrat in the general election. this wnot only remind new jersen how i have succeeded in being your champion, but how we will secure financial futures, meet the challenge of raising a family, own a home, provide for a college education, and secure a more pcei know many of you ard disappointed in me with the accusations i am facing. believe disappointed at the false accusations as well. all i can ask of you is to withhold judgment until justice takes place. until then, i will continue to work my heart out each and every day as i have for the past 19 years to fight new jer family, e prosperous secure future. may god bless you he continue to bless these united

states of america. announcer: a reminder, this program and c-span's 2024 campaign coverage can be found online at c-span.org/campaign. announcer: coming up on "after words" professor teresa ghilarducci on a retirement in the united states, and that we will show you has debate on the 1.2 trillion dollars federal spending bill leading up to its passage. united nations participates in a un security council meeting to vote on a u.s. led cease-fire resolution to the israel-hamas war. announcer: next on book to author interview program "after words," teresa ghilarducci offers her thoughts on how to make retirement more attainable for americans. she is interviewed by abu bharat i. "after words" is a weekly

interview program with the guest hosts interviewing top nonfiction authors about their works. young, you know, going to retire one day are already retired. this is a very important issue and i am just so delighted. talk with you. yeah, thank you. thank you so much for bringing me in to talk about the issue that, like you said, affects young people now going into labor market. people in this liminal period of like 55 to 65, you have one foot in, one foot out your mind is like going forward and the and i found that many of them are actually re entering the labor force so it's like work retire here and repeat you know is a cycle that i've identified in that you know landed as the title of the book. absolutely. so in your book, work, retire, repeat, you write about how retirement