New vax mandates are incoming in NYC & CA, combat missions are outgoing in Iraq, and an electrified Aussie swim coach is breaking it down after a win in Tokyo. Your highlight reel of the day, all here on Recount Wire.
Mark Hamill on meeting with Biden: “He said, 'You can call me Joe.' And I said, 'Can I call you Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi?'”
Mark Hamill stops by the White House Press Briefing: “I'm open to questions — although no Star Wars questions, please.”
Robert De Niro on people who don't like Trump but will vote for him: They don't understand “how dangerous it will be.”
Robert De Niro condemns Trump: "As a kid, I'd say, 'Hitler...that never would happen.' But now I see it's possible.”