. >> debbie dingell, that's a real beauty. if john is looking down, maybe he's looking up, i don't know. >> this is "new day" with alisyn camerota and john berman. >> it's thursday, december 19th, 8:00 in the east. and this morning, donald j. trump has become the third u.s. president ever to be impeached. here are just some of the headlines that he and the country are waking up to. the house approved two articles of impeachment spelling out how mr. trump abused his power and obstructed congress. but then, in a surprise twist, house speaker nancy pelosi withheld those two articles of impeachment from the senate throwing the timing of the senate timing into limbo. speaker pelosi says democrats will hold the articles until it becomes clear to them the senate trial will be fair. a source tells cnn she will meet with senate democratic leader chuck schumer to strategize on how to move forward. meanwhile, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell who has already said he'll not be an impartial juror, he's working with the white house, ho

but the most personal with debbie dingell. as you were watching those arguments yesterday from democrats and republicans, very clearly divided. what you saw a lot of the democrats trying to make is this argument about how the republicans have struggled with getting behind the president when he makes comments like last night. that is what you have heard privately from lawmakers time and time again. they like wa he does, not what he says. especially comments like that. i was reading new york magazine this morning in a interview debbie dingell gave where she was on a campaign stop with joe bid biden. she spoke of her husband saying i miss john most days. you keep yourself going to you don't have time to think or feel and take that energy of missing somebody as much as i miss my husband and take that and put it into a passion of helping other people. she says i'm raw, sad, but i'm not going to sit at home and feel sorry for myself. and like you were saying about humanity, it really just shows you this was her alolongtime husband.

debbie dingell his widow deserves respect. this another moment where republicans without disagreeing with the president's policies can and should come forward and demand some basic decency out of our president. he has a long record of using his massive twitter following and megaphone of the presidency to doctor's appointmeisrespect . this is where we should expect colleagues on both sides of the aisle to call for better conduct. it is the sort of thing that degrades our nation as a whole. >> so this federal appeals court struck down basically the individual mandate upon which it was grounded. that's what helps it to work. so it left the fate of obamacare up in the air. it depose back to the lower court now. that is not good for people like you who believe in obamacare that it needs to be fixed. this doesn't bode well for the future. your thoughts? this is just a reminder that the trump administration and many of their republican allies both governors and here in congress have been relentlessly fighting to take apart what is le

one of them being debbie dingell, the wife of late democratic congressman john dingell. congressman dingell passed away earlier this year, after serving 59-years in the house. his wife took over his position after he passed away. trump brought up dingell at the rally because he said, he was watching her on t-v during the impeachment proceedings -- which she supports. trump told the crowd about a phone call with her, where she said her husband john would have been thrilled .... at the respect shown for him during his funeral ... as he looked down on the ceremonies. but then, the president flipped and added... quote -- "maybe he's looking up"-- apparently implying, congressman dingell was watching from hell.

debbie dingell. that's a beauty. she calls me up eight months ago. her husband was there a long time. but i didn't give him the "b" treatment. i didn't give him the "c" or the "d." i gave him the a-plus treatment. take down the flags. why are you taking them down? for excongressman dingell. rotunda, everything. i don't want anything for it. i don't need anything for anything. she calls me up. it's the nicest thing that's ever happened. thank you so much. john would be thrilled. he's looking down. i said, that's okay. don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up. i don't know. i don't know. maybe. maybe. >> reporter: the president taking congresswoman dingell's vote on impeachment. impeachment as a whole. the president saying democrats should apologize for what they're doing to his family. dave and christine? >> boris sanchez for us. congresswoman dingell responding. let's set politics aside. i'm preparing for the first holiday season without the man i love. you brought me down in a way you cannot imagine. and your hurtful words made my healing much ha

debbie dingell, that's a real beauty. so she calls me up like eight months ago, her husband was there a long time. but i didn't give him the "b" treatment, i didn't give him the "c" or the "d." i could have. i could ha i gave them everything, took down the flags. she calls me up, that's the nicest thing that's ever happened, thank you so much, john would be so thrilled. he's looking down, he would be so thrilled, thank you so much, sir. i said, that's okay, don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up, i don't know. [ audience reacts ] >> debbie dingell responded on twitter, writing, mr. president, let's set politics aside. my husband earned all his accolades after a lifetime of service. i'm preparing for the first holiday season without the man i love. you brought me down in a way you can never imagine and your hurtful words made my healing much harder. she also posted a thank-you to nancy pelosi for her strong leadership and, quote, an empathetic hand. joining me now is democratic congresswoman from michigan, debbie ding

, debbie dingell. she responds to the president and this is what she said. we have the tweet. i've always said i'll work with president trump when he wants to help hard-working men and women, but i'll also work to hold the administration accountable. debbie dingell responding to the president, of course, hailing from one of the key swing states in this upcoming election. thank you all for this saturday. that wraps up that hour for me. i'm richard lui. you can follow me on twitter, instagram, approximate facebook. our coverage continues after a short break. short break. -twins! grandparents! we want to put money aside for them, so...change in plans. alright, let's see what we can adjust. ♪ we'd be closer to the twins. change in plans. okay. mom, are you painting again? you could sell these. lemme guess, change in plans? at fidelity, a change in plans is always part of the plan. colon cancer screening for lemme guess, change in plans? people 50 plus at average risk. some things are harder than you thou

the question of john dingell. i knew john dingell. i knew debbie dingell, i served with them both. i think they're very good individuals. i think john served his country very well, very proud. when john passed away, if you watched on the floor and you heard my speech on the floor, contribute to him. i find him a very strong individual, very bright individual. i think he made a great contribution to america. we may differ philosophically and sometimes in principles. no, i considered him a friend. >> now that the house has voted on articles of impeachment, what will house republicans' role in the senate be? are you planning on having some of your members prep the senate as they prepare for the trial or what will that look like? >> we will do anything senators need if they want information. we have a lot of members that spent a lot of time on this. but that's up to the senate and also up to the president who he wants to represent him. but anything that we can be helpful with we will. yes, ma'am. >> [ inaudible question ]. >> a defeat? well, let me first gauge that. i would feel it was

we'll talk to the kong debbie dingell next. -- congresswoman debbie dingell. with jaw-dropping savings. vote for your favorites at: geico.com/sequels ahhh, which way do i go?! i don't know, i'm voting for our sequels. with geico, the savings keep on going to a screen near you. not the leg! you dang woodchucks! geico sequels. vote and enter to win today! ♪ spread a little love today ♪ spread a little love my-y way ♪ ♪ spread a little something to remember ♪ philadelphia cream cheese. made with fresh milk and real cream makes your recipes their holiday favourites. the holidays are made with philly. when it comes to using data, thwhich is why xfinity mobile is a different kind of wireless network that lets you design your own data. choose unlimited, shared data, or mix lines of each and switch any line, anytime. giving you more choice and control compared to other top wireless carriers. save up to $400 a year when you switch. plus, unwrap $250 off a new samsung phone. click, call or visit a store today. chris: president trump spent impeachment night at a rally in michigan a stat

and this from congresswoman debbie dingell, michigan, democrat saying the articles of impeachment are very serious and will receive my thorough consideration. all of us and congress have a moral responsibility. no one is above the rule of all, not even the president. host: from madison, wisconsin, republican line. gary, go ahead. caller: good morning and thank you for letting me on. i have to tell you, it does not -- lookot to figure out at the economy. we have the best economy in and what is this man really done to anybody? you, i, for one, think he is the best president we have ever had any united states in years.

district, his widow, congressman debbie dingell joins us right now. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> neil: just as an american with regard to politics that were beyond offensive, beyond cruel, beyond mean, certainly not in the character of our nation or the season. i'm very sorry for what you and your family had to endure. how are you doing now? >> first of all, thank you for saying that. look, it is the holiday. i think thanksgiving was very hard. christmas is very hard. those remarks made it harder, because i miss john very much. i am sort of hoping that something good comes out of this and that people will take a deep breath and realize that words can hit people hard. words have consequences. and that is the tone of rhetoric in this country should be bothering people. maybe we could take a deep breath and remember we could be

dingell. you know dingell? from michigan. [ boos ] you know dingell? debbie dingell. that's a real beauty. so she calls me up like eight months ago. her husband was ill a long time. but i didn't give him the b treatment. i didn't give him the c or the d. i could have. nobody would have -- you know. i gave the a-plus treatment. take down the flags. why are you taking them down? for ex-congressman dingell. oh, okay. do this, do that. do that. rotunda. everything. i gave him everything. that's okay. i don't want anything -- i don't need anything for anything. she calls me up. it's the nicest thing that ever happened. thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down. he'd be so thrilled. thank you so much, sir. and so i said that's okay, don't worry about it. and he's looking up. >> as for what comes next, the "washington post" and politico report some democrats including house majority leader steny hoyer are considering a proposal to delay sending articles of impeachment over to the other chamber into the senate. the "post" writes that they see a delay as

whether you are debbie dingell or whether you are ana navarro. you feel it. so i am sorry that debbie is going through this, and i'm even more sorry, i am even more sorry, that we have a pathetic, lame excuse, inhumane president who instead of embracing this country and trying to unify this country, uses his pulpit, his presidential pulpit to attack dead war heroes, who unlike him did not make up bone spurs but wore this country's uniform and risked their lives in defense of american values. i am sorry that he is the president and i will tell you that is why americans cannot accept this man and just, you know, allow him to cheapen the presidency the way that he has done for the last three years, because we cannot descend to this level of inhumanity towards each other because the president of the united states is doing so, and to melania, girl, try a little better with "be best." you know what? be best should start at home. >> on that note -- >> funny she should say that. funny -- >> not funny, you know, at this rally the president evoked his own son barron wh

and he was revered by many, many people and debbie dingell came after him, holding that seat and she's widely admired. she had a lot of friends in congress. i think they will find these actions to be disgusting. it also tells us, in contrast to the last two presidents who have gone through impeachment, nixon and clinton in modern times, both came out contrite when it was over. in both cases, they went on. nixon resigned and clinton had a lot of contrition. went back to work. but we resolve the issues. this president is so embittered that he will come out and spend the rest of his time in office getting even. that's what troubles us. what kind of president will he be? nixon was good enough to leave. he had to heave. but clinton went ahead and worked for the good of the

we welcome debbie dingell coming to us from capitol hill. thank you for joining us fresh off the trip. let's talk about what is going on with climate. you have a proposal with other people from michigan about what we could do about the climate. tell us about the bill. rep. dingell: i have several bills. the one we introduced before thanksgiving is called 100 by 50. it would require 100% net carbon in the united states by 2050. you could offset carbon by purchasing a carbon offset. it is technology neutral but it is a goal we have to have in this country. i think a lot of industries are trying to get there. i am a mission girl. the auto industry -- i'm a michigan girl. the auto industry knows the electric industry is the industry of the future. when we were there, it reinforced we have to work together to get this done. david: your a michigan native and you come from a family affiliated with the auto industry. there are a lot of michigan people joining this. you wrote in the detroit free press that this could be an opportunity. 30% of greenho

. >> debbie dingell, that's a real beauty. >> chris: we will talk with congresswoman debbie dingell, house democratic leader about the president's comments on her late husband and nancy pelosi's decision to hold onto the articles of impeachment. plus, 2020 democrats make the case for impeachment in this week's debate. we will ask our sunday panel how it's playing in the battleground state. all right now on "fox news sunday." ♪ >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. a bruising fight is now shaping up between the senate and house over the impeachment of president trump. house speaker nancy pelosi says she won't send the articles of impeachment of the senate until the two parties they are agreed on the rules for a trial. but if the articles are never sent over, does that mean the president was never actually impeach? in a moment we will talk with marc short, the chief of staff to vice president pence. but first let's get the latest from rich edson at the president's mar-a-lago retreat in florida, rich. >> chris, president trump begins two weeks in florida taking a vict

congresswoman debbie dingell who succeeded him in that seat before he died obviously was appreciative to president trump for providing the funeral as the trump administration does, as any white house would do. and then take a listen to how pr president trump described it just a few minutes ago. >> debbie dingell, that's a real beauty. so she calls me up like eight months ago, her husband was there a long time, but i didn't give him the b treatment, i didn't get him the c or the d. i could have. i gave the a-plus treatment. take down the flags. she calls me up. it's the nicest thing that's ever happened, thank you so. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down, he'd be so thrilled. thank you so much, sir. i said that's okay, don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up, i don't know. i don't know. >> i mean, once again we saw something like this after the late senator john mccain died. first of all, the idea that by bestowing honors upon a long-serving member of congress who has passed away that that's somehow a personal favor by president trump and first of all the lack of compassion

or would he apologize to his widow debbie dingell? he answered questions about other topics but did not answer those questions. >>> we should know congressman jeff van drew of new jersey formally became a republican. he announced it while meeting with president trump in the oval office. take a listen. >> i believe this is a better fit for me. it is who i am. it is who i always was but there was more tolerance of moderate democrats. >> it is worth voting that congressman van drew voted with democrats which he used to be nearly 90% of the time. he tweeted last month, quote, in light of the recent allegations we must stand up against white supremacist terrorism and the racist rhetoric that encourages it, unquote. your response. >> i don't think those kinds of tweets would work very well in the republican party. and the idea that you would go from being a moderate democrat to a trump republican that's just a strange choice. it's not as though you are going from a moderate democrat to a republican in the george w. bush era. i could see tha

and -- >> debbie dingell, that is a real beauty did i. chris: we'll talk with house democratic leader debbie dingell, about president trump's comments about her late husband and nancy pelosi's decision to hold on to the articles of impeachment. 2020 democrats make the case for impeachment in this debate. we'll ask the sunday panel how it is playing in the battleground states. all right now on "fox news sunday." ♪. >>> hello again, from fox news in washington. a bruising fight is now shaping up between the senate and house over the impeachment of president trump. house speaker nancy pelosi says she won't send the articles of impeachment to the senate until the two parties there agree on the rules for a trial. but if the articles are never sent over, does that mean the president was never actually impeached? in a moment we'll talk with marc short, chief of staff with vice president mike pence. we'll get the reaction from rich edson in florida. reporter: president trump taking a victory lap, even though days ago the house voted to impeach

debbie dingell. that's a real beauty. so she calls me up like eight months ago. her husband was here a long time. but i didn't give him the b treatment, the c or the d. i could have. i gave the a plus treatment. take down the flags. why are you taking them down? for excongressman ding 87. okay. do this, do that. rotunda, everything. everything. that's okay. i don't want anything. i don't need anything for anything. she calls me up. it's the nicest thing that has ever happen. thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down. he would be so thrilled. thank you so much, sir. i am that's okay. don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up. i don't know. maybe. maybe. >> and you can hear, there were some audible groans in the crowd. they didn't receive that statement very well. the president saying democrats should apologize for what they've done to his family. he's taking impeachment very personally and making clear that even though he says, he doesn't feel like he's being impeached, the two hours really shows how he feels. >> mr. president, let's set po

we will show you how his widow, congressman debbie dingell is responding. >> plus, as hanukkah begin, jewish members of congress are calling for the resignation of the white house senior adviser steven miller over emails that surfaced last month displaying his support for white nationalism. those stories and a check on weather when we come back. k on weather when we come back. >>> the department of health and human services is reportedly sharing data with i.c.e. to allow the immigration agency to target adults seeking to claim unaccompanied children back from the government shelters. according to the "washington post," hhs has allowed i.c.e. agents to collect minute fingerprints and/or bio metric information from these adults if they're eligible to take a migrant children, they may use the information to deport them. and it could strengthen the hhs office for refugee settlement for enforcement and deportation. the initiative has not been announced publicly but was introduced by steven miller, a key architect of trump's immigration policy. miller has long argued that the refugee resett

how many might there be, and how many debbie dingells might there be on the left? >> that's a question that we'll find out on thursday, obviously. i think what van drew and dingell are both really explicitly contrasting is this existential crisis. is it country, constitution, or party and politics? what do they prioritize. in the case of van drew, it appears he saw a poll that saw him losing in his district if he voted against impeachment, and the pressure trump put on him worked. but what you saw during the house judiciary markup that stood out to me at least was these calls to the conscious. lucy mcbath who represents georgia is the only vulnerable democrat on the judiciary committee who said that she did not come to congress to impeachment the president. she came to congress to represent the legacy of her son, who was killed in gun violence. but at the end of the day, this is the right thing to do for her, and she doesn't care if she loses that seat. so i think it remains to be seen again just how many moderate democrats deflect, but that's why nancy pelosi was

it wasn't right, it wasn't accurate, it wasn't a good description of john dingell or debbie dingell and he should apologize. but, again, that's not an impeachable offense. we have lots of people saying things that they should apologize for today. let's go to the ballot box and cast our vote in private and see what happens. >> is there anything that donald trump can say, andy, that makes you think he's not fit to be president, that he should be removed? >> well, again, that's a political call. it's not an impeachment call. you don't just remove someone from office by an impeachment process. do it at the ballot box. let's see what happens in november. i don't think the democratic field has been mature enough to give us definition of what they're going to look like next november. we haven't seen who's going to emerge. i think the democrats were dealt a very good hand this election cycle. they haven't played their hand well at all. donald trump has been playing his hand extremely well because the democrats are misplaying theirs. >> do you think republicans will vote to remove this president

a crack made while mocking his call with debbie dingell earlier this year where she thanked the president for ordering flags lowered to half-staff. >> he's looking down, he'd be so -- thank you so much, sir i said, that's okay. don't worry about it maybe he's looking up, i don't know [ laughter ] but let's assume he's looking down >> reporter: the jab sparking immediate bipartisan backlash, including from speaker nancy pelosi walking together with dingell hours before they voted for impeachment. >> what the president misunderstands is that cruelty is not wit >> he said that, he should apologize john dingell is a fine, fine man >> reporter: cindy mccain, widow to late senator john mccain, another trump target, consoled dingell on twitter, writing, i'm terribly sorry please know i'm thinking about you mccain's daughter meghan today on the view >> there is a special kind of horrific monstrosity in this man that does this type of thing to widows >> i'm not looking for an apology i think there are some things that should be off limits >> reporter: the president tonight ignored our questions ab

the question on john dingell, i knew john dingell. i knew debbie dingell. i served with them both. i think they're both very good individuals. i think they served -- john served his country very well, very proud. when john passed away, if you watched on the floor and you heard my speech on the floor, a tribute to him and i find him a very strong individual, a very bright individual. i think he made a great contribution to america. we may differ philosophically and sometimes in principles but i considered him a friend. yes? >> now that the house has voted on articles of impeachment, what will house republicans' role in the senate be? are you planning on having some of your members prep the senate as they prepare for a trial? what will that look like? >> we will do anything senators need if they want information. we have a lot of members that spent a lot of time on this. that's up to the senate and the president of who he wants to represent him. but anything that we can be helpful, we will. yes, ma'am? >> would you consider last night's house republicans' defeat a failure to the part

his wife, congresswoman debbie dingell, responds. >>> plus the president once said impeachment would be a horror show and an embarrassment. as his past views take on new meaning, we'll look at the tape. >>> the president and first lady saying invoking their teenage son to politics is off limits, the president invokes his teenage son in politics. this is cnn live coverage. for effective, non-addictive relief. salonpas lidocaine. patch, roll-on or cream. hisamitsu. aveeno® with prebiotic striple oat complex balances skin's microbiome. so skin looks like this and you feel like this. aveeno® skin relief. get skin healthy™ ...she keeps us centered. love you. introducing the center of me collection. because every 'your love keeps me centered' begins with kay. if your glasses aren't so will we. no we won't. introducing the center of me collection. don't forget to use your vision benefits before they're gone. now in-network with vsp. visionworks. see the difference. doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacist-recommendeding? memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in

dingell. >> debbie dingell that's a real beauty. >> reporter: at his rally the president mocked dingell suggesting her late president was possibly looking up from hell. >> maybe he is looking up. i don't know. >> do you regret your comments to her? >> the president refused to take questions about dingell who reminded him she is still in mourning. >> it is still something i am really grieving over. this thanksgiving was really hard. and christmas is harder. >> reporter: white house press secretary stephanie grisham defended the president saying mr. trump was just punching back. but that's not true, the dingells didn't punch first. >> he was just riffing. >> reporter: speaker pelosi said the president's remark revealed his character. >> just because he gets a laugh for saying the cruel things that he says doesn't mean he's funny. it is not funny at all. it is very sad. >> reporter: the president used his appearance in the oval office to introduce jeff van drew who bolted from the democratic party. the president also told reporters he is all but settled for pat cipollone to be his attorney

i'm sorry that debbie dingell had to put up with that. it's a shame. >> i mean, when you think about how presidents have handled the toughest moments of their presidencies before, have there been personal attacks like this on dead, revered members of congress. >> and a veteran. >> yes. >> the veterans of the united states should be livid right now. veterans have to protect their own. they were angry when donald trump dissed john mccain and did the same trick going after dead veterans when president trump himself was a, you know, avoided service due to bone spurs during the vietnam war. so if i were president trump, i would issue an immediate apology. call it a joke that went sideways. no disrespect to debbie dingell and certainly not to john dingell, but he's a little man, and i'm afraid he's unable to make that kind of apology. any other politician in america would make. >> you could just feel congresswoman dingell's -- politics aside, you could feel her pain hearing her this morning with alisyn and also in her tweet last night. still tr

congressman. >> debbie dingell, that is a real beauty. so she calls me up like eight months ago. her husband was ill. long time. the beid not give him treatment, c or d. i gave the a-plus treatment. take down the flights. why you take them down? congressman dingell. oh, ok. do this. do that. rotunda come everything. that's ok. i don't want anything -- i don't need anything for anythingng. she calls me up. it is the nicest thing that is ever happen. thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he is looking down, he would be so thrilled. thank you so much, sir. i said, that's ok, don't worry about it. maybe he is looking up, i don't know. and there isis president trump n michigan and battle creek attacking the congressmember debbie dingell and her recently deceased husband john dingell. >> right. obviously i know both of them. i knew him. no her. michigan. what is surprising? he is crass and cruel and he is a bully. if you ever went through elementary school or middle school or highgh school, you knw who the bully is. you know how the bully behaves. that is the way it works for h

and debbie dingell being hurt by it. to call me a hen come i hope that individual doesn't have any daughters. >> that's not a very happy note. >> you tweet that stuff about me, i wear a microphone all day. how about that? >> how about we just get off twitter. we are back you're at noon eastern tomorrow, now here is "outnumbered overtime" with harris. >> "the washington post" is under fire after one of its reporters, forgive us actually becomes that does not belong at this point. this happen sometimes, to show switch together. i want to get to impeachment, so let's get to that. speaker nancy pelosi and house democrats up to tout their legislative accomplishment just hours after impeaching president trump as the battles reached a whole new level. were watching this life now this hour on overtime. i'm harris faulkner. speaker pelosi is refusing to commit to sending the articles of impeachment to the senate, at least not for now. she says house democrats want to know the parameters of the senate trial and whether or not it w

his wife, debbie dingell, responded on twitter, writing -- "mr. president, let's set politics aside. my husband earned all his accolades after a lifetime of service. i'm preparing for the first holiday season without the man i love. you brought me down in a way you can never imagine and your hurtful words just made my healing much harder." at least two people in the packed arena at trump's rally were removed after they held up a banner that said "don the con, you're fired!" trump also called a heckler a "slob" and a "disgusting person" and urged security officers of being politically correct and called o on them to be stronger than that as they escorted her out. pres. trump: you're about to hear the greatest speech you have ever heard and that is going to be the publicity because all the fake newsfactor will say, massive riots -- fake news back there will say, massive riots, fake news. amy: well, for more, we go to washington, d.c., where we're joined by congressmember pramila jayapal, democrat from washington state. first, this is congress member

debbie dingell this week. up next, we look at why he's resorting to that tactic from someone who spent a year closely following donald trump. blended and aged again. it's the reason our whisky is so extraordinarily smooth. dewar's. double aged for extra smoothness. quitting smoking is freaking hard.st, like quitting every monday hard. quitting feels so big. so, try making it smaller. and you'll be surprised at how easily starting small... ...can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette if your glasses aren't so will we. no we won't. don't forget to use your vision benefits before they're gone. now in-network with vsp. visionworks. see the difference. man 1 vo: proof of less joint pain woman 1 oc: this is my body of proof. and clearer skin. man 2 vo: proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis... woman 2 vo: ...with humira. woman 3 vo: humira targets and blocks a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain, stop further irreversib

listen to what he said to a crowd in michigan where john dingell was from. >> debbie dingell, that's a really beauty. so she calls me up like eight months ago. her husband was ill a long time. but i didn't give him the "b" treatment. i didn't give him the "c" or the "d." i could have. i gave the a-plus treatment. take down the flags. she calls me up. it's the nicest thing that's ever happened. thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down. he'd be so thrilled. thank you so much, sir. i said, that's okay. don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up. i don't know. i don't know. >> reporter: now, don, he said maybe he's looking up. i have been to a lot of trump rallies, and i don't think i've ever heard the crowd groan like the way you heard that crowd when he made that comment about john dingell. >> that's really disgusting. representative debbie dingell responding to the president on twitter just a short time ago saying, mr. president, let's set politics aside. my husband earned all his accolades after a lifetime of service. i'm preparing for the first holiday season

debbie dingell's late husband, john dingell. you see him there. he passed away last february after serving 59 years in michigan and washington deceit. the president's comments came after the late congressman's wife, debbie dingell, voted for his impeachment and this morning spoke with my colleague david gura. >> i was in a state of shock when i got the first media call telling me that, what the president had said and my immediate reaction was about my husband, who i love, and am having a hard time this holiday, had a hard time at thanksgiving, he was a man of faith, and having someone joke about his or even -- it was serious to me when i'd heard it, that he might be in hell sort of -- it rattled me. >> joining me now political white house correspondent and associate editor anita kumar. anita, the president crossed over many lines in this three years in office. you're there at the white house every day. you get a sense that many within the white house feel as if he may have crossed over a line that he shouldn't have be with this? >> i do. i mean, i

with me now, debbie dingell who is also with the house chair of policy. thank you for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> you have a big day ahead of you in 48 hours. you'll be voting. have you decided? >> i'm like many of my other colleagues, i've done everything that alyssa has done, even pulled out my federalist papers, i'm disturbed about what's happened in this country about how divided we are, but from the moment president trump appointed an inspector general, and sid there was a credible threat to our national security, i've been disturbed. when a president uses his off the for his own private personal political gain, that's disturbing. and clearly there has been an obstruction of congress. even as i'm listening to the show and hearing the debate about whether witnesses should apish before the senate if there was nothing to hide, why did he tell his staff not to appear before the house. when you go through and read our constitution, there are clearly three equal branches of government. we are not respecting the roles and the oversight respons

reporter: the president last night had pretty harsh comments about debbie dingell -- [indiscernible] -- ms. pelosi: let us pray. let us pray for the president. this is -- the president clearly is insecure when it comes to statespersons. whether it was john mccain. think of what he said about john mccain and his supporters just overlooked that. john mccain. now john dingell. what the president misunderstands is that cruelty is not wit. just because he gets a laugh for saying a cruel thing -- for saying the cruel things that he says doesn't mean he's funny. it's not funny at all. it's very sad. thank you all very much. happy holidays. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019]

maria: debbie dingell was on program earlier on 6:00 a.m. hour responded here is what she said. >> i am back doing my job that is what i have got to do yesterday was very difficult day for this the democracy and i think we know that i think kevin and i both know we've got to bring house together working on issues that he talked about, so i think it was a very un-- it was just a hurtful shots my husband earned accolade he was very devoted, world war ii veteran longest serving in congress not laid to rest in rotunda the president isn't the one that does that it is speaker majority leader i didn't want to do anything out of ordinary i just wanted my husband to be with friends i am doing what he would tell me to he do to work with colleagues on the other side of the aisle. maria: debbie inkel with kevin brady house ways and means ranking member, referred to revenue hogan why drive in debbie dingell atactic her husband loved both sides of the aisle you know that in her state of michigan and a swing state. >> look the president respects his servic

question of john dingell. i knew him and i knew debbie dingell. i think they're very good individuals. i served with them both. i think -- john served his country very well. very proud. when john passed away you watched on the floor and heard my speech on the floor and tribute to him. i find him very strong individual, very bright individual. i think he made a great contribution to america. we may differ philosophically and sometimes in principle but no, i considered him a friend. yes. >> now that the house has voted on articles of impeachment what will help republicans roll to the senate. are you planning have some of your members as they prepare for the trial, what will that look like? >> we'll do anything the senators need. if they want information, we have a lot of members that spent a lot of time on this. but that's up to the senate and also up to the president who he wants to represent him. but anything that we can be helpful with we will. yes, ma'am. >> do you consider last night -- [inaudible question] >> let me first gauge that. i would f

there was one member this morning, debbie dingell, said i don't understand all of this. maybe slow this down, take more time, proceed in a manner worthy -- ms. pelosi: we are proceeding in a manner worthy of the constitution. we feel comfortable with all of the time that has gone into this. 2 1/2 years since the appointment of mueller and all that that -- transpired since hen. i have confidence, humility, again heart full of love for america. we are doing this in the right way. and i'm very proud of our chairman for taking that. some people have some unease, we'll catch them up. we haven't asked anybody for a vote. nor will we. people will make their own mind up about what this is about. thank you. reporter: do you hate the president, madam speaker? ms. pelosi: i don't hate anybody. we don't hate anybody. not anybody in the world. reporter: i did not accuse you. i asked a question. representative collins yesterday suggested -- ms. pelosi: i think this president is a coward when it omes to helping our kids who are afraid of gun violence. i think he is cruel when he doesn'

dingell's husband and more. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ everything your trip needs for everyone you love. expedia. for everyone you love. when youyou spend lessfair, and get way more. so you can bring your vision to life and save in more ways than one. for small prices, you can build big dreams, spend less, get way more. shop everything home at wayfair.com ♪ ♪ howard: joining us now from new york is chris hahn, radio host, former chuck schumer aide whose podcast is called the aggressive progressive. chris, welcome. the president constantly deannounce impeachment, the coverage -- denouncing. you heard tony talking about. that they basically say that major media outlets are partners with the democrats in pushing impeachment. your thoughts. >> i mean, look, they gotta coffer impeachment, right? it's a huge story. this is the first president -- this is a president who got impeached by more votes in congress than any other president in american history. of course, there were fewer members of congress. it's a huge s