donald trump is falling apart. i think that you saw him up there behind the podium slurring his words today, lost, confused at times. and i don't think that the president looks well, and he is being defeated politically. his trump coalition is in retreat. his attacks are more outlandish by the day, and we have the spectacle in the united states of america of an american president who knows he's losing trying to disrupt the free and fair election for the president of the united states that has gone on uninterpreted in this country since 1789. it is a real threat to liberal democracy from this president. and we see the huge suffering that will be caused in delays by veterans getting their prescriptions delivered, people getting things they need for their lives in the mail. it is an appalling moment to see donald trump launching the type of assault he's launching on the delivery of mail for the purposes of trying to advantage himself in the election by making it harder and harder to count the votes of the majority of

and what you will see in donald trump's eyes is the abject fear of vladimir putin that makes donald trump say things like this. >> i'll tell you who's meddling in our elections, the democrats are meddling by wanting and insisting on sending mail-in ballots where there is corruption all over the place. >> leading off our discussion is the democratic senator of maryland, a member of the senate approapriations committee. first of all, your response to the president and his characterization of the democrats being a threat to the country? >> well, lawrence, again, this is a projection because what we know from the latest intelligence reports is like back in 2016 vladimir putin not only supports donald trump to be the next president of the united states, but is engaged in active measures to keep him that way. and what you saw today at the podium was the president again refusing to admit that and trying to point fingers at everybody else. the reality is that you saw the president try to equate china and iran and russian interference when there is no equating them. make no mistake. it is vladimir

with donald trump as much you could? >> well, listen, the idea that those 10 minutes with mitt romney legitimized donald trump i think is an absurdity. it was 10 minutes. that's it. that's all it was in a campaign that was like a lot of 10 minutes. >> let's talk about the lincoln project. >> yeah. >> america is better than donald trump. >> you're an adviser to the lincoln project. what is the ultimate goal of the lincoln project in 2020? >> well, our immediate goal is to beat donald trump and to beat trumpism. we really see ourselves as trying to stand for american democracy, american values. we're just campaign consultants, you know, and we know how to do some stuff. and we're faced with kind of three choices, right? we either support donald trump. well, that's not gonna happen. do nothing. well, that kind of stinks. or work to beat trump. so we know how to do certain things. we're just doing those try to beat trump. we see donald trump as being the most anti-conservative president really of our lifetime. and it offends

what i say about donald trump and racists, you don't have to be a racist to support donald trump. but ultimately you have to be comfortable with having a racist as president. and it's something you think that you're getting from him being president is more important than him being a racist. and that's increasing difficult to deny every hour as we go forward. i think that that's just a very haunting truth, that you have to come to grips with. the same weekend that my home state of mississippi took down their state flag, which is a very movement, donald trump was trying to race the confederate flag over the white house. it's a sad way the republican party has gone. >> and that full story is told in stuart stevens' book. the book is "it was all a lie: how the republican party became donald trump." stuart stevens gets tonight's last word. thank you, stuart. "the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> and good evening, once again. day 1301 of the trump administration leaving 82 days until our presidential election and today we got to see the democratic ticket. joe biden, kamala

we try to shift the race from a referendum on donald trump between a choice between donald trump and joe biden. an important point. donald trump cannot win a referendum on him. that is where he is right now. he used joe biden ‘s name 41 times do not, joe biden never mentioned donald trump last week. in those 41 times, he tried to define him as the antithesis of what donald trump is doing and would do. in these past four yea rs would do. in these past four years in another four year term if he had it. in every term, he ran into three of the same issues, covid—i9, economy and racial injustice. donald trump tried hard to make the race now a choice going forward, now that the general election officially begins now and we will see if it works, but i don't think it will go much beyond the people who were in the audience today, his face in particular will love it, there we re particular will love it, there were certainly references along the lines we had this week to appeal to black voters, which is really to appeal to suburban women voters and certainly appealing to his face, he did no

. >> donald trump's failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods. >> i wish donald trump knew how to be a president. >> i did hope for the sake of our country that donald trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously. >> look at how bad he was, so any effective, so terrible, did such a bad job that i stand before you as president. jillian: donald from that assessment democrats attacking each other as kamala harris makes history as the first woman of color to accept the vice president will nomination. >> democrats rolling out star power on night 3 of the dnc with former president obama. nancy. hillary clinton analyst with warren. jillian: griff jenkins live in wilmington, delaware with their message and the president's response. >> reporter: history was made as kamala harris accepted the nomination talking about personal history and the promise of america is what she wanted to beat it but when it came to rebuking donald trump the prosecutor in her was on full display. >> i know a predator when i see one. donald trump's failure of leadership has cost lives and livel

donald trump jr. was the one speaker who had the opportunity to humanize his father, the president of the united states of america, but he didn't do that, did he? he was more like a political speaker. >> in many ways was ramping up for his own father's speech, which we're anticipating on thursday which obviously will be written out and it will be prepared but we do know that he tends to go off and riff. i think what we saw in donald trump jr. is what donald trump wanted to hear his son say as he was preparing for perhaps the biggest speech of his lifetime on thursday. >> donald trump has raised hopes in america promising a covid-19 vaccine will come very soon in his words. we were told to expect surprises this week during the convention. any idea what that might be and what the rest of the rnc might offer? >> i think if you saw what happened this past evening where he had hostages that were repatriated back to the united states, freed, i suppose, from their captivity from some of these nations, i thin

actually thought that donald trump could pick up some export there because joe that donald trump could pick up some export there becausejoe biden has shown that he is not exactly the statesman that he was when he was vice president to barack 0bama. almost a decade older and just has not been as fast and is click on the campaign trailas many not been as fast and is click on the campaign trail as many would like to have seen. so i think that donald trump may well have some cars up

it's now dominated by donald trump and by people who have bent the knee to donald trump. once you do that, once you betray the constitution, there's no coming back. it does no good for marco rubio to allow -- he got a little bit -- rubio got a little bit of positive spin for saying he allowed the report to come out, as if this were a favor to the american people, and then he betrayed it by attacking the report of his own committee. the party has -- the president has, i think, is a binary choice because at this point, you know, any other choice really is almost inexplicable to me. this isn't a 1996 where you're picking between bill clinton and bob dole. this is a time for choosing. but also, there has to be a voice raised and a vote cast against the enablers. we're all former -- we're either current or former republicans. we have a sentimental attachment to the republican party. we all loved "old yeller," but at some point you have to take him behind the barn and put him down. >> wow, that's an analogy. let's talk about the convention because it kicks off tomorrow. it's go

that donald trump retweeted. here she is. >> what about the video of them scuffling and shooting paint balls at people. >> i don't think the president's seen that video, nor have i. >> when leaders -- let's say in the muslim world talk a lot of violent talk and encourage their supporters to be willing to commit violence including on their own bodies in order to win against whoever they decide is the enemy, we in the u.s. media describe that as they are radicalizing these people, particularly when they're radicalizing young people. that's how we talk about how muslims act. when you see what donald trump is doing, is that any different from what we describe as radicalizing people? >> i don't believe so. at the rnc, we had mike pence talk about a protest, the shooting of a court officer in oakland. and he failed to mention that the actual shooter was a bugaloo, someone associated with a far right extremist group. he's taking a page out of pu putin's playbook, he's taking a colonel of truth and using disinformation t

donald trump's desperate right now. donald trump understands that he's losing in michigan. he's losing in pennsylvania. he's losing in florida. he's losing in wisconsin. he's losing in arizona. hell, he's even losing in texas, according to some recent polls. texas is, in effect, tied. instead of blaming himself, he's trying to undermine american democracy. i understand, you have been upset at elites for years. my family was upset at elites for years. i was upset at elites for years. i still think what goes on on college campuses too often is ridiculous. i think what goes on on the far left wing of the democratic party is ridiculous. but come. don't go along with a guy who wants to undermine american democracy. you believe in exceptionalism your entire life. now is no time to turn away from that because of a failed reality tv host is about to become a failed politician. the next hour of "morning joe" starts right now. >>> president donald j. trump is a working class president. >> i'm really rich. >> this campaign's going to try to match his work ethic. we're going to have a

donald trump runs a team of grifters. it's a craft he has perfected and the people around him see an opportunity to continue. i think even as we're watching the dnc this week the democrats are having to make a choice. are you pressing that theory of the case, that donald trump is unfit to be president, or are you giving the policy platform that responds to people hurting? for some people it's not enough to say trump caused these problems. let's get rid of him. we've seen this platform of robust ideas from health care to taxes. democrats are sprinkling that in. it's competing with the message that donald trump is a threat. has biden left the obamas and hillarys and other press the case against donald trump and we see policy from biden? >> peter baker, there was a deal mentioned. i hear deal and i hear donald trump and all his attacks on flippers and rats. he sits atop the department of justice which calls those people cooperating witnesses to prosecute federal crimes. what do you think donald trump really thinks? usually w

to sooth donald trump's ego. to make him feel good. >> here's the thing it is not supposed to be about him. it is supposed to be about the health and safety and well-being of the american people. by that measure, donald trump has failed. donald trump does not understand the presidency. he thinks it is about him. it is not. it is about you. it is about all of us. the people. i would say the following words. kamala harris for the people. that is why a stand today to speak for the people. we know the truth. donald trump has failed at the most basic job of the united states. he failed to protect the american people. plain and simple. trump showed that we in the legal profession would call a reckless disregard for the well-being of the american people. a reckless disregard for the danger a pandemic would propose for american lives, for the devastation it would do to our -- to our economy. for the damage it would do to communities of color, who have been subjected to structural racism for generations. for the chaos tha

and on that measure donald trump has failed you see at its most basic level donald trump doesn't understand the presidency he thinks it's all about him well it's not it's about you it's about all of us the people. as a lawyer an advocate when i would rise to speak in a courtroom i'd say the following words camila harris for the people and that is why i stand today to speak for the people because we know the truth donald trump has failed at the most basic and important job of a president of the united states he failed to protect the american people. plain and simple trump showed that we in the legal profession would call a reckless disregard for the well being of the american people. a reckless disregard for the danger a pandemic would pose to american lives for the devastation it would do to our economy for the damage it would do to communities of color who have been subjected to structural racism for generations for the chaos that would up and our daily lives make it impossible for many of our children to go to school make it impossible to live normally and with a sense of certainty he nev

donald trump eliminated it. the implemented standards for nursing homes to improve infection control. donald trump is erasing them. before the virus hit, trump made us vulnerable. -- made our country vulnerable. after it was struck, he failed to do what was necessary. as it continues, he is making it worse every day. just this week, the social security administration said a cut to social security like the one trump is proposing would end disability benefits within one year. and all benefits within three years. let me be as clear as possible. if donald trump's extreme proposal goes into effect, the checks that american seniors are relying on, that you rely on to pay your bills, to buyer ur medicine, to live, will stop coming. the very people who have suffered so greatly in this crisis. it is unthinkable. and in the middle of a health crisis made worse by his own actions, donald trump is in court right now trying to throw out the entire affordable care act, including protections it provides for people with pre-exi

donald trump signed it. they have been not able to get -- there was democratic overreach in the house. republicans put out what they call a skinny bill package. after some of the essentials. the tragedy for everybody is that the parties were not able to get together on a cares 3.0 package or whatever they would call it. they have not been able to come together on that as they did earlier. people are missing checks. both sides have some valid arguments by the other party is at stake. that's why donald trump was forced to put executive orders out there. congress would not act. these orders don't go as far as legislation would go. i hope the parties can get together on this. host: hillary clinton saying, this isn't her i told you so moment. her speech from her home. >> for four years, people have told me, i did not realize how dangerous he was. i wish i could do it all over. i should've voted. look. a,s can't be another what could it, should it election. if you vote by mail, request your ballot now and send it

donald trump said it is what it is. with more than 30 million unemployed, donald trump says great. with so much pain and suffering and more now that republicans have failed to make a deal on an extra $600 insurance benefit, donald trump tweeted great jobs numbers. donald trump said about the jobs report this. >> that's big stuff. that's big news and great news. we're getting them even in a pandemic, which is disappearing. it is going to disappear. >> the pandemic is not disappearing. today the united states got closer to reporting five million cases of the coronavirus. the united states has suffered 161,657 deaths from the coronavirus. that 1,333 deaths reported just today. it's not disappearing. here is the reality about today's job's numbers. the unemployment rate dropped to 10.2%. the unemployment rate for hispanic workers 2.7%, higher for black workers. it's 4.4% higher. 1.8 million jobs were added in july. but the cumulative number of those employed is still the lowest since the great recession. stock markets are actually near record highs right now. the s&p 500 is within stri

ladies night at the dnc as the party's top women went after donald trump. >> i've seen donald trump's disrespect for women in particular. that for paid family leave. >> i know a predator when i see one. >> harmeet dhillon says donald trump has been the best president in history for women and explains that. hike! simon pagenaud takes the lead at the indy 500! coming to the green flag, racing at daytona. they're off... in the kentucky derby. rory mcllroy is a two time champion at east lake. he scores! stanley cup champions! touchdown! only mahomes. the big events are back and xfinity is your home for the return of live sports. >> as seen firsthand donald trump's disrespect for women in particular. the for paid family leave and healthcare for everyone, during this chat dark chapter in our nation's history be persistent. what also moved me about joe. this is the leader who wrote the violence against women act. >> women united against donald trump and his policies for women but hasn't the president thought for women and all-american through his first term? >> thank you, good to see you as

but not so in the era of donald trump. when celebrity appearances include stars of viral videos, controversial for their racial dog whistles, a member of trump's own family, who will feature prominently each night of the convention. the very same family that's now complicated in yet another newly revealed investigation. news breaking just this afternoon that the new york attorney general is investigating the trump organization for misleading len adores, by inflating the value of their assets. it's an investigation based in part on testimony from trump's former fixer, michael cohen, before congress last year. and it places trump's son, eric, in particular hot water. from david tharnfold, the filing asks a new york state judge to compel the trump organization to reveal information. the filing said that eric trump has been scheduled to be interview in the investigation in late july, but abruptly canceled that interview. the filing says that eric trump is now refusing to be interviewed, with eric trump's lawyers saying, we can

trump who early cut off travel to and from china, something joe biden disagreed with, donald trump starting a whole of america response was not only making sure we used american companies to get the ppe that hospitals and coronavirus patients needed. to the point we have a deficit of ppe because of the obama biden administration's lack of preparedness and keeping the stockpile well-stocked and we are at a point we can give some to other countries because of donald trump's quick and swift reaction, i will rely on the best america has to offer to respond to this virus and that is what he did and that is a difference from the obama biden administration. >> the rnc is drastically different on substance but what about form. how will a contrast with the dnc on form? >> we will be in person in charlotte. there was a big effort on the part of our chairwoman to figure out how to do the business at the convention in person despite historic circumstances. you will see the rollcall vote, the business of the convention is a priority task of any convention will take place in person. there will be fewer p

donald trump never said that. he's not trying -- let me give you a quote, jonathan, that every american needs to hear, if we don't make a deal, donald trump said, that means they don't get the money. that is what donald trump said. that means they can't have universal mail-in voting. so sayeth donald trump. they just can't have it. jonathan, let me read it again. if we don't make a deal, that means they don't get the money. that means they can't have universal mail-in voting. they can't have it. and donald trump says this at the same time the post office sends a notice to 44 states, that ballots in their states may not be counted. now, i know there are some of you under a spell. i understand that. i understand you're in a political cult, a personality cult. so i'm going to read donald trump's quote a third time. and for you anti , anti-trump bloggers, why don't you keep ignoring russian bounties on u.s. soldiers' heads and forget the fact that donald trump is trying to disenfranchise millions and millions of voter

trump -- donald j. trump. south dakota. delegates with the following delegates, 29, president trump. >>>> madam secretary, i'm christine olds. [applause] [cheering] the firstoud to be female governor of the great state of south dakota. we have the beautiful black hills, the greatest pheasant hunting in the world, and we have mount rushmore. the most iconic monument in this nation. and it is honoring leaders that led this nation through calendaring times. south dakota is proud to be the home of medal of honor recipient, fighter pilot and former governor, joe voss. we are proud of the great lakota leader, sitting bull, and author, laura ingalls wilder. in south dakota, under god, the people rule. our government respects people's rights. we love our freedoms. and we honor the men and women who have come before us to build this great nation. we are grateful to president trump for bringing fireworks back to mount rushmore. [applause] bringing jobs to our towns and he puts america first each and every day. on

washington has not changed donald trump. donald trump has changed washington. jillian: what are the greats? >> republicans gave it a b plus. independents a c plus and democrats enough. not surprising on the democrat way but ivanka had some good lines, the best moment of the convention were people who gave a surprise about donald trump, talked about how they fought for them. not sure this is one of those moments. >> was hear from the president on saving the american dream? >> at no time before, clear choice between the two parties, two philosophies or two agendas, this election will decide whether we save the american dream or allow a socialist agenda to demolish our cherished destiny. >> tell me what you think about this, republicans didn't give it in a. >> republicans did not give last night's speech in a, they gave it a b plus, independents a c plus and democrats gave it an f. this was not trump's best speech, it was a play it safe speech, won't stand out the most was what happened is donald trump made the case of what this was all about, a fight for america

donald trump is the law and order president from our borders to our backyard, donald trump will keep america safe, donald trump will keep america prosperous, donald trump will keep america america. >> the biden campaign reacting during a statement saying instead of a roadmap to defeat the virus and rebuild the economy so it works for the middle class mike pencil he offered debunked scare tactics and gas lighting in an attempt to further divide us. the rnc will close things out tonight, the much anticipated speech from donald trump at the white house, joined also by mitch mcconnell. kevin mccarthy, the president's daughter ivanka and rudy giuliani, congressman jeff van drew, ben carson, senator tom, reverend franklin graham and alice marie johnson. a lot of speakers coming out on the final night. the big question is whether or not this hurricane will affect the night's events. we will have to wait and find out. jillian: chris wallace took a moment to recognize donald trump and mike pence throughout the administration. >> i am fascinated by the relationship between mike pence and donal

she stuck to the facts and she indicted donald trump with donald trump's own words. i thought it was a devastating take down on the biggest impediment, economic recovery, which is the failure on coronavirus. >> right. i do think that she is a much more controlled and effective speaker than donald trump and then joe biden and mike pence who advistends to speak and he repeats over and over again in circular fashion. she's a good mes skren century jer and they are on the right message. the decision to ignore the pandemic and talk about happy times and the need for a tough leader who is not a nice guy because he's not a wimp and he's unorthodox and the other themes they are hitting at the rnc is a mistake. when people are not only really hurting from grief or infection or financial ruin but we're going to see more of it. there are looming evictions and forclosures and kcascadining jo loss and god forbid school closures once they open. the idea it's about his leadership and not the state the country is in is the right focus and that is what biden focuses on. it's about th

that's donald trump. i thoi don juniors speech very much channeled his father and where they are going to go. we had the greatest economy. he can build it again. biden is a socialist. he's going to take us in the wrong direction. and cultural wars. and i think we'll see a lt of that for the rest of this week. >> yeah, we'll look ahead to the second night of the convention after a quick break. we'll be right back. ♪ water? why?! ahhhh! incoming! ahhhahh! i'm saved! water tastes like, water. so we fixed it. mio it's ubrelvy. for anytime, anywhere migraine strikes without worrying if it's too late, or where i am. one dose of ubrelvy works fast. it can quickly stop my migraine in its tracks within two hours, relieving pain and debilitating symptoms. do not take with strong cyp3a4 inhibitors. most common side effects were nausea and tiredness. migraine hits hard. hit back with ubrelvy. the anytime, anywhere migraine medicine. so are we. prudential helps 1 in 7 americans with their financial needs. that's ove

and very much in the way that donald trump does very much in the way that donald trump did when he was a reality show horse saying there are other developments other things going on and i can't tell you about them he often teases these things sometimes they don't come to fruition but he seems to suggest that this time there are certainly things that are moving behind the scenes and jerry seemed to suggest that that was the case as well what is clear is that they've been working on this for about a year you'll remember that donald trump moved the embassy to jerusalem the u.s. embassy to jerusalem the 1st u.s. president to do that even though numerous people who run for the office said they would and eventually back down he recognized israeli sovereignty over the occupied golan heights which pleased israel no end and then when those talk about an exception we were told on this driveway by kellyanne conway there would be an announcement in a couple of days a couple of days went past we tried to check what was going on we were told that the team was no discussing technical issues over that

we'll talk about it on the other side. >> evangelicals like donald trump. they like donald trump. and, you know, jerry falwell jr., who's an incredible guy from liberty university, he endorsed me. jerry falwell jr. has had so much to do with my success with the evangelicals. >> charlie, where does this leave donald trump? >> well, by the way, he's actually right about that. jerry falwell jr. was crucial in that remarkable shift of evangelicals behind donald trump, and their decision that personal character didn't matter that much anymore. so where does that leave donald trump? where does that leave evangelical christianity, which has made this faustian bargain with donald trump when they decided that the access to power was more important than the content of their faith? so you would like to think that people would be repelled by this, that this would have an effect, but no. look, if you've gone so far as to support donald trump to be the president of the united states, the role model in chief, you've obviously also signaled that you're prepared to sacrifice a lot of other values.

it becomes down to it, it's all about donald trump. that scene, that father describing is just one of man who had justq taken office actig on impulse sitting across from stevefá bannon and here we are three and a half years later and donald trump is still very much the same man he's alwaysu donald trump says he plans to remain that very same man who made a decision that resultedw3n the death of bill owens son across the table from steve bannon. raid your int i read your interview. it was remarkable for what he didn't say. >> the purposelp of the article was to look at how he changed, if at all in four years. you try to reintroduce a president to a convention, through a nominating speech. the question is what have they learned in office. i think your former boss, president bush learned in office, president clinton did. president obama did. i'm sure president trump has. when you ask, he will tell you he's the same. things have not changed.çó askedçó about how he thought he was different, he means jfguard3 he's not very guardì(lc% h

mitch mcconnell and donald trump. instead of crushing the virus, they are trying to crush the affordable care act and its pre—existing conditions benefit. as speaker of the house i've seen firsthand donald trump's disrespect for fa ct, donald trump's disrespect for fact, for working families and for women in particular, disrespect written into his policies toward our health and our rights. not just policies toward our health and our rights. notjust his conduct. but we know what he doesn't, that when women succeed, america succeeds and so we are unleashing the power of women to take our rightful place in our national life by championing a woman's right to choose and defending roe the wade, safe and affordable childcare, social security and passing equal pay for equal work. who is standing in the way? mitch mcconnell and donald trump. we will remember in november when we will elect joe biden for president whose heart is full of love for america and rip the country of trump's hustlers. it gives him the courage to lead.

donald trump puts pressure on the u.n. to reimpose sanctions on iran often embarrassing defeat to extend an arms embargo. defiant and determined protesters braved the threat of a renewed crackdown in groups to rally against the will of the president. former u.s. president barack obama has delivered a stinging rebuke of his successor on day 3 of the democratic national convention he says donald trump has shown no interest in putting in the work and has sought. need to help himself and his friends obama urged americans to vote for joe biden in the presidential election saying he has the ability to lead the country out of dark times. a former democratic nominee hillary clinton and current house speaker nancy pelosi expressed their support for biden i have sat in the oval office with both of the men who are running for president but i never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies i did hope for the sake of our country that donald trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously that

think of what donald trump can do. donald trump could radically change immigration law, i will not enforce immigration laws against computer science or mathematics from american university use. and american businesses, create his own daca program. search for a place children and parents have children with stem degrees or assets or skills, i don't see why there should be a special constitutional law of presidential power that limits trump, the supreme court finding a completely rule the benefits other presidents. >> host: your arguments comes back to the take care clause of the constitution. you wrote the book, you wrote it with an eye to that case and you said it cannot be the case the courts can force a president, in your book, cannot be the case the courts can force a president to enforce a policy he believes to be and in fact is unconstitutional. it is ultimately an argument for presidential duty and valor. >> guest: that is the bigger issue behind the daca issue, with the roberts court, it knows best what the const

how does donald trump continue to be donald trump in face of that. i think the answer is we're going to see more of donald trump. not a different donald trump. more of donald trump but just like in spinal tap he's going to try to turn it up to 11. >> let me follow up. i guess i'm coming from what i learned from matthew dowd and some of the smartest pollsters that i worked with when i was on campaigns. an attack, no matter how nasty and brutal and i think when we watch it, we cover trump on the dial. it goes to 11 and you think it's more damaging. no, no, no. the measure of how damaging attack is how plausible it is. we know there's 35% that will believe anything trump says. if he says joe biden hangs upside down at night. they will believer that. that's not who you're talking to by this week. by this week, you're talking to largely married suburban women in lake county, ohio and wisconsin and erie, pa and people who have been given pause over the last few years. of good people on both sides of a kkk rally and for them to see joe biden not just in com

what does that say about donald trump? >> by the way, what you're seeing for the audience there, that is steve bannon exiting the courtroom. for bloomberg, he came out and said to the media there that all of this, this indictment, is just to stop people who want to build the wall. i'll stay with you just for one moment, kurt, because they're not leeching off the american people, they're leeching off very particular american people. people who are afraid of demographic change, people who are afraid of mexican immigrants, people who don't like immigrants from africa and from other places that are not europe. they're leeching off a particular kind of people and they're getting them -- there's one piece in this indictment where it said that people told them that, you know, we don't have -- i don't have a lot of money. i don't have a lot of money, but i'm willing give it to get the wall. so they're leeching off a particular kind of people, kurt. >> yeah. and it's the people that steve bannon trafficked in long before donald tru

trump, their hatred of donald trump. kind of a blinding raging hatred that doesn't usually work well in elections. the problem here is you have people like aoc and bernie sanders who do stand for things and do believe things. it is nuts, totally crazy but they believe in things and that is the animated part of the party but trying to put joe biden into that tent is kind of impossible and a striking moment when michelle obama gave what is so far been the most unifying -- not most unifying but most high profile speech the last two nights where she took a dig at bernie sanders and aoc about how this is not a time to waste our time with people who can't get elected, that was a real digger people like aoc and all of her ideas. >> she has felt herself elected and the number people she backed in the primaries unseeded incumbents this time around, the squad is growing and will continue to grow after the election this fall so the party has a lot to manage with that wing and those who would say joe biden is truly a moderate, that

donald trump a billionaire businessman. both of them had different backgrounds but they certainly were fluid in their early years in terms of the political affiliations that they had but what both men had in common was love of country, love of the ordinary person who lived in their country and they had sentiments and tastes that resonated with the people of the time. in the movie the darkest hour a couple years ago many of the viewers will remember a scene where winston churchill goes into the tube in london and visits with the regular commuters and had that kind of great relationship with the average person and rather surprisingly because winston churchill was aristocratic, born into money, wealthy, in the same way donald trump is this billionaire businessman that seems to have a lot of blue-collar tastes in terms of the food he says what he does, both men very relatable. donald trump loves junk food, winston churchill similarly a doomed dutch like all of us to on occasion, drank too much, these are all things that we kind

raise them up and donald trump so the real unity has been from donald trump, not what we heard tonight. the most startling thing i heard from bernie sanders was a few years ago my ideas were radical, but now they are mainstream. your ideas are so radical, they are only mainstream in the far left marxist party, your ideas are radical to mainstream america which is why trump will win. >> the far left was not happy people like alexandria ocasio cortez got a 60-second speaking slot at the former ohio governor, john kasich, a republican who got a lot more attention and time tonight. along those lines aoc needs more than 60 seconds. we are wasting time bringing bloomberg and case it. the dnc doesn't understand the democratic base. people of color or that they are not a conservative party. it's okay to be progressive. it is okay. sounds like there is push and pull in the party about whether to present aoc as the mainstream voice for joe biden and argue he is moderate as not being pulled left by senator sanders. >> bernie sanders put that to rest when he made the progressive case for joe biden

you know, you want to talk about donald trump's america, most of donald trump's america is peaceful. >> oh, i see. it's not all his. only parts. donald trump trying to take advantage of the racial unrest that has gripped the country for the past few months to scare voters into giving him another four years. we know this, because one of his top aides let the cat out of the bag. >> the more chaos and an worky and vandalism and violence reigns, the better it is for the very clear choice as to who's best on public safety and law and order. >> starting us off this hour is phil rucker, white house bureau chief for "the washington post." also with us, donna edwards, former democratic congresswoman and contributing columnist for "the washington post." and elise jordan, former aide to the george w. bush white house and state department. lucky for all of us, all of them are msnbc contributors. phil rucker, take me through the reliance that this white house has on what kellyanne conway, who's getting a lot of play here at the top of the hour, described the very first week of the trump presidenc

if a ivanka trump had married sean pen, would donald trump be on his way to a reelection victory tonight? okay, stay with me. sean, if you're watching don't worry, you'll be okay with where this ends up. we have a coronavirus testing crisis in the country tonight because ivanka trump married jared kushner. who history will judge to be the second worst human being working in the trump white house. second only to donald trump and worse than steven miller because jared kushner wedding ring gives him more power than steven miller. jared kushner should be one of the millions of private citizens with no medical training who has no idea what to do who is just watching the coronavirus battle from the civilian sideline. sean pen is a private citizen with no medical training who has done more than any other private citizen with no medical training to get people tested for coronavirus in this country. he started with one pilot program cles to home for him in california and his organization is running 44 testing sites throughout the country including mobile units within the navaho nation. because iv

trump actuó rápidamente afirmó el presidente de estados unidos, donald trump que hoy fue nominado para buscar la reelección y apareció por sorpresa apareció en horas de la noche desde la casa blanca con trabajadores esenciales durante la pandemia todos con opiniones favorables hacia su gobierno otros senadores atacaron al candidato demócrata joe biden acusándolo de estar del lado de los grupos radicales de izquierda y por eso llamaron a patricia y (nombre en inglés) que se defendieron con pistola de una pandilla liberal dijeron que los demócratas no piensan que el trabajo del gobierno es protegerlo de los criminales sino que al revés el presidente de estados unidos, donald trump salió con personas liberadas en su gobierno el hijo del presidente dijo que las políticas de joe biden no ayudarán a la recuperación del país nadie quiere traer más inmigrantes ilegales para tomar el trabajo de estadounidenses un hispano dijo que la revolución comunista destruyó su país de origen cuba y la historia se repite en (nombre en inglés) disparando contra joe biden comenzó la ofensiv

like donald trump and people who work for donald trump. because something new comes out every time. >> well that is absolutely true. and, you know, just to put a finer point on the matter, the reporter also, you know, listed for the president once again the false claim that he's been tougher on russia than anybody. look, this is the same president who betrayed our allies in syria. betrayed the people who have been fight asking dying next to american forces, which is a huge gift to vladimir putin. this is the same president that withhold hundred of millions of dollars from our ukrainian ally that is fighting russia, has its people dying every week. this is the same president that, you know, as i mentioned before sided with putin over his own intelligence agencies and calls russia's systemic interference in our last election a hoax and is doing nothing to stop russia from interfering in the next election. >> nancy pelosi expressed her dissatisfaction with an intelligence briefing today. she publicly said that the administration officials who

she went after donald trump. and as i mentioned it, she did mention donald trump's name is. it was an elevated speech, she talked about what biden was going to do in contrast but barack obama went low. i thought it was really bad. shannon: you pick the portion of the former president's speech. let's get your reaction. >> what i know about joe. what i know about kamala is that actually care about every american. and they care deeply about this democracy. shannon: most of his speech wasn't about somebody to get around to endorsing and praising his former vice president. why did you pick this part? was plank of the speech, turned into 3 sections, the first section was donald trump is completely inadequate and not -- totally bungled the job. the second part about joe and the human connection in his capacity and kamala harris's capacity to care about people, this is been central to joe biden's success throughout his career that he can connect with everyday americans. and he is the amtrak guy. that video of amtrak workers was especially powerful. when you look at how historically

we heard about a great economy donald trump inherited but not a morsel of regret for how donald trump's failed leadership has squandered it started before covid hit. we heard the nearly in calc kibble number of lives -- lies about joe biden but not a single convincing reason that a voter on the fence should cast their ballot to reelect donald trump. we got to hear about the time donald trump joined his children on a trip to disney but all it accomplished is highlighting the smallness of the man himself. i will turn it over to the mission it -- michigan governor. to think backall to 2008 and 2009, the devastating crisis that was the great recession. when president obama and vice president biden were sworn into office, they were handed the worst economic downturn the country had seen in generations. and president obama and vice president biden did not let us down. they saved our auto industry here in michigan and across the country, saving countless jobs in the process. vice president biden helped pass the recovery act and he oversaw its implementation, running the most effective and frau

>> i would want donald trump. the predominance of my service was under the obama administration which joe biden was a part of and i can so you point blank it is not even the same military morale, has never been higher, the military loves this president and it is not even a question, donald trump is our commander-in-chief it needs to continue to be the commander-in-chief or another four years. jillian: those of us who are not on the frontline to don't know what it is like to be fighting for this country what is the big difference between the administrations? >> i got out as donald trump was getting elected. i served in iraq underneath bush and obama. the difference is the feeling of the president has our back, the president has our men and women in uniform's back, what is going on with police right now sometimes these men and women putting themselves in harm's way to protect citizens it is not always about needing more money, more health care coverage, it is knowing when push comes to shove the commander in chief i

donald trump. did his presidency change the conclusions or assumptions that went into your thinking when looking at the american presidency. >> yes. the challenge you put your finger on was a central one because part of the argument, one of the things i discovered we have become a presidency obsessed nation and that has stuck in my head. the founders would be terrified we turned the president into a celebrity. and and and restraining yourself for the purposes of rebuttal, that would be see very foreign in the way we treat the president as a celebrity today and so that has been the way i'm thinking about the presidency so we have donald trump is a celebrity who became president, very hard to measure the office without thinking about donald trump. the president to be analyzed and touches every part of the presidency and shines light on it and helps us decide about telling the truth and responsibility. the head of the party and the country. and the notion of staff and how important they are. i think o