turn the barrier into a boat. he has yet to hear from the city. he claims he played by the rules and you deserve it all you code enforcement people. >> dana: i love that all right. greg? >> greg: we have jim nor tan, nicholas giordano, kat timpf, tyrus. do we have time? let's do it greg's absolutely disgusting news. this is repulsive. take a look at it it's real life thumper and bambi a dear in a rabbit greeting each other. i know what you are saying this is perverse these animals should be separated what if they mate auto could be disgusting. happened in a back home in oregon. >> jesse: skip what i promote the show "jesse watters primetime" 8:00. get it together series with a reformed arms trafficker. >> dana: awesome. that's it for us have. great night. >> bret: hey, dana, great to see new new york. see you next time. thank you, good evening, welcome to washington. i'm bret baier.

another legal setback for hunter biden as the judge rules his federal gun crimes trial will proceed as scheduled. a big primary for voters in maryland and west virginia as republicans speak gain control of the u.s. senate and secretary of state antony blinken visits ukraine as the u.s. sends in more weapons. ♪ rain showers for donald trump start the cross-examination of the key witness in the former president's criminal case. that trial of course centers on 34 case against counts on falsifying business records for a payment to an adult film actress who alleged a sexual encounter with mr. trump ahead of the 2016 election. this is the first ever criminal prosecution of an ex-president. former trump attorney and self-described fixer michael cohen was immediately grilled on cross-examination about his often profane social media posts. concerning his former boss after

prosecutors on direct tried to link the former president to that payment and the record of it. correspondent nate foy is outside the new york state supreme court again tonight with the summary. good evening, nate. >> nate: good evening, bret. at the end of court tonight trump attorney blanche asked michael co-finance he is obsessed with former president donald trump. cohen says that he isn't, insisting, instead, that he admired trump tremendously. but that admiration turned into animosity and it was on full display in the courtroom today. >> why do they call you the fixer. >> today the defense's turn with the cross-examination of michael cohen. cohen admitted he wants to see former president donald trump convicted in this trial. cohen once served as trump's lawyer but now makes a living largely off criticizing the former president on social media and in podcasts and books. >> you have a constitutional problem without ability to say anything about your own case.

i am not allowed to talk about big portions of my case. >> on the witness stand today. cohen admitted to lying before congress in 2017. and, again, to special counsel prosecutors during the mueller investigation. today cohen claimed he submitted false mon'el invoices in 2017 and received checks. sometimes signed by trump himself. as a reimbursement for paying adult film actress stormy daniels $130,000. trump maintains always those payments represent legitimate legal expenses. trump detailed how once close relationship with trump fell apart. in the spring of 2018 the fbi raided cohen's office and apartment. shortly after cohen says he spoke directly to trump for the final time alleging trump said, quote: don't worry, i'm the president of the united states. there is nothing here. everything is going to be okay. stay tough. cohen testified he believed trump later exerted pressure on him through social media with trump post, quote: most people

will flip if the government lets them out of trouble. even if it means lying or making up stories. sorry. i don't see michael doing that but soon after cohen agreed to cooperate with the southern district of new york and pleaded guilty to federal campaign finance violations and tax evasion. cohen continues criticizing trump while the former president is bound by the court's gag order. an appellate court denied trump's challenge of that order today. >> they're overriding his constitutional trite defend himself from political smears from his harshist critics at the most important time. >> tonight, trump will attend a fundraiser hosted by g.o.p. billionaire donors here in new york city prosecution's final witness. after that trump's lawyers will have the opportunity to bring their own witnesses forward. bret? >> bret: nate foy outside the courthouse. thanks. let's get analysis of today's developments from former u.s.

attorney brett tolman, thanks for being here. first on the direct examination what was your thoughts on the prosecution wrapping up its case? >> bret, thanks for having me on. i will tell you i was a bit stunned to learn this is going to be their last witness. when you put someone on the stand like this that, you know, his reputation, his convictions his perjury while under oath. your last witness has to be a corroboration witness. it has to be a witness that comes in and says hey, despite, you know, his prior track record, this is the truth without that. you really have a case that i would never bring as a prosecutor. i would never walk into that courthouse and expect a jury to buy what the witness has to tell them. >> bret: this is representative dan goldman from new york he deposed and got cohen ready for his previous testimony in the

a.g. trial. what he said today about what he thought cohen brought in that direct. take a listen. >> i have deposed michael cohen. i have met with him a number of times to prepare him. this was different testimony than what his demeanor was during the a.g.'s case. this is different than he has been in the past. >> bret: basically, those folks in the analysis -- and the analysts are saying that they pre-corroborated with cohen was saying even though he has, you know, major problems, obviously, on and can be challenged. we have seen some of the cross-examination. has this been effective? >> you know, i think they are just getting started. and cross-examination really has to be methodical. keep in mind, bret, you had a witness, a really compromised witness on for two days. typically, you would not doing

that as a prosecutor. you would want to show the jury you have very quick points to hit and evidence come in and get him on and off the stand because you are limiting cross-examination when you do that. they are limited to the scope of the direct. now this direct has been so, so broad that they will be up there cross-examining for quite some time because they can now go into virtually everything outside of what i think the prosecution probably intended. >> this is from the court transcript from michael cohen, blanche asking i'm just asking you to say "yes" or "no," do you want president trump to get convicted in this case? cohen says sure. he goes on to get questioned about tiktok and social media where he says he wants him in a cage. that tracks with stormy daniels saying, you know, he want -- she wanted him behind bars and that she hated him. does that play with the jury? >> well, it does. and, you know, keep in mind,

other witnesses came in and all said something fairly positive, you know, while they were testifying against president trump. they did say positive things. many had negative things to say about mr. cohen. so now you have him in front of the jury. and when he indicates, you know, that he wants him in jail and then you have the track record. and then you have the convictions and incentives and the monetizing that has gone on with mr. cohen, you know, what juror doesn't look at that and say, you know, that's -- that's reasonable doubt. i would expect a number of jurors are not impressed by what the prosecution has presented so far. >> bret: could be a hung jury where they don't decide. last thing quickly we hear the former president talk about gag order and how he feels it's constitutionally a big problem for him he might win on appeal if he did lose. about this gag order not being able to push back on some of the testimony, what's your thought? >> well, the gag order is a tool

that's typically used used to preserve the fairness of the trial for the defendant. i have never seen it, bret, used against the defendant. i have seen it applied to everyone so that in a particular case. there may be reasons or justifications that typically is for safety or otherwise. but here just applied to one side and the other doesn't have the gag order, that's where you're running afoul of the first amendment. the president should be able to talk about the case against him, the witnesses, the evidence, and his thoughts about it, especially since is he on the campaign trail. >> bret: brett tolman, we appreciate the time. thank you. >> he >> thank you. >> bret: well, we're nearing the start date for another historic trial the first criminal proceeding against the son of a sitting president. this morning a federal judge heard arguments during a pre-trial hearing on gun charges against hunter biden. correspondent david spunt reports tonight from wilmington,

delaware about that. good evening, david. >> bret, good evening to you. hunter biden will head to trial the week of june 3rd here in his hometown of wilmington, delaware. today in a tense court hearing behind me that lasted about two hours, federal judge maryellen nor like can a ignored and basically denied the attempt by hunter biden's team try to postpone this even more she said this is not a complicated case. hunter was not in court today but his attorney abbe lowell first requested to begin the trial in september then suggested july result natalie judge i'm not taking anything aplay lowell, you haven't done anything you need to do. the president's son is facing three charges of lying on a federal firearm form in 2018 when he said he was not addicted to drugs. he owned a gun for 11 days. beau biden's widow halle biden threw out the gun in a trash can behind a local supermarket in

2018. special counsel david weiss brought three charges against hunter biden. he pleaded not guilty to all three. abbe lowell also told a judge in another tax case involving hunter in california that's taking his time, meaning two cases in about a month. he wants a delay there the trial is scheduled to begin june 20th but could be pushed back as we await an appeals court ruling. as of today, bret, hunter biden could see two verdicts under his belt before his dad takes the stage at the democratic national convention in august. bret? >> bret: david spunt in wilmington, delaware. david, thanks. meantime, president biden is taking a new hard line on imported chinese electric powered cars and other chinese items. these are stiff, new tariffs. the president is hoping to shift the campaign conversation, perhaps, away from the border and israel where those polls are upside down and the stubbornly high inflation numbers that we're seeing across the board. white house correspondent peter doocy joins us tonight with that live from the north lawn. good evening, peter.

>> peter: good evening, bret. officials here are getting nowhere talking about the middle east. so, today, a pivot to china as president biden looks abroad trying to blame the chinese for an american ev market that is not thriving as advertised. >> 100 percent tariff on electric vehicles made in china. >> peter: plus 50% tariffs on semiconductors and 25% on aluminum. >> future of america's vehicles will be made in america by union workers. period. >> peter: didn't take long for this president to respond to the former president. >> china is eating our lunch right now. >> he has been feeding him a long time. >> but trump imposed tariffs on china long before biden and at the time in 2019 biden promised to reverse them on twitter writing any freshman econ student could tell you that the american people are paying his tariffs and on the trail with this. >> american farmers, manufacturers and consumers losing and paying more.

>> administration officials claim this is not a flip flop. >> i'm going to reject the assertion that he changed his mind. >> the chinese are upset. >> china always opposes unilateral tariff increases that violate wto rules. >> colorado's governor, democrat jared polis calls these tariffs horrible news writing: tariffs are a direct regressive tax on americans and this tax increase will hit every family. and officials admit today's announcement isn't just a policy decision but a political one that follows a string of dismal election polling. >> i guess that you understand that people are hurting right now. why is it that nothing you are doing to address their concerns is working? >> what i'm saying is we're going to continue to do the work. 301 tariff, that's part of it, right? making sure that we are protecting american workers. >> peter: officials here don't seem to be planning any kind of major course corrections to change public opinion, saying they basically hope that voters

give them credit later on this year for things they did years ago during the pandemic and during putin's invasion of ukraine. bret? >> bret: peter, we heard that officials saying i'm going to reject the assertion that he changed his mind. but going back to 2019, he went on to tweet it's easy to act tough when someone else is feeling the pain i will reverse his senseless policies about trump's chinese tariffs. peerst peter well, yeah. we were there standing outside the speech in new york city when he went through and laid out how his trade policy and how his foreign policy would be so different, but the reality is that china was and is flooding the u.s. market with this cheap steal and cheap aluminum and before they can flood the u.s. market with cheap electric cars that would really really hurt, union shops, like ford and g.m. that president biden has leaned on to increase ev production over the next 10 years, he had

to do something, they thought. and this is what they got but, yes, it is very, very similar to what trump did. >> bret: all right. peter doocy live on the north lawn. peter, thanks. up next, some congressional lawmakers want to force president biden to send those weapons to israel. ♪ ♪

>> bret: new york democratic mayor eric adams says the ongoing migrant crisis could help solve a lifeguard shortage for his city but, quote: bureaucracy is in the way. mayor adams was asked today how the city was addressing the shortage at pools ahead of memorial day. >> how do we have a large body of people that are in our city and country that are excellent swimmers, and at the same time we need life guards? and the only obstacle is that we won't give them the right to work to become a lifeguard. >> bret: mayor adams went on to give examples in other industries in need of workers where he believes immigration processing should be expedited. meantime a debate between new york democratic congressman jamaal bowman and primary

challenger turned emotional last night. latter member contends bowman is ineffective congressman. he chided bowman for preaching and screaming at people. >> do you see why is he ineffective congressman? >> why. >> because he. >> the people here understand passion? >> he is ineffective for this very reason that you just said. >> we are going to have a lot of disappointed voters. >> angry black man, the angry black man. >> let's stay on topic, please. >> the southern strategy in the north. >> bowman gained national attention for her censure over pulling a fire alarm ahead of a vote at the u.s. capitol. at the u.s. capitol lawmakers are debating a bill that would prohibit president biden from pausing weapons transfers to israel. we have been covering that all week. democrats are actively opposing that move right now. congressional correspondent aishah hasnie explains what's at stake up on the hill. >> you guys are pushing to restore the aid to israel. >> in an exclusive sitdown with

fox's brian kilmeade house speaker mike johnson says he is stunned that house democratic leadership is whipping against a g.o.p. bill to stop president biden from blocking or conditioning weapons for israel. >> it surprises me and our plan is to be very aggressive to ensure that the actual will of congress is maintained. >> a note obtained by fox says the bill is another part isn't a stunt by extreme maga republicans. the bill's co-author disagrees. >> the one who has changed his mind once again, the one who is incompetent and inept and confused is the president of the united states. >> the president is facing a mutiny over his israel policy. last week senate foreign relations chairman ben cardin the highest ranking democrat to break with the president's decision to pause aid. and now 26 house democrats are demanding a classified briefing about the policy change. an official rebuke on the house floor is something the white house wants to avoid. >> we strongly, strongly oppose

attempts to constrain the president's ability to deploy u.s.s. security assistance. >> johnson says he is simply holding this administration accountable. >> the irony what joe biden is doing for political purposes to try to appease the pro-hamas, you know, people in his party, i guess, the pro-palestinian, is he doing real harm to the cause. and the protection of innocent life. >> and, bret, there is a democratic whip meeting happening right now. they have got just about a day to get everybody to fall in line because we're told by the majority leader's office that this vote is coming and it's coming soon as early as this thursday. bret? >> bret: aishah hasnie live on the hill, thanks. brian kilmeade, by the way, will have his entire interview with speaker johnson on "fox & friends" tomorrow starting at 6:00 a.m. up next, big primaries to fill open u.s. senate seats in maryland and west virginia, we will bring you there. then we will talk to a pair of experts both sides of the aisle

about the presidential campaign where we are right now. five and a half months outs. first here is what some of our fox affiliates are covering tonight. fox 13 in tampa as 8 people are killed and 40 others hospitalized in a crash involving a bus carrying farm workers in marianne county. the florida highway patrol says the school bus carrying about 53 workers to a local farm collided with a truck just after 6:30 this morning. the driver of that truck arrested and charged with driving under the influence. manslaughter. this is a live look at lake tahoe from fox 11 in reno. great look there. one of the gig stories there tonight, lake tahoe is expected to reach full capacity for the first time since 2019 thanks to two consecutive wet years. the agriculture department says as of may 1st 88% of total capacity. double the amount of water this time of the year. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report," a good look, too. we'll be right back. ♪ stronger

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♪ >> bret: well, there are two big primary elections tonight in states where veteran democratic senators are retiring. maryland voters seek nominees to replace b ben cardin and in west virginia a search is on for a successor to joe biden. correspondent mark meredith is in annapolis, maryland tonight. >> in maryland and west virginia, republicans aim to put flip two senate seats. larry hogan sees today's senate primary a warm-up. hogan anti-trump republican elected twice in a solid blue state faces a tougher challenge this fall when he is expected to share a ballot with the former president. >> i don't think it will have much to do with donald trump. not competing in maryland. i don't think either presidential candidate will be here. >> democrats vow to keep maryland's open senate seat in their control. >> we have to have change. >> democratic congressman david

schoen has spent more than $60 million of his own money on today's primary. >> it's really important to have your message so voters know what it is. key is not taking special interest money. not taking the pac money. >> thrown's chief rival claim throne's heavy spending won't sit well with voters. >> this is absolutely david vs. goliath. the great thing about it after all of that money has been spent, we now have a lead in the race. >> in west virginia, senator joe manchin's retirement has republicans confident they can flip his seat in a now dependable red state. >> tonight two, frontrunners, governor jim justice. >> i feel great. there i trust the voters with all my soul. >> and congressman alex mooney see the g.o.p. primary as the final stop before washington. >> this republican primary coming up on tuesday is really the election.

>> but a republican senate majority is still far from certain. bret, there is new polling out this week in four different battleground states which shows senate democratic candidates are leading their republican rivals and in some cases also out performing president biden in those polls. bret? >> bret: mark meredith live in aal police, we will have all those results tonight here on fox. >> these polls are stuck in the ditch and have been that way for a while. the president is doing terrible with voters under 30, and with black voters, which are pretty key to this whole equation. right now, it's not looking that promising. drawing these huge crowds and it's quite concerning out there. >> bret: democratic strategist james carville and as you are looking at the new jersey crowds there from the rally in new jersey for former president trump this past weekend. meantime, the headlines across the country trump leads biden in five key swing states as voters

worry about economy, israel hamas war. polling sets off fresh alarm bells for biden. how in the world is trump's trial not hurting him from the opinion page of "the washington post"? stuck in a ditch, quoting james carville. let's get some analysis on the presidential race and recent polling from republican media consultant alex and democratic strategist and pollster doug shone. doug, we have heard. this we are five and a half months out alarm bells going off. where do you see it today? >> i see trump having a small but clear lead the siena poll i think of the six swing states showing five in trump's column reflects what i'm seeing in our polling. and what carville was talking about minorities, young people, even women and particularly hispanics are moving in the direction of the former president. all of which, to me, are real warning signs for president biden. >> bret: we don't like to obsess

on one poll but this poll really was an eye popper, alex. and you look at the young people, for example, on that "new york times," siena college poll. 18 to 29. trump with 30% over 26%. that's with r.f.k. jr. in the mix at 18%. if we can put that poll up. then we have got the -- if the election were held today, the breakdown by race as well. there is, you know, alarming things in here if you are a democrat. >> yeah. something is changing out there. and biden's record is catching up to him. remember, he used to be uncle joe, the nice, safe alternative to a tumultuous, reckless, risky donald trump. hey, the economy was good. things were better under trump, but he is risky and reckless. biden was the safe place for a lot of swing voters to go. now, not so much. now, all of a sudden, the old biden is becoming a risky and dangerous president himself.

inflation, oh, haven't been around for 40 years, now it's come home to our dinner table. anti-still. well, he is against that but he wants votes from anti-semitismists, that's important to our college campuses, biden's weakness in these areas and his indecision, he is being for what he is against is bringing a lot of problems home to voters that's going to make this a race. >> bret: doug, if you are running the biden campaign, are you looking for an interest rate and a cease-fire or what are you doing at this point? >> well, if i was running, i would like for a completely different approach. i would be talking about inflation. i would close the southern border, and i would support israel and say that we support our friends and we understand the pain people is feeling. >> bret: that's not the candidate you have to work with right now. >> it's not the candidate and

also not the campaign. what i'm picking up from my democratic friends and sources is that the close knit group around president biden has locked down and basically takes the attitude that with the national polls at plus 2 for trump, it's not that bad. i think it's a big mistake. >> bret: what about likely voters. some though biden with a slight unlikely voters uptick on the former president. >> something has changed. republicans have actually and trump have added some votes. they have added some hispanic votes. they have added some younger voters and they are less likely to vote. so, it's actually a good sign, a sign of growth. but, what -- remember bill clinton? a fellow who got reelected the era of big government is over. go, baby. well, biden should do something like that. he has got to admit he has done a lot of stuff that hasn't worked. has gotten wrong. but, what you said, bret, is exactly right. he is not that guy. he thinks he is doing a great job.

he thinks his weakness and indecision is actually moderation and centrism and it's killing him. >> bret: how about the chinese tariffs today, doug. 2019 then candidate biden said president trump was exactly wrong on chinese tariffs and it was hurting the country. suddenly now, it's not, and is he doing that right now. >> i think what biden is doing is flailing around for an issue that can get him right with the populist surge in america. by picking china as an issue, he really doesn't change the narrative because the problems alex was talking about are the ones american people are focusing on. he looks like a flip flopper. and what is weakness to the american people ultimately redounds to his detriment in the polls. >> bret: okay. what's a positive for biden? is there a positive right now? >> there are a couple of positives. but they are limited. the number three issue in the "new york times" survey is still

abortion. and that's a problem for republicans. you know, one instance -- one dot is happenstance. two is a trend. and right now republicans have dobbs. they have ivf. some republicans have tried to do something with. and they want to nationalize. they want a federal law against this. so, that's still a problem. >> you haven't heard the democrats talk about abortion. >> it's big among women but only thing biden has got. it's not a replacement for a vision where i would lead the country and that's a real problem for him. and chinese tariffs, patchwork. you know, one hour later after a chinese tariff you want another one. >> alex said something that's very important, bret. there is no democratic narrative now. when i work for bill clinton and did the era of big government is over, we did a clear theory of the case. we were running to the center. we were trying to get moderate and conservative votes. this is a president who has been

hijacked by the left. >> bret: isn't that part of that triangulation. bill clinton move trying to take -- >> what we successfully triangulated and i don't think you can appease hamas, the far left progressives who are anti-capitalists, anti-freedom and anti, frankly, the values we care about. >> bret: so, when we get to the convention have you steven speilberg who apparently is producing the democratic convention in chicago. can he produce president biden? >> well, he needs an actor to work with and all he has got is joe. so, you know, they say that the worst thing that can happen to a bad product is good advertising. i hope -- he better hope steven speilberg doesn't give him good advertising. >> bret: always great talking to you guys. we will have them back. >> look forward to it. thank you. >> bret: antony blinken arrives in ukraine after first visit after congress approved new aid.

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president's top diplomat is in ukraine's capitol tonight. it is secretary of state's antony blinken first trip to kyiv since congress pass at huge military aid package. the visit comes at a key point in ukraine's war with russia. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot reports tonight. >> it's being called one of the most dangerous times for ukraine since the start of its war with russia. moscow's military smashing into the country's northeast taking 50 square miles of land, several towns, closing in on the country's second biggest country of kharkiv as hard hit ukrainian forces guns and ammo fight back with everything they can muster and thousands flee for their lice. >> bombs are flying. rockets and bombs mitt five or six houses. >> into this came antony blinken the first visit of a top u.s. official since the long delayed $61 million aid package was okayed by congress and president

biden last month. president volodymyr zelenskyy showed gratitude. >> thank you that you came in these days to support ukraine. thank you for the signal. >> blinken trying to reassure. >> assistance is now on the way that's going to make a real difference on the ongoing russian aggression on the battlefield. some u.s. weaponry said to be there. artillery shells. russian president vladimir putin entering third year in office showing off arsenal is looking to take advantage of missile gap. >> i do think putin is feeling much more confident about his ability to prevail in conflict, about his ability ultimately to break our will. >> as putin gets his house in order, axing his long time defense minister, arresting other officials for corruption, heading off to beijing to meet with ally chinese president xi jinping. ♪ keep on rocking >> secretary blinken he rounded

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fixer for then mr. trump at the time. "the washington post" writes in this way trump attorneys sharply question michael cohen in hush money trial. cohen was questioned by prosecutors all day monday and into tuesday about his time working for trump. he described repeatedly lying and even going to prison to protect his former boss. defense attorneys got off to combative start talking to cohen about profane social media commentary about trump and the case. we will start there with our panel mollie hemingway editor and chief at "the federalist." julie manchester national politics reporter for the hill and "the washington post" columnist marc thiessen. okay okay, mollie, what's your take on prosecutors, defense starting where we are? >> this is a show trial and it is -- we finally reached the end of the prosecution but, what i thought was really interesting that you saw today were all of these other republicans starting to show up outside of the courthouse to really make their voices heard about the democrat lawfare against the most prominent republican out there. you even herd karine jean-pierre

today say that she couldn't talk about the case because it related to the 2024 election. and i think that was actually a rare moment of honesty. we have seen democrats using lawfare to go after political opponents. and it is something that has not seemed to be helping in their poll numbers but really any republican, and even like any american who cares about rule of law is going to be speaking loudly against using courts to go after political opponents. >> bret: there is all kinds of things that have come up julia in this trial but the main thing is the records. that's where the whole thing is about 34 counts. and the actual records and how they were listed. you heard there that there are some analysts saying that cohen made that linkage and that was a positive for the prosecution. there is others saying it's just not there. >> yeah. it could be a positive but at the end of the day, michael cohen is viewed by quite frank lay loft the public as someone who sun reliable and someone who is really cashing in on his ties to -- i guess he should say former ties to trump. i thought it was interesting that the defense opened up their

cross-examination of michael cohen, bringing up the fact that michael cohen attacked trump's defense attorney on tiktok. so, they're really trying to make that linkage there. and, you know, in terms it of the jury, it's obviously going to be up to them. but the jury, if they're paying attention to michael cohen in the news, on social media, et cetera, it's hard for knee see how michael cohen's reputation really gets any better from here. >> bret: it's interesting, marc, speaker mike johnson appeared in court today. but you also noticed that there are potential v.p. contenders that are popping up in that courtroom. take a listen to a couple of them. >> i think one thing we have all known this was a sham trial. the star witness is a serial perjurerrer. >> this trial is a joke. this thing is a farce. where's the crime? there is no crime. >> if this were happening in another country, we would be laughing at them as a sham democracy. i'm ashamed as an american citizen. >> i will tell you right now the same way that i stand here

steadfast behind the president i stand here as well. >> i don't know if they got the memo on the uniform: governor burgum has some more steam and vice presidential race. what do you think? >> first of all, the saying goes the most dangerous place in washington is between politician and camera. the most dangerous place in new york is between vp and top left corner during trump's shoulder during the press conference. yeah, everybody. >> bret: prerequisite do you think. >> very much so. everybody needs to make the pilgrimage to mar-a-lago and now making pilgrimage to lower manhattan. that's smart. the reality is he has to make a choice about a vice president soon. and it's got to be somebody who projects stability. right now you know, trump ran as disrupter in 2016 and that's how he won. that's the wrong message. people don't want disruption chaos on campuses a days on the

world and border. he needs to be the candidate of stability. pick somebody who is going to unite the party. bring the republican party together swing voters and project stability. those people are showing up in lower manhattan. >> bret: do you buy that. >> you can't really be a potential v.p. contender if you don't take a strong position against this lawfaren i'm not sure if you can have a future in the republican party period if you are not speaking out against this. again it shouldn't be a partisan issue. attacks on the courts. using the courts go after political opponents that destroys rule of law for everybody. it would be good if you saw individuals eking out against this. >> bret: don't talk just about politics we talk about policy. this china tariffs thing i talked about that with doug and alex it. can is quite a turn around if you think about it? >> it seems the entire biden foreign policy goes through dearborn, michigan. stopping shims of israel appeal to arab in you born.

appeal uaw. all about dearborn. >> bret: do you think that is that political all these calculations? >> absolutely, absolutely. michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin. i mean, this is really appealing to that blue wall. those voters that went for trump in 2016 biden won back. now according to the "new york times" siena college poll it's not going so well for biden, this is hopefully for them will turn it around. >> bret: one poll i will tell you it does match the tracking in real clear politics average. thanks, guys. ♪ >> bret: finally tonight, a special day. >> straighten it out a little bit more. let's see, into the corner. what have we got? [laughter] >> he got them both. >> >> bret: seriously can you believe this. one lucky seattle mariner's fan had a lifetime experience. is he watching the mariner's

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