le thought the problem was unsolvable. daniel doesn't take excuses. he holds himself accountable. and i know that he can do it for the city of san francisco. okay, after an intensely joyful and pretty flawless democratic convention, the harris campaign is riding a

wave of momentum and the contrast in the race has never been more clear. senator cory booker is one of kamala harris's grossest friends in congress, he addressed the convention this week, and he is coming up first. 2+, after the prosecutor of the criminal framing was put on full display in chicago, i will talk to somebody who knows a lot about that dynamic, new york attorney general leticia james byrd and later, rfk jr. endorses donald trump, and what members of his own family are calling a sad end to a sad story. rfk jr.'s sister is speaking out and she joins me live in a few minutes. a few minutes. well, that was one heck of a democratic convention. like so many of you sitting at home, i laughed sometimes, i cheered, i was inspired, but overall, it felt like the message and the vibes of a winning campaign, and just this

morning, the harris campaign announced some new numbers by their momentum, $540 million since the vice president took the reins of the campaign, that was a month ago, by the way. volunteers are signed up for nearly 200,000 shifts since the start of the convention. but beyond how things felt in chicago, one of the things that has really been on my mind and really stood out to me is the dramatic contrast with what we just saw a few weeks ago at the republican convention. >> i will be a president who unites us around our highest aspirations. >> we are indeed a nation in decline. >> >> you can always trust me to put country above party and self. >> we have become a dumping ground for the rest of the world. >> it is now our turn to do what generations before us have done, guided by optimism and

faith, to fight for this country we love. >> has anyone seen the silence of the lambs? the late great hannibal lector, he would love to have you for dinner. >> so, kamala harris presented a bold, uplifting, inclusive vision for america, and donald trump bashed our country and praised the late great hannibal lector point i mean, there is a contrast for you. i kind of feel like it goes without saying that this week reminded us that there isn't just a contrast at the top of the ticket, we also saw one in the forceful endorsements from former presidents at the democratic convention and on the other side, and the complete absence of former party leaders, you tenants anything even remotely like that during the republican convention.

no romney, no mike pence. i think that silence also speaks particularly loud volumes. and finally, of course, we saw a massive, canyon -sized contrast in the vibes. >> we want to remind all of our delegates, our alternates, and guests, that maintaining order during the roll call is extremely important. >> yeah! ladies and gentlemen, we are here tonight to officially nominate kamala harris. >> west virginia, 32 votes, president donald j. trump. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> turned down for what? >> georgia. >> [ cheers and applause ] >> 59 delegates. >> hey, everybody get your hands up! we are not going back. we are not going back. >> i mean, that wasn't even really a fair fight. but in all seriousness, this contrast, joyful versus pretty

joyless and flat, future versus past, unity versus division, love versus hate, those are the options right now. and this week really reminded me that our country is more aligned with what we saw in chicago than what we saw a few weeks ago in milwaukee. there was just more. i mean, more for people, more that represented people in this country at the democratic convention. i mean, how many people looked at kamala harris's blended family and thought that looks like my family? or that looks like a family i know down the street? how many people looked at gus walz and thought that's how i think about my dad and that's how he thinks about me? how many listened to michelle obama and kamala harris talk about their moms and the profound, lasting influence their moms have had on their lives, and thought that is how i feel about my mom? and how many people listened to harris and walz and so many others talk about how much they love this country and thought, yeah, i love my country, too?

how many americans simply sell something reflected in themselves in the convention? my guess is a whole lot. because here's the thing, what we saw this week, that is america. it is multicultural, diverse, joyful, unique, united, and it was that majority view that was on display in chicago. loving america over slandering it, celebrating diversity over rejecting it, embracing our neighbors, rather than talking about kicking them out of the country. the other america we saw at the republican convention that only represented a narrow, sliver of america. now, that week was not going to win the election. this is going to be a close race and there is a lot of time left on the clock until november. but every election is a choice, and the america we saw in chicago, the one that kamala harris and tim walz represent, that is what this country really is. joining me now, someone who knows vice president harris

very well, democratic senator cory booker of new jersey. senator, thank you so much for joining me, i hope you have gotten some sleep and i really appreciate you being here. just wanted to start, i was so struck by really the overall joy that we all felt throughout the convention. frankly, it seems like the perfect convention for all the things you have always been vocal about in politics. how did you feel throughout the course of last week when you were there? >> it's so resonated with my spirit, lifted my soul, and i just felt overwhelming joy. and i think that's where our country more and more needs to be. look, i'm sitting in newark, new jersey right now, our community has seen so many challenges and tragedies, but we know that joy is a choice, it is a muscle. and it actually helps to forge a path forward when you remember the road that we have traveled, remember all that we have overcome, remember that all of us here in america are the envy of the world and our

ancestors' wildest dreams. so, to have a candidate that really gets everybody refocused, that we can be joyful warriors, it doesn't dismiss the issues, but it is an energy that is infectious, that lifts us in our work with >> such an important peace, joy is not naivety, joyous optimism about what we can do for our country, which i think is important for people to understand. one of the things i wanted to ask you about that has stood out to me for the last couple weeks, both about vice president harris's speech and really her overall approach, is about how little she talks about the historic nature of her candidacy. it somewhat reminds me of how president obama approached this as well. she would of course be the first black woman, the first asian american woman to serve as president. she didn't wear white. you know her very well, why do you think that is a reproach and what you think about it? >> look, the power of her background, her gender, all the things that she has had to overcome at every point of her career is self-evident.

and clearly, there is a reason to rejoice in that self-evident barrier breaking, like ketanji brown jackson and more. but i'm sorry, what made ketanji brown jackson such a powerful nominee by joe biden was not a race or gender, it was that she is perhaps one of the most qualified people ever put on the court when you just look at her record. she brought a set of experiences that are going to enrich the court. kamala harris is an amazing candidate not simply because of her race and gender and history making nature of this, but because of her ideas, because of the content of her character, because of her spirit and energy that she is going to bring to that office. so, i actually liked this, it reminded me of my election here in jersey but i'm the first black person ever sent to the senate from new jersey, the fourth ever elected in united states history, but jersey folks didn't care about that, they wanted to know ultimately what i was going to do as a

senator, i think that's what americans mostly want to know. it is an added benefit to get such diversity in the presidency, but the truth of the matter is in this urgent moment in american history, i think what is most great about this candidate if she is the right candidate for the right time to meet our challenges and help our nation move forward. >> i think that's what a lot of people out there care deeply about. one of the other things that struck me is -- if you close your eyes, there were portions of last week that could have felt like a pre-trumpet republican convention in the sense that there were these the classic american themes like faith, family, even football, i know you are a football fan, too. they were kind of woven through. do you hope that message kind of continues to be on display on the campaign trail over the next couple months? >> absolutely. i have been saying for years that the american flag is not the dominion of the republican party, we should be waving it more probably.

we should be chanting usa, usa with all of our heart and spirit, because this nation's history, the history of america is a perpetual testimony to us achieving impossible things, overcoming impossible odds, and getting to where we are all right now. we need to restore a deeper pride in america for all of us, and what makes us great. and i'm sorry, big, deep streams in our country, our faith and family, and this is great to see us getting to own what is our providence. look, faith is not about condemning other people, demonizing or integrating or doing the things that donald trump does. faith is about mercy and love, forgiveness and inclusiveness. and so, i am so happy to see a convention that spoke to the themes that i think americans know in their heart. we have to get back to a country that understands that these issues are not lines that divide us, but we all love our country and are going to do the best we can to serve her, and i think that the democratic party

has a lot to offer those who are independents or republicans if we can get them to slow down and listen to our policy ideas, and especially, especially i think we did a good job in this convention with having so many republicans present, especially listen to our spirit right now of healing as opposed to the one that donald trump has of division. >> yeah, very powerful speakers, i totally agree. i don't think there's any debate about the energy behind the party or anyone who is debating it is in denial, especially after the convention. but as you know well from running close races, it is going to be a close race. obviously, the convention was energizing and joyful, but conventions don't win elections. how are you hoping that the democratic party, that the campaign, that state parties out there channel this in the next couple of months? >> yeah, kamala harris has positioned this right. this is a david versus goliath moment. we are running as an underdog, or as walz said, using a football analogy, we are three

points down and the clock is running out. we cannot afford to take any resting in a successful convention. we have to press hard, dig in, and keep driving forward. and that means that we need everybody. some of the best reality of the convention is coming out of it. we saw a record donations from all kinds of americans. in fact, nurses and teachers are amongst the most common contributors now to the harris campaign. we've seen volunteer shifts exploding, more and more people understand that we have to work for this at every single step and a victory has to be earned. so, this is not a time to in any way rest, everybody has to understand that democracy is not a spectator sport, we need you on the field. and real joy, as you said earlier, real enthusiasm, real joy is not letting despair at the last word. not letting darkness or pessimism at the last word. let the last word be joyful work towards a goal that will elevate, i think, all of america. >> let me ask you about what

the trump team was trying to do at the end of last week. i mean, a day after the convention, rfk jr. endorsed donald trump after spending his own campaign. there's lots of speculation about how this will impact, will it impact? what do you think, how do you think that endorsement impacts the race or does it impact the race? >> i mean, look, i have known rfk and followed him since i was a student, and something happened that went from the guy who used to be with river keepers and talked about the environment where he spun out and turned into a dangerous conspiracy theorist that has really sort of had negative impacts on the lives of people. i think the reason why he had such a marginal campaign is because the closer people looked, the more they realized this was trump light, or in some ways, from trump telling us to inject bleach, this was a guy just as dangerous as trump. ultimately, the people that chose him were people that did not like donald trump. and now they have a new possibility with this month-

long campaign to get to know kamala harris, and i know she is going to be outreaching to those voters, and she will to all voters. so, i don't think this was a big deal this week. i think donald trump and his campaign are having a tough time. they are undisciplined, they keep wanting to focus on the politics and the personal, demeaning, integrating, and throwing out insults. that's not what america wants right now. >> senator cory booker, thank you so much, really appreciate you joining us. coming up, rfk jr.'s sister kerry kennedy is speaking out following her brother's endorsement of donald trump and she is going to join me live in just a few minutes. but first, the prosecutor versus the convict was one of the main messages democrats hammered home in chicago. new york attorney general letitia james knows a thing or two about taking on donald trump and she joins me next. we will be right back. ill be r. and here. make a statement while barely making a sound.

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one of the most consistent and effective lines of attack against donald trump was framing the presidential election as a race between a fraudster and a convict and a former prosecutor who has spent her life representing the people. >> as a prosecutor, when i had a case, i charged it not in the name of the victim, but in the name of the people. for a simple reason. in our system of justice, a harm against anyone of us is a harm against all of us. donald trump tried to throw away your votes. when he failed, he sent an armed mob to the united states capitol where they assaulted a law enforcement officers. when politicians in his own party begged him to call off the mob and send help, he did the opposite.

he fanned the flames. >> she did not go back there. joining me now is someone who has been very effective at holding donald trump accountable. new york attorney general letitia james. it is so great to see you, thank you so much for joining me today. i just wanted to start with, there is so much for people to wade through when it comes to legal cases, at one of the reasons that democrats could go out there and call trump a fraud and a cheat is because you and your fraud case against trump help to make the case on that front. so, if you're speaking to voters out there who are trying to wade through all this, what would you highlight about what that case says about him personally and as a candidate customer >> a $454 million judgment where he wildly exaggerated the value of his assets, and what we are seeking now is disgorgement, we are recovering obviously as ill-gotten gains, that in order to the benefit of not only donald trump, but his family and those who work for

the trump organization. no one is above the law, and it was simply put and it was basically emphasized at the convention. the convention obviously was just magnificent, it was electrifying, the ground shifted from the first day when we give flowers to president biden because he embodies the spirit of fdr. to the great communicators, the obama's, and then to the clintons, the great explainers, and then two, of course, the coach, coach walz, who is someone i would love to be my neighbor, he reminds me of mr. rogers and i love mr. rogers. >> who doesn't? ask exactly, and then of course to the woman of the hour, our vice president harris, who basically gave one of the greatest summations i have heard. >> her speech was so powerful, she left to me like she could walk right into the situation room, that's what i've been saying. one of the things that has been

so interesting to me, i wonder how it struck you, another powerful part of her speech was what she said about abortion rights, she talked about it so passionately and personally, and trump is having a hard time responding to the democratic convention. i mean, the best he could do was try to claim that his administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights, that's what you said, and that republicans are a leader on ivf. obviously, i had a hard time keeping a straight face reading that out, but you are very familiar with these issues, you talked about them a lot. what you make of that claim? >> listen, in order to have a functioning democracy, it is really critically and appointed that what individuals understand is what is key to a functional democracy is respecting the rights of individuals, having liberties, having freedoms, and all of those freedoms and liberties are at risk right now. mr. trump and his administration represents an existential threat to all that we believe in. project 2025 is something that aquatic attorney generals are familiar with.

back in 2016, we defended our democracy. they attempted to put forward aspects of project 2025, and we were successful 80% of the time in winning our cases. now, that manifesto has been written down and we are prepared, obviously, to defend our democracy and to defend our freedoms, standing up for liberties and justice, standing up for the rights of women, standing up for the rights of unions, standing up for the rights of seniors, because he proposes to privatize social security. it is really critically important that individuals understand what donald trump represents, and that's why all of us must march in quiet defiance to the polls on election day and vote for freedom, vote for liberty, and vote for democracy, and vote for a functioning democracy that respects the rights of all individuals. not criticism, not grievances, not division.

>> the contrast was so stark and project 2025 is such a good reminder. [ inaudible ] misogynistic attacks against vice president harris, i expect that is going to become worse over the next couple of months. she seems ready for it, but you were also an incredibly accomplished black woman who has had to deal with these kind of gross attacks from trump. is there anything you learned about dealing with that sort of thing that you hope people use

over the next couple months? >> yeah, i have been the subject of his attacks, but at the end of the day, the reality is being the first in anything is nothing more than a historical footnote. people want to know, what are you going to do with the power that lies in your hands? how are you going to transform the lives of others? how can you use government as a tool, obviously, of progress moving forward? that's what we've got to demonstrate, that it's really not about us, it is not about these historical footnotes, it is about making and improving the lives of americans, and in my case, the lives of new yorkers, and that is what i do each and every day. you know, i walk into that office with this fire in my belly to see how can we improve the life of new yorkers, how can we defend the law, what can we do to defend the rights of individuals who are under attack, members of lgbtq community, women, workers, unions, seniors, individuals obviously in upstate new york, farmers using antitrust laws

given the consolidation of power, and it is important that individuals understand that consolidation of power in the hands of one man, donald trump, is very, very dangerous, and individuals have to know that as democrats, that we must use the law as a shield and improve the lives of americans and new yorkers, and that is what i do each and every day, again, focusing on corporations that are only concerned about the bottom line, profit. and again, unfortunately, with these beings and the consolidation of power and with antitrust laws and consumer fraud and landlords that are purchasing a property day in and day out, these corporate landlords, we have got to challenge those abilities, standing up for our democracy and standing up for our rights. it is important that individuals understand, that is what americans would like to see in their government and would like to see in their attorney generals. and as democratic attorney

generals, we do that. we did it in 2016, beating back donald trump and his attorneys 80% of the time, and it is an honor and a privilege to stand with a great group of democratic attorney general's who are prepared to do it once again. >> well, i think anybody watching is thinking to themselves, new york attorney general letitia james has a fire in her belly on sunday morning as well, so thank you for joining us, thank you for all the things worth fighting for. it was a real pleasure talking to you this morning. coming up, over and over again this week, democrats get donald trump. dan pfeiffer joins me next. >> [ music ] >> [ music ] especially when they're eggland's best. taste so fresh and amazing. ( ♪♪ ) deliciously superior nutrition, too. for us, it's eggs any style. as long as they're the best. eggland's best. ( ♪♪ )

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okay, well, there was a lot of uplifting talk and definitely a lot of joy at this convention about the harris- walz ticket. democrats also didn't hold back on belittling donald trump. >> it has been a constant stream of grapes and grievances that

has actually been getting worse now that he is afraid of losing to kamala. there is the childish nicknames, the crazy conspiracy theories, this weird obsession with crowd sizes. >> the [ laughter ] >> he claims to be very rich, but take it from an actual billionaire -- trump is rich in only one thing, stupidity. >> i joined the army when i was 17. in fact, i was too young to sign the paperwork. i had to ask my mom to sign the paperwork for me. >> the the only personal vanity i want to assert is i'm still younger than donald trump.

>> they all have their different spin on it. joining me now is dan pfeiffer, white house communications director in the obama administration and now he is now the co-host of pod safe america. you have been banging the drum on the need to kind of make trump feel smaller for some time, so i bet you're pretty thrilled watching some of these speeches. messaging always needs to be adopted, of course, but where does it go from here for democrats and all of these surrogates and the campaign? >> i think there are a couple takeaways from this convention. one, after years of sort of accidentally doing donald trump spitting by amplifying his strongman -- one of the strong persona by talking about all the terrible things he would do, we finally understood the way to beat his strongman is to expose their weaknesses, to make them feel small. [ inaudible ] in general, i think that was great. [ laughter ] that is a classic [ inaudible ] , so i'm not sure

what you are referring to, but the second thing is there words consistent narrative, particularly among the core principles of the obama's, governor tim walz, and kamala harris, that donald trump is in it for himself. he is small and selfish and petty. and the last and most important thing is, for all of the fun moments you put out there, what i thought was most impressive was how little the attention was about trump. all of our politics for the last nine years i have been all about donald trump, what is he going to do, responding to what you just said, when is he going to tweets? but this is to the great credit of vice president harrison over the last month here, she has made politics for the first time in nearly a decade about something other than donald trump, and that is what is driving donald trump absolutely insane. >> he is no question losing his mind, he has even reportedly been complaining about how people perceive him as not

being as active or campaigning out there as much as his opponent, which by the way, it is fact checked true. you were in all these strategy meetings on multiple campaigns, trying to figure out what to do with the different principles. you have parents, you have walz, you have their spouses, they all have different strengths. what would you be doing with them over the next couple weeks question if any to be active and out there, the convention obviously doesn't win the election. >> their advantage is that they can campaign at a normal campaign pace and that voters like them. that is where their advantage over trump is. he is 78 years old, he is quite lazy and entitled, he does a couple of times a week at most and he is usually just sitting in mar-a-lago complaining about something. did events is a net negative everywhere he goes. and we have seven battleground states. b and all those different states, be in different markets but i was very pleased to see that the harris-walz campaign

is doing a bus tour through rural georgia. you win these campaigns by maximizing democratic areas and minimizing the margins in more red areas, which is what they're doing. it is all very smart. there on the positives. and campaign aggressively, as they have been doing for the last month. >> i love the georgia bus tour, it is a really good idea, and it is how warnock 1 was showing up places, too. your piece of her message rocks this morning entitled why you shouldn't panic about rfk endorsing trumpet which a lot of people were feeling the joy of the convention, then they saw that and started panicking. why shouldn't people be freaking out about it? >> i would say that is exactly right, people were so happy during the convention, but because we are democrats, you could sort of see the sense that things have been going too well for too long, so they're waiting for the other shoe to drop. here is a reason not to panic about it, is in most of the polling if you take rfk jr. out, it doesn't change the margin. about half his supporters go to harris, half go to trumpet the

other reason is there are two kinds [ inaudible ] most don't know anything about him, he is just a vessel who didn't like the original biden-trumpet message, are not yet sold on kamala harris. the second kind are people who do like rfk jr., but what they like about him is his outsider appeal. here is the best way to get rid of an outsider appeal, which is to sell your endorsement to the highest bidder. he was denied in the harris campaign seeking a job, so there is nothing more traditional politician then a quid pro quo for a government job, and that is an argument now that the harris-walz campaign can make in door to door conversations, phone banking with the former rfk jr. supporters. everything matters in a close race, but the idea that this is some big boom to donald trump does not show up in the polling, it doesn't show up in common sense, either. >> you can subscribe to dan's

excellent messagebox read to get more information on it. dan pfeiffer, thank you so much for talking with me today. coming up, we will pick up where dan left off. the two weirdest guys in american politics join forces. rfk jr.'s sister kerry kennedy is going to join me live to talk about her brothers endorsement, but first, i got a few thoughts of my own. we will be right back. ill be r. and the flavor you love. so, here's to now... now available: boost max! why do couples choose a sleep number smart bed? i need it a little cool and i need it a lot of cool. we're both cool like that. so, here's to now... sleep number does that. actively cools and warms on each side. during our biggest sale of the year, save 50% on the sleep number® limited edition smart bed and free delivery when you add any base. i hear that music and my feet just start tapping. my grandchildren, they're sixth generation of dancers. it's what my family is all about. i thought i knew a lot about our irish roots. i was surprised to learn

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shunned by democrats and estranged from his family, rfk jr. has long been desperate for validation, so desperate in fact that he has now joined forces with none other than donald trump. of course, as the most prolific anti-vax conspiracy theorist in the country, rfk jr.'s endorsement of trump on friday

was a long time coming, and frankly, they have a lot in common. both have enormous egos that definitely cloud their judgment, both rely on misinformation to prey on people's fears, and both leverage their last name for their own self interest. but for kennedy, this also marks another act of rebellion against his own family. and the institutions that they hoped to build. so, he may share the same name as his father, but he could not be more different. see, his dad, the real robert kennedy, was driven by a genuine concern for the health and welfare of the american people. he was a champion of the underprivileged and the vulnerable, he appealed to people's better angels, not their worst instincts. and when it came to modern medicine, he said those with power and influence have an obligation of responsibility. >> i think that as i said at the beginning, i think the medical profession has made a major difference in the united

states and will continue to make a major difference in the united states, but i think we have to recognize those of us who have the advantages that you have and that i have, that we have an obligation and a responsibility to those who do not. >> what kennedy was sent there to a group of doctors in indiana [ inaudible ] he felt strongly that people in a position to help others have an obligation to do so. needless to say, that apple has fallen pretty far from the tree, it's out of the orchard. rfk jr. has not only failed in his obligation and responsibility, he has actually done the opposite. he has used his privilege and his name to encourage the most vulnerable americans to turn their backs on modern medicine. he used falsehoods just a widespread fear, of even routine vaccines, including the vaccines that eradicated measles, mumps, and polio. and now, if trump and kennedy have their way, parents will once again have to worry that their kids could be susceptible to life-threatening diseases at

school. but here's the thing, rfk jr. is not only insulting his family's legacy, he is also trying to sabotage the party that his family helped shape and influence for more than six decades. remember, his endorsement comes just days after new reporting shows his candidacy was costing trump more votes than harris. don't forget, rfk jr.'s political ambitions were financed by donald trump's biggest billionaire donor. so, by endorsing trump, he has confirmed what we expected all along, that his entire goal here was to be a spoiler for the democratic ticket. look, we still don't know what the real impact of this endorsement will be, maybe as dan pfeiffer just said, there isn't a big one at all, but what we do know is the headline should not read kennedy endorses strong, they should read dangerous conspiracy theorists join forces. rfk jr. no longer represents the kennedy family. he is the opposite of the legacy that his father, his uncle, his siblings, and cousins have

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rfk jr.'s endorsement of donald trump prompted a strongly worded response by members of his own family. on friday, several of his siblings signed onto a family statement issued by his sister, kerry kennedy, saying " our brother bobby's decision to endorse trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. it is a sad ending to a sad story." kerry kennedy is a lawyer, she is also robert f kennedy's sister. thank you so much for joining me this afternoon, i really appreciate it. i just wanted to start, i mean, that was a very powerful statement, and i imagine it was pretty painful to have to do, but why do you feel so compelled to speak out at this moment? >> you know, i think the stakes this november couldn't be

higher, which is exactly why my whole family will be fighting so hard to re-elect kamala harris and coach walz, who have been champions for the delegates that my family has fought for it for years. donald trump is the polar opposite. [ inaudible ] core to who we are as americans, women still control our bodies, the right to live in communities safe from gun violence, to love who you love. and i think if my dad were alive today, the real robert kennedy would have detested almost everything donald trump represents. is lying, his selfishness, his rage, his cynicism, racism, fascism, this deliberate misinformation about vaccines, criminal felony convictions.

his sexual assault of edie and carol, [ inaudible ] 's cruel sneering at human rights for suffering people in america and around the world. and these are the causes that were loved so passionately by the real robert kennedy. so, i am outraged and disgusted by my brother's obscene embrace of donald trump. [ inaudible ] separate and disassociate myself from robert kennedy junior and his flagrant and inexplicable effort to set fire to my father's memory. >> it is, and i imagine again, incredibly painful with how much your family has done for so many decades. i touched on that in my opening. i know you touched on that in

your statement. i wanted to ask you about something jd vance said about your brother's endorsement, he said he wishes he could see his grandmother's reaction to robert f. kennedy jr.'s namesake and the most authentic to his dad's legacy endorsing the people's president, donald j. trump. what do you make of that? >> you know, there is not much that jd vance says that holds any water with me. i think what you need to do is people need to look at the facts. wages are up in our country, inflation is down, small businesses are booming, manufacturing jobs are coming back. harris and biden have capped the cost of insulin to $35 for those on medicare, lowering prescription drugs and healthcare costs across the board. student loan relief has reached nearly 4 million americans, first bipartisan gun safety

legislation in 30 years, and you know, since 1989, there have been 51 million new jobs created in the united states, 51 million. 1 million by republicans, 50 million by democrats. so, if you care about your children, you care about your grandchildren, there is only one way to vote in this election. and it is for harris and coach walz. >> your brother was on fox this morning and he said he has a big family and that only a few are troubled by his actions. it doesn't seem that way from this statement, but you know your family well, what is your reaction to that? >> so, every single one of the people in my generation, except for bobby and one cousin, are

for all of us, all the best of us are endorsing president kamala harris and walz. so you know, that's where it is. and i don't know if he is for or against trump at this point. i imagine he is against trump. so, i imagine bobby is pretty much on his own here. >> it seems like it. now, can we expect you and other members of your family to be out there campaigning on the trail over the next couple months for harris and walz and the ticket? >> i am very excited and going to nevada and arizona on tuesday. tuesday through thursday. so, happy to be out there and campaigning, but you know, to me, this isn't just about a campaign.

and campaigns are always important. this one is particularly important, because i think our country's institutions are at stake. i think that donald trump is incredibly dangerous to us, and i think what bobby has done here is against not only what our family stands for, but what bobby has given his life to. you know, you spent so many years out there, protecting, and that is the opposite of what trump plans to do. >> i know this is painful on a personal level, and your family and the legacy and the legacy of your dad is so tremendous. kerry kennedy, thank you so much for being with me today, i really appreciate it. i got one more thing to talk to you about before we go, we will be back after a very

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that does it for me. we are already working on a great show for tomorrow night with elizabeth worn joining me fresh off of her speech at the dnc plus the former cnn anchor don lemon is stopping by and has been reporting from chicago all week. this is coming up tomorrow night and for now stay right where you are because there is much more news coming up on msnbc. on this new our