racially charged summer with donald trump's campaign, black lives matter, police shootings, and the tragicall in baton roug. it was really a time when people felt like all they were seeing on tv about race was bad news. here was first a white man admitting that he was prejudiced. which for people of color, we kind of said finally. at 8:00 eastern time facebook.com's q&a. >> with more on the debate. >> we have been keeping track of reaction to the debate on capitol hill. members of congress tweeting out reaction live last night and have been doing so this morning. here is a sampling of some of congressman,ng a

one of the lead progresses in the house saying earnie, his answer to medicare for all he is the candidate who knows this issue the best and made it popular way back in 2015. project be the lead sponsor of the house bill on that, driving the fight for universal health care. a sender from hawaii, his tweet saying simply, this debate is better. a democratic congressman from pennsylvania, tonight's debate is really important until the polling comes out next week showing almost no movement in the race. that is the reality of most primary debates. fromocratic congress been california said climate change only received seven minutes of airtime and just eight minutes during thursday night's debate. we cannot continue to sweep this existential threat under the rug. it is time for real i met debate. this from a congressman from missouri. can you say new front-runner?

i am with her. a picture with, let harris. a democrat from rhode island -- come along harris -- kamala harris. tweet fromome of the members of congress. we have been looking for tweets and comments. here are a few. one says on facebook, it is unbelievable that anyone thinks kamala harris is a good choice paired look at her state of california. is that what would await america? rate ideas last night, good questions anyone be a massive improvement over top. needs more substantial debate. liz says jump would never show up on tv without a tie. he is a class act, referring to and to yang's to not wear a tie to last night's debate. also one saying biden would be a great vice resident for the eventual nominee that comes out

of the democratic party. kamala harris had a wonderful night. i am ok with her, but anyone who thinks she fired a lethal shot, get ready for more. he assured something unsavory will be found. a few of your comments this morning. you can keep making them on facebook on facebook.com.com. follow us on twitter. host: back to calls. frank, a republican. i justcaller: -- caller: wanted to make a comment. i happened to watch both of the debates. you heard what has been said, for example, larry, from massachusetts was talking about his struggle as a block man and how it affects him. it is amazing how other black people tend to dismiss the

struggles of people just like them just because they are comfortable now. the only thing i have to say hurting.t is, he is he will vote for that person who will resolve his issues and bring his family and friends with him while the lady from maryland will just stop by on the way from work and not have time to go vote. will beon that wins larry. , a's go to anthony democratic call. did you watch the debates? i really feeler: like what america needs is somebody that has some skin in the game. inare talking about people their 70's, close to 80 running the country.

another thing i wanted to bring up is that we also have 6 million empty jobs in america. every job that everyone has had has been trained. i don't understand why we have such a big problem. this country was founded and built on immigrants. we have to deal with the children and take care of our children. i saw a report where there are where waterywhere is leaking all over. i would like facebook.com to try to run a special. i saw a lady talking about if they were going to be a dictator in america, she would want trump. we need to find out and try to heal that because america needs and stop beingr

the united states of hate and beat the united states of america again. host: who is your candidate? caller: i was with the guy from texas. host: o'rourke? caller: yes. i'm a disabled vet and i live in minnesota and i saw him on your show and he reached out to me and helped me get my disability that took 40 years, basically, through all of the republican and democratic administrations heard that is so i want to win because he didn't have to do that. he wasn't running for president than and it would not have counted anything for him running for senate. i need somebody who is going to look out for me. america, stop hating people because you think they are gonna get something that you didn't. it is ridiculous. host: anthony is talking about emigration and that was a key issue right up again and again

during last night's debate. here is kirsten gillibrand talking about immigration. >> one of the worst things about president trump that he has done to the country's he has torn apart the moral fabric of who we are. when he started separating children at the border from their parents. the fact that seven children have died in his custody. the fact that dozens of children have been separated from their parents and they have no plans to reunite them. i would fight for comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. i would reform how we treat asylum-seekers at the border. i would have a community-based treatment center where you are in the community and asylum-seekers are given lawyers and there is real immigration judges not employees of the attorney general but appointed for life and have a community-based system. i would fund border security. diverted trump has

funds away from cross-border terrorism and drug trafficking and he has given the money to the for-profit prisons. i would not be spending prisons -- money in for-profit prisons. kirsten gillibrand, the new york times says she was once a congresswoman from a conservative house strict but positions on guns and immigration to match. let's go to jesse in maryland, democratic caller. i just wanted to comment . when i saw been made her up in connecticut. i am all the way with elizabeth

warren. host: jesse in maryland. erica, and independent. who is your candidate? caller: i don't support the democratic party at all. you voted for president trump in 2016? are you voting for him again? caller: i voted for his policies. to listen through your phone. please turn off the television. caller: ok. host: you voted for the president in 2016 and are voting for him in 2020. have you always voted republican? buter: i am an independent once again, i go off of the policies. host: ok. party hase democrat gone all the way to the left. they are basically just supporting the illegals and

foreigners. they have totally forgotten about the american people, the values. they are trying to erase our history. they went overboard. this is overkill. we need to really pay attention to what we are teaching our next generation because the democrat them is working against against our country. they have sold us out. host: i will show this to you and others. this is what mayor pete had to say about immigration and how republicans frame eight. [video clip] >> republican party likes to cloak itself in the language of religion. our party doesn't talk about that as much, for a good reason. we are committed to the separation of church and state and stand for people of any religion and no religion but we should call out hypocrisy when we see it.

for party that associates itself with christianity to say that it is ok to suggest that god would smile on the division of families at the hands of federal agents and that god would condone putting children in cages has lost all claim to ever use religious language again. host: kim, a democratic caller. caller: good morning. host: what did you think about the debate? caller: thank you for taking my call. kamala said, we don't want to see a food fight but americans putting food on the table. that definitely resonates with because we have no living wage. we have no rent control. i lost everything. my family struggles.

you have these candidates and they rarely talk about our bottom line. i think it was another candidate who talked about having a living wage. job, youif you have a should be able to pay your rent and put food on the table. i can't do either. host: that moments was one of the most tweeted moments when kamala harris talks about avoiding food fights -- interparty fights and for democrats to talk about the issues to the voters. do you agree or this agree on that? we are getting a thought on that and also having republicans and independents join us to talk about what they saw at the debate and who poses the greatest challenge to president trump and are you open, republicans and independents, to a different candidate in 2020?

host: a democratic caller. caller: good morning. i am calling about my candidate, which is bernie sanders. he is the only one serious about going up against the special interests and big pharma and insurance, because the money of these conglomerates run this country. that was my,. i am still with bernie and will continue to be with bernie. thank you. host: how do you think you did last night compared to the other candidates? caller: as short a time as they all were able to speak, he did well. he got his messages across and let the people know his ideas. medicare for all is another good one. i am part of the military system because of my husband. it is basically a government run insurance and i would not trade it for private sector in a minute.

i am well aware of how it works and how it can work. am for bernie. host: wheel for bernie sanders in 2016? caller: yes -- were you for bernie sanders in 2016? caller: yes, i voted for him in the primary but when he lost i did vote for hillary. host: let's listen to the senator from vermont last night when he is asked about socialism. [video clip] thatat is your response nominating a socialist would reelect donald trump? >> the responses at the poll had us 10 points ahead of donald trump because the american people understand that trump is a phony, trump is a pathological liar and a racist and that he lied to the american people during his campaign. he said he was going to stand up

for working families. well, president trump, you are not standing up for working families when you are trying to throw 32 million people off of the health care and that the tax benefits go to the top 1%. that is how we beat him, expose him as the fraud he is. host: that was bernie sanders at the debate last night talking about socialism. we are getting a thought on the debate and what you think about how the candidates did. let's go to bill in panama city, florida, republican. caller: good morning. democraten a lifelong and i am going this morning to change my status to republican. host: tell us why. in the i was wishy-washy last election between hillary -- trump and i felt hillary

and then i just wanted to go to trump peer they want to give money to everybody. i have worked hard all of my life and put myself through college. i didn't ask for anything free. i paid my college off and my house off. i am looking at my bank account and they want to give it to people who never contribute to society. they are talking about taking my health care away. are these politicians going to be on this medicare for all? i'm just tired of giving my money away to people who haven't contributed to society when ever but something for free. you are not going to please everyone in this country and there will always be a group of people left out and i am tired of giving my money away that i worked hard for. host: were you watching last night? and you are referring to the moment where the candidates were asked which are health care proposal cover undocumented

immigrants? were you watching at that moment? saw that.s, ma'am, i it upset me that i struggle to pay my health insurance and then i'm going to have to pay for some of the elves who hasn't contribute to society in our someone else who hasn't contributed to society? i'm not the kind of person who gives free stuff await when i work hard for my money and struggling to survive everyday. host: you voted in 2016 hillary clinton? caller: no, i voted for trump. host: i thought you said when you called and you switched your party affiliation. i am going this morning. i wanted to give them a chance. i saw it and i am going this morning to change to republican. there any one of these

candidates could you stay in the party or possibly vote for them in the general election, even if you switch our affiliation to republican esther mark -- republican? caller: not the way they are talking now. on the abortion issue, it is murder they are talking about. the say life ends when heartbeat stops. life should start when the heartbeat starts. they are talking about killing navies after they are out of the womb question mark that is -- one? that is outright murder. host: now a republican, he says he will officially switch and vote for president trump. he referred to the moment last night when the candidates were asked if their health care plan would cover undocumented immigrants. captured and you see them raising their hands.

there is the headline from the new york post. "who wants to lose the election. all major dems raise hand in favor of free health care for illegal immigrants." cleveland, arata in ohio, a democratic caller. let's go to cleveland, ohio, a democrat caller. promised that i would for maverick and all of our crew who speak to each other. i let them know i would be calling in. thank you for taking my call. democrat people calling in and saying they are going to switch their allegiance to republicans. frankly, i don't understand that.

i did watch both of the debates. i think that all of them have great points. however, i think that we should look at those promises from donald trump, the wall, number one. who is paying for the wall? not mexico. he said he would cut the debt, but he added $2 trillion to it. he said he was going to save social security, medicare, medicaid. he said he was going to work for jobs and people are working two and three jobs. host: i hear your point. who is your candidate? to the when i talked screener, i told her i wanted to hold because we

have a long way to go. i have not chosen a candidate as of yet, what i do know that i will not be voting for donald trump. host: let me ask you this -- who do you think won the first night of the 10 candidates and who won last night? caller: pardon me? host: who won the first round and who won the second round last night? caller: i think that elizabeth warren when the first round and, let harris -- kamala harris won the second round. maybe they should talk to each other and see who would be the top of that because it would be the first female ticket in history. why are republicans calling in? >> we are going to leave this portion of "washington journal."

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