is considered the linchpin in the strategy to rate and north korea. we will take you where live when it happens. in the meantime, we are grateful that you spent the evening with us. good night from washington. ♪ >> tucker: good evening and welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." a year ago this evening, she was one of the most powerful democrats in america.ar now she is one of the most despised within her own party. donna brazile has been around an awfully long time. she ran al gore's presidential campaign in 2000, she was the acting chair of the dnc in july '16 through november, but that her book came out. the title is "hacks: the inside story of the break-ins and breakdowns that put donald trump in the white house." among other things, she says the dnc colluded with the hillary campaign to effectively rigg the primaries of last year.

plenty of professional democrats, including cnn president jeff sigler, have been enraged by that charger have sought to undermine her credibility as a result. what does she have to say in response?e donna brazile joins us tonight. thanks for comingor on. >> hey, what a great honor to be with you tonight after the democrats did so well across the country yesterday. i'm excited to be here, excited about what happened in virginia and new jersey, and excited to talk to you about my new book. let me say this -- >> tucker: [laughs] let me ask a question. congratulation on on your party's success last night. >> thank you. >> tucker: i've been watching because i've known you a longnk time and i've watched to work for more than 20 years, and i'm watching people who know you well, journalists and democratic party officials, go after you, and the one thing i noticed is that the attacks all sound the same. my guess, and i want to ask you as a professional political person, it seems obvious that there was coordination, that someone is doing oppo on you in response to your book. who do you think that is?

>> you know, tucker, i don't really have time to figure out who is spending -- i'm sure some much needed money that needs to go to democratic candidates next year, to figure out what i said in this book is factually correct. i want to tell you, i wanted to write this book to tell my story. i wanted the american people to see what happened. i became chair of the party for the second time in my lifefe because our party was under attack, we were hacked. that's why i was called upon to step up and become chair again. when you read the book, you've mentioned it, we've known each other a long time. we were colleagues once at cnn. the book tells some hard truths, because as you well know, i'm not just any democratic operative, i'm an activist. i come from the grassroots. i care about the party, i care about the future of our country and democracy.

>> this is a fox news alert. from america's news headquarter headquarters, president trump and chinese president xi jingping are about to speak. they held one-on-one talks earlier wednesday night. the two also attending a business event together. north korea and trade topping the agenda during mr. trump startled a visit to china. president trump and president xi are now holding a joint press conference. let's hold in. >> -- foster common friends, build constructive interactions, and jointly maintain and promote peace and stability and prosperity in the region. we also discussed the middle east, afghanistan, and other issues, and the need to deepen cooperation on counterterrorism, nonproliferation, nuclear security, and stronger support to u.n. peacekeeping operations. we both believe that friendship

between our people as the foundation for the sustained growth of china-u.s. relationships and we agreed to further promote people to people exchange. we will expand student exchange programs, hold china-u.s. competitions every year, and open additional exchange centers in both countries. >> ladies and gentlemen, dear friends. president trump's state visit is a successful and historic visit. together, the two of us have set out the direction and draw up the blueprint for china-u.s. relations in the coming period. we will work with the united states and act on the

consensus we reached, seek further progress in china-u.s. relations to bring collect on my greater benefits to help people across the world. thank you very much. [applause] >> translator: thank you very much, your excellency. now president trump, you have the floor. >> president trump: president xi, i want to thank you for an incredible, welcoming ceremony earlier this morning. it was truly memorable and impressive and something that i will never forget. melania and i are honored to visit your country, with a sanction history, dynamic people, and thriving culture. i also want to thank you and madame paying for a tour that was given to us yesterday of the very majestic forbidden city. you people are proud of who they

are, and what they have built together, and your people are also very proud of you. i want to congratulate you on the recent and very successful 19th party congress. perhaps now more than ever, we have an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between our two countries and improve the lives of our citizens. as long as we stand together with others if necessary, against those who threaten our civilization, that threat will never happen. it doesn't even have a chance. as i said in my address yesterday in seoul, south korea, the entire civilized world must unite to confront the

north korean menace and the entire world is watching us right now. today, president xi, we discussed our mutual commitment to the complete denuclearization of north korea. we agreed not to replicate failed approaches of the past -- and there were many. we agreed on the need to fully implement all u.n. security council resolutions for north korea and to increase economic pressure until north korea abandons its reckless and dangerous path. all responsible nations must join together to stop arming and financing, and even trading with, the murderous north korean regime. together, we have, in our power, to finally liberate this region,

and the world from this very serious nuclear business. but it will require collective action, collective strength, and collective devotion to winning the peace. in order to create a more secure future for all and to protect our citizens from extremism and terrorism, president xi and i also committed to working toward a peaceful future for afghanistan. terrorists are a threat to all of humanity, and we will stop radical islamic terrorism. the united states and china also face many challenges within our borders. every year, drug trafficking destroys millions and millions of lives. today, president xi and i discussed ways we can enhance --

[no audio] >> we have been listening to a joint news conference between the chinese president president xi and president trump. we seem to have lost the audio feed there momentarily. so far, when -- let's listen in. apparently we have it back now. >> president trump: -- destroying lives by the millions. we will be focusing on it very strongly, the president and myself. in addition to improving the safety and security of our citizens, president xi and i discussed improving our economic relationship. we want a vibrant trade relationship with china. we also want a fair and reciprocal one. today, i discussed with president xi the chronic imbalance in our relationship as it pertains to trade and the

concrete steps that we'll jointly take to solve the problem of the massive trade distortion. this includes addressing china's market access restrictions and technology transfer requirements, which prevent american companies from being able to fairly compete within china. the united states is committed to protecting the intellectual property of our companies and providing a level playing field for our workers. at the same time, our relationship with you and china is a very important one to me and to all of the people of our country. and just by looking at the tremendous, incredible job producing agreements just signed by those major companies, we are off to a very, very good start.

as part of our commitment to regional stability and peace, the united states also continues to advocate for reforms that advance economic freedom, individual rights, and the rule of law. the united states, working with china and other regional partners, has an incredible opportunity to advance the cause of peace, security, and prosperity all across the world. it's a very special time and we do indeed have that very, very special opportunity. a great responsibility has been placed on our shoulders, president, a great responsibility. and i hope we can rise to the occasion and help our countries and our citizens reach their highest destinies and their fullest potential. i want to thank you again. you are a very special man, for

your gracious hospitality. i sent my warmest regards to your citizens, i honor their heritage. and to celebrate their grade, great possibilities and potential for the future. in the coming months and years, i look forward to building an even stronger relationship between our two countries, china and the united states of americ america. and even closer friendships and relationships between the people of our countries. mr. president, thank you very much. [applause] >> all right, that was president trump wrapping up a press conference held jointly with china's president xi. first, the chinese president spoke, saying this was a successful and historic visit. at the two met in private earlier on wednesday night,

one-on-one. they recap some of what happened. president xi saying they drew up a blueprint for the future and they will act on the consensus that was reached here. he says they have more in common than the differences between the u.s. and china and this friendship between the two countries is the foundation for sustained growth of china-u.s. relations. president trump said the entire civilized world must unite to fight the north korean menace. it must be completely denuclearized. all you want security resolutions must be implemented. he also spoke of what he called the massive trade imbalance and said that he and president xi steps to close it. i am patti ann browne. this has been fox news. whoooo.

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>> tucker: taking a look at live pictures of the president of the united states motorcade in beijing, china, the capital city, leaving his hotel. welcome back. weom are still joined by the former chair of the dnc, down to brazil. donna, really quick before i get your response to the clip we showed you before the break, when was the last time you talk to bill and/or hillary clinton? >> i didn't hear that, i'm sorry. >> tucker: when was the last time you spoke with bill or hillary clinton, and how did that conversation go? >> in the book i said i spoken hillary in february.ha i believe that it was february 10th in baltimore when the democratic party was hosting its final future forum to elect new officers for the democratic party. >> tucker: but have you spoken to her -- the reason i'm asking is every democrat i know, theso professional democrats from jeff

zucker, all the way to and all the people you've worked with over the years, all seem mad, and i knowwor the clintonse in that group, have they complained to you or people you know? what is the response you are getting? >> first of all, let me just say this, last week i reached out to as many clinton staffers as possible to let them know that my book was finally coming out, excerpts. i didn't have to do that. i also flew down to washington, d.c., to inform my colleagues at the dnc, again, i didn't have to do that. i am a democrat, a lifelong a democrat, and if they choose not to read the book, or they decide to write their own book, i hope they will do that. tucker, i read hillary's book, "what happened." it's a great book because it's historical, biographical, and also, as a woman who has been very, very active in politics, i thought she really examined some of the reasons why she fell short, so i suggest for those

who are upset, or not capable of stomaching my book, write their own book. i want to respond that last clip that you showed me before the break. >> tucker: the one where the male democrat dismissed sexism by saying you were crazy, something i thought we weren't allowed to do. >> first of all, my mother when i was a kid growing up used to say it's not what they call you, it's what you answer to. i want to channel another woman who i admire so much, and that is michelle obama, who said wheo they go low, you go high. and perhaps what i did on sunday when i told some of my detractors to go to hell, and some of my conservatives knowf that i have always had a quick tongue. i told people in the past when i really feel. i shouldto have channeled michee and just go higher. i'm thinking now, you know meno and i've known you for a long time, we haven't gone fishing, but i have a lot of kids out there that know me, that believe in me, they know who i am.

i walked the streets in virginia with them just recently. they know that i stand behind them. t they are up at harvard, georgetown, and i want them tota know that i am still the same donna that they have always known. i'm feisty, i'm gutsy. and as you well know -- >> tucker: i've noticed that. they've come after you and said, look, it's a little much for you to criticize the dnc for colluding with the hillary campaign when youh conceded that youn leaked questions to the hillary campaign during a cnn town hall, before a cnn town hall. my question when i'm reading this is, did no one at cnn know that happened? did they really learn for the first time when they read your book?di how could they not have known that?re >> tucker, i surely hope now everybody will go out and buy the book. it's called "hacked, the inside story." >> tucker: [laughs] did nobody at cnn know that you did that? you apparently got them from -- >> you cannot put words in my

mouth. i put on some lipstick from fox but that has not forced me to stand my ground. i said in the book -- >> tucker: i'm asking about cnn. you haven't gone on their air, they are mad at you, obviously. did they know that you leaked these questions, really simple question? >> i said last year -- >> tucker: sounds like they did. >> don't try to put words in my mouth. i said last year that cnn never provided us with any questions. cnn never gave us anything in advance. what i did say, what i have said in the past, and what i say in this book is that as an officer of the dnc -- and i know wikileaks gave everybody certain questions in certain emails, but as an officer of the dnc, i sought to expand the number ofug debates, and i wanted to make sure that we had diverse voices, and we covered issues that had not been discussed in previous debates, and what i did -- give me one more second, i know it's your show, i'm not trying to take over.

what -- tucker, i know you too well. what i sought to do was to ensure that we had these issues on the table, and i didn't want our candidates blindsided. that's what i admitted to. what wikileaks put out -- >> tucker: that's the greatest spin i've ever heard! that's so good! you should do this for a living! that is hilarious. [laughs] let me ask you a personal question. i cannot -- >> tucker. wait. wikileaks -- wikileaks sought to divide us.e these were active measures where you got to see the things i get to hillary, you never got a chance to see the things i give to bernie or martin o'malley. let me just tell you -- >> tucker: i'm totally happy, you bring those and i will put them on the show. in the book, this is a sincere personal question, you describe a number of personal occasions where you felt threatened personally, where you felt like maybe you might be hurt by somebody, and youen are not very specific aboutou who might have hurt you, but it's clear that you were worried about it. do you still feel that way? are you worried?

are you getting threats? >> this was an unusual political campaign season last year and at night when donald trump -- i wrotethis in the book, and i've gone to church and said to the god i worship that i am not going to hold any anger in my heart, but president trump every night would go out there and say that "donna brazile, donna brazile,"and you know what, the moment he stopped talking, my emails, my twitter, my phones, it got blown up and i got plentw of threats that were just -- let me just say this -- they were over the top. >> tucker: are you getting them now? are you getting threats right now since the book is out? >> of course. when people see things that they disagree with, they don't just say donna, i don't like that, that is not the right kind, -- you know what they say? i would rather not have you ori the gumbo.

unfortunately, we live in a world where even appearing on this show tonight, even taking pictures with people i disagree with, people attack you. they attack your motives, and everyone who has said donna is making money, first of all, that is a good thing because donna has a lot of mouths to feed. people are questioning why donna would write a book, because donna likes to write. please read the book.. this is a great book.. a wonderful gift for christmas. >> tucker: i believe amazon has sold out. donna brazile. >> you and i have to go fishing. i have a recipe that i think will make your tummy feel really good. let me just say one last thing. i worked very hard to elect hillary clinton, we fell short, but next year, watch out.d next year is going to be a blue wave. i hope you have me back on the show. >> tucker: any time. donna brazile, ladies and gentlemen. m thanks for joining us. >> thank you, tucker. >> tucker: what does a hillary clinton backer have to say in response to what you just heard?

a former aide to chuck schumer joins us tonight. thanks for coming on. >> any time, tucker.r. >> tucker: look, we just heard some explanations, not all of which were entirely clear, but the bottom line remains this. donna brazile called early that the campaign was ignoring the basic theme of the season, which was populist economics. she got that, robby mook and the rest of people in brooklyn did not get that. they mistreated her, she said. they did not take her seriously because she was a woman. she says she experienced sexism in that campaign. i don't think that's something democrats can brush off asex ridiculous. third, she says that hillary clinton actually really was sick, genuinely sick, and that someone who was running the democratic party and wanted herg to win was so worried, she thought about replacing her. those are not small things. >> no, they are not small things, but i will say in defense of the sexism charge, they treated a lot of people

poorly, and is probably why they are not president right now. there was a lot of grassroots activists that were very turned off by what was going on in brooklyn, and that was a major flaw in the campaign, and as they do the autopsy of that campaign, that's one of the things that gets repeated over and over by people who i know that are close to it. >> tucker: that's an honest response and i've heard that from a lot of people, but it glides over the core irony here, the campaign's whole rationale was empowering women, was treating at least one woman less well because she was a woman. sexism from the hillary campaign. i mean that -- honestly, that's like peta opening a butcher shop. it's weird. >> i listen to the entire interview, it was a great interview, and i don't think she really confirmed that it was sexism, but it definitely was -- she was treated poorly. she was treated poorly by them, and i don't doubt that at all.

there was this "i'm smarter than you, leave me alone" attitude from that campaign, which was part of their flaw, and donna brazile was right, they were ignoring the signs in the street because they were trusting those algorithms too much, and that's what happens when you do that i guess. you've got to be in both places. >> tucker: i think that's right, the yet rather than admit -- that's clearly true, it's clearly true, and yet rather than admit it, you are seeing this weird little cult around hillary gather round and think of ways to rebutt donna brazile's book. basically it's all defense, let's attack her. instead of just conceding it was a badly run campaign. obviously they lost, why was that it was their instinct? >> let me key in on a word you a little cult.t. it is a very little cult at this point. most of the people who are against donald trump have moved on, that was very evident last night in virginia and other places in the country. there will be loyalists who will fight to the death to every last criticism of the campaign and of

her, i think it's a very small group, and i think most people have moved on at this point. >> tucker: it seems to include an awful lot of reporters, which is why it annoys me, but i think your point is probably fair. chris, thank you. >> any time. >> tucker: one of the most interesting revelations from donna brazile, mark steyn joins us after this. we are also with watching the president's welcome ceremony in beijing, china, we will be right back with that as well. ♪

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and our heroes help heroes be heroes when they're not eating gyros delivered by -- ah, you know what i mean. >> what i sought to do was ensure that we had these issues on >> what i sought to do was ensure that we had these issues on the table, and i made sure that our candidates -- i didn't want them blindsided. that's what i admitted to, what wikileaks put out -- >> tucker: that's the greatest thing i've ever heard. [laughs] that's so good! you should do this for a living! that is hilarious. >> tucker: leaked the questions to a candidate because she didn't want her blindsided. mark steyn is an author and columnist he's seen plenty of political scandals in his long career. i don't typically laugh in the middle of an interview, but i didn't want them blindsided. she didn't answer my question. it's hard to believe that nobody knew that had happened. maybe nobody did, but it's harde to believe that.

>> she answered with one of the all-time great lines in the history ofhe broadcasting. she said "you should have seen the things i leaked to martin o'malley." and actually i would like to see that, because i believe that is actually a big box of nothing. i like her as much as everyone likes her, and you should go fishing with her. i would rather go fishing with a donna brazile then go fishing with hillary clinton because you get the feeling you will be sleeping with the fishes by the end of the afternoon if you go fishing with hillary, but i do not -- she says a lot -- i do not believe that martin o'malley, his email account was buzzing with helpful nonblindsiding leaks from donna brazile. >> tucker: kind of hard to imagine that. it's interesting, though, the venom that has come out from democrats since this book emerged. hillary lost, it was obviously a massive failure on her part, that is not hidden, democrats know that.

and yet, democrat after democrat said, many in the media basically, why would you betray the party, especially before a critical election, yesterday's election? they were infuriated byet the timing of this. kind of a stalinist response i thought. >> that party has always had since the clinton years. the great advantage. they don't have john mccains. they don't have figures who sell themselves to the public by standing against their own parties. you made an interesting point, when you said youu wondered why so many media figures take hillary's side on this. i think hillary has two kinds of supporters. she has bagman like the outgoing virginia governor, terry mccullough, who basically looks at the clintons and things i would like to be doing sleazy, ten figure deals with oligarchs just like bill and hillary do. and then you have media figures who think, i would like to be

getting six-figure sums for clinton foundation speeches in africa that nobody canin listen to, and i think if you actually take those two groups out, you get to the problem here. the reason the democrat party has lurched left is because the moderate centrist wing is represented by a corrupt,th dynastic kleptocracy, i.e. the clintons. they have tainted democrat moderation and democrat centrism. >> tucker: that's very smart and very sad, by the way. a party ought to have a vibrant, centrist wing, and they don't. i've never thought of that, that's a really smart point. mark steyn, thank you.llll you always make me feel better. >> thanks a lot, tucker. >> tucker: yesterday was a bad night electorally for republicans. what does it mean going forward? there are lessons from it, and we will have those next. we are also watching president trump's welcome ceremony in beijing, china, and we will be right back. i love kiwis. ceremony in beijing, china, and i've always had that issue

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♪ >> tucker: last night's elections were pretty awful for republicans. bill de blasio, who is probably the least impressivewf mayor in the united states, easily won another term in new york city. democrats took the new jersey governor's mansion, installing i alum to political power. in washington state, democrats won the senate and with it, total control of the government. but republicans had the very worst night in virginia. ralph northam beat former rnc chairman ed gillespie by almost nine points. three points more than hillary clinton's performance in virginia last fall, almost seven points ahead of governor terry mcauliffe's win four years ago in virginia. yesterday morning, to put it in perspective, republicans had two-thirds of virginia's house of delegates. now, depending on how a fewof races shake out, democrats could have a majority. it was a route. how did it happen? donald trump isn't

popular in virginia, that's part of the reason, but it's not the whole story.n democrats won after embracing all the dark side of politics, embracing fears and deepening tribal divisions. in real life, ed gillespie was a pro-immigration moderate, but the reliable allies in the a white supremicist. northam's allies ran the single ugliest political ad in living memory. a charge republicans want to hunt down and murder nonwhite children. the ad didn't take a political argument, it didn't take a position on taxes, crime, the environment, or schools, or anything that might make a state or the country a better place. it's only purpose was to terrify and divide. this is the politics of racial hatred. vote for me because the other guy wants to murder your kids. our opponent isn't misguided, he's evil. there is no defending an ad like that, but democrats did it anyway. in a normal party, someone with perceived moral authority would have stepped forward to denounce the ad.

barack obama, maybe, or bill and hillary clinton, but all of them were silent, and allowed the race baiting to continue in virginia, and it did. this is an ominous development in american politics, precisely because it worked so well. democrats across the country inevitably will imitate what just happened in virginia and they will probably win a bunch of races as a result. you would think they would care about the consequences of sowing racial division in an already racially divided country, but they care about winning more. northam's victory tells you a lot about the democrat strategy going forward. the party has all but stopped making rational arguments or even trying to win swing voters over to its position. that is time-consuming, it requires compromise. it's much easier to change the composition of the voter base. more than 50 years after ted kennedy's immigration act, it's no longer even necessary for democrats to win native-born, middle-class americans who work in the private sector, so they stop trying. virginia has transformed politically because it has been transformed

demographically. for example, in 1970, 1% of that state was born outside the united states. today that number is 12%.97 12% of virginia is foreign-born. that has made all the difference. if you are wondering why thehe idea of national borders is suddenly so unpopular among democratic officeholders, if you're wondering why the deadly plague of opiate addiction in middle america causes barely a stir in washington, now you know the answer. they are not their base anymore, they replaced you. you shouldn't get too apocalyptic about any one election result, although today marks the one-year anniversary of what pretty much is beyond a doubt the most remarkable election result in the past 40 years. turned out to be a humbling event for the press, which went into the race absolutely to a person believing hillary clinton could not lose. >> not only did florida falter hillary clinton, but this election overall. we could be talking landslide. >> trump is headed for a historic defeat.

>> i think she's going to have a very good night. >> i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president. and the reason is because i have a lot of faith in the american people. >> tucker: you will be shocked to learn that bret stephens was wrong, and everyone else too.n these experts and some celebrities showed what they thought of the results, and the american people's choice immediately upon learning about it. watch. >> america is crying tonight. i'm not sure how much of america, but a very, very significant portion. i mean literally crying. >> deeper concerns tonight that the world's shining light of democracy has gone dark. >> because my attitudes about things, they came up to me and they are scared, depressed,ec despaired, desperate even. almost clinging to me. >> you have people putting children to bed tonight, and they are afraid of breakfast. they are afraid of how do i explain this to my children? >> that's a pretty extraordinary thing to say if you have a son

in the marine corps, and that you don't trust the commander in chief. people in the military defend the constitution. >> the message that i want to spread to other women is exactly what you are saying, not to give up. sorry, i hate [bleep] crying. >> she deserves to be the first female president. and that's what makes me sad. >> anybody but donald trump! anyone! >> the ruling class was hysterical, why were they? because it all disempowered them. they thought they were in charge, and they weren't. remember that. powerful liberal says it's time to remove "the star-spangled banner" as the national anthem. why? we will talk with someone who agrees with that next. ♪ who what started as a passion...

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>> this is a fox news alert. from america's news headquarters, i am patti ann browne. we continue our coverage of president trump's 12 day, five nation tour of asia. moments ago, president trump met with the primaries premier. here is a brief look at that. earlier, there was a red carpet reception by china's president, xi jingping, and other topic and terry's. mr. trump met privately with president xi, and they held a news conference afterwards which we brought you lives. president trump's with the premier could be a significant face to face, given that one of the top items on mr. tom's travel agenda is barring trade. one of the leading figures behind chinese economic policy. in the past, he has reaffirmed his country's desire to be seen as the world's new leader in globalization, free trade. but he has offered no specifics

on how china might lower its own trade barriers, which are among the steepest of any large country. and that is a major point of contention for the trump administration. china's trade surplus with the united states has widened by more than 12% just in the past year, reaching $26 billion. still, the white house is showcasing several business deals signed during trump's two date visit, including a deal for china's biggest online retailer, to buy more than a billion dollars of american beef and pork. the u.s. commerce secretary, wilbur ross, said such business deals are a good example of how the u.s. can productively build up bilateral trade. the new trade agreements do not address goods such as steel, aluminum, or auto parts. these are popular chinese exports that have a huge global impact. north korea also likely to come up during mr. trump's talk with the premier. china is north korea's largest trading partner. the white house would like

beijing to curtail its dealings with pyongyang, as well as expel north koreans workers from china's borders. president trump has praised the chinese were taking some steps against pyongyang but he wants them to do more. china has expressed increasing concern with north korea over its nuclear weapons development. but it remains wary of using its full economic leverage over an old ally. mr. trump has suggested that china could strike better trade terms with the u.s. if it helps the u.s. contain north korea's nuclear ambitions. again, president trump right now meeting with china's premier. i am patti ann browne. this has been a fox news alert periods . >> understood. so slaves who were fighting for their own freedom, under what any circumstances, you believe that we should, as a nation, have an anthem that talks about

them? be what i could not be more opposed to slavery, obviously. but the song is about fighting british forces. whoever is coming from the other country, if you were coming here, it's a song about a war. >> sure that really be our national anthem? should not it be about the beautyea that america is, like "the america the beautiful"? >> tucker: isn't about the beauty of the flag-waving over fort mchenry? we won and we are still a country. it's awesome. >> the other thing we have to understand is this wasn't our anthem 1931 when it became a national anthem. we shouldn't argue for tradition for tradition's sake. that's what the argument people made for jim crow. >> tucker: that's not true. it has nothing to do with jim crow, obviously. >> that's not what i was saying. >> tucker: the u.s. navy, it was their official flag raising song in the 1880s. >> is our national anthem, it did not happen until 1931. >> tucker: so what? for every living american this has been our anthem, no one has ever seen any racial overtones. there aren't any in the song

played >> no one ever saw it? i teach it every semester. to be when you do becauseou you are trying to subvert the idea that it's a national symbol because you are a left-winger. but the truth n is, it's not inherent to the text, it's not there. >> did you read it? >> tucker: you are wrong. >> you absolutely started to cut it off. >> tucker: i didn't. these are foreigners. >> enslaved people because they didn't have the right to citizenship, their lives didn't matter? >> tucker: i get that. because they are british soldiers, that's the point, because they are foreign soldiers. they enslaved them and they shouldn't have, i agree with that, but we are against people we are fighting. that's it. anyway, spend your time doing wholesome things. thanks for coming on. the press has been fearmongering on guns for aan long time but "usa today" just took it to an unbelievable new level. this is real, we checked. you can't miss this, stay tuned. ♪

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that is the sworn enemy of lying, pomposity, smugness, and groupthink. have a fantastic night, sean hannity is next. good nightly from washington. ♪ >> sean: welcome to "hannity" and this is a fox news alert. president trump is in beijing for a highly anticipated sitdown, meeting with china's president. we will bring that live when it happens, but first we are following several major breaking stories tonight. tonight it has been one year, remember where you were, since president trump's historic and massive landslide election victory. since then, the mainstream media, the left in this country have been in full on freak out mode. we will highlight all of the out-of-control insanity and obstruction. then, the left still giddy from last night's election results, but they are not telling you the truth about what it really means. we will set the record straight. also, former dnc chair donna brazile continues to spile the democrats' dark secrets. s we will have all the new reso