as a white house pet. that's all of the time we have this evening. check out my new book. the left may want to cancel the holiday all together, at "hannity" we wish you a wonderful thanksgiving especially the troops overseas. raymond is in for laura ingraham. >> happy thanksgiving to you. i am in for laura ingraham on this special edition of the "the ingraham angle" from new york city. we have an amazing show. dan bongino takes on the new bombshell reports that undermine the president's impeachment defense. then victor davis hansen explains why polls show americans turning against the impeachment of the president. should democrats be worried about trump's surging support among african-americans? and later media bias is getting

worse as democrats struggle to sell the impeachment to the public. former "60 minutes" correspondent exposes this and my interview with john voight. the final act of the house democratic impeachment push will roll out in the next few weeks. the democrats hope to hand the president a gift wrapped impeachment in time for christmas. for weeks americans suffered through the intelligence committee chairman adam schiff mind numbing hearings where witnesses claim that the president did and did not engage in a quid pro quo and with held military aid to ukraine. >> no one on this planet told

you that president trump was tying aid to the investigations yes or no? >> yes. no one told me the aid was tied to anything. i presumed it was. >> did you talk to president trump in 2019? >> no, i have not. >> you were not on the call? >> i was not. >> the first time you read the transcript of the call was when it was releaseed to the public? >> that's correct. >> schiff failed to unearth any convincing evidence that the president should be impeached. polls supporting impeachment are slipping. as democrats in swing districts sweat out this impeachment push concerned about the penalty they could pay next year, the spotlight moves from schiff to the judiciary committee which will have hearings next week. this is the time when people look forward to the appearance of a roly-poly man with a sack

of goodies on his back. i don't think this is who they have on their mind. >> if we have convincing hearings and people understand what is at stake, i don't think there will be negative political consequences. >> isn't he cheery? jerry nadler is the chairman of the judiciary committee. this is the man that pelosi initially removed from the impeachment inquiry because he bungled the mueller hearing. do you remember that? >> the judiciary committee will come to order. i do not intend to summarize the work. i will not comment on the actions of the attorney general nor of congress. >> pelosi was not confident that nadler had the ability to make the case. the judiciary committee must

draft the articles of impeachment. it falls to nadler to convince americans there are grounds to impeach the president. next week's hearing will involve constitutional scholar s musing on what the founders many by high crimes and misdemeanors. at the height of the christmas holidays are americans going to be focussed on nadler or santa? i took to the streets for answers. we will get back to that. there are some good bites there. some people we interviewed on the street. a grand total of two said they will be focussed on impeachment. democrats have a high political bar to leap over. facing an energized president

who is pushing back as he did last night in florida. >> well, we lost tape again. we will get this fixed eventually. the president gave a rabble rousing speech and said this is bs and the american people should be thankful for the great economic news. new government statistics show that the u.s. economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter. look, it will be hard to impeach a president boasting that kind of record. with hearsay and an election season around the corner, democrats may want to get in line at macy's right now. only a christmas miracle will save their prospects in the new year. joining me with reaction is dan

bongino, author of the book exonerated along with chris hahn an aid to senator chuck schumer and host of a pod cast. the crew will tell me when they have the shots ready because i want to share those with you. dan, your reaction to the notion that whatever nadler and the dems are planning, all of this impeachment drama will it get lost in the holiday huhbub? >> it's already lost. the attention span of most people is their twitter feed on one scroll. there was a nothing burger from the start. there was nothing there. with clinton we had actually perjury. whether impeaching was a good political idea. with nixon an actual burglarly

happened. this was alleged quid pro quo and it keeps changing. it was about military aid and then a white house meeting and then a public statement. this is a political disaster for the democrats. >> chris, your reaction to this? obviously there are people who are going to debate whether there are grounds for impeachment. will the holiday season play a role in this trying to pitch this impeachment in the middle of the holiday? >> well, everything gets lost in the holidays, raymond. we are the night before thanksgiving. happy thanksgiving to both of you. i am one of the biggest liberals in america and thanksgiving is one of the things we all celebrate. it will get lost in the holidays. the new year will roll around. there will be a trial in the senate. everybody will read the bottom of page 3 and the top of page 4

of the transcript and the president held up the ukrainian president for dirt on his political opponent. that's as slam dunk as you need to get. >> i want to show you before i go to the next question. i have to share what we got in new york city on the street. the media is salivating over this "new york times" report that trump was briefed on the whistleblower complaint before releasing aid to the ukraine. listen to this. >> the only reason he released the aid is he got caught in this whole scheme. >> the president released the aid when he knew his cover was blown. >> once they knew the gig was up, they had the defense of we

gave him the aid. no harm no foul. >> it may have to do with his conversation with a member of the ukrainian caucus. this is how the president explained it. >> he said please let the money go. i said rob, i hate being the country that is always giving money. when ukraine helps the european country more than they help us. that's my only reason. i don't like being the sucker country. >> is the idea the president was briefed before he released this aid and told about the whistleblower complaint is that the silver bullet to take him out? >> [laughing]. listen, i love you, raymond. this case is a joke! you guys are humiliating yourself on the left running with this. i don't understand how you didn't learn from the clinton impeachment what a debacle this will be.

you are going to get trump reelected. the silver bullet, or quid pro quo, you have to have someone on the are the end who is aware of the bribery or the quid pro quo. no ukrainian official backed up this story. it's a fabricated scandal. >> chris, your reaction? >> dan, the congress appropriated this money and the president signed the bill. there is the impoundment control act that the president violated by not informing congress he was holding this money up. >> not necessarily, chris. >> [overlapping talking]. >> that's not true. >> it's absolutely true! >> [overlapping talking]. >> okay, don't talk over each

other. >> [overlapping talking]. >> stop. nobody can hear you when you are talking over each other. >> if the president had any courage at all, he would let his aids speak to congress and get it out there. >> okay, chris. dan, go ahead. >> chris is just making that up again. liberals are good at that. everything is in reverse. of course you are making it up. the president dictates where foreign aid goes. >> guys -- >> you are just making that up. this is not an open and shut case. it's not a case at all. >> to prove the case and to make this new bombshell stick you would have to get into trump's mind. that's a hard thing to move. gentlemen, i want to share with you how people are reacting.

real americans on the street to this impeachment drama. when i asked them are you going to be focussed on the holidays or on nadler and the impeachment? watch. >> this christmas season will you be focussed on impeachment or santa claus and the holidays? >> the holidays. >> absolutely santa claus. >> santa. >> santa. >> santa claus and getting rid of the democrats. >> impeachment, absolutely impeachment. >> why? >> because it's important. >> you won't be focussed on impeachment? >> will not. >> it's a waste of time. >> a waste of time. >> you will be jingle belling all the way. >> i will go to 34th street and see if there is a miracle there. >> chris, isn't it a hard case to make? why do you think the american people are walking away from

this? >> well, 2% movement in the poll is not walking away. >> it's 3%. it's just numbers. >> it's insignificant, raymond. it is the holidays. after this hit tonight, i am not talking about politics until monday and i encourage every american to do the same thing. leave it alone. it will be waiting for you on monday. relax and have a nice holiday and have a nice christmas season and don't get too bogged down in this. i didn't want to go back to a time where we didn't think about the president of the united states every minute. >> chris, dan and i would support that. in the spirit of thanksgiving, a left wing group move on.org is urging followers to talk to your family about impeachment this thanksgiving. is this a good idea? >> oh! please, i am begging you don't -- chris and i rarely

agree on anything. when chris and i and the host raymond agree. do not do this! >> this is a moment of grace. >> america, do not take that advice! >> okay, we will have a ceasefire. >> hold it for a couple of days. >> we are having a thanksgiving ceasefire. we will just watch football and eat turkey and love our family. no political fighting. thanks both for being here. happy thanksgiving to you. how are voters reacting to the impeachment drama? the latest poll but first to victor davis hansen. you saw what people are saying in the street. what is driving the public opinion on impeachment? why are they turning against it? >> well, they are turning

against impeachment and they are for tracheally agaiump again. they watched the warren campaign stutter and the biden cam. it means something. what they are saying to america, raymond, is if you don't like the president and you hate his guts even, that's not a high crime and misdemeanor. get on with your life. after watching one month of adam schiff, they are saying we don't run pta meetings like this or little league. americans are saying i want a military that protect us. i don't want to fight world war

3 for climate change. the left says race, class and gender separates us. people are saying across races and genders and classes, we are united. that's a dislike of these people lecturing us. if they are not careful, the 2020 election will be i am sick of it. i won't take it anymore. i want to get even. that's how it's shaping up to me. >> victor, impeachment may win you praise in liberal san francisco, but moderate democrats in purple districts, and there are 31 of them who flipped seats in district that supported donald trump. they have to face this when they go to their town hall. >> here's all the bills we need to get done. let's not spend million dollars screwing around with the system.

>> all that has been going on, this investigation and keeping us away from the work in our country. we can't trust adam schiff. we believe he is lined up with the whistleblower. >> the democrats are putting their own members at risk with these impeachment marks. do you expect them to hold those seats. i don't even expect them to hold them in my district. david is ahead in the polls. people said you promised to work on drugs, infrastructure, price of gasoline. what did you do? you went back and got obsessed with impeachment. we don't impeach presidents on i assume. adam schiff took a star chamber inquiry and told america the

more you see me, the more you will convinced. they said no the more we see you, the more we don't like you. we want it off. they are uniting people but not in the way they thought they would unit people. saying race, glass, gender, people are saying that doesn't matter anymore. we like these issues and you won't let us discuss them. >> victor, thanks for being here and happy thanksgiving. coming up trump support among african-americans is surging. according to a new poll, should democrats are worried? forest and leo will debate. and impeachment, what do the polls tell us about the 2020 democratic field. 2 pollsters join me with exclusive insight next.

>> i worry a lot we are setting ourselves up to impeachment, acquittal and reelection. it's not helping in the places where this election will be decided. >> that was michael bloomberg's campaign manager worried about how impeachment is going to impact trump's reelection. joining me john a pollster and scott a public opinion poll store. -- pollster. since october impeachment to remove the president is going down. >> there is nothing there. the schiff hearings did not

prove anything except the president's innocence. now the independents are moving that way. this is a waste of time. 59% of americans said it's a waste of time and money. >> scott, nadler is taking the reins of this impeachment effort. has he faired better than schiff? >> absolutely not. democrats believe the president should be impeached. republican republicans may have waivered a bit but now they are rock solid behind the president. independent voters are saying there is nothing here. >> the independents are revolting. >> revolting is a strong word but they are pulling back. by 2 to 1 voters are saying focus on healthcare and the economy and getting things done

for the country. >> when i look at schiff and nadler they are like the old rudolph the red nosed reindeer thing. they look different but are singing the same song. a recent "new york times" poll found two-thirds of voters in 6 battleground states that voted for trump in 2018 but supported democrats in 2016 will go back to the president. what does this tell us about the swing state support. it's still this. the president is getting the results they want. wait until this week when doug collins and nadler are the focus on the judiciary committee. doug exposed them last time. that's why they went to schiff. when it comes out this week, the president is creating jobs. the economy is growing. ages are going up. -- wages are going up.

they are reducing illegal immigrants. people like the results. >> there are local considerations. in the "new york times" piece people are telling them i like what this guy says but i am going back to the president. >> in 2016 donald trump was not the only candidate. people looked at the other candidate and said i had doubts about this guy, but given the choice i am going with the president. that will happen again. >> robe obama is weighing in on the 2020 race. here's what he thinks of joe biden according to politico. >> who is beat donald trump? obama told people close to him before biden entered the race that biden would have to earn it. >> obama believed that biden had no connection to voters in iowa and would only speak out, obama,

if sanders emerges from the pack. is this the kiss of death for sander or biden? >> the voters want change. that's why they elected donald trump. they don't like washington. the heartland of america is coming back to president trump. the democrats are killing joe biden with this impeachment stuff. >> sanders and warren. this is 40% of the democratic base. that's a big block for barack obama to write off. >> it's a huge block and a huge problem. sanders and warren advocate getting rid of private health insurance for people who have insurance and like it. and they are supposed to believe the government will make you feel better about. >> the democrats impeachment scam is not the only thing turning voters off. "new york times" said that democratic leaders are calling medicare for all a political liability.

warren is in a free fall. down 14 points. half of her support gone. is this medicare for all the reason that warren is hemorrhaging? >> it's because voters are getting a clear look at here. mayor bloomberg is trailing the mayor of south bend. >> scary times. i have to share this with you, scott. the trump campaign unveiled a new anti-impeachment ad, spending $2 million to broadcast this. take a look. >> the democrats would rather focus on impeachment and phoney investigations ignoring the real issues. that's not stopping donald trump. he is no mr. nice guy but sometimes it takes donald trump to change washington. >> how effective is this? >> it's a great ad for reaching people who don't live and

breathe politics. >> that's everything. >> [laughing]. >> have a wonderful thanksgiving. thanks. the democrats missed a huge opportunity. they might have been able to fly nadler and schiff balloon in the macy's's parade. democrats have another reason to be worried about 2020. president trump's surging support among african-americans. it has liberals nervous including this warning for black trump supporters: i don't think we can take chances on a president who is putting money in our pockets but rolling back our civil rights.

joining me now is horace cooper author of the book how trump is making black america great again along with a, leo a civil rights attorney. >> what is your reaction? >> i laughed. if people were given a chance to be rich, they would say no, no, i want to have laws on the books that a landlord can't say to a tenant you are a she when you think they are a he. that's supposed to be the priority for black america or any group over prosperity. get real! if that's the plan, plan to be very sad on election day next

november. >> leo, this is a panel of african-american voters on comedy central on the daily show. trying to mock some of the voters. watch what they discovered. >> donald trump, he's been hanging around black people as long as i can remember. they loved him until he ran for president. trump was the man. >> how many of you think trump will win in 2020? >> trump 2020 baby. >> leo, your reaction? everybody but one said trump would win >> my reaction is simple. that's a small percentage of african-americans. here's a new flash. less than 9% of african-americans voted for trump in 2016. it will get less. back to what he said.

>> that's not true. >> it is true. i will challenge you. i would rather have dignity and equality. why do we have less wealth than white house? answer that for me. >> okay, let him answer it. >> let me give you dignity. that's when your income starts to advance and advances faster than any other racial group in america. that's what happened in the last 3 years. when your employment rate exceeds that of every other group. the march on washington that martin luther king spoke at -- >> he changed the subject. >> no, it's not. >> [overlapping talking]. >> he changed the subject. >> jobs, jobs, in america

dignity comes from having a job. >> he didn't answer it. >> okay. >> time out. ! i am throwing a yellow flag. i want to pick up on something leo said. he said and he is right 8% of african-american african-americans voted for trump in 2016. however a new poll finds that trump enjoyed a 34.5% approval rating among african-american. that's up from 17.8% last month. what is happening leo? this is dangerous territory for the democrats? >> a massive distinction between approval and actually who you will vote for. as far as voting for trump, that's distinguishable from the approval rating. he won't get more than 8 or 9%

in the upcoming election. i don't want any job. i want the same job that anybody regardless of race, color, or sex. what horace didn't do is answer my question. >> i am asking the questions. the 34.5%, the reports show if the democrats can't secure 85 to 90% of the african-american vote the national election is over. if the president peels away 20%, he wins. how much of a reality double that is? >> that's a political atom bomb. if you see the numbers we saw in georgia and in florida and in texas where blacks ended up being the deciding vote for who ended up winning the state-wide race. >> he didn't answer your

question. >> the reason is black americans are interested -- >> [overlapping talking]. >> over dinner. >> we are going to ruth chris's. >> and you are taking me with you. >> to win in america you have to appeal with a winning agenda that include job. only donald trump is doing it now. if the other side doesn't do it, you could end up seeing 12 or even 18%. >> okay. >> i bet dinner for that. >> ruth chris i am making the reservation. jennifer lopez will perform at the super bowl half-time show. this being football season. she told the "l.a. times" it's

important for two latino women to headline the super bowl especially right now in trump's america. did we need j-loto remind us there are latinos in america. isn't this politicizing football? >> this identity politics is hurting the left and progressives. her actions just fulfilled that. more and more of us are saying we are just people. we want to watch football and enjoy thanksgiving. >> bravo for j-lo, because this president, she needs to make sure we are not forgetten. all people of color. >> if she'll be the representative of latinos, she is in a motive playing a stripper right now. happy thanksgiving. -- movie. coming up as democrats try to

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>> ♪ >> welcome back to "the ingraham angle." if it seems like media bias has gotten more intense, maybe it's because it has. here to expose the worst offenders is the host of a show on fox nation and a former "60 minutes" correspondent. john king is making predictions about the 2020 election and not in trump's favor. >> they will likely lose the popular vote. they want to be in touch with every voter in the key states to turn them out. >> does he have a crystal ball

to say trump will lose the popular vote by a larger margin? based on what? >> when you have that conversation, you are falling into the trap. i say that because the most interesting part for me is the issue of the popular vote is exactly -- it's one of the talking points. the most powerful propaganda organization it's what they laid out in their plan they presented to donors in the wake of trump's election. i printed it out. i wanted to read what it says on this issue. on the first page, they say here, we have the mandate. we won the popular vote. democrats picked up seats in the senate and the house. trump is the least popular incoming president in modern

history. the country did not vote for trump's style of change. that's what this is driving. not that people can say it's a legitimate issue. as a journalist and a professional what bothers me -- when i see parallels between propaganda organizations and the conversations out there in the press and it's been mapped out clearly that should set off alrms bells. >> this is chris matthews. >> trump fiddles and the earth burns. he is using nationalism to take us down. not just we americans the but the world with us. >> can you cover a person when there is such deep-seated

hatred, even a president? >> well, it would be very, very difficult. i don't want to speak for chris matthews. but i walked away from an interview because i felt so strongly about it. for any journalist out there on climate change, i meet geologists and scientists and talk to people from the oil industry. there are a lot of questions about these things. when something has such a big price like the green deal. it's up to all of us as journalists to question these things to figure out what is true and what is not true. anyone who discourages that kind of conversation who says you can't look at this, it's complete and absolute and there is no reason to doubt anything there. i don't understand how that is something that we advocate for with freedom of the press. >> i agree. happy thanksgiving. i am a huge fan of your work. particularly that extraordinary

piece you did on iraq's christians. no one else was doing and still aren't. happy thanksgiving. we have a special thanksgiving treat for you tonight. part 2 of my exclusive interview with hollywood legend jon voight how a role changed his life. watch it. extraction power.

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>> ♪ >> now for a special thanksgiving street. the moving conclusion of my exclusive interview with actor jon voight from his first surprise issing role on broadway. a golden globe winning performance on tv's ray donovan. >> i was surpriseed to learn in

1961 jon voight was in the original production of the sound of music. >> i filled in. i was the first replacement. >> wow. >> i got to work 2 weeks with mary martin who was fantastic. i assumed after 2 years she was just phoning it in. she wasn't. she was a great listener. when i was on stage with her, she was listening to me. she was responding to me. i was quite surprised. the first note i got, after my first performance, i was very good in that performance. the energy was high. the adrenaline was working. i gave a pretty good performance. i got one note. it said don't upstage miss martin. >> in 1978 you won an oscar for

coming home" which captured eye vietnam vet who was paralyzed. what changed in you? did it sensitize you from the soldiers coming home from vietnam? >> i was a liberal but i was in transition. i was shocked. vietnam celebrated that as a victory. you are not paying attention to the horror that was created when our pulling out. i spent a lot of time in a spinal cord injury place.

i spent the night. in some of the rooms and heard the voices and some of the moans and stuff of the people who had these injuries. their suffering was what i was supposed to portray. i was trying to get this right for these guys. >> you did. >> i just had this accident with the helicopter. in afghanistan. >> and the president took you out to dover to receive the boddos of the soldiers? >> right. he felt i had empathy for the families and invited me. would you like to come? yes, i would like to see that ceremony performed and say my prayers and salute those caskets. >> the ceremony, there is an art

to it. i was so grateful to be there. >> it's an incredible thing to witness. >> that ritual, that art made the statement of our respect and our gratitude for the sacrifices of our military. i am sure the dignity was affecting to those families. >> you played john paul ii and fdr, howard cossel and now this ex-connicky donovan who is the star. i upon ray is the star. this role he is sly and dangerous. where did this come from? >> [laughing]. where does it come from? somebody wrote this terrible character and i embody it. you go to emmy events and interact with people. they ask me how did you come to

this role? i say i do this and talk about the work i did as a boxer. the physicality the way i walk. then i just go out and i am myself. >> what is jon voight's legacy? >> i would like to disappear from jon voight and be just a source of truthful above instepped an actor. i have a great love for my past, my dad, my family. and the people that i have been fortunate to be associated with during my career. i can't wipe that away. >> through your work you are a source of truth. >> that was just a piece of our interview with jon voight. go to fox nation.com.

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♪ >> raymond: with all the divisiveness and our body politic, thanksgiving should be a reprieve. a grateful moment to spend time with family and friends give a moment to the land we are blessed to call home and for each other. remember the first thanksgiving which i reflected on today. very different people, pilgrims and native americans came together and shared what they had over a meal and from that moment, through debates and battles can the greatest nation in the world. the greatest nation the world has ever known. take a moment to heed the words of the poet and peacemaker who said, "if you have enough breath to complain about anything, you have enough reason to give thanks about something." i am thankful for the incredible

"the ingraham angle" staff, for laura for letting me sit in her chair and to all of you. happy thanksgiving. follow me on twitter. thank you for watching the special addition of "the ingraham angle." shannon bream and the fox news team take it from here. happy thanksgiving, my dear. >> shannon: good to see you. hello and welcome to "fox news at night." i'm shannon bream and washington. to begin with and alerts. they're weighing in on house democrats efforts to force don mcgann to testify, that case officially got fast tracked. there is no deadline looming for president trumps that my congressman jerry nadler. are they seriously considering participating in the next phase of public hearing? a conflicting leak reportedly from the long-awaited justice department report on the fbi abuse in the 2016 russian investigation. we will separate facts from fiction. a