we lift up the families of our country! and the whole of society benefits [ cheers and applause let's speak another truth. big pharmaceutical companies have unleashed an opioid crisis from the california coast to the mountains of west virginia and people, once and for all, we have got to call drug addiction what it is a national public health emergency. [ cheers and applause and what we don't need is another war on drugs let's speak truth. climate change is real and it is happening now. [ cheers and applause

everybody here knows, from wildfires in the west to hurricanes in the east, to floods and droughts in the heartland. but we're not going to buy the lie. we're going to act based on science fact, not science fiction. [ cheers and applause and let's speak an uncomfortable but honest truth with one another. racism, sexism, anti-semitism, homophobia, transphobia are real in this country. [ cheers and applause and they are age-old forms of hate with new fuel

and we need to speak that truth so we can deal with it [ cheers and applause let's also speak the truth that too many unarmed black men and women are killed in america. [ cheers and applause too many black and brown americans are being locked up from mass incarceration to cash bail to policing our criminal justice system needs drastic repair let's speak that truth [ cheers and applause and let's speak truth. under this administration, america's position in the world has never been weaker.

when democratic values are under attack around the globe, when authoritarianism is on the march, when nuclear proliferation is on the rise, when we have foreign powers infecting the white house like malware -- [ applause ] [ cheers and applause let's speak that truth and let's speak truth about what o are clear and present dangers. and let's speak the biggest truth. the biggest truth of all in the face of powerful forces trying

to sow hate and division among us the truth is that as americans, we have so much more in common than what separates us [ cheers and applause let's speak that truth and let's not try -- let's not buy that stuff that some folks are trying to peddle let's never forget that on the fundamental issues, we all have so much more in common than what separates us and you know, some will say -- well, we need to search, to find that common ground here's what i say. i think we need to recognize, we are already standing on common ground [ cheers and applause i say we rise together or we fall together as one nation

indivisible. and i want to be perfectly clear. i'm not talking about unity for the sake of unity. so hear me out i'm not talking about unity for the sake of unity. i'm not talking about some facade of unity. and i believe we must acknowledge that the word unity has often been used to shut people up or to preserve the status quo [ cheers and applause after all, let's remember, when women fought for suffrage, those in power said they were dividing the sexes and disturbing the peace. let's remember, when abolitionists spoke out and civil rights workers marched, their oppressors said they were dividing the races and violating the word of god.

but frederick douglas said it best and harriet tubman and dr. king knew to love the religion of jesus is to hate the religion of the slave master [ cheers and applause when we have true unity, no one will be subjugated for others. it's about fighting for a country with equal treatment, collective purpose and freedom for all. [ cheers and applause that's who we are. that's who we are. and so i stand before you today -- [ cheers and applause

i stand before you today, clear-eyed, about the fight ahead and what has to be done. with faith in god, with fidelity to country, and with the fighting spirit i got from my mother -- [ cheers and applause i stand before you today to announce my candidacy for president of the united states [ cheers and applause

>> kamala! kamala kamala >> thank you thank you. >> and i will tell you, i'm running for president because i love my country. i love my country. i'm running to be president of the people, by the people and for all people [ cheers and applause i'm running to fight for an america where the economy works for working people for an america where you only

have to work one job to pay the bills. [ cheers and applause and where hard work is rewarded and where any worker can join a union. [ cheers and applause i am running to declare once and for all that health care is a fundamental right. [ cheers and applause and we will deliver that right with medicare for all! [ cheers and applause i am running to declare education is a fundamental right [ cheers and applause and we will guarantee that right with universal pre-k and debt-free college. [ cheers and applause

i am running to guarantee working and middle class families and ov families an overdue pay increase we will deliver the largest working and middle class tax cut in a generation. [ cheers and applause up to $500 a month to help america's families make ends meet and we'll pay for it we'll pay for it by reversing this administration's give-aways to the top big corporations and the top 1% [ cheers and applause i'm running to fight for an america where our democracy and its institutions are protected against all enemies, foreign and domestic

which is why i will defend this nation against all threats to our cyber security we will secure our elections and our critical infrastructure to protect our democracy. [ cheers and applause and we will honor our service members and veterans so no one who has served this country has to wait in line for weeks and months to get what they are owed when they return home on first day. [ cheers and applause i'm running to fight for an america where no mother or father has to teach their young son that people may stop him,

arrest him, chase him or kill him because of his race! [ cheers and applause an america where every parent can send their children to school without being haunted by the horror of yet another killing spree. where we treat attacks on voting rights and civil rights and women's rights and immigrant rights as a tax on our country itself [ cheers and applause an america where we welcome refugees and bring people out of the shadows and provide a pathway to citizenship [ cheers and applause

an america where our daughters and our sisters and our mothers and our grandmothers are respected where they live and where they work. [ cheers and applause where reproductive rights are not just protected by the constitution of the united states, but guaranteed in every state. [ cheers and applause i'll fight for an america where we keep our word, and where we honor our promises, because that's our america and that's the america i believe in that's the america i know we

believe in and as we embark on this campaign, i will tell you this i am not perfect lord knows, i am not perfect but i will always speak with decency and moral clarity and treat all people with dignity and respect. [ cheers and applause i will lead with integrity, and i will speak the truth and, of course, we know this is not going to be easy, guys it's not going to be easy. and we know what the doubters will say it's the same thing they've always said. they'll say it's not your time they'll say wait your turn

they'll say the odds are long. they'll say it can't be done but america's story has always been written by people who can see what can be, unburdened by what has been. [ cheers and applause that is our story! that is our story. and as robert kennedy many years ago said, only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. [ cheers and applause he also said, i do not lightly

dismiss the dangers and the difficulties of challenging an incumbent president. but these are not ordinary times. and this is not an ordinary election he said, at stake is not simply the leadership of our party, and even our country it is our right to moral leadership of this planet. [ cheers and applause so today i say to you, my friends, these are not ordinary times. and this will not be an ordinary election but this is our america! [ cheers and applause

and so here's the thing. it's up to us. it's up to us. each and every one of us so let's remember, in this fight we have the power of the people. we can achieve the dreams of our parents and grandparents we can heal our nation we can give our children the future they deserve. we can reclaim the american dream for every single person in our country. and we can restore america's moral leadership on this planet. so let's do this [ cheers and applause

and let's do it together and let's start now. and i thank you and god bless you and god bless the united states of america! ♪ welcome to "politics nation." you've been watching the official campaign kickoff of california senator, kamala harris for president of the united states. she joins and already has started women running the nation and if successful would be the first black or american-indian woman to win joining me now, democratic strategist, joel payne, ken blackwell, former treasurer for

the state of ohio. michelle goldberg, columnist for the "new york times. siriusxm radio host danielle moodie-mills and tirrell darrdell, democratic strategist. and as we watched her speech, let me go back to you, to that -- you and i were talking before the speech went live here in studio on air i think it was a very powerful speech, as stated before she and i have talked often, as i've talked to the other candidates but i think she made a very powerful speech and really covered a lot of bases your opinion, danielle >> yeah. you know, i was saying in the break, i stand corrected from last week when i was on here i said -- i was asked, do you think that kamala is ready i said, you know, i'm not sure she's really great in the senate i'm telling you, after today's speech, she is ready not only is she ready, i think

she has everything that it takes to go all the way. the crowds that we just saw, the notes that she hit in this speech she went from barack obama to michelle obama to kennedy to frederick douglas. i mean, she took us through the history of fighters in america i think that she's ready >> tara? >> i think it was clearly a compelling speech. clearly, she can command, as danielle said, a big crowd the fact that she had a crowd of this size for her official coming out i think the response of the crowd, the diversity of the crowd. the crowd looks like america it looks like the american story. and i think that she has the potential to really put together that similar coalition as president obama put together and that coalition was, we know she's half south asian so asian-americans, black americans. we already know that her biggest support currently comes from well-educated white americans.

jewish americans and i think -- and lgbtq community. >> that's what the polling says. >> the track record of supporting so i think we're seeing in the crowd, which is a microcosm of what this country looks like and i think that she really demonstrated that she can stand on that big stage and really deliver strength, and as others have pointed out, grace. >> i said aggression with grace. >> yeah, right. >> and she showed both today and that's what i said she needed to show and she, i think, delivered on that let me ask you, michelle with the array of candidates that are out there, the politics of it is real. she's not the only african-american in the race she's not the only woman in the race how does she distinguish herself in this race because a lot of what she said -- and, again, i think she said it powerfully -- has been said and will be said by other candidates

so the question is, how does she distinguish herself? >> well, i think that there's something sort of intangible, right, when you're waiting to see who catches fire in a presidential primary i think a lot of people have been saying, you know, any of these candidates i could support. i want to see who can command a crowd. who can command that sort of excitement, right? so just the fact that she's drawing out -- i think it was 10,000 last time i heard i don't even know if it ended up being more >> looked like more. >> hundreds of people are coming out to hear her. she's had these sort of record fund-raising calls >> $1.5 million in the first 24 hours after she said monday -- >> right she has a huge social media following. and so to some extent, the -- she's going to distinguish herself by just showing that she's the person who can knit that obama coalition back together and i also think go beyond the obama coalition in one important way, which is that obama really ran as, you know, sort of like a moderate, a peace-builder, a bridge-builder

and she gestures at some of that she certainly gestures at unity. but it is, like you said, a little bit more aggressive when she says we're not seeking common ground, we're standing on common ground. which is that we're not moving to the center. we are kind of asserting our values as majority american values >> ken blackwell, you're the republican on the panel. what will be the response of republicans? how do you see what she said and the content of her message >> look, i think it was a rhetorically provocative speech. it was an assertive speech in terms of her world view and her assessment of where we are as a country. i think it contrasts with president trump's in that hers is a glass half full i mean, his is a glass half full, hers is a glass half empty. but let me tell you. when they start to add up the numbers, the numbers will belie

the realistic, you know, nature -- unrealistic nature -- well, underscore the unrealistic nature of what she just said look, i would have been very impressed if she had gone down and said let me show you how much different i am than donald trump. she had gone down to the border wall in tijuana and san diego and said, tear down this wall. she doesn't have the courage to do that. that would have been -- that would have been behavior that matched that rhetoric that we just heard the reality is, she's going to give a middle class tax cut. i'm all for that she is, in fact, going to give universal health care. when you start to do the numbers, it doesn't add up, and she is talking about really, you know, dealing with the debt crisis that we have as a nation. the math just won't add up but right now, today, that was a speech that is a standard setter

for the other aspireants in the democratic field. >> let me ask you, joe, your review of the speech >> well, it was a strong opening argument for the proclaimed people's prosecutor. you know, one thing that we can't miss here is i think one of your other guests mentioned the diversity of the crowd and that just belies how diverse this democratic primary is going to be. not just in the people who are in it, but the voters they're appealing to and it's beyond just iowa, new hampshire, the early states. because now you're looking at a different primary schedule where potentially california is going to become earlier. texas is coming earlier. and so now a candidate that appeals to a broader cross section of americans, particularly democrats, which is highly concentrated african-americans and african-american women as the core, core base of the democratic party, kamala harris is as well positioned as anybody to take advantage of that. one other thing i would add, you know, with all due respect to

mr. black well, i would be careful about talking about kamala harris' courage, considering where she's come from and what we just saw from her today. i probably wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of her in that argument about courage. >> now, when you look at this, we're going to hear probably within days other candidates come out you already have some out. how do you contrast, michelle, cory booker coming out or now the democratic party has been dealing all day with howard schultz. how do they now measure up i think that joel made a good point. how do they measure up in terms of now how you come out? she has raised the bar in terms of turnout, in terms of diversity for her announcement does this put pressure on other candidates >> my guess is that -- i mean, aside from joe biden, if he gets in, some of the other candidates that we -- you know, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, i

should say full disclosure, my husband has been doing work for elizabeth warren they're basically going to be running to her left. and she has a sort of more obama-esque view of the party in that -- or view of the future of this country, i think, in terms of, you know, the people in terms of the new rising america. whereas elizabeth warren, bernie sanders, are running much more kind of populist, economically populist, class-first campaigns, right? if you look at elizabeth warren's speeches, she uses the word "fight" a lot it's often about fighting big business fighting big finance as opposed to kamala talking about fighting those things, but also broader forces of inequality and discrimination and bigotry. and so what i fear is that we're going to have a reprise of some of the really ugly debates we had in 2016 between, you know, kind of a class-based economic populist approach and an approach that deals more with identity politics, race, gender,

other sorts of discriminations you know, the winning candidate is going to be able to integrate those two things, but i think that that's where -- that's where i see this sort of fault line >> is the danger, tara, because -- as i think danielle said, we sourced streams of obama and others but is the danger that michelle is raising that with a crowded field now -- because you have to remember, president obama ran against -- it was him and hillary. you have others in this field now who are going to be, quote, more to the left, more progressive. more other blacks. is the danger now that it will be such a battle in the debates and going back and forward that you could end up losing it by the desire of someone to win the nomination you know, when i was a kid, a

boxer, muhammad ali, told me, champions are not who can just throw a punch, but who can take a punch. and when you go into a give and take, then what happens? and does the party suffer? >> well, i actually don't think there is a lot of daylight between any of these candidates. they're all pretty much -- medicare for all, kirsten gillibrand supports that kamala harris supports that. bernie sanders supports that >> how do you distinguish them >> i think if you're going to see attacks -- at the end of the day from a very practical standpoint, all of these candidates hire opposition researchers. just to get into the sausage-making they hire opposition researchers and those researchers are going to come out and dig out whatever they think they can give up to give a candidate an advantage and so there will be attacks we already see early attacks on kamala as it stands right now. she's being attacked not just by republicans, but she's being attacked by supporters and people who are probably aligned with other candidates. i am of the belief, though, that

these things -- ultimately, as long as the party comes together, once an eventual nominee is selected, i'm of the belief that as long as the party comes together, it will be fine. this is normally how the process works. it can get ugly. it got very ugly between president obama and hillary clinton. people forget that, because she joined his administration. but it got extremely ugly. and then she went out and she campaigned on his behalf. >> ken blackwell is saying she should even be more dramatic go to the border i think the last democratic candidate that would have done that is me so i don't know -- i don't know if any of them would do that but -- >> reverend? >> yes >> i was just going to say that, you know, listening to it -- and, again, i'm listening to it from the vantage point of being a republican that was a very -- where it was given, the rhetoric was a very coastal presentation

one of the things -- >> meaning -- meaning west coast liberals >> or -- west coast, east coast. i think it plays on the coast. let me just underscore i thought obama in his first race was smart, and he ran a 50-state race. which basically said that he didn't -- he didn't forget rhetorically or in his policy initiatives flyover country. i'm just telling you that i think that her rhetoric played well on the coast. i'm not sure how well it played in west virginia how well it played in michigan and ohio and some of the -- the heartland states that she would have to win in order to separate herself. >> but -- >> from the field of candidates. >> doesn't she have to first win the nomination in order to deal with the general election? >> that's what i'm talking about. no, no i'm not talking about the general.

i'm talking about what -- obama did in his first race is that he understood that where he would -- differentiate himself was that he would stay an hour he would stay in new hampshire he would speak to those people in their language and their concerns he didn't play the east coast/west coast -- >> that's not what she -- >> there was nothing in that speech that i heard -- >> danielle with the last word. >> i vehemently disagree i think that, first of all, it is not east coasters or west coasters being targeted by the administration she uplifted the lgbtq community. she uplifted the black community. she has uplifted everyone who has been a subject and target of this administration. so that isn't just about the coast. that is about america, which is why you heard the tone, "our america. "standing on common ground." all of the notes she hit was about who we are and who we aspire to be >> all right going to have to leave it there. thank you to my panel, joel, kim, michelle, danielle and

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we just saw california senator kamala harris officially enter the 2020 race. the announcement comes as a brand new nbc poll shows approval ratings for president trump is at its lowest, at 43% joining me now, charlie cook, editor and publisher of the cook political report he's also an nbc political analyst and doris kerns goodwin presidential historian and author of "leadership in turbulent times. doris, just about three quarters finished with your book. in these times in which candidate harris talked about, as well as the others that have announced, miss warren, miss gillibrand and others, that they're saying this is a different kind of election this is not a normal election. and she quoted robert kennedy.

in these times, will, in your judgment, america be looking for leadership that is different and that raises a moral standard, or is this going to come -- is this going to just come back down to regular politics of a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage >> yeah, i certainly hope that what we're going to look at are the leadership qualities we need in our next president, to heal a country that's more divided than it's been since the 1850s. the really interesting thing about that nbc poll was that it rated president trump on eight leadership qualities, and in all of them, he was below majority in terms of approval steadiness, trustworthiness, character, integrity ability to negotiate, ability to communicate. so i hope that as we separate these candidates on both sides, if someone challenges him on the republican side and all these many democrats, that we're not simply looking at who can get what share of the pie,

african-americans, southerners, working class, gender, but rather who has exhibited already in their lives the leadership qualities that we need really now to bring us through a time that i do believe is different, and we better not just go back to a chicken in every pot. >> now, charlie, there was the whole mantra by some in politics that we have got to get away -- we being the democrats -- away from identity politics but it seems from the candidates that have come out so far, and even vice president, former vice president biden at our martin luther king breakfast monday, that they're embracing bringing identities together, and not trying to run away from those that identify with their backgrounds. how do you read this particularly when you see kamala harris that has brought this diverse crowd together, but also specifically addressed their

concerns >> well, i think that you've got -- you're going to have 20, 25 candidates, democrats running for this nomination. so i think each one is trying to kind of create their own segmentation, create their own space in the race. you know, create a place for themselves but what i think is different this time is, you know, normally democratic voters or any kind of primary voters, you know, it's who do i like, who do i identify with who do i find impressive and i have no reason to believe that will be any different but when i talk to democrats, when i talk to liberals, the most important -- the worst thing they say that could possibly happen in 2020 would be a gigantic asteroid destroys the planet earth the second, a very close second, would be president trump getting re-elected and i'm just hearing more and more people say, i don't care who democrats nominate they just need to nominate somebody that's a winner that normally isn't the case i think this time that may be more important than normal

>> doris, when you say that president trump is under 50% in the eight categories that really make up the character -- the characteristics, i'll put it that way, that one looks for in a president, are we saying then that whoever the nominee is from the democratic party should not try to outtrump trump in terms of blow for blow, but have a different type of persona, a different type of presence and set a different type of tone to their campaign and therefore saying that's the tone they would set to the nation if they, in fact, were elected? >> it's a very good question of course, they're going to have to fight back, like you say. they're going to have to counter punch. but i think what i'm really saying to those who are journalists, before tim russert

died, we talked about the fact that journalists have to cover elections in a way all of these people have come from somewhere they've been leaders before, whether prosecutors, whether in the senate, whether as vice president. we would know if we looked at them, have they evidenced humility, can they acknowledge errors, do they have empathy to understand other people's points of view. do they have integrity do they have the ability to build a team all of the qualities we know are important for leaders. we should reveal as this campaign goes on so we're not just voting for who sounds good in a moment or who is identifying with a certain group. we need a leader in this country. and charlie is right it has to be somebody who can win. if it's a democratic side or the republican side, they want a winner but we have to look deeper, i think, in the way we cover these campaigns than who says what in a debate, who counter punches and who sounds good in a certain moment. >> charlie, there are rumors, some that are sourced, saying howard schultz may enter the race, the former ceo of

starbucks. what would that do from a political point of view, in your judgment what would that do to the democrats or the republicans if that is the case, if there's a third-party candidate, who will that harm >> well, in 2000, we saw -- there's no question that ralph nader basically tipped the election from al gore to george w. bush. >> that's why i'm asking. >> you could make a good case that jill stein in michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania, made a big difference in the last race. if i own stock in starbucks, and if i really thought howard schultz was going to win, i would sell every share i've got. because the democratic boycott of starbucks would be absolutely enormous in the end, i kind of doubt if he does. but i'll tell you what democrats would act very, very, very hostilely, i think, if they saw someone coming from the left and running as an independent, siphoning votes out.

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as rising costs and shrinking n endowments have made it harder for the past month, alumni, celebrities and now the business community have been sounding the alarm about one north carolina hbcu facing closure. bennett college, one of the only two historically black women colleges still in operation, may be shuttered after years of financial trouble, unless it raises nearly $3 million by the end of this week joining me now, the president of bennett college, dr. phyllis dawkins, josi smallette, activist, and producer author and host of cleo network's,

"living by design. let me go to you first, madam presiden president. tell us exactly what the college is facing and why. >> yes we're facing a membership loss in our crediting body known as s.a.t.s. but if we raise $5 million by february 1st, it will help us with our appeal to s.a.t.s to defend the membership in the organization. >> so you need to raise $5 million by the end of this week, february 1st, and you need $3 million more. >> that's correct. >> jaz, you've been in this heart and soul what has made this situation such a reason for your passion and commitment >> well, one of the reasons -- i first got involved because dr. talkins' daughter is a good friend of mine and she made me aware of what

was going on with bennett college. and i'm really passionate, because as a mom i'm in the search right now for grammar school, kindergarten and i'm seeing such a lack of diversity in our education system, and it's really unfortunate and disappointing. i think there's absolutely no way that we can allow our influence to lessen in the academic space we need our influence to increase we need to be at the table consistently and bennett college is one of only two existing women hbcus. on top of that, along with the other female hbcus, spelman college, they churn out the majority of african-american women in the sciences. >> that's right. >> you know, in this country. >> you have put yourself out there probably more than many that are in your career side,

music and acting, would want you to you don't care you go out there i can ask you this, i don't want to get dr. dawkins in any trouble. but what happened to all the hbcu money that donald trump promised to help with? i mean, why are we sitting here with this when he had this big display in the oval office of what he was doing to do for historical black colleges and you only have two black women colleges and this one is facing this kind of problem >> well, reverend al, i think that -- first of all, congratulations on the grandbaby, but i think that we all -- >> thank you the credit goes to my daughter and her husband, but i'll take it. >> i think we know that's definitely one of the thing of 45 that make you go hmm. i know for myself i'm the product of the education of a black woman. my mother. so for that we have a real opportunity here we were at 17% when we first

posted now we're at over 55%. we can raise this amount i'm fired up and i know the whole crew is. i think that we have a very real opportunity right now to continue to uplift the education of women and black women specifically and i just think that it's phenomenal and we can do it and we have to continue to do that bennett college is one of the few colleges that have been specifically fighting for the education of black women so why wouldn't we take that opportunity? i'm excited to be on board here. i think we'll be all right. >> let me ask you, dr. dawkins, because i have been to the college. i spoke there a couple of years ago and i think people need to understand it is such a well rounded curriculum, that many of our viewers need to understand you don't just teach one subject or just orientation in one community. but it is a full learning experience with academic excellence >> and you are correct and you were one of our

baccalaureate speakers years ago. so thank you for doing that. >> yes. >> but bennett college produces phenomenal women in a safe space where they're not marginalized they produce -- we produce women who become strong leaders. women that lead with a purpose to compliment their degrees in s.t.e.m. and professional education areas such as business, social work, teacher education, in the humanities as well as in the social sciences so we produce women to be leaders in the variety of different fields >> now, jazz and josey, i have only a minute left what do you want people want -- tell people what you want them to do. >> we want you to donate we want you to - >> yeah. >> we want you to donate we have a good what four or five

days left until the 1st. we have under 1.5 to raise i think that we can make it. but we just -- we have to get on it we can get on it now go to the website, what is the website, dr. dawkins >> www.bennett.edu, stand with bennett that's the t-shirts we have on today. stand with bennett. >> and use social media to spread the word and spread the importance of this and why the education -- the continuing education of black women is so important and crucial to our society. use the #stand with bennett. >> here we are. >> it's time to come together. thank you, dr. dawkins and always good to see both of the smilettes on television again. see you in the trenches. >> that's right. up next, my final thoughts stay with us -morning. -morning. -what do we got? -keep an eye on that branch.

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justin fields is a top rated college football player. he has played for the georgia bulldogs and he was constantly harassed by verbal attacks, calling him the "n" word it affected him so he decided to transfer to the ohio buckeyes and now the objection has come from those at georgia state

saying that he should not be allowed to play for a year and the ncaa is meeting this week to decide whether they will give him a waiver. i wonder if any in the ncaa has suffered the humiliation of being top rated, good in what you do, but no matter what you do called a racial name. or a gender bias name. or a homophobic name what it does to your skills, your character what it does to your mind as you prepare to go out and do what it is that you do well. that only generates excitement and dollars for the college you at the end i would hope the ncaa realizes that to take him off the field a year, for him transferring because of racism is in many ways to cosign the insults that he's had to endure we need this nation to stand up and say the victims cannot be

penalized and we cannot tolerate victimizers thinking they can hurt the careers of people after they already crushed how they feel inside themselves that does it for me. thanks for watching. i'll see you back here next saturday and to keep the conversation going like us on facebook.com/politicians nation. and follow us on twitter up next, "meet the press" with chuck todd this sunday, temporary truce. a short-term funding deal to end the government shutdown. >> in a short while i will sign a bill to open our government for three weeks. >> democrats get what they demanded talks without a wall >> have i not been clear on a wall okay i have been very clear on the wall >> no one should ever underestimate the speaker. as donald trump has learned.