>> at the end of the day, what they are really trying to say, that if they did that, it will nullify the will of the people. if you look being at how the election turned out here, president trump got 10% less votes in cherokee county which is a rich red county, this election cycle. white field county, less than 4.5%. so at the end of the day, the voice of the people was spoken. i'm disappointed as a conservative republican also. >> and mixed messaging today from the president's allies on capitol hill, a growing number of republicans accepting the reality joe biden's victory as many remain publicly in denial. >> joe biden's victory has been certified in states totaling 279 electoral votes. do you now accept that he is president-elect? >> well, we've got a process that i think we've been going through since the election. and it will play itself out. >> the president in effect has conceded when he ordered the

general services administration to begin the transition. >> and glimmer of hope after what has been a devastating week in the coronavirus pandemic with the fda expected to approve a vaccine as soon as this week. new today the chief adviser to "operation warp speed" says that the vaccinations could provide unto years of immunity. >> my opinion based on science and experience i have is that this vaccine effectiveness will be long lasting. that process of memory is likely to prolong our protection for probably a few years and maybe many, many years. maybe the most weak people in terms of their health, the very old people, may require a booster every three or five years. >> for more on the day's headlines including that compelling "new york times" piece, i'm joined by journalists covering the white house and the biden transition. first josh lederman, welcome to

you. what message did the president send to his base during his first major public appearance in georgia saturday? >> well, you used the phrase his base and i think that is really right on the money. because this was an event that had the look, the feel and sound of a traditional trump rally, not necessarily one that was designed to help fellow republicans. in fact shortly before the election in november, president trump actually traveled to georgia to hold an election rally for his own candidacy and at that rally were senators perdue and loeffler. it was really indistinguishable yesterday from that event. if you looked outside the event, the vast majority of the signs were not for loeffler or perdue, the candidates on the ballot, they were for trump. the chants inside the rally were for four more years, stop the steal. and in fact even when president trump briefly brought those two candidates on stage, there were cheers for them to be supporting trump, not the other way around.

in fact, president trump seems to admit openly that he was moving quickly through the part where he had to help other people because he wanted to spend his time in that nearly two hours that he spent rallying there focused on the presidential race that in his mind is still not completed even though we know that obviously president-elect joe biden was the victor there. beyond that, the president wanted to spend time airing publicly high school his grievances with republican officials in the state of georgia, somebody that republican leaders really wish would stop doing given the potential implications on turnout for the 2020 runoff that will be taking place in a few weeks for republicans. and the president had this to say about what he expects to happen in that january 5th runoff. take a listen. >> so we know that the democrats are planning to cheat and we can't let them to do it again. i thought we would easily win. and that maybe for the first time in a long time i'd go take

a nice little vacation for about good da two days and then go back. instead i probably worked harder in the last three week than i've ever worked in my life doing this. >> reporter: so you see the president trying to do two things at once. to argue once again faultily that the lakes was rigged and stolen from him, but also to encourage republicans to go out and vote anyway despite characterizing the election system in which they would ostensibly be voting as rigged. the big question on the mind of republicans, what will it do to turnout for republicans who might feel disaffected by all of the comments that they have period from president trump and his allies about rigged elections, will they vote for these two republican senators in january. >> you know, and i'll just hypothesize here, you talked about this being the way the president sees things in his mind, the fact that he has not won the election. i'll grant him that. what i wonder is what all the

cheering crowds there really think. do they really think that joe biden will not be inaugurated january 20th? that is something that continues to con found me. i know you don't have an answer, just had to air that little curiosity. thank you very much, josh.you d just had to air that little curiosity. thank you very much, josh. now the late e. st on the biden transition. and the mounting pressure on the president-elect to choose minorities for his cabinet positions. ali vitali is joining me from wilmington be, delaware. what are you hearing? >> reporter: we're hearing a shifting in tone on the top he can of diversity. in the early days as the transition started rolling out its picks, there was a lot of positive attention paid about to the diversity both in terms of gender, race and lived experience. of the first few slates of candidates that the transition team has put forward for key cabinet roles. now as they are less than halfway through the picks, we're

starting to see mounting pressure yes from preliminary democrats saying that they would like to see more progressives represented in this slate of cabinet picks, but also on the racial and gender diversity, specifically as it relates to those big four positions that you were just talking about. you put up on the screen, we know that the treasury secretary nominee janet yellen, a white woman, tony blinken, a white man, but questions now about who will lead the department of defense as well as who will be attorney general. and a lot of pressure from key groups in washington to make one or both of those people a person of color specifically if you are talking to congresswoman karen bass, she would like to see an african-american in those roles. listen to what she said. >> do you think he needs to nominate a black american for at least one of those roles? >> yes, i think that it would be great if he did and for defense secretary, there are two individuals that the congressional black caucus would like to put forward, lloyd austin and jeh johnson.

and i think that those two positions and we'll see what happens in other positions as wi well. >> reporter: so you are hearing karen bass there talk specifically about department of defense. the biden team and biden himself frankly have really said in so many words be patient, we're only a few picks into this cabinet, they are really putting a premium on diversity, biden promising that it will be the most diverse cabinet ever. so far he is living up to his promise of having a cabinet and a wider administration that looks like america. but a lot of groups realizing that this is the time to pressure, not just to show that they support the picks he's made so far, but to also make sure that that diversity continues in spades as he did in-s to roll out this group of people. this week though we're also expecting tocontinues in spades as he did in-s to roll out this group of people. this week though we're also expecting to hear his picks including health and human services. we know that dr. murphy is his likely pick for surgeon general.

in the past, woue've seen them come down in name only moon and more formally on tuesday. and that could be the case here as well. but it will show a transition team that is once again focused on the issue that all americans are dealing with every day, which is the pandemic, versus a president of the united states who just said in that clip that josh played that he has worked harder in the last three weeks despite the fact that for the last six plus months we've had the worst pandemic in every american's memory going on right now. the president clearly just focused on the election as the transition is focused on the crisis ahead a. >> i don't know, a couple times on a sunday you've rolled out specific names that turned out to be correct, so i'm not waiting for monday, just you. >> no pressure. >> back now to the explosive "new york times" article comparing the remaining days of the trump administration to a shakespearian play that could end in catastrophe.

trump's final days of rage and denial describes the president as hoodie, sometimes depressed and fixated on rewarding friends, purging the disloyal and punishing a growing list of perceived enemies that now includes republican governor, his own attorney general and even fox news. joining me now, peter baker who wrote that article. and also joining me francesca change betters, white house correspondent. good to see you both. excellent article, peter. let's get into this because this new look into the white house was provided in part by trump's own advisers who were describing the president as barely showing up to work, ignoring the health and economic crises inflicting the nation and largely clearing his public schedule of meetings unrelated to his desperate bid to rewrite the election results. so you got wonder how is this affecting the country, who is running the show?

>> well, we're in one of the most extraordinary crises of our generation, with coronavirus reaching a new high, more than 2,000 deaths a day, reaching as high as almost 3,000 deaths one or two days last week. at that pace, that is the same as a new 9/11 every 24 hours. and yet the president has basically said almost nothing about this except for trying to take credit for the vaccine and saying that he was right all along and experts were wrong, he said nothing to the american public about this incredible spike that we're having, the worst we've seen since the beginning of the pandemic. he gave no advice to americans about what to do during the holiday season, he has offered no guidance to states or localities about what they should do in terms of any kind of restrictions. he said nothing about the jobs report on friday which showed creation of new jobs slowing down still leaving us 10 million jobs short of where we were in february. he is fix 80sis eighfixated sols

election and that he was somehow stolen by some vast conspiracy that reaches from venezuela to republican governors to his own justice department. and it is a short of shakespearian kind of moment. we don't see this happening in the white house certainly in our lifetime. and it raises all kinds of cultural and historical parallels. >> absolutely. fran francesca, to you now. the president has posted nearly 150 tweets in the last week or so, mostly about the election, very occasionally about the pandemic. what is your reaction to the president's behavior? >> the president has made it quite clear where his focus is in the mostly stream of consciousness remarks that we heard yesterday evening when he had his campaign rally in georgia. he was supposed to be there to campaign for senators perdue and loeffler, but we heard him talk just as much about the election

which he teetered between saying that he either lost it because again as peter was saying that it was stolen from him, or suggesting that he was still winning the election which the vote has been certified in georgia and that is not the case. and so the president did speak about those two senators, but certainly the focus of his remarks were on those other things. >> and in part, peter, you have described some of the fractures between trump and his allies saying that the circle around mr. trump shrinks and even allies like mr. barr distance themselves. the president resists any suggestion that he stand down. and then you went on to say if he is not listening to advisers, many are no longer listening to him. so again, i go back to that question, what does this tell you about how the country is being run right now? >> well, it is kind of on remote control a little bit. obviously people in go. are coming what they can, but no

signals of leadership from the very top. instead you see a president-elect sort of inserting himself into that vacuum. normally president-elects try to maintain some kind of deference to the incumbent, saying there is only one president at a time. but joe biden feels obviously that there is some need for him to speak out and to say basically what the current president is not, to tell the nation to wear masks, he suggests wear masks for 100 days and we'll get through this, he is providing sort of a moral leadership even if he doesn't have the tools of government yet that the incumbent president is basically not. and i think it is an awkward moment where you have these two competing, you know, would-be chiefs executives. one on the way out, one on the way in who doesn't have the instruments to effect the change he wants to yet, but at least has some of the bully pulpit. and we have 45 more days of this until january 20th.

>> so peter, i'll phrase this delicately because i'm not suggesting this is the case, but the way you describe the president now, it seems like some of what you are saying is the way that he has approached a lot of the job during his four years, only maybe to a greater degree now. >> well, i think, yes, i mean should we be surprised that this is his reaction to the election, no. first of all, he told us months ago that he would claim the election was stolen if he doesn't win. he said it in advance in july in the summer, he said if i don't win, it is because it is rigged. and he basically told us that he would character rise any defeat that way rather than accept a loss. so in that sense we shouldn't be surprised. i think that it is still extra ready on, we've never seen it again in modern times, i can't think of any parallel where a president on the way out has refused to accept the clear reality that has been certified by every state that was involved. including by republican

governors, republican secretaries of state, republican officials. these are not just democrats here. and yet he has put his own desire to create a narrative which he is not a loser in front of everything else. that is the sole focus right now. >> so that is defining the denial part of the title, trump's final days of rage. how is he expressing his rage to those within the white house, his allies and the like? are people afraid of him? >> yeah, they are of a phraseaf. they don't tell him what they actually think. some do. one told me that they said you need to start preparing to concede where this is where it will end and he said i will never concede, he is absolutely refusing any advice to the contrary. so people in the white house would like to have a more, you know, smooth transition, a gracious transition, and to talk about his accomplishments.

talk about his legacy. he should use this time they feel to burnish his own record in the history books. instead they think he is doing the opposite, they think that he is only tarnishing his record by making it out, you know, by being so detached from the obvious reality. >> i think i was told recently that lot of what defines a presidency is the way a president leaves the white house. that is what is discussed in perpetuity about how the transition of power is done. francesca, i want to play a clip from last night. yes, the president was going down to georgia to support these two in the senate campaign, but did he a lot of time in front of those folks at the rally airing his own personal grievances. here is a clip from that. >> when they collects the ballots and they start bragging about how many ballots they already have, you have to make your secretary of state knows what hell he is doing. and you have to make sure your governor gets a lot tougher than he's been. he has to get a lot tougher. >> he is talking about republicans, those are the

people to whom he is taking aim. is this a sign that his relationship with the party is weakening or is he fortifying his base within the party, is his base now the party? >> well, the president has been taking aim at georgia's governor and it is notable because brian kemp will have to be up for re-election in 2022 and even floating a primary challenge to him at that same rally. and you heard republicans increasingly concerned about division within the party and the fact that it will have on those two georgia runoffs. not willing to say publicly as peter was alluding to as thousand they are feeling about what the president is saying, but they are saying things privately. but they are increasingly vocal about distancing themselves between any sorts of claims that the president should invoke whether it would somehow be rigged because they are very concerned about people turning out to vote if they think that

the last election wasn't fair. and certainly that was the job the president was down there to play last night. >> all right. fran xh francesca, peter, thank you both for the chat. and millions in one state may be circling january 4 on their calendars for a very important reason. detills on th s on tail details on that next. >> and you are looking at the actual incident and not the "saturday night live" parody, and it is still generating backlash. rating backlash ♪ spread a little something to remember ♪ philadelphia cream cheese. made with fresh milk and real cream makes your recipes their holiday favourites. the holidays are made with philly. what if your clothes could stay fresh for weeks?t smell clean? now they can! this towel has already been used and it still smells fresh. pour a cap of downy unstopables into your washing machine before each load and enjoy fresher smelling laundry for up to 12-weeks. special guest flo challenges the hand models

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let's go now to the latest facts on the coronavirus pandemic. there are more than 14.6 million cases. and dr. birx warning americans about the rapid spread of the virus that holiday season. >> there isn't a state without increasing cases right now except hawaii. so this is where we find

ourselves. and we have to listen right now to what we know works, which is mask, physical distancing, washing your hands, but not gathering. you cannot gather without masks in any indoor or close outdoor situation. >> florida added more than 10,000 new cases for the third day in a row yesterday. the positivity rate there is above 9%. and nearly 33 million california residents will be under stay-at-home orders starting tonight after icu capacity has fallen to dangerous levels. scott cohn is in palo alto for us. scott, thank you so much for joining us. i have to tell you, my phone has been blowing up with headlines from california about the stay-at-home orders. get the details for us and how precarious a position golden state is in right now. >> it is absolutely precarious. at least as far as the public health officials are concerned. but also from a business

standpoint. this is california avenue in palo alto. we reported from here in the summer time where they quickly adapted to life in the pandemic with outdoor dining, the farmers market is in full swing. all of this will be going away as of tonight when the stay-at-home restrictions go into place and the operative thing here is the hospital capacity. as you take a look at the map as of yesterday, cal to the california department of pin health, in the central valley, we're break 10% capacity. and you will see in the bay area where i am, it is not as severe now, all though there are severe pockets and officials are trying to get out ahead of that. so they too will be joining in these stay-at-home orders, not quite as severe as at the beginning of the pandemic in march, but none the less last night you had people here on california avenue coming out to eat long one last time. they will be doing that again

today. as people i guess enjoy sort of a last hoorah. >> i do think that it is a bit extreme. i do. because our restaurants, the people that work in this community, this is another blow to them. >> reporter: it is also a blow to the businesses here that have invested a lot into the outdoor dining, the so-called parklites, they have to take all of that off now because it is all takeout, so they will reopen the street. and so not only are they losing that investment, but many are laying off employees that normally would be serving people. so from a business standpoint, it is severe. and certainly from public health standpoint it is severe as well. >> scott, help me with the math here. i thought this was a 21 day

thing. it is december 6. this is going all the way to january 4? that is four weeks. >> reporter: right. and being california as you know, it is a little bit of a patchwork here. in the bay area, the six bay area counties that launched their stay-at-home order ahead of the state's, they are saying that they will go through -- up to january 4. some of the other orders at least as of now we're looking at three weeks, but they have to get back below that 15% capacity level in the icus. so it is floating a little bit. essentially the christmas season is a bit of a washout for anything in person. >> yeah, three weeks depending. scott, thank you very much. can democrats take advantage of the president's mixed message in georgia and gain control of the u.s. senate? i'll ask congress women lose city mcbath that question right after the break. n lose city mcbath that question right after the break. contactless curbside pickup is here!

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two critical senate runoffs in georgia now less than a month away, they will determine which party controls the u.s. senate. and today voters will have a chance to see three of those four candidates in televised debates. republican senator kelly loeffler and democratic challenger raphael warnock will debate tonight. jon ossoff will also participate in a live of candidate program, but republican senator david perdue refuses to participate. those debates come at an important time as tomorrow is the voter registration deadline and early voting begins a week from tomorrow. president trump rallying alongside the senators last night urging georgians to vote in the runoff while still making baseless claims november's election was rigged. >> you know we won georgia, just so you understand. you must go vote and vote early starting december 14th, you have to do it. they cheated and they rigged our presidential election. but we will still win it. we will still win it.

we'll still win it. >> meanwhile top republican officials in georgia are concerned his receipts tore rick could hurt the party. >> telling people don't trust the election system, why bother to show up. best argument is if you think they are stealing it, show up and vote. >> this is just hurting the process. >> and joining me now, georgia congresswoman lucy mcbath, author of the book "standing our ground." so glad to have you on the show. first of all, what do you make of the president trying to convince georgians to vote in the senate at the same time trying to convince them that the presidential election was rigged? it is a mixed message for sure. vote in the runoff election, but the last election wasn't reliable. can democrats take advantage of this? >> well, you know, we continue to listen to all of these in-s n

insinuations and rhetoric that is just the president trying to overturn democracy. and these attacks on our democracy especially the elections here in georgia are i find them to be very sad and very disgusting. the president can challenge our elections here in washington all he wants. it won't change anything. it is not going to make a difference. we've seen that over and over again even with all of the court proceedings. we delivered the presidency to president-elect biden and vice president-elect harris. and we'll deliver these two senate seats to washington as well. so no matter what is said and done, it is already in the works. >> and to add to that, which you say is sad and disguesting, you have the president going after the governor, the secretary of state as well. that listen. >> got to make sure that your

secretary of state knows what the hell he is doing and make sure your governor gets a lot tougher than he's been. for whatever reason, your secretary of state and governor are afraid of stacey abrams. >> i know that you have defended the way georgia's leaders have run the election, party aside. why is the president attacking members of his own party over this? >> i'm afraid i can't answer that and certainly doesn't help the republican party i'm sure. the outcome of the elections here in georgia are clear and we've said over and over again, georgians delivered the election to joe biden and to kamala harris. and we'll just continue to be on the fronts lines to do the work that we've done to make sure that we're finishing the job, the two senate seats are very critical to making sure that we are able to go forward and create that climate of democracy that people who have been so thirsty for for the last four years. >> in terms of continuing the work, the president also referencing stacey abrams who

has been largely credited with boosting democrats in the state. give us a sense of the ground work that was laid down in your state that led to the election results and what is being done to try to repeat that on january 5. >> we've been very excited about the energy that has been on the ground here. stacey abrams has been a big proponent of that with her fair fight organization. her historic bid for, you know, the candidacy for the governor here in 2018 really helped to create this wave that we have now with massive groups of people and volunteers or organizations on the ground mobilizing, making sure that everyone has the ability to be able to exercise their right to vote. so, you know, we are just building upon that and we're just excited. and we've done the work. this is the new south as i've said over and over again. the political dynamics are changing here, our politics are more diverse and inclusive than they have ever been. and stacey and so many other organizations and volunteers

have been doing the work to present to the american people the wins that we've done within the last 30 days. >> and as crucial as these senate runoffs are, if you look at the front page of the atlanta journal constitution, that not the top story today, the big headline is how coronavirus is ravaging the state. on capitol hillelosi saying the surrounding the coronavirus relief plan. do you support this bill, which by the way significantly drops from the democrats initial $2.2 trillion plan? >> well, i am so excited that with a bipartisan bicameral resolutions that we're finding to really make sure that we're mitigating covid-19 when we know with angst that cases continue to go up exponentially each and every day. we know that the moratoriums on people that would otherwise not be thrown out of their homes and their apartments, that expires at the end of this month, so we

have to make sure that we're doing everything we can. and as i've said, we've never left the table, we've always been steadfast, the party has always been steadfast in trying to mitigate and bring solutions. and this is what we're doing at this point. and we know that there will be more work that will have to continue, more fundsing that will have to do going forward, but right now we're so excited that this is bipartisan effort that has been done to really make sure that we're protecting the american people. >> yeah. before i let you go, a powerful question for you. uniquely for you because i want to talk about your book "standing our ground, a mother's story." it is the gut wrenching story of losing your teenage son jordan at the hand of a man with a gun who thought that the music jordan was playing in his car was too loud. how in the world did you turn this tragedy into a movement and a real call to action? >> well, i have to first and

foremost say that i have just a strong foundation in god and understanding that some things that happen in your life you may not have control over, but it is what you do with it that truly matters. and i guess what i'm just doing is taking all of the love and support and care that i would still be giving to my child and moving forward. i'm giving that to the people that i live among and work with every single day. it would not have done any good thing for the legacy of my son and my family and all the other gun violence survivors like me around the country if i tucked my tail and simply just laid down and died like a second death. so i intend to move forward to make sure that i'm helping to build a strong consensus and a movement and safe spaces for everyone in the country. and just protecting the people that i love so dearly. just as i would be doing for my own son. >> i got to tell you, i'm a mom and i'm sending you a virtual hug. wow, so proud of you and all of that. amazing. congresswoman lucy mcbath, keep

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joe biden's victory having been certified in states totaling 279 electoral votes. do you now accept that he is president-elect? >> well, we've got a process that i think we've been going through since the election. and it will play itself out. >> the president in effect has con seeded when he ordered the general services administration to begin the transition. >> so it is a very simple question warranting two very different responses from republican lawmakers. even as a few cracks are beginning to show within the party, the large majority of gop members in fact vast majority are still publicly denying the reality of joe biden's win. a new survey from the "washington post" found only 27 congressional republicans have acknowledged biden's victory while 2 20 gop members would simplely not say who won the election. joining me now, susan del

percio, david jolly, and don callaway. welcome, everybody. good to see you. david, your reaction to this mixed messaging. we're hearing from republicans right now. what is it going to take for them to stand up to the president and accept reality and truth? >> you know, alex, there is really no excuse for only 27, it should be 100% of republicans. because facts are facts and the law is the law. and in any walk of life, particularly in politics, you reach an inflection point where you decide whether to lead or to follow. and i think a lot of politicians are rick averse and they think by following somehow they avoid a hard decision. but history judges followers just as harshly as it judges the discretion and decision of our leaders. as our nation, we would be

stronger if every leading political elected official regardless of party recognizes validity of our elections and the outcome that joe biden will be the next president of the united states. the reason that our body politics suffers from this indecision and from this compromised feelings towards the election is not because of donald trump, he is one person. it is because of the legions of republican officials that continue to affirm his conspiracies. >> is there something that you think you could say to two in particular who have said, no, donald trump actually won the election? that would be representative paul gossert of arizona and medical brooks in alabama. what would you say to them? >> i'd say you've lost your mind. i'd say you've lost your mind and you are damaging the integrity of our very democracy, the democracy that you raised your hand as a member of congress and swore to protect and defend, you are tearing at the fabric of it by engaging in conspiracies to protect a man

with a fragile ego who is insisting that the election was stolen from him. so either resign your seat in the house or own up to the pledge and the oath that you took to the people that elected you and elevated you to the body. >> well, you've just said it. susan, with the president back on the campaign trail in effect last night, he spent more time airing his grievances than actually campaigning for the two senate candidates. what do you make of that? >> well, last night there was also a weather storm that moved in, it was called a bomb cyclone. and i think that you can probably use that title to what we saw. i mean, donald trump being typical donald trump putting himself 3wabove everybody else. he doesn't care what happens to those senate seats, he only cares about being able to scam millions of americans who support him out of more money so he can have a bigger pac to

serve himself. this is what it is all about. now, i'm curious if he will end up doing a second rally because i think that the harm he has done in the first one, and the division he has caused within the republican the party of georgia, is very significant. i don't think that he will be asked back. >> you don't think that can be repaired? >> no, i do not. >> don, the president trying to pressure the governor to overturn the election results. let's put it in perspective. even if he was successful, how significant is this? >> extraordinarily significant. in fact it is a federal crime. he is kis encouraging voter fraf impartiality and weighing in on an election. so just like when he called the president of ukraine, just like the numerous conversations that his aids and top staffers are

reported that they felt uncomfortable, this president has committed a crime. he has not grown to the magnitude of the office, he has not grown to accept propriety or norms. he called the governor of georgia and asked him to overturn a viable election result, that is criminal behavior. he invited the speaker and another gentleman who is in the leadership of the michigan legislature to the white house. i'm sure they haven't been there at any other time over the course of the last four years until their state is in jeopardy. so this guy continues this criminal enterprise. so again, the same call that i issue every week for the next 48 days, people need to be on watch for their opportunities to be conscientious objecters, whether state election officials like the gentleman in michigan and the gentleman in ghrg this week, or whether they are members of congress or the electoral college who just need to do the right thing and resist because the attempts are not going away between now and inauguration day. >> susan, "saturday night live" cold open was centered on a hearing with the president's

lawyers that took place in michigan this week. let's take a listen to the video from the we're hearing and then watch snl's interpretation just for fun. >> i'd say that poll book is off by over 100,000. that poll book -- why don't you look at the registered voters on there? how many registered voters are on there? do you even know the answer to that? >> i'm trying to get to the bottom of this. >> zero. there's zero. >> how exactly did dominion cheat? >> well, for starter, they cheated me out of my cheesy bread. >> i think that you are confusing dominion with domino's. >> either way, my vote took longer than 30 minutes, so it is supposed to be free. >> so susan, do you think republicans are starting to realize just how bizarre these legal efforts have become? >> well, the legal efforts are not just bizarre, they are losing every single one of them.

they are not good. they are not presenting good arguments. i think that they won one out of 42. i'm not sure how many times the trump team wants to lose this election, but they are going for record numbers now. and when we see that satire on when we see that satire on "saturday night live," it really is a reflection of how difficult things have become. >> this is for you, david and don to respond to, what the president's daughter-in-law said on friday. >> look, we're fighting to the very end. i want to make it clear to the american people, this is not over, so don't for a second think that joe biden is going to be sworn in on january 20th. >> david, first, how long can this outright denial of reality last? >> lara trump is wrong. this is going to be over for a lot of people in about 45 or 50 days, and she's one of them. there's a lot of people about to

lose their microphone, and fortunately lara trump is one of them. >> don, do you want to throw stuff at your tv when you hear stuff like that? >> i find it more sad. i find it equal parts of sad and funny and that puts a feeling in me that i don't know what to do here. the reality is it's extremely funny and serious, but on the other hand, people are listening to these folks. they're plotting on kidnapping the governor and they're listening to civil servants who are just trying to do their job and certify the election. i think these folks like lara trump understand what they're saying when they know the legal remedies have been exhausted. i think they understand they're calling on rebellious actions and that sends an extremely dangerous, but a real reality for people who have to live with this stuff every day. >> or the ambivalence is confusing either way. thank you for making sense of it

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