says he's still a long ways away from returning to golf full time. that wraps up the hour for me, everybody. i'm yasmin vossoughian. reverend al sharpton and "politicsnation" starts right now. good evening, and welcome to "politicsnation." tonight's lead, deconstruction. right now the left appears to have been right all along about the growing expectation that a vote on the president's transformative spending plan will be punted into spring, if not indefinitely, as senate democrats with two weeks left on the year and midterm elections looming are now singular lar focused on voting rights

legislation. and the biden administration sharpens its response to the gop's flood of statement-level voter suppression bills and rigged electoral maps. president biden giving perhaps his most forceful denouncement thus far yesterday at a black college graduation in south carolina. >> this new sinister combination of voter suppression and election subversion, it's un-american. it's undemocratic, and sadly, it is unprecedented since reconstruction. but this battle's not over. we must pass the freedom to vote act and the john lewis voting rights act in washington. we're going to keep up the fight until we get it done, and you're going to keep up the fight and we need your help badly. >> i would like to view this strategic pivot with relief and appreciation given the inordinate amount of time i as

president of national action network have spent this year and this week pleading with senate democrats to concentrate their attention on protecting our vote. but then, pleading has gotten us here, still relying on a senate that appears to have invested itself from the bbb despite assurances by progressives where even a meaningful breakthrough may end up being just that, meaning. joining me now, senator mazie hirono, democrat of hawaii. senator, let me ask you this just straight up. is there even enough time for federal voter protections to take effect once the senate is back from break in a way that protects voters specifically in

states where restrictions have become law by november? and if the votes aren't there for the build back better act, how do you expect to generate them for voter protection bills when everyone that the democrats have brought to the senate have been killed by republicans? >> you're right, the republicans have absolutely no interest in helping the american people with build back better or voter protection legislation, which i think is the most important thing that we can do right now. and my hope is when we come back from our christmas break that we will focus very much on a path forward to change the filibuster rules so that we can enact voter protection legislation. i agree with you, reverend, that this is an assault on our democracy and must be met with that kind of legislation. >> you think, senator, that the

congress understands the urgency of the matter? we're talking about our very idea of democracy, though maybe never fully fulfilled but even the embracing of the concept of democracy when the world is in this battle between whether or not we should see countries with autocracy or democracies which works experiment has worked the best. do they understand that we're talking about the whole democratic experiment is at stake here? >> i know that there are a number of democratic senators who understand, not only understand, but have a sense of urgency about enacting voter protection legislation. and that is why we're certainly moving forward with what i hope is a path forward and basically the bottom line i think will be that we will have a talking filibuster. i support eliminating the filibuster as being very anti-democratic and a remnant of jim crow, but a lot of my colleagues a number of my

colleagues are not there. if we can get to a talking filibuster, the democrats can come together on a talking filibuster to enact voter protection legislation, then we can do that. joe manchin told me just a couple nights ago that he supported the talking filibuster. so i think there is a path forward to can accomplish what we have to do. >> i agree with you. i've been talking with some of your senate colleagues and i'm starting to hear manchin he's for keeping the filibuster but tlm being ways of reforming how we do this. let me ask you this. are you confident that the build back better plan will be passed in 2022? again, if the votes are not there now, we are still going to have to deal with the filibuster. >> the build back better is yet another major program that's going to help our families with lower costs for housing, for health care, et cetera, which the republicans have absolutely no intention of helping because

they're just sitting there, you know. their goal is not to help the american people. their goal is to retain power. and one of the ways they're going to retain power is to not lift a finger to stop all these states, republican-controlled states, from passing bills that may have made it so hard for people to vote. so the build back better, joe manchin, you know, is one of the keys, and he has said that he has an open mind about build back better. so those discussions will continue, and apparently we're going to need to enact that legislation without a single republican vote. we're doing and all this we have one party that actually wants to govern and do things for the american people and you have the other party, the republican party, just sitting on their ass doing absolutely nothing, zero. so here we are. i have hope that build back better will, in fact, progress, because one of the key people, joe manchin said he has an open

mind about it, so those discussions will continue. >> you know, senator, since you said that, i spoke along with other leaders of national civil rights organizations, with several of your colleagues this week on a zoom call, and i don't have to tell you that the civil rights community, which made much of this agenda even feasible, intends to put as much pressure as they can on congress and the white house to commit to this agenda. what would you tell someone in that community who has watched our priorities be subsumed by an infrastructure fight that appears to be ending with this equity agenda in question? what would you tell them when they ask if it is worth it for democrats to prioritize that fight over voting rights? >> all of these fights are important because, reverend, all the battles we thought we had won on voting rights, on lgbtq

rights, and awoman's right to choose, all these we thought we had won. we want to be remain vigilant and we cannot give up. that is not what we are about. and so of course the desk agenda, build back better, will continue to be pushed because that is important to our people. we know that. the democrats know that. republicans couldn't give a rip. and then at the same time, if we do not enact voter protection legislation, people are going to have the hardest time to vote. i know you talked about the georgia legislation where it's going to be illegal even to give food and water to people who are waiting in line to vote, but that's just one of all these other parts of the georgia law that will make it that much harder for people to vote. it's just astounding. thanks to the supreme court and the evis racing of the voting rights act, that these state legislatures can do all of these voter suppression bills with

impunity. you know, they don't even try to hide what they're doing. what they're doing is a power grab. they are rigging the game before you can even get on the field to play the game. so that's what the republicans are doing, and the only person who are stopping them -- i thank all of you, reverend, all of your people and the advocates. we cannot give up and neither can congress. that is why -- contingency talking filibuster. o let's take that pass to enact voter protection legislation. >> whatever it takes, we need to take the path. senator, before i let you go, we learned late this afternoon that president biden will deliver a speech on tuesday on the rise of the new variant of covid-19. we know there are many americans who still refuse to get vaccinated, and even people who have gotten their shots are worried about a new wave of cases and more social distancing measures. what are your brief thoughts

about this new phase we're entering in the pandemic? >> it is that when this health care issue was made political, we are where we are with 800,000 americans dead. we cannot continue down this path. everyone needs to be vaccinated. we need to wear masks and care about each other and to protect not only ourselves, but our communities by doing those things that the president is encouraging. and i completely join and i know you do too. we have to get vaccinated, we need to do social distancing. we have not gained control of this pandemic yet, and that is why for all of our sakes, get yourselves vaccinated, do all the things you should do to protect yourself and the people around you in our communities. >> all right. i have to leave it there. thank you, senator hirono. joining me now is juanita tolliver, democratic strategist and msnbc political analyst, and

olivia troy, director of the republican accountability project, and performer aide to mike pence. juanita, longtime trump ally roger stone technically responded to a subpoena from the january 6th committee yesterday. but he refused to answer any questions. instead, setting his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination. meanwhile, mark meadows was cooperating and then stopped. now, juanita, the house voted to recommend criminal contempt charges, but are they both just trying to run out the clock? and is it working? >> absolutely, rev. this is a tried and true play by republicans we've seen related to as trump has pushed off the release of his tax returns or pushed off other investigations and other white house officials like don mcgahn testifying before congress. trying to run out the clock

through these court trials is something republicans are leaning heavily on. i won't say it's working, though, because the truth is still coming out. even mark meadows is no longer cooperating with the select committee, he hand over thousands and thousands of pages of documents that illustrated that he was in the center of the chaos, he was in the center of the planning, and that people understood that he had trump's ear to be able to call this off. and i'm talking not just regular folks, i'm talking fox news hosts, trump's own son, and members of congress who communicated with meadows about what happened on january 6th and the effort to pull it back. there's still a lot more work from the select committee, but what they've done in lieu of not having this testimony from meadows is critical in communicating to the public exactly what was happening. >> olivia, even as house republicans and trump allies attempt to discredit and delay the january 6th committee's work, mitch mcconnell had this to say. >> we're watching the investigation that's occurring

over in the house, reading about it like everyone else. and it'll be interesting to see what facts they find. it was a horrendous event and i think that what they're seeking to find out is something the public needs to know. >> olivia, is this evidence of a rift between the minority leader and the trump wing of his own party? >> look, mitch mcconnell cannot stand donald trump. yet his cowardice has enabled this moment and this is someone who didn't vote for a bipartisan commission to really investigate january 6th. and i have yet to see him really stand by adam kinzinger and liz cheney and all the attacks they have received by the republican party and people in their own home state in the way they've been treated and the threats to their family. where was mitch mcconnell then? he still has not condemned it or said anything on that.

this is a man who knows the truth. he lived it. he knows what happened on january 6th, and he wants the truth to come out. he wants it to come forward so everyone can see it. and then he'll figure out how to navigate in the space afterwards. but i think, you know, mitch mcconnell needs to be doing more. he should've been doing more in the past couple months. he should've been actively pursuing the truth himself. instead of leading in the party, he continues to be a coward and he fails it. >> meanwhile, the republican national committee is reportedly paying millions of dollars in legal fees for donald trump. not for his liability in election malfeasance or anything related to his time as president, but for the ongoing investigation into his conduct as a private businessman before he was a candidate for public office. juanita, what's that about? >> it's as one rnc staffer described it a hostage

situation? right? i feel like the republican party handed over themselves to trump starting back in the 2015 primary election, and that stronghold has only tightened to the point where now they're paying his bills, even though apparently he has millions and millions of dollars at his disposal? rev, it just shows that trump is in full control of this party and that the party is ready and willing to do whatever it takes to stay on his good side, to make sure that they can tap into his base, they can tap into his donors all for the sake of, what? trying to win more elections where he'll continue to tell them what to do or continue to ruin systems and institutions in this country? so it makes so nence and it reiterates again and again how deeply entangled they are in trump's hold. >> despite lies about voter fraud and a stolen election, a recent a.p. review of every

potential case of voter fraud in six battleground states revealed just 475 cases, not nearly enough to make a difference in the election. one recent case out of florida involved three republicans charged for voting twice. olivia, will the facts make a dent in the republican narrative? >> well, unfortunately i don't think they will because you have these, you know, echo chambers like fox news who continue to push lies to americans every single day even though we know that those fox news anchors know truth. they know the reality of the situation. yet they refuse to acknowledge it. and i think you got republican elected officials who continue to push the big lie. they continue to push disinformation and misinformation, false narratives on election integrity, and i put that in quotes, and they're using that to push voting

suppression laws. they're using it to rig the system at the state level so that they can continue to pursue overturning elections in the future. and it's all really, actually, disturbing because it's undermining public confidence in our elections. it's undermining public confidence that it's eroding it with their actions. they took an oath to the constitution, yet they continue to betray our country on a daily basis by their actions and what they're doing. >> now, florida governor ron desantis in his ongoing effort to outtrump the former president announced the, quote, stop woke act, which takes a page out of the texas miles a gallon its unconstitutional abortion ban and allowing parents to sue school districts if their children are taught critical race theory. now, i don't know whether to start at this bill's ridiculous name or to point out that

critical race theory isn't taught outside be specialized law school classes. why did this dog when elsing work so well in florida? >> rev, two, across the entire country because we recognize that what we saw in texas, florida, and virginia's election is that anything that makes racist voters or trump voters uncomfortable, it's something they're going to call out and try to pile onto, and we've also seen this being used as a mobilizing effort. look what youngkin did in virginia where 50% of white women voted for him. that was a 13-point swing towards republicans because of his parental rights. desantis said, hey, i want a bit of that, so now they're bringing in this language in this framework because they know it's going to rile up their base with

the red meat and giving former republican voters who turned away from trump a welcome mat back to the gop that makes them feel more comfortable voting for them because this is not the blatantly racist and harmful language trump would use. this is something they can essentially relate to and feel okay with voting for. expect desantis to deploy this playbook and keep beating that drum. but when he rolled it out, he had the awe dassty to use martin luther king jr. i appreciate bernice king calling that out and saying keep my father's name out your mouth. >> that's right. she did that and she was right. it was offensive, insulting, and a miscast of what dr. king stood for. thank you for joining me. coming up, the latest revelation from the january 6th investigation and what they tell us about the critical importance

of voting rights legislation. plus, the omicron variant is new, but the racial disparities in our health care system exposed by the coronavirus pandemic have been with us for a long time. we'll look at what's being done to address them later on "politicsnation." but first, my colleague richard lui with today's top news stories. richard? >> rev, a very good saturday to you. more stories on the issue of omicron. president biden will lay out new steps in a speech tuesday to combat the new omicron variant. measures are expected to be beyond his already-released covid winter plan. the world health organization says omicron cases double every 1 1/2 to 3 days according to data. london declared omicron a major incident to deal with the rise in cases there. cases in london hospitals are up nearly 30% in the past week.

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right now i should be thinking about the true meaning of christmas. instead, i've been pondering what really went down on january 6th. we learned a lot this week about activities in trump world that day and records made monday, trump's chief of staff mark meadows received frantic texts

during the maga riot from republican lawmakers and right-wing tv personalities begging the president to stop the angry mob that was storming the capitol. even trump's own son, donald junior, pleaded with meadows to tell the president things had gone too far. it almost looked like the president's enablers were finally standing up to him and defending democracy. but not quite. let's take a closer look. fox news anchor brian kilmeade said, quote, please get him on tv, destroying everything you have accomplished, end quote. laura ingraham wrote, quote, the president needs to tell people in the capitol to go home. this is hurting all of us. he is destroying his legacy, end quote. the people with the most influence over trump's behavior

at the most unhinged point of his presidency weren't troubled by his efforts to overturn a free and fair election. they didn't even voice concern for the safety of the people at the capitol. they seamed seemed chiefly worried about their own reputations and the damage it would do to their political agenda. need more proof? here's another message from an unnamed congress member on the 7th. quote, yesterday was a terrible day. we tried everything we could in our objection to the six states. i'm sorry nothing worked. end quote. but the january 6th commission showed us that the roots of the insurrection run deeper than trump and his maga mob army. they shed light on a whole layer of elected officials and media

elites who put their personal ambitions and politics above their respect for the principles of democracy that are meant to be the bedrock in this nation. many of them have spent the past year trying to rewrite history and cast themselves as bystanders. but their actions behind the curtain that day show us otherwise. they are why any discussion of january 6th must be paired with real talk about voting rights. the only way to combat those who are willing to cheat is to tighten the rules and enforce them. they've been telling us to move on from january 6th, but the reality is the true lessons from that day are just becoming clear. it's time to start paying attention. i gotcha. eauty? why not both?

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welcome back to "politicsnation." we've been following breaking news this afternoon that president biden will deliver a speech tuesday on what seems to be a new phase on the coronavirus pandemic. the centers for disease control says there has been a jump in cases this week compared to last, fueled, in part, by the arrival of the omicron variant, which has now been reported in dozens of states as well as puerto rico and washington, d.c. the white house coronavirus response coordinator is warning unvaccinated americans are in for a winter of, quote, severe illness and death for themselves and their families. joining me now is dr. debra fur holden, professor at michigan state university.

doctor, let's start with the new omicron variant. what should people know about it and what do they need to do to stay safe? should people be reconsidering their holiday plans? >> that's a great question. so the thing we know about omicron is it seems to spread a lot more easily than delta and some of the strains that predated it. so to that end, i do think people need to be concerned because it looks like the virus is going to be one that's going to spread more easily through our population. as far as people's plans for the holidays, the very same things that protected us against the initial strains of coronavirus, the delta strain and all the variants we've seen will still protect us against omicron. that includes being vaccinated, wearing your mask, washing your hands, and limiting your indoor gatherings to a small number of people. >> now, i understand that you

were recently diagnosed with covid-19. tell us about that and what you learned from the experience. >> i went to a large social gathering in wisconsin. i was -- i'm fully vaccinated. most of the guests were fully vaccinated. many of them were boosted. we were masked for about half of the occasion. the other half we were not. and somebody brought covid to the event. and, you know, following those basic precautions of getting vaccinated and having a negative covid test in advance didn't stop us from, people who attended the event , from contracting the coronavirus. and i myself was one of those people, and i actually subsequently went on and infected my daughter. >> what covid vaccines were first -- when they first were approved, let me start there, we saw equity gaps in terms of distribution and access for communities of color, as well as

poor and rural areas. last time we had you here on "politicsnation," you talked about the success you had with closing that gap in flint, michigan. have you heard of anyone else having this kind of success in closing the gap? >> i think some places are doing good at target the narrow the gambia. i don't know any other places that have successfully closed that gap outside of the state of michigan. but i know that some have narrowed that gap. there's just still a lot more work to be done. >> now, a year after vaccines, we're still struggling with racial inequities when it comes to dealing with this virus at every level, from prevention to treatment. can you explain why these gaps persist and what can be done about it? >> yeah. so we still have gaps as far as people wanting to get the covid

vaccine. i think a lot of the early inequities that we saw in people who were eligible but had a terrible time getting it sort of said why bother? and then many of those people i think now have dug their heels in in the face of all that has happened, from the politicization of this pandemic to inequity in other covid-related resources. you know, there was more than the vaccine that was in place to protect people, and we've seen inequity in all the resources, whether it be payroll protection, unemployment, you know, we don't all have the same ability to shelter in place and work from home. so i think those inequities have fueled people's idea that this is not really -- the government is not really in their favor, and that no one really cares about their health. so i think a lot of people who otherwise may be open to getting the covid vaccine have sort of said i don't want it, i don't think it's for me and i don't think it's going to be for my

best interests. >> finally, doctor, this week multiple colleges and universities, including george washington university and cornel changed finals to remote and canceled events. do you expect to see a return to remote learning in the new year? and are you worried about the consequences of that, especially for children of color and their families? >> we know for a school-aged children, being in school is best. in nonpandemic times, we want to be able to put our eyes on children, we want to be able to feed them, we want to be able to nurture them. there's more that happens in school than just learning, right? that watchful eye of teachers and staff and the physical movement and engagement that they get. the meals that they get. so yeah. in a pandemic, especially now with the emergence of a variant that seems to spread more easily, we may have to reconsider and dial it back

until we can get spread under control. it's important because if we don't get spread under control, we're never going to get out of this pandemic. we need all of those layers of protection in place. we need people to get the vaccine. we need to restrict indoor gatherings. we need people to wear their masks. we need to avoid person-to-person spread and person-to-person contact. what that means is we may have to go back to a hybrid approach or a remote learning approach for both college students and for school-aged children. >> dr. debra furholden, thank you for being with us. coming up, my next guests are college students on a hunger strike. they will tell us why when we come back. ♪ son of a— —beth? if it's “i thought we said no gifts” season,

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the national assault on voting rights has galvanized activists of all ages, from seniors to students, and college-aged voters are putting themselves on the line as students in arizona, virginia, and other states central to this voting rights battle have staged individual and coordinated hunger strikes to press the white house and their lawmakers on reform. joining me now, a georgia linden student at the university of

arizona, and kyla frank, hunger striker and a recent graduate at virginia state university. georgia, first of all, thank you for joining us tonight. i'd like to start with you, georgia. the solidarity that's grown between students from diverse institutions coming together for this multi-day hunger strike at the white house, you coming from arizona where senator kyrsten sinema has doubled down on their support of the filibuster, even is her colleagues float reform. how is it going so far, georgia? >> it's difficult. we had a meeting with senator sinema last week and she supports the freedom to vote act. but she has been unwilling up until now to commit to passing the freedom to vote act by any means necessary. at this point we'd like to remind her that 20 young people have gone without food for 13

days just to plea for federal intervention and protection from dark money and partisan gerrymandering. >> now, i heard about you and your colleagues from joe madison, the black eagle, who's been on a fast. you recently finished at virginia state. i read how you've lost at least 13 pounds during what has become this joint strike at the white house, specifically pushing for passage of the freedom to vote act. can you tell us how it's gone for you? >> yeah. it's been extremely difficult. it feels like a heaviness has settled on my chest and my body wanted to collapse on itself. i used to run track in college, and this is the most physically and mentally weak i've ever felt in my life. a lot of the muscles that i got from running are gone. it's just been really difficult

reconciling, like, what is when a this is doing to my body. but i would rather suffer this than live in a world where our democracy is dysfunctional and again, the window to saving our democracy is fastly closing and i'm literally pleading with my body, with my health, even with my mind and soul for president joe biden to prioritize this issue and pass the freedom to vote act as soon as possible. >> now, staying with you, kyla, martin luther king iii and his family, along with national action network, the group i'm president of and others are calling on the activist community to opt out of the celebration of the national holiday in honor of his father next month, martin luther king. i'll be interested in hearing our thoughts given that someone your age would have grown up with that holiday as an established institution. georgia, i'll come back to you. but kyla, all your life it's

been an established institution and we all are saying no celebration without legislation. what do you feel about that? >> i agree with it. martin luther king jr. said that voting is the foundation stone to political action, and if we want to see any action on the things that we care about such as having a democracy that protects our freedom to vote, an end to dark money in politics and partisan gerrymandering, then, yes, we don't need to celebrate. we need to prioritize this bill. >> before i lose you both, and as much as i hate to ask this, what is it like for someone of your age just being in power to participate in your democracy to face this kind of democratic emergency? because it pains me to see you fight the same battles my generation did, but it's also different every time.

georgia, you first, briefly. >> i think it's horrible and shameful that we have to put our bodies on the line for this, but it is urgent, so we are willing to make that sacrifice. this is not a partisan issue. this affects every single voter in the united states. so this is urgent and we need our senators and the president to realize that. >> kyla? >> and yes, just like georgia said, the overwhelming majority of the american people support this bill. we are young people. we have conservatives, independents, moderates, and liberals in this fight united to get meaningful and comprehensive democracy reform. and so, again, like, i'm pleading with, like, literal body and my life on the line, this is an urgent issue, and we are to save our democracy, we need our senators and we need the biden administration to act now. i can't take this anymore. it's hard and i don't want to

have to deal with this. i should be with my family for the holidays, with my friends. instead i'm literally starving myself for this issue. and so i need our senators to pay attention, to hear us, and to actually provide a better future for us because we are here right now. >> i hope they're hearing this passionate plea. it's so soul-stirring. let me ask you this. do either of you envision a future as office holders yourself? kyla, you first. georgia? either one of you. >> i only want a future in politics where my constituents know their freedom to vote is protected, where my constituents know that dark money won't be an influence in our system, where partisan gerrymandering is something of the past. i want to operate in a system that's fair and promotes the voices of the people and not elites who pour dark money into

our -- pockets of our elected officials. so yes, but only if the freedom to vote act is passed. >> georgia, briefly, do you have any hopes of being an elected official one day? >> at this point i just want the officials that i've already elected i want them to pass the freedom to vote act. >> i want to have you on with joe madison learning he has been on a hunger fast. i started in civil rights very young. i was 12-years-old when i started with dr. king in the nation. i never fought thought in the 21st century i would be continuing that fight. thank you, georgia lyndon and kyla frank. up next, she taught us all about love and paved the way for

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this week, we lost a giant, bell hooks, author, scholar, feminist, one that stood up and used their gift of their writing and the gift of their scholarly mind, but the coverage to stand up and raise issues that made us uncomfortable. i remember in the early '80s when a young lady gave me the book, "ain't i a woman," that really opened my eyes as it opened the discussion. may we all never forget a strong woman that opened up this country to looking at things differently about liberation for women, for blacks, for all people. bell hooks. and talking about giants, i

was so happy this week the nation of france, the government of france, gave its highest honor to harry belafonte and a small gathering of harry's friends was there as the french ambassador penned him with this special order. sir harry belafonte has always been royalty to us. to see him get his accolades, he's given a life of service, a true giant, 94-years-old and still the actor extraordinary harry belafonte, only been one, and that should always be honored. we'll be right back.

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for the manicure that makes everything right, for right now. show up, however you can, for the foster kids who need it most— at helpfosterchildren.com tomorrow a special treat. we have not one but two shows. first at 5:00 p.m. the 11th annual revvie show we give awards to the best and worst of 2021. you don't want to miss that. then at a special time of 8:00 p.m., a live politics nation. all right here msnbc. that's tomorrow at 35:00 and 8:00 p.m. eastern. that's it for me. see you tomorrow twice. alicia menendez picks up our coverage now. >> a double header of reverend sharpton. how lucky are we, i cannot wait

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