eastern, anytime on peacock, where i also have new episodes on the msnbc hub every monday and tuesday. you can also me up on social media where you can find highlights and news about the show on instagram, twitter and the tech and talk. right now, other to hangs over to my friend reverend al sharpton, rev, i know you had dnc chair jimmy harris coming up. i will watch, because the people of questions, and i know you will get answers. >> we certainly have questions. he and i both here at the festival here in. it is always good to see you, at least through the tv, my dear friend simone. good evening and welcome to politicsnation on this july 4th weekend. tonight's lead, the court and the country.

right now, two weeks of seismic supreme court decision starting with a reversal a federal abortion rights have left america's political fault lines even deeper. on one side of the divide are blue states racing to codify abortion rights and offer safe haven to women who may now have to cross state lines for the procedure on the other side. on the other side are mostly red states that have already seized upon this moment to ban abortion with some conservative lawmakers in those states contemplating punishment for those that seek the procedure elsewhere. if not just an outright national ban. of course, rose reversal was just one ruling of the court's conservative majority. it has also issued a full slate

of decisions on guns, the environment and voting rights. that illustrate just how conservative the supreme court usually is. by all accounts will be for sometime. is america being remade by the rulings? that is the big question on politicsnation. and another big question, just how damning was this week's bombshell hearing in the congressional jenner six investigation? as a former white house aide recounts outrageous behavior by donald trump on january 6th, and bc's reporting that some donors may finally be backing away from trump as a growing pack of republicans challenges looks to take him on all that tonight. take him on >> joining me now is congressman troy carter,

democrat of louisiana. congressman, we appreciate you joining us this holiday weekend. i spend it usually this first time since the pandemic, i'm back in your leans for the essence festival. >> welcome back, sir. >> thank you. since we are here and it has national ramifications, let's get to your states supreme court battle over voting maps. but i have to start with asking about abortion rights that i want to get into that. but i have to start their. as states continue to wrestle with last week's supreme court overturning roe v. wade, this week, the district court in the personal judge and the court blocked or state louisiana, blocked your states trigger ban on abortion from taking effect. now this --

of the state as far as the lawsuit calling the ban unconstitutional, a hearing was set in this case for this wednesday. so for now, abortions continue in your state of louisiana, but how are democratic lawmakers in your state preparing for what comes after? >> unfortunately, my state happens to have one of the most egregious abortion laws. one that has been triggered and thankfully we have a district court judge in new orleans that has halted that at least for the time being. the legislature is ultraconservative in louisiana and has passed several, going all the way back to 2006, several very agree just, very damaging laws as it relates to reproductive freedoms and the rights of women to choose. we will continue to fight in

u.s. congress, but unfortunately, the votes aren't there in louisiana legislature. >> congressman, i want your response to another of the supreme court's decisions this week, to reinstate your states republicans drawing the congressional map. previously halted by a federal appeals court decision that found the map to be racially biased, in violation of the voting rights act. the supreme court's decision also blocks of the lower courts ruling that our second majority black district need be drawn in louisiana with november midterms elections looming, any idea about this, congressman? >> we are missing basic math. the supreme court is missing basic math. if you look at simple math, americans may -- we have six members of congress, i happen to be the only african

american democrat by just pure math, and the portion of numbers, the growth of african americans and louisiana clearly did know that we should have a second seat that an african american can elect of their choosing. two thirds of six is going to be to every way you slice it. yet we only have one. and for the supreme court to act in this way as they did with roe v. wade, removing the precious ride of a woman to choose, and now denying african americans the right to choose a second member of their choice, clearly denotes -- >> this is the same -- this is the same court, i just want to emphasize so that people understand, this court with the 6 to 3 conservative now majority follows the -- voting doesn't matter, well, this matters. because not only are we dealing

with roe v. wade, we are dealing with cases like here in louisiana where population recall will call for at least two black populated districts we are down to one. congressman, i want to get your reaction also to the death of the the delivery driver, walker, shot and killed by police, after a car chase in the pursuit. autopsy records show walker was in fire nearly about 100 times, 60 shots hitting his body. back in the police -- maintains that walker posed a threat to the officers. still, eight unidentified officers are suspended and i want to get you to view this and light up the case in the fact that you have cases right in louisiana that you have had to deal with, police brutality. so we have dealt with police

misconduct, police killings over the last several months. how do you react to now to what is happening in ohio? >> horrific. it is horrible to see yet another young black man shot down like a hunted animal. louisiana asked for privacy and practice investigation after the apparent cover-up of the ronald green case. yet, here we go again. another case in another part of our country where a black man is shot multiple times like a vero chastain along the street. listen, we are trying to do something in washington. we have passed the, act to make sure that george floyd will never be just another name. it now waits on action in u.s. senate. we codified roe v. wade to make it a law. it sits in waste in the u.s. senate. we have to make sure that

people know elections have consequences, and we have to demand that the other side listens. and if they don't listen, we have to make this november an absolute -- enough salute case where everybody goes out and votes and demonstrates that if the supreme court seeks to take our rights away, we will renew them with new legislation, with new members of congress, new members of the senate. >> if that message is not sent, it will continue as business as usual. i think that the people are angry. they need to vote their anger. thank you congressman troy carter. >> you have to understand -- we have stand -- >> absolutely correct. joining me now. thank you congressman. joining me now is jaime harrison, chair of the democratic national committee. mister chairman, you are here in new orleans, you addressed the lessons festival this

afternoon. i adjusted after you about voting. vice president harris is addressing it this afternoon. first of all, thank you for joining me this evening. i think it's safe to say, the recent events have gotten -- let's put it this way, there is a lot for democrats to campaign on and against, between the continuing revelations like coming out of the january six probes, which i will get to later, and the past two weeks of controversial supreme court rulings on climate, on guns, and, of course, the reversal of roe versus wade. it's widening impact. it is easy to assume the national outrage over the court's recent ruling will invariably translate to turnout in november. but how does the dnc and the party sees this moment?

because i'm hearing a lot of people just say that we haven't seen anything, nothing is point coming to us, what are the democrats doing? they are beating up on us, they are taking away our rights, and where are the democrats? >> well, rev, i think you said it perfectly. what we are seeing is a full frontal assault on american democracy but also our freedoms that we enjoy in this country. i noted so many of us are angry. i was angry after the decision came out when it was -- it felt like it was a gut punch. but what we have to do, rev, is tap into that energy and tap into that anger and channel that into real action. it's very simple. the steps that we have to take in order to codify roe, in order to codify our voting rights and so many other things that we have all been fighting for four years, because we are seeing for the first time, and the first time in my lifetime, actually taking away right from

millions of women across this country. and the court, with clarence thomas, signal that this is just the start. so what we need to do in order to take the steps to get our rights back, to solidify the rights that we do have -- it's really five steps. the first thing we need to do is organize, and that's where the dnc has been doing for well over a year and a half since i have been chair. putting boots on the ground. we have to register voters for the first time in 20 years, the dnc is registering voters across this country. we have to mobilize the voters, and then get them to vote, and then, once they have voted, our next step is, we now have a larger senate, and we can get at least two more senators in the united states senate if we keep our house majority, if we pick up governors mansions on a federal level and along the state. leveled a january, we can begin to codify roe and get voting rights done and approved in this country. and push back against this radical ultra maga right-wing attempt to take away our

rights. we have to be just as relentless, rev, in terms of protecting fee freedom and protecting our rights as they are in terms of taking those rights away from us. >> and we have to speak to that on the ground to people so that people will understand that the democrats are standing for something if they stand for that. earlier this week, the president called on congress to end the senate filibuster to pass abortion rights legislation into law. something we wanted them to do around the george floyd bill. and the john lewis bill. he conceded yesterday that democrats do not have the votes to do so. so they need to deal with the filibuster law. the filibuster rule. and that is in part because you have moderate democrats in the senate who continue to support the filibuster. despite the fact that it -- democratic priorities. i've asked the question before, as we approach midterms and

2024, at what point does the party make the filibusters removal part of this platform, and a determining factor that candidates decision to send to washington? >> we know the leader of the senate chuck schumer is pushing hard. he had a vote up in terms of the filibuster on voting rights. right now, the dnc has been working hard in terms of the recruitment of candidates running for the senate. we have some fantastic candidates, rev, the i know will do the right thing. people like sherrie beasley, and north carolina, val demings in florida, tim wright in an ohio, fetterman, lieutenant government fetterman in pennsylvania. we have some great candidates who are running hard. and we know that when they get elected in those states, and we need to get more knocking, catherine cortez masto, and captain kelly down in arizona, when they win, we will be able

to go in january and codify roe. make sure that the john lewis voting rights bill gets done. that's why it is so important. folks need to understand this, rev, fighting for democracy protecting democracy is not something static. it's not that something that you just do in one election. it's it took republicans 50 years to really chip away at roe. and we have to be just as relentless. we cannot give up. we cannot just say, because we voted in one election, that said, i want to take a break. because the other side is not taking a break. and we cannot either. >> they took some losses in those 50 years, but they never stopped and they never turned on what they wanted. mister chairman, voter advocates are in arizona. let's go there. they are locked on the supreme court ruled this week, and a 6 to 3 opinion to uphold at the pan state election laws that

have some critics have called it discriminatory and in violation of the voting rights act. with one law rejecting ballots cast in the wrong press, and the other restricting anyone but family and caregivers from turning in another person's mail in ballots. but the court set to take up another controversial election case out of south carolina. what is your reaction to this ruling, mister chairman, and how are democrats handling all the new voter restrictions republicans have put in place for this election cycle? since i have been share, we have been fighting handing glove in the court system. we even had a case in arizona where the dnc suit against the efforts that really hurt native american communities and the way that they vote. when you are out on the reservation, you are not close to election precincts so you need folks to gather the

ballots of elders and give them to the polls and make sure that their voices are heard. so we will continue. that we have put aside millions of dollars to fight in the courts. but folks, bottom line is this, we have built the largest voter protection team that we've ever had at the dnc. and we started doing that last year, rev. we got attorneys on the ground in all of our battleground states willing and ready to push back against these republican efforts to strip away our right to vote. but bottom line is this, the vote is to -- is the heart of this effort. and that's why republicans are taking these tactics, because they want to diminish the vote. they understand that they can't win on the merits of their argument. they can't win on the merits of their policies. so we know we need to get people and mobilize them and get them to the polls. that's why we need to get more people register to vote. and that's what we are focused on right now. because we need to make sure that we have the bodies in the state houses, and the governors

mansions, and the house in the senate, to codify the john lewis voting rights act. it's the most important thing that we can do between now and november. >> dnc chair, jaime harrison, thank you for being with us. after the break, a war of words in texas, allen outrageous suggestions shows just how far someone will will to go to silence the discussion of race in the classroom. and abortion rights advocates fight back, find out what is being done to mobilize voters after the supreme court's reversal of roe v. wade. but first, my colleague, cory coffin with today's top news stories. >> we thanks rev, here's the top stories we're watching at this hour for you. right now, we are learning that the u.s. has approved a package of more military aid for ukraine of 800 and $20 million. that includes new surface to air missile systems and counter artillery radars to respond to

russia's heavy reliance on long-range strikes. this comes as russia launched dozens of missiles across ukraine and pinned down ukrainian forces with fire, sometimes lasting hours at a time. millions of americans are set to travel for the 4th of july holiday, even with record high gas and inflation rates. despite this aaa predicts the car trouble will set a record as it's estimated 48 million people are expected to travel for the weekend. nearing pre-pandemic levels. meanwhile, flyers across the united states are experiencing hundreds of canceled flights and a few thousand delays on friday. kicking off the holiday weekend. tsa also reporting a record number of airports screenings, almost two and a half million. a highest number since before the pandemic. and tropical storm colin has blasted through coastal south carolina, and is headed for north carolina shores. it's impacting travel and celebrations this holloway weekend. according to the nations hurricane and center, it's hurricane strongest rates were

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democratic strategist. they are both msnbc political analysts. susan, let's start with former president donald trump, it's hard for me to be shocked by anything about the former guy, but this week surprise testimony before the january six committee describing trump throwing plates in the white house and tussling with the secret service officers took things to a whole new level. and some republicans insiders may have finally had enough. nbc news reporting saying, quote, some though many republicans aren't watching it and aren't likely to believe its findings, they say the hearings are still creating unwelcome pressure, leading some mega donors to say, i'll bag anonymously, that there are backing away from trump. unquote. do you believe january 6th the probe airs are hurting trump in any way past scandals have not?

do you think this time it is hurting him? >> i do you think it's hurting him, not in a direct way, but rather than his supporters, the ones you mentioned who were one-time supporters, they had had enough. and there are certain things, yes the throwing of plates which is really easy to imagine trump doing and maybe the story about him trying to reach over and grab a secret service agent are kind of salacious. but the fact that he knew that people were armed and going to the capitol armed and he did nothing? it's something that really shakes people to the core. so while -- >> not only did he do nothing, when needed, he knew that they were armed and he told people to drop -- he told them to march and over there knowing they were armed. he did not only do nothing, he told them to march over there and he would meet them there. >> that's absolutely right, rev. and that's why this testimony,

especially on tuesday from miss hutchinson is so important. because right now, even republicans who say they would vote for trump again, they've had enough, and not only that, the have enough of trump talking about it. every time there's a hearing, donald trump finds something to, say any puts himself back there and having a discussion that people don't want to have. and what it does it's and makes people want to move on. donald trump does not want to move on, but his people do. so they will. so i think it hurts him in that regard because he is stuck in 2020, and he isn't going anywhere and people are looking into 2024. >> when eta, let me go to this issue. yesterday, florida's don't say gay law took effect, which is convinced -- in kindergarten through third grade. some teachers who even say they were asked to remove pictures of same-sex spouses from their

desks. meanwhile, in texas, we learned the state board had to push back on a proposal to slavery as quote, involuntary relocation. that's what they said, in voluntary relocation, and quote. as educators try to conform to a new law that bans teaching subjects that would supposedly make students feel this discomfort. how do democrats push back on this culture war that is going on in our schools? >> take it beyond calling it a culture war, name it for the erasure incomplete discriminatory harm that it is. call out republicans to erase lgbtq people. call out republicans on trying to erase american history that happened! this whole utter rejection of truth is just become the premise for the gop and what

they're putting for. it is so naming it for what it is and then pushing back on it not only through elections but organizing around the stew board hearing so that more and more people can speak up in realtime, correct, because we know that republicans are gonna continue to do this even though they are checked by the courts because we saw it with the book bans, we are seeing it with the anti lgbtq legislation, we're seeing it also in the way of these legislative pieces are being deputized, allowing parents and other people to be deputize as reporting parties. so it's not even stated force, it opens it wide open with this don't say gay bill for any parent who said my child is uncomfortable, and now they get to file a lawsuit against a teacher at school or school district, same as in texas, and the anti abortion legislation, so i think that framing it for the public as, this is the republican push to erase marginalized communities, this is the republican push to harm

marginalized communities, and children, and people just want to live and teach. and also, this is the republican party rejecting reality yet again. so putting it in the package is gonna be a central message to democrats. >> and to bring it to, say let's not talk about slavery, let's not talk about lgbtq, let's not talk about women, i mean, we are headed to let's only talk about white male land owners. >> name it. >> it began that way. susan, and when eta, let me close this to both of you, and i want you to answer quickly, if you could. the legal battle to ban abortion in many states is underway now that the supreme court is overturn roe v. wade. this week, judges in florida and kentucky blocked abortion bans from taking effect. but supporters of abortion rights facing uphill climb with bans and restrictions are --

weigh in at least 22 states where they are going to be. there has been some debate about how far abortion opponents in the republican party will go, and whether they will be content with bands in deep red states, or will they push for a nation wide. susan, first your take, and then we go to you. >> there will be people who will push -- should republicans take over the house and the senate. but, president biden will veto that. so that will not be the biggest challenge. if i wear democrats right now and i was trying to make abortion rights an issue, i would go into those red states and really go into the legislatures and insist on the life of the mother. try to get. a win similar to the when we got a gun safety. you have to start cracking it a little bit so you can continue to move forward. if you show that there is an

opening, there is more hope and i think that will rally people together and bring out a message that this is such extremism that when eta was talking about, that not even rape, incest or, the life of the mother can these people see fit to a lot of women control her body. >> when eta? >> look, rev. i agree with susan to the degree as far as the small ones, but i think that democrats have to go down and fight swinging if that's gonna happen out. because sure, i hear, that democrats need two senate seats, but there are actions that can be taken today and conversations that can be taken today. president biden already talked about carving out a filibuster, which we know he doesn't have the votes for. , but making sure that women have protections to cross state lines, right now, making sure that the hyde amendment is addressed so that federal funds can be used for the transportation and housing, and calling on an expansion for the supreme court that has made it

explicitly clear that they are going to go for other protections and basic autonomy, and our basic privacy, so expanding the court should also be something that democrats are talking about right now that we know they are steering clear, of rev. so they have to stop operating from a place of fear and start talking through action. action even if they lose, taking that action shows voters that you are fighting for the man shows that you will keep that same energy when you get those two and dish until senators. >> or lose, if they've already taken women's rights to choose, they've already set out loud they are going after the lgbtq voting rights and going back to state rights model. why do you have to lose if they take everything? you need to fight that to make sure that they do not submit with. taken when eta tolliver, susan depreciates, thank you both. still to, come how the supreme court's reversal of roe v. wade

takes away more than just abortion rights. s reversal of roe v. wad

welcome back to politicsnation. in the wake of the supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade, a growing percentage of young women are citing abortion as motivation to vote in the 2022 midterms. according to new polling conducted by all in together, and emerson college. as midterm election season heats up, how does this outpouring of emotion for abortion rights translate into real political action. joining me now to discuss the is lauren leader, founder and ceo of the nonprofit, all in together. thank you for joining us. let me go right to it. president biden said on thursday that he would support suspending the filibuster to

codify roe v. wade into law. you recently wrote an op-ed for a magazine titled turning grief and race into power and progress, where you write, quote, we need a long game, and quote. codifying roe, the kind of long game you refer to or do you think democrats also need to be getting more involved in state level fights on this issue? >> absolutely, all of the above. look, part of were why we are where we are is because republicans have taken the fight to every level of political infrastructure over the course of 50 years. really starting with the rise of ronald reagan and the political power of the christian right in the 80s. this has been a steady jumpy. but the republicans have done successfully is these every level of power in the political

process, not just at the state level but federal. democrats are represented instate legislators, even its its are already. doesn't exist or not representative. but he spoke about before, and states like florida and texas, democrats did not feel the candidates against a significant number of seats in the state legislators. that is the application to responsibility. it is just irresponsible. ultimately, part of what we found in our polls this week is that democrats are really motivated. the coalition of voters that helped give democrats the majority in 2018 and then the white house in 2020 is that coalition of black voters, young voters, especially young women, democratic women and independent women. that coalition is gonna be essential if democrats -- >> the challenge with a coalition's turnout, and research from the pew research center suggests that trump

significantly improve the standing with women, specifically white women in 2020, as more women voted for him in the last election than they did in 2016. with that in mind, how do you believe the supreme court decision to overturn roe is going to affect voter mobilization against women for this year's midterm elections? does this ruling change anything for the woman that cited trump higher numbers in 2022 and 2016? our polls definitely show that in democratic voters, even among independent women and suburban women who sometimes swing at the margins, that this is an intensely galvanizing issue. we pulled voters in september, pretty dobbs, and we pulled him again this week. a young woman, it was a 24% increase. the intensity and motivation to vote him occurrence because of

this issue. ultimately, democrats do tend to want of winning on small margins. the incremental increase in turnout, especially among younger women, could bronte what has been the advantage that trump's hat among white women, in particular, white republican women. that turnout is potentially the game-changer here in the midterms. we are also seeing this sort of intensity for voting from democrats. another measure, rev, and then 24 hours at adopts decision, act blew, the main democratic fundraising site, raised $21 million.24 hours. this is garbage noise-ing, no question. >> all right, lauren nader, thank you for being with us. just ahead, the high cost of inflation for black communities and what can be done to address the issue.

as we continue to cover the supreme court's decision on abortion and the january six committee hearings, i want to remind viewers not to forget about britney griner, wnba star who is still incarcerated in russia after marijuana products were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport in moscow. her trial began on friday. she is facing approximately ten years in prison.

the state department said last month that griner is being, quote, wrongfully detained and they are working to get her released. i am one of many americans who are deeply concerned about the fate of this young woman and those slow pace of efforts to bring her home. . i interviewed her wife, cherelle, on my radio show this past wednesday. she had this to say. >> that public pressure, you, know to let them know that you know, brittney matters, we're never going to shut up about this until she's back. we are never going to allow them to take the precious time because every second that goes by, she is struggling. we cannot allow the case of brittney griner to be used as some prop by vladimir putin. >> we want to see her released,

we want this united states government to do what it can, and there should be no swapping deals that does not include brittney griner. we will stay on this, the civil rights, and faith communities, will have a lot more to say in the next few days about freeing brittney griner. we will be right back. brittney side effects were injection site reaction, joint pain, urinary tract infection, diarrhea, chest cold, pain in legs or arms, and shortness of breath. with leqvio, lowering cholesterol becomes just one more thing life throws your way. ask your doctor about leqvio. lower. longer. leqvio. we will be right back.

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inflation is at a 40 year high and many black and brown americans are feeling the squeeze. a report from the new york fed finds that these communities are being hardest hit by rising costs for just about everything. they go on to one that the economic ripple effect could erase recent gains that have been made in reducing the racial employment gap. joining me now is a fun so david, president and ceo of global black economic forum and former chief officer of the civil rights bureau of the new york state office of attorney general.

alfonso, let's start with the basics, why does inflation hit black and brown communities so hard and why do efforts to fix it lead to job losses for some vulnerable communities? >> rev, thank you for having me on a show. it is a pleasure to be here. if you see the background, i am currently at the essex testable of culture, where i had the privilege of introducing a segment, where the vice president of the united states was speaking to a large group of people about issues that were affecting black and brown communities across the country. as it relates to inflation, i think you are absolutely right. like most economic downturns, including the great reception or pandemic, black communities are disproportionately impacted. what this means is that black communities are spending more money on basic necessities, such as food and lodging and energy and transportation. it is not just about increase

in gas prices, it is also an increase in rent and increase of cost the food. the question is, why are black and brown folks spending more. it is really because of the wealth gap. the fundamental reason why inflation is disproportionately harmful to black communities is wet we call the wealth gap. there are studies that show that white households have more than 800,000 in network than white house words. this problem requires really creative solutions. >> political reports the july 4th cookout is expected to be 17% more expensive than last year according to a recent survey. president biden this week argued that large price increases india knighted states are part of a global problem. do you agree with the president and, if so, where are the right steps to deal with it? you have a group that is really dealing with this. >> i just recently took on, as

of this weekend, the role of president and ceo of the global black economic forum. what we are doing is looking at systemic problems affecting the black diaspora. we are working with business executives, policy makers, entrepreneurs, activists and consumers globally on top leadership, corporate and entrepreneurial development on advancing social and economic justice for marginalized communities. we have a global academy for advancing excellence. we recently acquired the center for law enforcement excellence. that is a company that has been in business for more than 20 years providing consulting development programs. it is a multi million dollar company that we just required. you can find out more about what we are doing at w w w dot -- it is not one solution. there are multiple solutions that we need to implement here because we are dealing with systemic problems. we're talking about red practices. we are also talking about

barriers to access the capital. >> as we talk about black communities worldwide, my thoughts turn to our nearby neighbors in haiti. the island nation has been devastated by economic problems and political upheaval, causing many to flee, including the young and educated that represented the country future. i myself have mutations trying to escape this country for a better life. i learned about the harsh treatment at the hands of our border patrol. what are your thoughts about the situation? this global -- >> rev, the point that you're making, unfortunately, it's not something that is unique to haiti. we only have to look at what we recently saw in ukraine, where we saw black people that were being treated differently, even though they have lived in ukraine. we are seeing the same thing with haiti, where our immigration policies are and

have been discriminatory. we have to not only see that policies are on paper fair, but we had to make sure that they are implemented in a fair way. >> alphonso david, thank you for joining us tonight, we will be watching this group as it fights these economic issues. we will be right back. ing this group as it ing this group as it fights theset. you're remembering how to tie a windsor. and while your washer is getting out those grass stains. you're practicing for the big leagues! for all of life's moments get the brands you trust to get the job done at wayfair. ♪ wayfair you've got just what i need ♪ we will be right back.

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