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sanders-townsend. simone will be back tomorrow with a come for session with chested buttigieg on his new book, i have something to tell you for young adults. and the right-wing campaign to brand lgbtq books in schools and libraries. politicsnation with reverend al sharpton starts right now. >> tonight, crisis averted. ♪ ♪ ♪ earlier this afternoon, president biden signed a bill putting an end to a dramatic week. that saw the nation just days away from a preventable economic catastrophe.

with the debt ceiling showdown settled, and made job numbers far stronger than expected, the president has strengthened his case for reelection going into a 2024 presidential race. that intensified this week on the republican side. with the two front runners for the gop nomination, donald trump and ron desantis, sharpening their attacks on biden, the debt deal, and each other this week. in key early primary states. but they're also contending with the growing pack seeking the nomination. former trump vice president, mike pence, and former new jersey governor, chris christie, is expected to enter the race next week. lots to cover, so let's get started. joining me now, congresswoman, debbie wasserman schultz, democrat of florida. former chair of the democratic national committee. congresswoman, first of all,

thank you for being with us tonight. >> my pleasure, thanks for having me reverend al. >> i joined you and president biden in relief that the nation has ever today default over its debt ceiling. senate majority leader, chuck schumer, says democrats managed to beat back the worst of the republican agenda. and president biden knocks another economic when, the u.s. added nearly 340,000 jobs in may. far exceeding expectation. still, 102 of your republican colleagues in both chambers, voted against a deal to avert an obvious financial catastrophe. as a former dnc chair, who understands party unity, you watched in the house as speaker mccarthy struggled to keep his conference from cracking up over the debt ceiling. what does that tell you about the next few years of governing,

until the next ceiling approaches? >> l, it's so great to be with you again. i appreciate you covering the important news of the day. i think all you have to do to know how republicans feel truly, about what their responsibility is, is to listen to what ronny mcdaniel, the current rnc chair said, in advance of this entire vote on making sure that we pay our nations bills. she actually had the nerve to say that she thought that defaulting on our debt and not paying our bills essentially crashing our economy into the side of the cliff, would bode well, in her words, for republicans. she actually suggested that we shouldn't pay our bills as a result, and would do elections well in the elections. when you have a party value that actually cares more about politics than they do about people, we put people over politics in the democratic

party. then you get the brakes man ship that occurred, and the risk to our economy that occurred. thankfully, we have joe biden, and congressional democrats who are able to come to the table and negotiate a deal. that narrowly avoided crisis, but made sure that we can confirm and guarantee veterans health care benefits who are exposed to costs in time of war. make sure we can expand access to food stamps, to food and secured individuals like homeless and veterans. and kids who are aging out of foster care. and avoided the horrific cuts that the republicans proposed in their default on america act. -- >> i might add, on the democratic side, it was not like everyone agreed. i had problems with some of the work requirements that were put in, and other things that worry heard a lot of power in underserved communities and black communities. the alternative would have been

a disaster, and was able to make sure that even those that want to vote against it did so after making sure that there was enough votes to make sure we didn't go over the cliff. >> that's absolutely right. i didn't like everything in this deal either. the snap benefits, work requirements was among them. as well as some of the permitting requirements that give me concerns about protecting our environment. at the end of the day, all of that would've been far worse. republicans, as you saw, republicans were willing to still risk the full faith and credit of the united states. sk the full faitwe actually pasn the house with a majority of democratic votes. not republican votes. >> let me stop you right there, because i want to ask you about some of the current candidates for the republican presidential nomination. trash the debt deal. despite the looming threat of default. former president trump called for a default on less republicans got everything they

asked for. even though he raised the ceiling three times. ron desantis, and nikki haley blamed trump and democrats vote for rising debt levels. senator tim scott, the only 2024 gop candidate who could actually vote on the deal, voted no. what happens if any of these people become president, congresswoman? >> the nerve of maga extremism like desantis and nikki haley and tim scott. they refused to even put on the table restoring some of the 1.9 trillion dollar tax cuts that were unpaid for, that blew a hole in our deficit on their watch, under donald trump. tax cuts that went to some of the wealthiest most fortunate americans, and almost none of that that went to the middle class. if you're going to come to a bar part is in agreement, taking responsibility for your own contribution to the deficit

is an important one. but they wanted to protect their bodies, so that was a nonstarter from the beginning. let's ask them how they felt about that. it is so utterly hypocritical. >> let me go back to donald trump and ron desantis. the gloves came off for both of them this week. they escalated their attacks on each other on the campaign trail, in the early primary states of iowa and new hampshire. with trump, the polling front runner for the gop nomination, mocking desantis claim that he would need two terms to fix the country. along with the governor's constant use of the term woke. desantis, currently a distant but firm second place contender, criticized trump's claim that he can fully impose his in jenna, just six months along with his handling of the pandemic as president. congresswoman, you share a state with these two candidates. what do you make of their

campaigns so far? >> well, they appear to be trying to out-extreme one another. ron desantis has done a pretty good job at that, with being our governor, he's slashed women's rights, civil rights, voting rights, banned books. indiscriminately removed officials simply because he doesn't agree with them. this is someone who shouldn't be anywhere near the teller of power. and certainly we already saw what happened with donald trump was president. so, watching them essentially wrestled themselves to the ground, to the brink, over the edge of a cliff, politically, is certainly interesting theater. but dangerous for our country. i'm glad to see the president biden addressed the nation last night from the oval office, and talk about the importance of coming together in a bipartisan agreement that neither said had major wins. but we came together to make sure we predicted our economy. and we also protected a lot of

folks who are vulnerable, and needed our support. >> let me stay with florida for a minute, congresswoman. you know there has been a lot of activism in the state, i have been down leading image. i have to ask your thoughts on the naacp's travel advisory issued last month, wanting the state had become actively hostile to african americans, people of color, and lgbtq+ individuals under desantis. the governor predictably took offense, and this week, from the trail, fired back by claiming black students in baltimore, chicago, had a better chance of, quote, getting shot, then a first class education, unquote. your thoughts? >> i thought governor desantis's comments about the naacp's boycott was utterly racist. to suggest that the reason it

is okay to ban books here, to literally a race the history of african americans and the lgbtq+ community, and quite frankly the jewish community, because there are books that have been banned about the holocaust and other elements of jewish history. to target marginalized communities over and over again, as he has done as governor, and suggest that it's okay, because other cities have more crime, is racist and unacceptable. and it's understandable that the underbelly cp felt the need to caution african americans or anyone traveling here, because there is a tremendous amount of legitimate concern about the hostility of the environment here. towards minority communities, and whether or not, they're not only meant to feel welcome, but whether or not the impact of santa's's extreme policies that are so discriminatory and unacceptable are actually going to damage their lives. >> openly hostile, we have a

couple of chapters of network in florida, i'm concerned about those that even lived there. last question. even we have to be brief becaum out of time. last months of political sea change in jacksonville florida with the election of the only, second democrat the city has ever elected as mayor in the last three decades. donna deegan, making history as the first woman mayor of your states largest city. in addition to all of that history made, what did that when signify for the democratic party in florida, where you've had only one official elected to statewide office in the last five years. but you've had democrats running several of the largest cities, including now, jacksonville. >> it signals that florida is still a swing state, and that coming in the 2024 election, we

are going to be in play. it is not easy to win in jacksonville. it's a county wide city. they have a metro government, that election, of donna deegan, was a direct result of the rejection of the extremism of ron desantis and his extremist maga cronies. you are going to see that play out in our election, all the way through the cycle. we are going to fight back against the voter suppression, and the extremism, and we are going to elect joe biden president of the united states, once again. and win back seats here in the legislature, as well as in congress. we are done with extremism. >> all right, thank you as always for being with us, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. with me now, is cleveland ohio, i mayor justin m. bibb, a democrat. he's joining us tonight from columbus ohio where the nonpartisan u.s. conference of mayors is wrapping the second day of its annual meeting. mayor bob, thank you for

joining us from this weekend's meeting. you are there with some 200 mayors representing 28 states all meeting cities with at least 30,000 residents. -- a diverse group with diverse challenges. i know that gun violence is high on your personal list of concerns at this weekend's conference, and we'll get to that topic shortly. but that aside, what are the main concerns and priorities that you have heard from your fellow mayors over the last two days? >> it's good to be with you again, reverend sharpton. you talked about gun violence, that's been one of the biggest topics we've talked about here at columbus, at this summer's meeting. but the other thing we've also talked about, is the importance of having a comprehensive strategy to address mental health, in america. we see this issue as mayors every single day, on the front lines of our city. the mental health crisis is really a major driver to our homelessness issues that we see in our respective cities. it's also a major issue leading

to violent crime in our cities. we, as a nation, must work with the america's mayors, and bring real federal resources to our cities to address the mental health crisis plaguing our nation. we are also concerned about immigration reform. we need to do everything we can to bring people back to work, and our economy. we need congress to create real change, when it relates to immigration reform. make sure we have a globally competitive economy long term, all across america. >> now, the opening of this year's conference yesterday, coincided with gun violence awareness day. last year's attendees passed a resolution, in the wake of several mass shootings. calling for more congressional action on gun control. including universal background checks on all gun sales. l i read an axios this week, tht one of your priorities at this year's conference is the discussion around how state

legislatures can preempt mayors attempts to curb gun violence in their cities. as ohio has moved forward with several expansions of gun rights in the last year, including a law allowing concealed carry of firearms without a permit. how are these state gun measures impacting your cities safety, mayor bibb? >> it's making us virtually powerless as mayors in ohio, to an act real gun control laws to keep our city safe. the fact that this state legislature in ohio passed permit-less carry, not only makes it harder for our residents to be safe, but it makes it harder for the men and women of the cleveland division of police to be safe. the fact that as mayor, we can't enact common sense gun safety laws in our city, is quite frankly, unacceptable and said. just last week, a seven year

old girl in my city was shot in the head because a gun was laying around in the house. i, as mayor, can't passed one law, one law in my city, to keep that gun from not being safe in that home. it is an conscionable. so we need republican lawmakers in columbus to walk with big city mayors across the state, to ensure we can keep our city safe. and secure. i refused to be lectured by any republican on safety, until they work with us to pass common sense gun reforms. we need real change now. >> i also understand that immigration, particularly the plight of immigrant entrepreneur's, is on your agenda at this weekend's conference. as many american mayors have requested assistance from the biden administration to deal with a historic influx of migrants. how has cleveland fared since

last month's expiration of covid era immigration restrictions, otherwise known as title 42? >> well, we haven't seen a mass influx in our city of migrants coming to cleveland. i will tell you, many of our colleagues across the country are really concerned about this issue. they need more federal support and resources to address the level of migrants coming into our respective cities. the best thing we can do, is to pass comprehensive immigration reform. this is about security, this is about safety, and it's also about our long term economic competitiveness as a nation. i talked to many ceos in my city, they are all looking for good quality talent. we know that immigrants, and immigrant businesses can really drive our local economies to make them competitive long term. we are waiting on congress, we want to work with congress, to make sure that we can pass

comprehensive immigration reform, to make sure our nation is competitive, long term. >> let me raise this, abortion rights proponents in ohio have about a month to collect the 413,000 signatures needed to get a constitutional amendment protecting various reproductive rights on a november ballot. they scored a legal victory this week, the state supreme court declining a request from an anti abortion activist. that would force the ohio ballot board to split their proposal into two or more parts. he's brought requiring 413,000 signatures to get on the ballot. still, in all this special election could make it harder to pass the ballot proposals for constitutional amendments. as state gop lawmakers want to raise the threshold required to pass an amendment, to 60% instead of a simple majority.

in ohio, is not alone as republican lawmakers in several states are trying to restrict citizen ballots initiatives to in shrine in portion writes, despite state bans. what have you heard this weekend from mayors like yourself, caught in this cross fire over abortion rights? >> well, quite frankly, in this state, this law would make it anti-democratic. because it's going to say, majority rule, your voice does not matter by increasing that threshold. it is so important that we urge voters in this state to vote no on issue one on this issue. voters should have a say. the will of the people certainly does matter. so this is another example of a state legislature undermining the ability of mayors, and residents to have their voices heard. it is anti-democratic, and quite frankly, it is

unacceptable that we continue to see this level of preemption happening in our states. as a democratic mayor in a red state, i want to make sure that all across the country, we are fighting for mayors to enact laws they need to enact to keep their communities safe. and to grow their economy's long term. it is so important that we have a better working relationship with our state legislature to do just that. >> all right, thank you for stepping down of the conference to join me tonight, mayor justin bibb of cleveland, ohio. coming up, former vice president mike pence, hit the road in iowa on his motorcycle today. revving up four presidential run. he could be in for a bumpy ride though. i will explain in today's gotcha. but first, my colleague richard lui with today's top news stories. richard? >> read, good sunday to you. something we're falling for, nearly 300 people are confirmed dead in nearly 800 injured in a

train crash friday and india. one of the worst rail disasters in the country history. india's prime minister visiting the crash site and survivors. they're investigating the cause. the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of alabama teenager, natalie holloway, was transferred, dutch citizen urine van der sloot was moved to a different prison near peru's capital today. he avoids pending extradition to the u.s. on charges linked to her disappearance. van der sloot is currently serving a different 28 years sentence for the murder of a peruvian woman in 2010. and the 2023 hurricane season kicked off today, its first named storm is arlene. it formed friday in the gulf of mexico, it is generating heavy rain and flooding in some parts of florida. more politicsnation for you with reverend al sharpton right after this break. and while romeo over here is trying to look cool, things are about to heat up. darn it, kyle!

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interest. causing him as a presidential in philly -- in 2015, then later endorsing him and serving on his presidential transition team. then again, opposing trump after january 6th. mike pence, on the other hand, never wavered in his support of trump after he was added to the ticket in 2016. throughout his term, he emerged as one of the most fawning equalizer's in washington. like christy, pence also broke with trump on january 6th. only in his case, it came as trump supporters were calling for his hanging, while storming the capitol. in the next few days, both men will be re-introducing themselves to the american public. and each will make the argument they possess the leadership to move the republican party beyond trumpism. yet, they are biographies suggest something different.

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report released yesterday, showing hundreds of thousands of new jobs were added to the u.s. economy. and seating economists expectations. that sounds to me like a president making a strong case for reelection. what are your thoughts? >> i agree with that, rev. i think it came through in his oval office address on friday night. where he presented himself as the defender, the defender of our economy, the defender of veterans. the defender of seniors, the defender of climate change investments. right? he went down that list, and emphasized the message that we know is going to appeal to moderate democrats, and independents for 2024. the other thing that i thought was interesting about the presidents oval office address was that he emphasized what crisis could have looked like. he talked about the millions of jobs that could have been lost. he talked about the extremists who are pushing for default. and there is yet another example of him showing the defining line between him as a leader, versus others within the republican party. >> susan, let's move to the

republican primaries. all of the top candidates, other than trump, we're at the roast and riot today in iowa. one of the first big political events of the summit in the state. meanwhile, just yesterday, two rnc released new rules for the upcoming debates. which will require candidates to raise money from a minimum of 40,000 donors, including at least 200 from at least 20 different states. they will need at least 1% of support in three qualifying national polls, or into national polls, plus one poll from an early state. how do you see these tough new benchmarks affecting who makes the stage, and what that might mean for the outcome of the race? >> i actually don't think, while they are tougher than they used to be, i don't think they're that tough when you

look at the polls right now. most of those candidates are hitting the 1% mark. at least for three, four, five or more cases. the donors amount is supposed to be the difficult one. the problem is, rev, as far as online fundraising goes now, it is so relatively cheap to get out a appeal for money. it will probably be able to hit it. if they don't, if candidates can't hit that, they really don't belong on the debate stage to begin with. because it means they don't even have the resources to get the bare minimum campaign effort going. >> now, sticking with you susan, the rnc will also require its candidates to pledge their support for the party's eventual nominee, in order to participate in the debate. of course, the front runner, former president donald trump, has always resisted any such pledge. and has already raised the

possibility of not participating in some, or, all of the debates. how do you see this playing out? >> donald trump does what he wants. that's for sure. when it comes to the debates, we've seen him skip them in 2016. there's probably a good chance he will skip them in 2023. because frankly, there's not a lot of reason for him to be on the debate stage right now. it's only a liability. i would argue, probably more so legally than politically these days for donald trump. but, -- as far as the pledge goes, i don't know at anytime that you could take donald trump at his word. so, does it matter what he says? >> let's switch gears now, to a new report that shows democrats could have more than one black woman serving in the senate at the same time. politico writes retirements by senate incumbents in maryland, delaware, and california,

created a rare trifecta of open seats in blue states. even more unusual, is the fact that a black woman is a top contender in each field. vice president harris was the last black woman to serve in the senate. she was the second elected in the chambers 234 years of -- i juanita, the power of black women has increased greatly in the democratic party. from getting them into statewide positions remains a persistent challenge. how hopeful are you for these prospects, that i, know are fighting grounds for you deciding not to run yourself? >> i'm very hopeful, rev. myself excluded of course. but i do think the there is actually no shortage of qualified, capable, probably over qualified black women who can represent their states in the u.s. senate. let's be real, as black women

have been a critical core base for the democrats, since we got the right to vote. black women have on more than one occasion, protected our democracy from threats through electoral activity. it would be an absolutely shame, harmful shame, if democrats let a nether election cycle go by without a single black woman being elected to the senate. i think it's time for democrats to step up. just like black women have stepped up for them time and time again. because otherwise, it's going to raise a lot of questions, and a lot of flags about why the backing has not come. why the support has not come. >> all right, a leave it on that challenging note. i juanita tolliver, susan del percio, thank you both for being with us. coming up, as pride month kicks off, many in the lgbtq plus community are urging businesses and brands to stand strong in the face of right-wing backlash. we will talk about it next.

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politicsnation. pride month is underway, and while many companies and brands are taking time to publicly celebrate, some are facing new and disturbing forms of backlash from opponents of the lgbtq community. on the right. the wave of boycotts are coming at the same time as hate crimes

based on sexuality in gender, are also on the rise. joining me now to talk about it is kierra johnson. the executive director of the lgbtq task force, thank you for joining me tonight, kierra. let's start with the boycotts that have been making headlines. target announced that it was pulling some pride themed items from stores. following what a spokesman described as, quote, threats to employees over this year's line of pride merchandise. the controversy comes on the heels of a boycott campaign against bud light, over a marketing campaign conducted with a transgender social media influencer. what are you hearing from the business community, are some companies worried about possible backlash over pride activities? and if so, what is your advice to them? >> thank you so much for having me on again.

you know, the reality is, we've all seen more and more businesses being publicly supportive of lgbtq+ people, and of rights. sophora, north face, target as well. there may be more backlash. i think what's really important for us to know is that these extremist anti lgbtq folks are in the my already. they are playing a game of smoke and mirrors. they are really loud. but we know that public support for lgbtq people is on the rise. it is our work, as consumers, to support our allies. especially when they are coming under fire. they are going to be some missteps along the way. i think target is in the mix of trying to back bounce bounce back from one now. but the misstep doesn't have to define us. it's about what happens in the aftermath of those mistakes. we have to double down, and

support our allies, and make sure that our dollars are going where we have seen support, and really be partners to these businesses that are trying to make a positive difference. >> a new glad report feels that an overwhelming majority of non-lgbtq people in the united states, 84%, support equal rights for the community. that's an all-time high. the report also found that another clear majority, three out of four americans, believe their companies should publicly support the lgbtq community. don't these numbers suggest that it's better for business to support pride campaigns, rather than devout two pressures of a noisy minority? >> absolutely. the data is showing us day in and day out. most people entering the workforce right now want to work for businesses that

publicly support the lgbtq community. we've also seen data that is showing more and more young people are coming out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender. so, this really is about what are we going to do? in the face of all of this violence that has been catalyzed. a fundamentally believe that lgbtq people have political power. we are making strides. this is why we've have seen this pendulum swing. it is why we are seeing the backlash. my hope is that that capitalizes our community, and those who love us our allies. to really engage, civic lee. we've got to get out to vote. we need to be writing legislators, and businesses, and talking about the importance of lgbtq rights, and visibility. and again, like i said, voting with our dollars. it --

visibility and representation matters. we want the places that we are used to, and comfortable with, to support us and feel affirmed in those places. >> republican states all over the country, there has been a record breaking rise of legislation that targets the lgbtq community. especially transgender youth. during this calendar year alone, more than 145 anti lgbtq bills have passed at least one chamber this calendar year. a record of 70 laws have been enacted so far. a recent warning from the department of homeland security sites that violent threats against the lgbtq community are rising and intensifying according to the department's data. is there a link between this political activity, and the rising threat of violence against the community? >> absolutely.

we are in a human rights violation crisis, right now. words matter. trans people of color are being murdered in the streets. trillion are losing trusted adults. the places where they feel safe are being ripped away. we are seeing, you know, an uptick in physical violence. but also in policies and laws that are intended to eradicate our communities. in arkansas, we saw a law passed that basically allows medical professionals to deny support and services, care, based on religious or moral objection. so as an lgbtq person, i'm walking in the door because i have strep throat or i had a heart attack, or i needed dental cleaning, a doctor can just refuse me at the door.

these are -- this is bigger, and it's growing, we've got, we've really have a responsibility to take care of all of our people. >> kierra johnson, thank you for being with us again. from the task force. up next, my final thoughts, stay with us. stay with us our heritage is ingrained in our skin.

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minden's starts right now. thank you so much, hello to you at home. i'm alicia menendez, we begin this hour with the growing list of candidates vying for the republican presidential nomination. -- iowa -- gop field ever widening, today eight presidential hopefuls met with voters out of fundraising event. gop front runner of the former president skip this year's roast and ride, which has become somewhat of a campaign stop in modern presidential politics. the hope for all of them to gain some traction to rage's name recognition and popularity so they pull high enough to attend the debate. rnc just announced the criteria to qualify for that debate, which will take place in august, yes, this august, in milwaukee. candidates must hit at least one percentage point in multiple polls. they must also pledge to support the party's eventual