taking that into the arts space is important because then people are able to really start understand, formulate different ideas here consider new thoughts on legislation policies that maybe they perhaps have not considered in the past. and without being partisan. not taking any particular side. but highlighting all the conversations that are happening within the political space. >> emmy award-winning actress uzo aduba, thank you so much for joining us . that's all the time we have today. we are back tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. eastern. we will see you there with more of our top discussions and interviews from the past week. have for today. we are back here tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. eastern. we will see you there with more of our top discussions and interviews from the past week. until then-- you did good, just sit there and look pretty. have a great saturday. good morning. it's a

saturday, august 24th. i'm alecia menendez with symone sanders-townsend and michael steele peer today, a convention for the ages and kickoff for the general election. how the harris-walz campaign plans to take that momentum all the way to the ballot box. plus, immigrants hammer project 2025 night after night, even as he tries to run away from it. and the former president has a complete meltdown over a successful democratic convention. he teams up with conspiracists, rfk junior. grab your coffee, settle in. welcome to "the weekend." week we begin with the sprint toward election day. now just 73 days away, and breaking this morning, vice president kamala harris and minnesota governor tim walz are taking their bus tour to south

georgia on wednesday. it is the first time the two will appear together in the battleground states. on thursday, harris will hold a solo rally in the savannah area. the swing state blitz comes on the heels of a joyous democratic national convention, where harris prosecuted her case against donald trump. >> my early memories of our parents together are very joyful once, at home, filled with laughter and music. aretha, cole train, and miles at the park. my mother would say, stay close, but my father would say, as he smiled, ron, kamala, run. do not be afraid, do not let anything stop you. as a prosecutor, when i had a case, i charged it not in the name of the victim, but in the name of the people. for a simple reason, in our system of justice, a harm against any one

of us, is a harm against all of us. in many ways, donald trump is an unserious man. but the consequences, but the consequences of putting donald trump back in the white house are extremely serious. >> joining us now are some serious people, former republican communications director, founder and ceo of the center project, and my friend jason kander. he is an afghanistan veteran, former missouri secretary of state. jason is a star. so is tara, but jason. >> we have got stars, all-stars , all morning long. welcome to you both. jason, let's just start with the heart of the matter. at the end of the day,

everything at a convention boils down to one important moment. let's listen to the that one important moment right now. >> on behalf of every american, regardless of party, race, gender, or the language your grandmother speaks, or on behalf of my mother, and everyone who has ever set out on their own, unlikely journey, on behalf of americans like the people i grew up with, people who work hard, chase their dreams, and look out for one another, on behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on earth, i accept your nomination to be president of the united states of america.

>> it all comes down to that moment. it crystallized, i think, in so many respects, that transition that everyone talks about, and you know, wrote about leading up to the convention, but she brought it home. donald trump was unserious, and she even said, an unserious man, but this was a serious moment for her. how do you assess this convention this week? in particularly, what did you feel in that moment? i can tell you what i felt, but you tell us. >> thanks, michael. for me, the convention had, for lack of a better way of putting it, just really good vibes. that moment in particular underlined what at least folks here in the middle of the country are thinking about in an election, as my good friend symone will tell you, being from nebraska, i am from missouri , what people want to know is too often thought to

be, what do you think, do you agree with me? that is not what people want to know. what people want to know from a presidential candidate, do you care about me? do you see me? and in that moment was kamala harris making very clear that she cares more about americans than she does about her own career, or her own fortunes, and that's obviously created a very large distinction between her and former president donald trump. >> tariq, tara,there's also a lot of talk about unity, and a lot about vice president harris really showing americans the type of leader that she will be. take a listen to this speech. >> none of us has to fail for all of us to succeed. and that in unity, there is strength. you know, our opponents in this race are out there every day, denigrating america. talking about how

terrible everything is. well, my mother had another lesson she used to teach, never let anyone tell you who you are, you show them who you are! >> there are two pieces there, tara i want to talk about, the unity peace with donald trump, but also that piece of not showing-- telling people who you are, show them who you are, that seems especially relevant, given the nature of kamala harris's candidacy. she could have stood up there and talked about the historic nature of her candidacy. she could've told you about how a woman can be president, a woman of color could be president, instead, she just did it. she just showed people, this is the type of leader i am going to be. >> yeah, it is interesting because when she said that, i was in the room. i was in the arena.

it was absolutely electric. i have never experience anything like that. i've been to six republican conventions, i can tell you that this democratic convention, the first i had ever attended, was unlike anything i had ever experienced in the politics. listening to kamala harris's speech, i was a part of the many women in that room wearing suffrage is white, as an almost to the legacy of the women who came before us that laid the foundation of someone like kamala harris to be in this moment in time. she did not have to put it out there the way hillary did in 2016. women already understood the assignment. and we know that in this moment now, that it is bigger than the identity politics that someone wants this to be. when kamala harris gave her speech, which i thought was excellently delivered and, because it was a narrative that i think a lot of americans were unaware of about her personal story, but it was very relatable, very relatable. that is important. she was able to connect. the idea of showing people who you are, not only is she

showing america who she is, where she came from, what she stands for, it is also indicative of the contrast between who donald trump is and who m.a.g.a. is, who j.d. vance is, what he represents, what his movement represents, they show us what they are every day, repeatedly. they showed us and they tell us. that vision for america is one that i don't inc. most americans are okay with. they don't want the chaos. they don't want the corruption. they don't want the felonies. they don't want the insults, the petulance, the constant denigrating of america. michael knows this, when you are at a republican convention, republicans are always the rara usa, patriot, american flag people. they don't have ownership over that. they don't. this dnc demonstrated that. there were more tears of usa, america, all of that, then i have seen in a long time, where people embrace america, what

makes america great, even with our flaws. you are not seeing that from the other side. kamala harris is really embodying that now, which is why you are seeing her do so well in the polls. people want that again. it is hopeful. it is joyful. that is what we want for our future. >> i am really struck by the u.s. a chance and the flag- waving. mrs. obama said this this week, jason, she said, no one has a monopoly on what it means to be american. then, you have got peggy newton, but when tara said that, it made me think about this, peggy newton wrote in the "wall street journal" this week that democrats stole patriotic symbols, they stole the flags. since when do republicans own the flag? i'm very confused, jason. i thought we were all americans. >> that is kind of what i thought too, symone. it kind of worked out perfect. it felt like the olympics just led perfectly into this convention. it almost felt like it was the same programming.

what gets me about it, it is a changing definition of what patriotism means overtime. the republican, like modern definition of patriotism really started with the whole colin kaepernick won't stand during the fm, that is a patriotism of exclusion. patriotism means only this, and it means an allegiance to this symbol, not these values, but this symbol, right? and then, that can become identity politics overtime, because it believes into the idea that patriotism is geographic, the idea that, here in the middle of the country, i am in the real america, or that patriotism is a matter of say religion, what you look like your race, that kind of thing. i said this a few years ago, and i see it now, not taking credit for it, but i think it was a natural progression, taking root in the patriotism of the left. that is, patriotism is not

about making everyone stand up and salute the flag, it is about making this a country where everyone wants to. that is exclusive of patriotism and that is what we saw at the convention. i absolutely agree that america is ready for that. america is tired of this politics over the last several years, and is tired of having one side feel like the only way they can win against republicans is by telling you, america kind of sucks right now. a lot of us don't want america to suck. we want a version of america that is great. that is what the democrats are offering. >> we started the conversation talking about the excitement of the moment with the vice president accepting the nomination, tara. and our friend here has written a interesting piece in which he notes harris was one in a small group of people in the political world who continue to call, i don't know how much he actually needed my

advice, but that stuff, when she asked for it, and i don't know how much i helped, but her asking make me feel valuable at a time when i had sort of given the world permission to forget about me. that is some powerful stuff. i think, not to embarrass mr. kander here, because he did write it, but it is poignant, in many respects, a lot of americans identify with that, because, what republicans had largely done, and the point was just made by jason, they felt isolated. you don't own the flag , unless we tell you you do. you don't own the symbols of this country, unless we tell you you do. just before we go to break, about 40 seconds, what is your fill on that narrative put out there by the vice president in her launch of her presidential bid for the fall? >> i think she has been really

smart as a political observer about where the country is, and what it means to be an american. it is true, for years, americans have co-opted those symbols, and that idea. enough is enough, because the republican party is recognizable now, and democrats have a great opportunity to reintroduce what the party represents for everyone. we used to say for republicans, we were the party of the big ten. everyone can see with their own eyes what the republicans have turned into, certainly not a party of big ten politics and welcoming people in. i cannot even walk into the room if i wanted to go to a republican convention now because of how vitriolic everything is. if i have a difference of opinion and you don't salute to the dear leader. it has become all about donald trump, not about dedication to america. kamala harris embracing the idea of me we the people, and reintroducing that message to the country is very appealing, and really, really smart politics that have the benefits of being true coming from her. >> jason and tara, stick around . i think, jason, you are

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trimmer it was absolutely amazing, folks, because every night of the democratic national convention, republicans, yes, folks like me, from former white house loyalists, to sweepstakes official us, made their case, not only against donald trump, but also for, and this is important, for the harris-walz ticket. >> whatever policies we disagree on pale in comparison with those fundamental matters of principle, of decency, and of fidelity to this nation. listen, to my fellow republicans , if you still pledge allegiance

to those principles, i suspect you belong here too. >> let me be clear to my republican friends at home watching, if you vote for kamala harris in 2024, you are not a democrat, you are a patriot. >> to my fellow republicans, you aren't voting for a democrat , you are voting for democracy. >> joining us now is executive director of leaving meta and the florida cochair of republicans for harris, rich lotus and back with us is our friend, tara setmayer. >> rich, what a time to be alive. i want to take a listen to your message at the dnc. this aired on monday. >> this is my message to all the republicans and independents watching, people like me who voted for and believe in trump, i made a grave mistake, but it is never too late to change your mind.

you don't need to agree with everything you here tonight to do what is right. you need to be able to trust our leaders that is why i am all in for kamala harris. >> as you know, rich, we talk a lot about the permission structure that will be necessary for voters who voted for trump to say exactly what you said, i made a mistake. i have changed my mind. i see the value in voting for kamala harris, even if i don't agree with her on everything a policy position, how do you help voters who are not there yet make that commitment? >> good morning to everyone. it has been quite a week. thank you so much for having me. i want to take a quick moment, if i may for those watching, i want to apologize to them for helping the former president trump divide our country for more than half a decade. i am sure that many watching have friends and family who remain in the thrall of maga. donald trump has pitted

complete strangers against each other. he has torn us under communities, and households, and places of worship. he has amplified conspiracies that have undoubtedly resulted in unnecessary death and suffering. i was asked by the harris campaign to serve as cochair for republicans for harris here in florida, i did not hesitate, because it is an opportunity for me to make amends to the country, because i owe the country that for my past decisions and rhetoric, which i take full responsibility for. and one of the appeals we are going to make our to those disenchanted republicans, independents, moderates, who right now, for very understandable reasons, do feel disillusioned. for those who perhaps are a bit ambivalent about voting for the harris- walz ticket because the policy, that is okay. we have shown that we are going to work to unite left, center, and right. and the vice

president mentioned several times the other night about unlikely. for those who are a bit-- they have got some qualms for voting for the vice president because of policy matters, we respect that. but i would also add to that, the reason that those same individuals right now are a bit hesitant to vote for donald trump, is because of character. and this referendum-- excuse me, this election is a referendum, not on ideology, or partisanship, or party affiliation, this election is one about character and trust. it is not just enough for us to have an anti-trump message. those of us who are sure about the vision and the ideas, we want them to see that we are going to continue to make this case, that we want to be an

inclusive campaign. i am unaware, and perhaps michael can correct me at this point, i am unaware of any presidential campaign in the moderate modern era, that has actually invited into the big ten, in our campaign, to actively participate those who they know are going to disagree with them on certain policies and certain ideas. and the question we want to keep posing to those undecided voters and continue to make these cases, if we can disagree on policy, that is a part of the democratic process, and we value that, because one of the reasons we have made progress in our history, is because of unlikely, but necessary audiences, and right now, the harris-walz ticket is embodying that . >> what rich just said it made me think about president obama's remarks. there was a line that said, mutual respect has to be a part of our message. that is what i am hearing from rich. i think we have become so polarized, to the point where you hear someone say, they are

a club looking republican, meanwhile, does not have to be like that. i think we have to pull ourselves out of this rut, just because we don't agree all the way ideologically, that there is not something we can't all come together on. it is very, very important. i have to admit, some of the republicans that were invited to speak at the dnc, i was like, why are they on stage? and i held my judgment until after me and i am glad i did. i want to play stephanie grisham during her speech at the convention. this was on tuesday. >> when i was press secretary, i got skewered for never holding a white house briefing. it is because, unlike my boss, i never wanted to stand at that podium and lie. now, here i am behind a podium, advocating for a democrat. [ cheers and applause ] and that's because i love my country more than my party. >> you know, tara, the

republican i know that always tells me the truth is michael steele. and i asked the chairman after that, is this true? and he was like, yes, it is very true. i think it was important that she and others were there to say that, not speaking to the people in the room, they were speaking to the 20 million people that were watching that night, tara, i thought that was very important. >> i think there is something to be said about the people that know donald trump the best. they are the ones that work with him everyday. there something to be said about how many former cabinet embers, high-level officials, his own vice president, who are not endorsing him. people are coming out in full force like this, warning other fellow republicans that if you care about this country, if you care about truth, democracy, and decency, if you care about these things that are institutions, you cannot vote for this man. we were there we saw it. what

is their motivation to lie and make things up? they are not the ones facing felony charges. they are not the ones facing jail time. they are not the ones being accused of corruption and cozying up to dictators. they are average americans who had a love for politics that went into serve their country and president and so horrific things and said, oh my gosh, this guy cannot be anywhere near power again, trust us, we were there. i think it is a powerful testimony for these former republicans to come out and say- - i guess they are still republicans, i am the former. i said, i'm not doing it anymore, i'm sorry, the party needs to burn to the ground and start a new. if something comes out of the ashes, i will be the first one there, someone right at center to help build it up, because we need to difference in opinions on policy. to rich's point, this is not an election about policy. it is an election about character. it is an election about how you

want this country to look, and who you want to lead it. for women, it is an election that is literally life or death for us. that is why us at the seneca project to me we are bipartisan. we are telling people, particularly women in the heart of these battleground states, we don't care who you voted for, you could have voted for trump twice, just as long as you don't vote for him again. the stakes are too high for negative partisanship to get in the way. policy differences on other things to get in the way. that is what this is about. we must decide if we want to keep our democracy intact, where we can disagree without being disagreeable, or without worrying about being locked up, or persecuted, or as trump is saying, he wants retribution. is that really what we stand for as americans? we need to ask ourselves that. >> and on that point, real quick, rich, about 30 seconds left. i do want to give you a moment to talk about the republicans for harris efforts.

this is not just in florida. this is an effort that is spread out across the battleground states, as well as several other states, this is a full throated effort to engage republicans. i have been advocating permission structure for over a year. a lot of folks working behind the scenes to make that happen. you are on the tip of the sphere of that leadership. give us a quick thumbnail on how that effort is coming and what it looks like from the ground. >> we are growing by the day as an unprecedented group. yes, it is true that maga will remain past november. i'm going to do my part to empower people to leave, reconcile with their friends and family. i'm going to do everything with republicans for harris to ensure that donald trump is permanently placed in the rearview mirror of america. and that is a part of the case that we are going to continue to make to some of those

undecideds, and some of those dissatisfied republicans right now. this is an opportunity for the country to move forward, to move away from donald trump and ensure we are victorious in november. if we have the kind of turnout i know we are capable of them i know there could be a historic repudiation of the republican party in november. >> rich logis, i appreciate that effort, man. and tara setmayer, we appreciate it as always. >> thank you, more of us need to do what you did. next, there were no free cars, but there were promises of joy, unity, democracy from oprah at this week's dnc. you are watching "the weekend." weekend." to defend against erosion and cavities. i think that this product is a gamechanger for my patients. try pronamel mouthwash. king c. gillette is an award winning lineup men's health best beard trimmer for beginners among men's journal's best beard shampoos and washes and gq's best beard conditioners for soft

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american, that is what americans do. you know i am telling you the truth, that values and character matter most of all. let us choose common sense over nonsense. >> we love oprah, we love her. >> okay. the interesting thing for me, taking that clip and tying it in, alecia, to what we were just talking about with mr. logis and this republicans for harris effort , it really is about, not just being an independent, in the case of oprah, but the independence of our political system, everyone finding themselves in this moment to come out from the weight of-- when you stop and think about it, we have been talking about donald trump since 2000 freaking 15. there has not been a day that has

gone by in which we he has not been a brain worm for us. i think a lot of folks right now just want to go, you know what, i can't do it anymore, this breath of fresh air, call it joy, call it happiness, whatever you want, i am all about it. and i think that matters. and it makes the effort that you see in places like florida and around the country, republicans for harris, for example, that much more powerful. >> is that rfk's brain worm, or a different brain worm? >> actually, i think it may be the same. [ laughter ] >> there were three words joe biden used to pick up a on what you said to describe kamala harris, he said, strength, experience, integrity. strength, she will always have to compete with donald trump. some of that is gendered, a lot has to do with race and bias. experienced people will say, he's already been president, he knows what to do, you can

evaluate that as you want, she needs to meet him on experience. integrity, integrity is where he cannot compete with her. that is a value, i heard a policy reporter i love respond to that oprah speech and said, i like to think policy matters, that is because i am a policy reporter. policy does matter, but in this election, you are making a very, a much more visceral choice, right? which of these people do you want to get in the car with mark which of these people do you think has the integrity to go uphold the meaning and value of this office, symone? >> i feel like when you are out there talking to voters, i'm going back to this conversation melissa and i had with younger millennial black women recently and they all asked about vice president harris's policy. as we are having this conversation, they are asking about the policy, because they want to know what she believes, what her values are, they want to know who she is and what she would do for them.

that me for a lot of people is what the policy conversation is, because people are dealing with things in their everyday lives. in this election, they are choosing a president to one, whether we will have a democracy or not, but somebody who is-- in the words of michelle obama, do something, in their hopes. i just when you measure up kamala harris to donald trump, it is not even a competition. in america, as-- where did i read this? "time magazine" and the profile they did a couple of months ago with president biden, in america, the voters choose their presidents. presidents don't get a mandate without the voters, the voters give the presidents a mandate. the question on the table, will the voters choose? will they choose joy? will they choose the patriot? will they choose the person saying, they will fight for you? or, will voters wake up on november 5th and go to the ballot box, and to the person

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social, posting, get ready for this, 59 times. dialing into fox, offering a bizarre and rambling retort to her speech. just last night in arizona, telling his truth about the dnc, filled with dis and mis information. >> barack hussein obama. he was nasty to me. he was nasty, michelle was nasty , they are all nasty, nasty people. kamala mentioned my name i think 21 times. she did not mention the vaulter, she did not mention inflation, she did not mention anything but my name, overcoming over, and over again. >> i guess he did not see the segment where they taught everyone how to pronounce her name. joining us now, republican congressman, also serve as a senior advisor to the january 6th select committee. segment do they not pay for good wi-fi at the trump rally? why was the picture so grainy? i don't know, maybe some money trouble going to his legal

issues. congressman, you know, donald trump [ laughter ] look at the graininess of it all. i am very struck by the fact that donald trump seemed quite disturbed by vice president harris's remarks, so much so that he called into fox news after the fact, and he was beeping the cheek on the phone. i will let y'all listen to it and we will chat on the other side. >> she did not talk about crime . she did not talk about 70% of our people living in poverty. she did not talk about housing, really. the trade deficit. she did not talk about child trafficking, that she has allowed to happen. she is giving a tax increase of four to five times what people and companies are paying right now. >> you know, when i get really riled up and i am on the phone, with my husband or my homegirl,

and when i don't have my air pods in, i too hit the phone with the buttons, because i am quite undone. i got the sense that he was undone, denver. >> well, and by the way, [ inaudible ] i apologize, i just made that up. i think the initial baseline you should have is to teach the president how to use the phone. also, when talking about the unhinged things he was talking about, one of the things that struck me, if i may be serious, you talk about the safety of women. i think eugene carol would differ. i think anybody that sees any pictures of him with epstein would differ. i think what he said on the hollywood excess bus, what he said at any time would differ. i really was struck by that. i know he says rambling things and you said he was disturbed about the dnc. generally, donald trump is

disturbed. i don't think we can say about the dnc. i think what he said about women, which was just absolutely stupid, you get to a point where you wonder how anybody who is a republican or former a republican, or anybody saying in any way could vote for a person like this. >> on that point, clearly, donald trump knows he has got some issues he has got to clean up one, and he doesn't know how, so he will just lie about them. he tweeted out last evening, two tweets, which i took particularly notes on, one was, my administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights. the second one was, the republican party is charging forward on many fronts, and i am very proud that we are, in all caps, a leader in ivf. >> he thinks we're stupid. >> he thinks we're stupid, but what he also i think realizes

is that this issue, more than anything else, has cut deeper with american women, and in combination with everything you just said, makes his candidacy toxic for women. and toxic for a lot of men. how effective do you think this lie is going to be, where he can just tweet out, yeah, my administration is going to be great for women, and republicans are all in on ivf? >> yeah, i think all they've got to do is show commercials with j.d. vance, right, michael? that is it, and he is losing it. that is what is happening, he is losing. i think at the dnc, you see some policy things rolling out that i don't think he can react to the them in real time. my hope is, to the vice

president and governor, i hope they get on the road immediately and can hammer home the point about his lying, the fact that he can't tell the truth, which is something everybody should know, even the press. i think we're at a point right now where he knows he is losing. he has to try to recapture the message of pro women after him bragging about destroying jobs. everything he has actually been found liable for asexual assailant, everything he said about women. i think it goes back to the fact that, i do believe that women are the key to this election, and i think they are who are going to carry him matt parris and tim walz to victory, michael. i just don't see how anybody with an iq of 100 would vote for anyone but kamala at this point. >> former congressman, didn't read when you, thank you for being with us at this point. next, rfk junior bows out of the race and officially throw support behind donald trump. what you need to know about the two conspiracy theories joining forces. treatment be sure to follow us

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there is very little truth, if any, to what you are about to hear. >> don't you want a safe environment for your children? don't you want to know that the food you are feeding them is not filled with chemicals that are going to give them cancer and chronic disease? and don't you want a president that is going to make america healthy again? >> actually, i do want all of those things, i just don't know, as a matter fact, i do know, donald trump is not going to do any of those things. the safety chief among them. does anybody remember the poopy lettuce? y'all remember this? okay, the poopy lettuce, while donald trump was president, it happened because they gutted the folks who are the inspectors that inspect the food because

the folks at the head of the agency at the time thought that it was not important, people that donald trump appointed. there was a whole outbreak and the lettuce was making people sick for weeks. it seems like a small thing, but it is a really big thing when you don't have access to, you know, green lettuce. things like that, like policy must decisions donald trump made as president, and the people he put in charge that have real impacts on our daily lives. y'all cannot get a caesar salad for weeks. >> and that is the only measure you are using for the safety of our children. i would like my 5 year old and my 7-year-old not to have to do active shooter drills at school. that would make me feel like my children are safe here and i would like republicans to acknowledge that when the child tax credit was extended, you cut the policy in half. you want to talk about keeping america's children safe, there are ways to do it, and they are entirely unserious about bringing those policies to

light. >> that is the key word here. this is all showboating, crazy. there is one movie that for me summed up that whole tableau, dumb and dumber. you can pick which role was played by which one of the two, because the reality of it is, neither one of these men are serious, political actors in the space that will move the needle on lettuce, or the safety of your children. donald trump has not spent-- donald trump, again, announced the presidency november 2022. he was president for 4 years, and that not one time in all of that, in any of that, has he ever mentioned anything about the health of our children about the health of our families, about the concerns that moms and dads have about what happens in their kids 'school beyond the actual

learning process, the additional weight and trauma of having to subtly go through a shooter drill. none of these are serious, which is why when kamala harris said in her acceptance speech, that donald trump is an unserious man, it put a pin in that moment, because we are going to come back to that, i think, over the course of this campaign in many forms and in many fashions to see exactly how unserious he is , compared to what this incoming, potential administration of paris is prepared to do. >> you cannot-- donald trump, in my opinion, the trump campaign, they cannot claim to actually be about the business of trying to make people's lives that are, because they

don't believe the federal government is a function to do that. they literally are running on what they call a deconstructive of the administrative state. if you want to deconstruct the administrative state, you do not believe in putting policies in place to protect the children in our school, you do not believe in actually ensuring the fda does what they need to keep people safe, because the poopy lettuce killed people, you don't believe in doing anything to make our lives better. people just need to do their research. that is all i have to say. i guess we have got another hour, though of "the weekend" coming up. don't y'all go anywhere. we have some stars joining us, more stars, state senator raleigh morrow, state representative malcolm kenyatta of pennsylvania, and the great representative joyce betty of ohio, all coming up next: "the weekend." weekend." and 5g solutions from t-mobile for business. t-mobile connects 100,000 delta airlines employees.

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