right now on "andrea mitchell reports," former president trump on fox, doubling down on his threatening comments about his political opponents.

>> it is the enemy from within. and they're very dangerous. they are maxists and communists and fascists. and they're sick. >> kamala harris is more aggressive in calling him out, as with this answer from a question. >> why can't we just say it, fascism? >> we can say that. >> steve kornacki joins me to explain why both campaigns are fighting over one swing district in deep red nebraska. we will talk to a former republican challenging i leading trump election denier for his house seat in pennsylvania. as israel continues launching air strikes against lebanon and gaza, the biden administration toughens its demand for humanitarian relief in gaza. giving them 30 days to get aid in or risk a cutoff of aid of

u.s. weapons for the war. ♪♪ good day, everyone, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. donald trump drawing backlash after telling a woman's audience in a town hall in georgia that he is the father of ifv. the town hall was taped yesterday, just aired on fox. trump defended calling his political rivals, quote, the enemy from within. his claim that democrats are more dangerous than america's enemies abroad. >> we have china, we have russia, we have all these countries, if you have a smart president, they could all be handled. the more difficult are the pelosi, these people are so sick and so evil. >> vice president harris will step into unfamiliar territory. she will sit down for an interview with fox. she will try to build support among republican and independent voters at a rally in the philadelphia suburbs, featuring

more than 100 republicans who say that trump is a threat to our nation. harris has been taking a harder line about trump's dangerous rhetoric as she did yesterday with a popular radio host. >> here is one of the things that i think is ironic but at play. donald trump, through his way of trying to name call and demean and divide, tries to project as though those things are a sign of strength, when in fact the man is really quite weak. he is weak. it's a sign of weakness you want to please dictators and seek their flattery and favor. it's a sign of weakness that you would demean america's military and america's service members. it's a sign of weakness that you don't have the courage to stand up for the constitution of the

united states and the principles upon which it stands. this man is weak and he is unfit. >> both candidates are making these issues a major part of their closing arguments, as hundreds of thousands of voters are voting early in states across the country. in georgia alone, absentee and early in-person voting is shattering state records, with more than 328,000 votes cast by last night. more than double that of four years ago. you can see the number is growing. with just 20 days to go, an historic number of early voters could make a big difference if it's repeated across the country. we begin with political analyst phil rucker, former republican congressman from pennsylvania charlie dent, he is a senior advisor at republican legacy, and former democratic congresswoman from florida, val

demings, a former sheriff who was on joe biden's short list for vice president. phil, the "washington post" is detailing in depth how donald trump's proposed tariffs would, quote, lead to a higher cost, stock market volatility, and feuds with the rest of the world. it's a topic that the bloomberg editor was trying to pin trump down on yesterday at the economic club in chicago. let's take a look. >> tariffs have another side, isn't that something you have to acknowledge? >> no. >> you could be plunging america into the biggest trade war. >> no. there are no tariffs. >> there are tariffs. >> there are no tariffs. build your plant in the united states and you don't have any tariffs. >> a lot of places like this, there are jobs that rely on foreigners coming here. you will basically stop trade with china. yes, you will find some people who will gain from individual

tariffs. the overall affect could be massive -- >> a degree it's going to have a massive affect, positive affect. it will be positive, not negative. >> phil, it went on and on like that. the polls show voters think donald trump is better at handling the economy than harris in the face of all the incorrect announcements about the economy. he said -- it was pointed out he would create more than twice as much debt. how can the democrats penetrate that? >> yeah. one of the keys i think for harris is to try to explain all of this to a public that sees trump talking about the economy and remembers the early -- the first three years of trump presidency as having had a

relatively good economy to try to persuade them that actually trump's economic proposals and specifically his trade program would have a negative impact on their household budgets. that's a tall order for harris in the closing days of the campaign. my colleagues at "the washington post" have a great story that details the economic impact the tariff plan would have. he has talking about higher tariffs for goods coming from china. that could result in an increase in the kind of consumer prices for groceries or any other household goods that are coming from abroad. also, you could see domestic u.s. firms having to readjust their supply chain. you could see retaliatory tariffs from other countries imposed upon u.s.-made manufactured goods that would be imported outside of the united states. there could be real repercussions through the economy that's detailed in the story.

>> charlie, your home state could be the election decider. the economy is a huge issue in pennsylvania. harris is going to bucks county. it's one of the counties around philadelphia, a lot of suburban women, a lot of republicans, a lot of independents. she needs to run up the margins there in order to offset what happens in central pennsylvania and the red parts of pennsylvania. >> yeah. it's where the game is going to be won on lost for kamala harris. in 2016, hillary won those four counties by 185,000 votes. biden won by 285,000 votes. >> the margin is what matters. >> in bucks county, that's the most competitive. she's quite smart to be there. she will be surrounded by republicans. >> will that make a difference, bringing anti-trump republicans with her? >> it will help her. she needs to -- there are many republicans who are soft

republicans who are very persuadable. that's a good place for her to stand with them. many of them are frustrated on the tariff issue. my head was exploding listening to that. he said it will make stuff here. in hershey, pennsylvania, they make chocolate. we don't grow cocoa in north america. republicans are responding to that. >> hershey is one of my favorite places in all of pennsylvania. >> me, too. >> you can smell it miles away. wonderful chocolate. val, another aspect of this is yesterday in georgia, donald trump said that black and hispanic voters who back vice president harris need to get their head examined. harris is trying to highlight how her plan will benefit the voters while donald trump will have the opposite affect. here is more of what she had to say.

>> ask donald trump what his plan is for black america. ask him. i will tell you what it is. look at project 2025. my agenda is about tapping into the ambitions and aspirations knowing that folks want to have an opportunity if they want, a meaningful opportunity to build wealth, including intergenerational wealth. >> compare that -- it's a different tone, congresswoman, than what barack obama was saying, which was to, some said that it was patronizing, talking down to them, chastising them. what's the right approach? >> it's good to be with you. i believe that the vice president -- we all who support her and care about this race need to stay focused on the issues. it's not about singling out a particular group. this is a time where we show each group, everybody that the

only person who has an agenda that involves them at all is vice president harris. if you don't believe that, if you think the other side does, i think she was spot on to say, take a look project 2025. i haven't seen a document in a long time that i think would have a more devastating affect on black and brown communities and others. i believe we need to stay focused on the agenda, the message. i think that her message -- i absolutely love seeing her becoming more aggressive. she's running against donald trump. i think she needs to stay focused on the agenda and let's win this thing. >> congresswoman, i want to ask you about michelle obama. she will headline her non-partisan get out the vote event at the end of the month in atlanta. she's not so far been on the trail since the democratic convention for kamala harris. two sources are telling nbc news that the former first lady is

concerned about death threats, her security, especially after the two attemps on donald trump's life, is her absence from the trail is something they are missing? she has to be the most popular political speaker in the country. >> let's start there. the former first lady is correct to be concerned about death threats. the former president has had two attempted death attacks on his life. so she's right to be concerned there. let's go back to the democratic national convention. michelle obama, i believe, was the most powerful speaker during that convention. people are still talking about her message on that night. you are correct, she's very actively involved with her when we all vote project. 20 days out, we should all be very focused on turnout. i think she's spot on with

focusing on turnout. we know that mrs. obama does not care very much for politics. we know or we should know exactly why. i believe having michelle obama behind the scenes working where she can have affect in a lot of different places just may be more effective than sending her to one or two states. i feel good about where we are right now. >> we can tell, we have a note from chip carter that kamala harris has at least one vote from a 100-year-old democratic former president in georgia, that jimmy carter filled out his ballot for kamala harris and tim walz. it was put in the drop box. there you go. that's one count. phil, charlie, val, it's great to see you. to all of you, thanks.

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congressional seat in the harrisburg area of central pennsylvania. perry refused to be interfewed by the january 6 committee is being challenged by a democrat who is a former republican, known in the district because she's a former tv anchor woman. she's focusing on policy issues and blaming the biden administration for the border issue. it's great to meet you. i have heard a lot about your campaign. it's a strong campaign against this republican leader, strong maga leader, january 6 denier. what prompted you to switch parties? >> i've had a unique perspective as a tv news anchor.

the non-partisan voice in your living room. i've had a front row seat to january 6, to the supreme court two years ago overturning the dobbs decision, and just generally i've been listening that long. what i hear is that people are hungry for new leadership. >> one question, because you are concerned about january 6, you watched it up close, why not go after your opponent in a bigger way for his role leading up to january 6? >> trust me, i hear from a lot of folks january 6 is large in their minds because they actually want their votes to count in this election as opposed to scott perry trying to overturn them in the 2020 election and being so deeply involved in the attack on our democracy. the capitol police who saved his life and the lives of his leagues so that he could then

walk into the chamber safely a few hours later and vote to overturn our votes in pennsylvania, that's a problem for a lot of folks. it's morphed into discontent about washington being so broken. i think people are hungry for term limits. i don't think they want congress people and their families to trade stocks with inside wall street information. they also are upset about congress people who become lobbyists and profit from their former position and can still have influence on votes. those are all real problems for people. that's what i'm hearing. >> one issue is abortion, of course. it drove you into the race, among others. how decisive do you think that could be for kamala harris? >> well, i'm hearing from democrats, republicans, interest -- independents, the fact that congressman perry and congress was to be so deeply involved.

they don't want the government involved in their health care decisions. surprise. they think it's better fit for their doctors to actually be giving them advice, not scott perry and the folks -- the lifelong folks in congress. i was live on the set when the dobbs decision was handed down overturning roe and had to look into the camera and tell every woman watching that her rights had been rolled back 50 years. i've had republican women in their 80s tell me, this is a bridge too far. they want their grandchildren, nieces, daughters to have the same rights they had. this crosses party lines in a big way. >> one thing that came up in the debate is he went after you for not living in the 10th congressional district. was that redrawn? can you explain? >> it has been we drawn. i've been living and working

here since 1986. i had four dauphin, two places in cumberland county. i have been working in this district all along. i've been at the demolition derby. i've been in york, which was the u.s. capital in 1777. we have hershey and harley here. i know this area intimately. this area knows me. i've been the trusted nonpartisan voice in their living rooms. >> how would you assess the harris' campaign ground game in pennsylvania? >> i'm up against a six-term incumbent. he is hard to disentrench. i've been hard at work.

i hope the vice president has great game. this is an important state for democrats up and down the ticket. we have a lot of really good races. i call this a thinking district. even though it's a plus for republican district, we elected our democratic governor josh shapiro by 12 points over a state lawmaker who was an extremist but is nothing but scott perry like. this is what you want in a democracy. we have people who actually do their research and really look at who they are going to vote for. i hope that benefits us greatly on november 5th. i think it will. >> i was talking to charlie dent, who used to represent, when he was in congress -- it used to be part of the district you are in right now. he represented hershey before it was redrawn. he made the point that on the economy, donald trump at least is not accurate about domestic content and tariffs. >> yeah. i'm going to leave the national race to the pundits.

i'm happy hershey is in my district as well. who doesn't love hershey? anyway, you know, this is the kind of thing where we gotta focus on the needs here. affordability is a big thing i'm hearing from everybody. when you have to make decisions about whether to put food on the table, gas in your tank -- we have a lot of rural areas. gas is important if you want to get where you are going or pay rent or mortgage, which is just so high right now, partly because of supply problems. or take your life-saving drugs. people have to make decisions. i want them to know scott perry voted against the government's ability to negotiate prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. that matters for costs around here. he voted against the government's ability to cap insulin prices. these are things that are very real to the people i talk to here in the 10th district. he is an out of touch lifelong politician at this point. >> janelll stelson, the

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israel launched an air strike on the municipal headquarters in southern lebanon killing the mayor and 15 others as well, according to local officials. the latest strike is raising fears israel's growing air campaign designed to weaken iran-backed hezbollah, could be expanding to target public officials and buildings. the israeli army released this video of what it says is an underground hezbollah compound in lebanon showing tunnels, beds, weapons and food. the biden administration is warning it may invoke a law restricting u.s. military aid if israel does not start letting more humanitarian aid get into the people of gaza where starvation is rampant. tony blinken and lloyd austin sending this unusual letter to israel saying the u.s. must assess whether israel, quote, is

directly or indirectly impeding the transport of u.s. humanitarian assistance to gaza. joining me now, erin mclaughlin in tel aviv and courtney kube in washington. has there been any response from the netanyahu government? >> reporter: an israeli official tells nbc news they have received the letter here in israel and they are taking its concerns seriously. earlier today, we heard from the division inside the israeli military put out a tweet saying that 50 trucks carrying humanitarian aid, including food, water, medical supplies and shelter equipment were transferred today to northern gaza. however, our teams on the ground in gaza and contacts in northern gaza specifically, those contacts connected to the

distribution of aid tell us that northern gaza is under siege. no one is moving. they have seen no aid. we reached out for comment on that discrepancy and have yet to hear back. it's a holiday here in israel. this as i was speaking to the head of an ngo based in central gaza. he has field workers in northern gaza. he described to me an absolute living hell. take a listen. >> it's kind of holocaust. all the people to evacuate from the area. then anyone move, they are shooting them. the people is stuck. no one can move. they are cutting everything. there's no water, no food, no medicine, no anything. >> reporter: that desperation you can hear there in his voice

is echoed in palestinians that we have been talking to, not only in northern gaza, but in southern gaza where there are continuous israeli bombardment. >> we should point out, before the war hundreds of trucks were going in all the time. since the war, it has been at times a trickle. those aide workers who have been killed, so many killed, but most notably there was the horrible killing of seven workers from the world central kitchen. other aide workers have been complaining that they don't have the access. doctors are now complaining that they can't get in to the patients who need them to bring the supplies that are so desperately needed medically. courtney, let's talk about this threat. in april, there was a similar threat that aid had to get in. it was not a letter that ended up leaking to the media. it was not the 30-day warning as far as i can recall.

in april, it was just try to get more aid in. there's a law, the leahy law that's been on the books which could be invoked. cutting off weapons to israel is controversial. the 30 days would not start -- would not expire, i should say, until after the election. >> exactly. the law, as you mentioned, specifically lays out that if the u.s. cannot provide military assistance, particularly weapons, to a country who is actively or specifically intentionally withholding or denying humanitarian aid, so that takes us back to april, what you were talking about, when the u.s. also looked at the same situation. in that case, the state department made a determination that israel had improved the conditions for humanitarian assistance to get into gaza to the point that they were not specifically violating this law.

the u.s. was able to continue to provide military assistance. the u.s. essentially certified that israel was still allowing some humanitarian assistance into gaza. they are looking at it again. they have set this 30-daytime limit with some very specific milestones or specifics that israel has to meet in the name of humanitarian assistance getting into gaza. the big question here is, if israel is not able to achieve or answer all of the questions of the united states and not able to fulfill or certify that they are providing this humanitarian assistance and not intentionally withholding it, then what happens? that's the question we don't have an answer to. we could see a scenario where the u.s. would withhold certain weapon systems from israel under that law. but as you said, that would be a hugely political decision to make. it would also be coming after the election. would that make it more likely that maybe the biden

administration would be willing to make that? we don't know the answer. as you mentioned, in april they did not make that determination. >> just switching gears to talk about one of the biggest weapon commitments, one that was made was sending the t.h.a.d., the high altitude missile defense and 100 american service people to operate it, to bolster the defenses against iran. how long does it take to set that up and make it operational? does that at all influence what you think would be the timing for when that long-awaited retaliation against iran is going to take place? we think it could be in the next week or so. >> yeah. we have been waiting day after day to see if israel makes a decision to retaliate against are ran. it could happen at any time. that t.h.a.d. deployment is symbolically important. it's a very rare occurrence. it bolsters the air defenses for

the country. one of the big threats that it defends against is shorter range ballistic missiles. the u.s. has been providing long range ballistic missile protection and other protection. israel has their own capabilities that we have learned a lot about over the last year or so, specifically in april with the iranian attack and then, of course, two weeks ago when iran launched almost 200 ballistic missiles at israel. one threat that the u.s. has been concerned about is the shorter range missiles. the t.h.a.d. would provide that. it's an air defense system that takes out a missile on the terminal phase, as it is diving into the earth. it's able to stop it literally in the last moments before impact. the u.s. should be able to move it in a matter of days. they won't talk about specifics for operational security reasons. it's plausible it will be up and operational in a matter of a few more days. >> thanks so much, courtney and erin. next, the impact, the fight

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in a taped fox news town hall with an audience all women, donald trump took questions on the economy, the border, reproductive rights. he dubbed himself, quote, the father of ivf.

the former president said he supported fertility treatments, although some procedures are threatened by state bans that were put in place after the dobbs decision, the supreme court decision overturning roe v. wade. the former president praised the court for overturning roe. >> what we were able to do is through really the courage of six supreme court justices, we were able to do this after years and years of turmoil. now it's back in the states. we have the states are voting for it. some of them are too tough. those are going to be redone. >> with less than three weeks to go until election day, voters view abortion as a top motivating factor heading into the election. 22% of respondents in our recent nbc news poll saying they feel so strongly about abortion they would vote for a candidate solely on that issue. joining us now is jessica

makler. kamala harris is struggling to win the support from men. donald trump has the same problem with women. it's historic. it's a canyon. this town hall, will it have an affect and help donald trump with that? >> thanks for having me. the town hall just today really mirrored what we have seen out of a lot of donald trump events. it was confusing at times. mostly, it was packed full of lies. when you take a step back, we can see the reason that he did this town hall in the first place is because he has a massive problem with women voters. the reason he has that problem is because of his record on issues like abortion rights. donald trump is the architect of the crisis that we are in on reproductive health care in this country right now. he claimed credit, as he did today, for hand picking the justices that overturned this decision. he claimed credit for the fall of roe. he said that what is happening in states across the country is

a beauiful thing to watch. it's not. women voters know that. it's a crisis. donald trump is hoping that his confusion and his lies will distract women voters. we can't let him get away with it. >> moments ago, the vice president reacted to what donald trump had to say in the town hall. i think we have that tape. >> i found it to be bizarre. he called himself the father of ivf. if what he meant is taking responsibility, well then, yeah, he should take responsibility for the fact one in three women in america lives in a trump abortion ban state. >> we just heard the former president say that some of those state bans are too tough. he is trying to have it both ways. what is he trying to say there? >> donald trump is lying. he is trying to confuse women. he is not the father of ivf in this country. as the vice president said, he is the father of the crisis we are living in when it comes to

reproductive health care. the situation in the states is chaotic, cruel. women are not able to access health care they need, including access to ivf is at risk. that's what's driving women voters in the country. we see them rallies to the vice president. it's because of this issue. >> given the unpopularity of the dobbs decision and what's happened in midterm elections the last two years, the backlash in 2022, they have softened their tone on abortion. how are democrats going to be able to hold them accountable? you heard the way donald trump was phrasing it. >> the republicans have tried a number of timed tod to rebrand themselves. it's an agenda issue. voters are firmly against them when it comes to where they stand on this. the truth is we have their

records. that's what we have to lean into. we know that donald trump is responsible for this crisis. we know that he is the one responsible for overturning roe v. wade. we need to put in front of voters. when we have framed the elections around the stakes for reproductive freedom, voters are with us. we see that in november. >> thank you very much. next, our deep dive into the nebraska district that could decide the november election. steve kornacki will help us break it down. you are watching "andrea mitchell reports." this is msnbc. iphone 16 pro at verizon. apple intelligence is pret-ty awesome. (man) nice. (woman) you can get it when you trade in any phone. (man) whoa, whoa, whoa! (vo) switch to verizon and get new iphone 16 pro,

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run through one congressional district in nebraska which includes omaha. this is a district that has voted democratic in the past, unlike the rest of the republican state. since it's one of two states that don't report electoral votes as winner take all for the state, this single electoral college vote from omaha could either turn donald trump or harris into being the winner, the president, if this year's campaign would result in a 269 to 269 electoral college tie.

>> the blue dot marks the spot in the nebraska district that could break a tie this november. now that the threat of changing nebraska to a winner take all state is over, the spray painted blue dot has been surfacing more and more in omaha front yards. >> some people don't know what it is. then they realize if they are aware of politics and electoral college and how things work, i get it. >> it represents democrats' hopes to win congressional district 2, and with it one key electoral vote in an otherwise red state in the middle of the country. that's because while most states have a winner take all system, nebraska, like maine, accounts for wins inside congressional districts. >> blue dots are making conversations and starting conversations about voting this year and how important that is. >> congressional district 2 is the purple outlier in the state's largest and most diverse city. >> yes, completely bacon.

>> this woman is a nebraska democrat. she supports the republican candidate don bacon. there are voters like mary. don bacon won his district by five points. biden beat trump by seven. >> i'm a democrat. i'm a harris-bacon voter. >> don bacon beat ashford in 2016. >> constituents are always more important than political parties. it's vital to keep a level head and be the adult in the room. >> since 1992, when nebraska changed its law to split its electoral votes, the dot has on blue twice. for obama in 2008 and biden in 2020 and both times, the republican candidate won. trump supporters are getting

creative with their sign, too. this homeowner has a red dot with trump's signature hair on it but it's been turned into pack man. with republican and democratic voter registrations fairly even here, there are 100,000 independents. those voters will decide whether five electoral votes go to trump or four go to donald trump and one to kamala harris. reporting from omaha, nbc station wwt. >> and our thanks to brian and the station of wt for giving us that report. joining us now from the big board, steve kornacki. so maybe it's unlikely, but it's a close election and of course, if it, the tie isn't broken, it goes to the house and republicans would get more votes than democrats so democrats don't want that to happen. they're really fighting for this

nebraska district. >> take a look here. just in terms of that question of what would it take. here's all the battleground states in gray. if harris were to sweep the northern tier of battlegrounds and generally, she's been polling better there than in the southern tier. you see her number would go to exactly 270. and then if trump were to get the southern tier, that's north carolina, that's georgia, he's polled a little better in georgia and in arizona. than the other states then you were also to get nevada, a lot of ifs here. 270 harris, 268 trump and critically, that is, there's nebraska with the stripes. that means that in this map, that's assuming that that district, that second district, stays in the democratic column. there's that blue dot right there but if that in this scenario were to flip, if trump were to win it, there's your 269-269 tie. in terms of how it is shaping up on the ground there in nebraska, there was a poll last week

actually, so important, a poll at the congressional district level. not common in a presidential race, but here from "the new york times" times and siena. i found harris running nine points ahead of trump. that kind of tracks with the big, national story. this is a big, national district in and around omaha and it's those suburban districts. districts in and around the big, metro areas where democrats have been making big gains, especially in the trump era. so this finding is kind of consistent with that but underscores how important it is to democrats to hold on to that advantage in this district. one other thing while we're on the subject of nebraska and this district, there are also folks in this district and it had others in nebraska and the others are going to be voting on a senate race. we'll just flag this one now. this is an interesting story and no one's quite sure what to make of it, but the republican incumbent running for re-election, the democrats are not fielding a candidate in this case. instead, you see dan osbourn

who's running as an independent. we have not had a ton of great polling in this race, but there's indications in the activities here of republicans coming in here with money, of concern on the republicans part that osborne is doing better than expected here. it's an interesting dance. democrats would love to see fisher get defeated but they don't want to be seen as publicly aligning with osborne. it's one to keep an eye on because if osborn were to pull an upset, it could complicate that senate math. again, for him to pull this off, the second district, the blue one in nebraska, would really need to deliver for him. >> that would be the upset of upsets. maybe texas, too. steve kornacki, that's why we love you and we love elections. thank you. and the kennedy family speaking of love, so much love for ethel kennedy.

an illustrious gathering of friends and democratic party elites are celebrating the extraordinary life of ethel kennedy. only a few blocks from here at st. matthews church. she died last week at the age of 96 after suffering a stroke. president biden will be delivering the eulogy for robert f. kennedy's widow and two former presidents will be speaking as well. presidents obama and clinton. ethel kennedy never remarried after her husband, the late senator, was assassinated l.a. in june, 1968, while celebrating his victory that day. president obama, speaker pelosi and as i say, president bill clinton, all expected to speak at the memorial. this is the first time pelosi and president biden will be in the same place since he notably

blamed her for the pressure for his decision to step aside for kamala harris. mrs. kennedy founded the robert f. kennedy center for justice and human rights. after he was assassinated, she raised their 11 children on their own, including the youngest who was born after her father had been killed. for our efforts in 2014, she was awarded the presidential medal of freedom by president obama. the matriarch leaves behind nine children, 34 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren. msnbc will be bringing you president biden's eulogy live in the 1:00 hour and that does it for this edition. follow the show on social media at mitchell reports. you can rewatch the best parts on youtube. just go to msnbc.com/andrea. chris jansing reports starts after a short break. s jansing rs after a short break. s. with the money i saved i thought i'd get a wax figure of myself.

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