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>> blitz. it's super. bowl sunday. with kickoff. just over an hour away. >> president trump. >> will make an appearance at the. >> big game tonight. >> as he prepares for another. >> week of. >> running through. >> our democracy's defenses with his. >> with the help of his unelected. tech brother. >> elon musk. in his. >> pregame interview with fox news, trump teased he. >> and musk's. >> next play to. >> go after the education and defense. >> departments. with musk's dodge team looking to make massive. >> cuts to those departments. >> along with other. federal agencies. in trump's sights. but the playbook is getting complicated. >> for house. >> and senate republicans as

they compete over who can give trump a big win on his. budget demands. with the threat of a shutdown looming. again at. >> the end of the month. >> we'll get into all of it. plus, i'll talk to sports journalist jemele hill. about the trump effect on the nfl, which says it's keeping its off field diversity efforts even though its most visible social justice gesture has already been swept off the field. joining me now, congresswoman sidney kamala harris. >> like a dove democrat. >> of california. i want to start off. >> with sound. >> from president trump in his pre-super bowl. >> interview with. >> fox news that. >> just aired as elon musk and. his doge committee expand. >> their purge. >> of the federal government, and. people start. >> questioning what's in all. >> of this for the world's. richest man?

>> i don't know if it's kickbacks or what's going on, but the people. look, i ran on this, and the people want me to find it. and i've had a great help with elon musk, who's been terrific. bottom line, you say. >> you trust him. >> trust elon? oh, he's not gaining anything. in fact, i wonder how he can devote the time to it. he's so into it. but i told him do that. then i'm going to tell him very soon. like maybe in 24 hours to go check the department of education. he's going to find the same thing. then i'm going to go. go to the military. let's check the military. we're going to find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse. and, you know, the people elected me on that. congresswoman. >> the president claims that musk. has nothing to gain from his work on. >> the doge committee. >> yet the unelected billionaire has already been involved with decisions about several government. agencies and boards

that directly regulate his businesses. shouldn't congress demand musk come to capitol hill and explain his motivations and answer americans questions about them? >> well, it's always good to be here. >> with you, reverend. >> al, and absolutely. in fact, democrats asked elon musk to show up and tell the world what he is doing. >> with doge. >> and of course, republicans pushed back and said, no. >> i don't. >> know about you, but listening to that interview, you know, that sounds like someone who should be on administrative leave, maybe be fired, maybe go have a check from the hospital. you couldn't tell what donald trump was saying. and it leads me to question who is really in charge. is it elon musk? is it donald trump? but what we do know for sure is that the american people did not ask for any of this. every time elon musk is going in with this slash and burn mentality, he is seizing access to our critical. >> information. >> our data, our money, our

algorithms, and making. this country less safe. what does he have to gain? about $6 trillion of our money. that's what he has to gain. >> now. >> staying with that, musk has also. set his sights on the consumer federal protection bureau and the newly confirmed director of the cfpb of prb, russell boyd, has already directed staff to pause investigations, sanctions and enforcement actions. he's also rejected funding for the bureau from the federal reserve, claiming it's unnecessary. democrats like senator elizabeth warren, who founded the cfpb, have sounded the alarm, warning that these actions open americans up to financial predation. predation and what's your take on this? >> well, my first question is. >> to ross.

>> voight, who. >> hurt you. >> you know, this bureau was started from congress. you know, congress created it. congress is the only one that can get rid of it. and why was it started? because so many of us were being preyed on by big banks and scammers. this bureau was set up to fight against junk fees, price gouging, high interest rates and predatory practices. and we know that most of the time, all of those things are coming at our grandmothers and our grandfathers. we want to protect them. and now elon musk and voldemort vought, i guess, don't like grandparents, don't like the working americans. and they're saying, hey, we want corporations. we want predators to continue to scam on the american people and take all of their money. i don't know who hurt them. >> house and senate republicans have been at odds for weeks over how to craft and pass a budget that fulfills the president's agenda on border security,

military spending, and extending the 2017 tax cuts. this week in the senate, gop released its own $340 billion package that boosts military spending and facilitates trump's deportation plans. in the other chamber, house republicans are working overtime to release a plan that accommodates the president's demands, including big spending cuts and a possible debt ceiling hike. what do these dueling approaches say to you as a possible government shutdown looms again in just a few weeks? >> it shows me that republicans don't have a plan. last i checked, they have the white house, the senate and the congress. they should have had these budget bills on the floor. day one. we are getting close to day 40. republicans don't have a plan. they don't really have an agenda and they don't have. >> any bills.

>> okay. if you're in the majority, why you need to have a retreat to talk about what you're going to put in it. you should have had that at the ready. >> now before before you go. i was in los angeles this week in altadena, in my capacity as president of the national action network, to see the damage caused by last month's wildfires, to memorialize fire victims, and to rally in support of the region's survivors. but a month after those tragedies, president trump continues to play politics with the recovery his administration has frozen hiring for seasonal firefighters ahead of next summer's wildfire season, and he still hasn't committed to giving federal aid to california without political demands. how is this president putting america first if he wants to claim greenland and gaza, but not rebuild southern california? >> the fall of this country

happens when administrations like this lean on hubris, rather than helping all of the american people. reverend, i want to thank you for going to altadena and using your platform to showcase the devastation that has happened in that community. just last week in our judiciary hearing, we had a committee hearing on the wildfires in california, and they were talking about democrats and forests were responsible for the fires in the palisades and in altadena. last i checked, those were urban centers. okay, we're not talking about wildlife, and we should be talking about aid to california, unconditional aid to california so that we can rebuild immediately, equitably and safely. not using these devastations as a political weapon against americans and californians. >> all right. thank you to congresswoman. sidney dove of california. we're following

breaking news from president trump on tariffs. just over an hour ago, president trump told reporters he will be announcing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports tomorrow. the white house also said it plans to announce new reciprocal tariffs on many countries early this week, although it's not clear which countries could be hit. trump's on again, off again tariffs for canada and mexico have already created havoc for the financial markets and forced many state governors to start planning how a trade war could affect their economies. joining me now to talk about this issue and more is kentucky democratic governor andy beshear. governor, before trump paused and pushed pause on canadian tariffs, they were already pulling american liquor from shelves in canada, including kentucky bourbon. but

the trade ties between kentucky and our north american neighbors in canada and mexico run much deeper. have you been hearing from business leaders in your state about what these potential tariffs might do? >> i have. reverend, i've been hearing from everything from the biggest. >> businesses in kentucky that employ thousands of people to the small. >> businesses that see. >> the cost. >> that they're. >> going to incur. >> from this. >> these tariffs, especially. >> as they. >> relate to the. >> threatened tariffs on. >> canada. would be devastating for my state. >> you know, last. year we broke our all. >> time exports record. >> our economy. >> is booming. >> yet donald trump. >> in attempts. >> to. >> to get. canada to. >> to do certain things, has threatened tariffs. that would impact our biggest trading partner about $9 billion, 22% of kentucky's. exports go. >> to canada. >> and just think. >> about a. >> couple of numbers.

>> first is 95. >> that's the. >> percent of. >> the world's. >> bourbon made in. >> kentucky, though. >> that's all the bourbon worth drinking 30. >> that's the. >> number of points that donald. >> trump won by in kentucky. >> yet zero would be the. >> number of. >> kentucky bourbon. >> bottles on. >> canadian liquor. >> store shelves. >> listen, the president needs to step up and do right by the american people. i believe that he was elected with those last group of movable voters, decided he'd be the one that could potentially lower prices and help them pay bills at the end of the month. yet that's the last thing he's doing. signing ios on culture war issues and anything but looking at how his actions impact the american people and whether or not they can. >> afford to pay those. >> bills at the end of. >> the month. >> now, what can governors do on tariffs? have you been in touch with the trump administration, and if so, what have they been telling you? >> what we can do is first. >> speak up and let me say in

kentucky. i'm proud. of the. >> response from. >> our two. >> republican senators. >> both mitch mcconnell. >> and rand. >> paul have been. >> really clear that all tariffs. >> do are. raise prices. >> on americans. >> and let me. >> tell you. if mitch. mcconnell and rand paul. >> are. two republican senators. >> and this democratic. >> governor. >> all say tariffs. >> are a really bad idea. >> it's because. >> tariffs are. >> a really. >> bad idea. >> now let's talk about government funding. the washington post reports elon musk's unelected doge team has now swept in 15 federal agencies. the trump administration has signaled it intends to cut spending, even programs mandated by congress. kentucky received about $22 billion in 2024, in federal funds, about 43% of state spending and the six largest share of all states. are you

confident your state will get the resources it needs from the white house, from this white house? >> well, i'm concerned. i'm concerned because. in the past two weeks, they've. >> turned off. >> medicaid for a. >> full day. those are hundreds of thousands of kentuckians and tens. >> of. >> millions of. >> americans. >> including a. >> lot of. >> children that would be. >> harmed. for a while. they paused. a large portion of our. >> state highway funds. >> to us. >> and to other states. those are the quality of our roads and bridges and how safe our people. >> are when. >> they drive on them. >> if they. >> eliminated the department. >> of education and its funding, that's a half $1. >> billion. >> in meals and breakfasts and lunches for our kids that. >> otherwise might. >> go hungry. >> so if. >> elon musk and donald trump. >> do what. >> they're saying they're doing, the result are hungry children. >> the result. >> are people not getting the health care they need. if they do what they're saying to the. cia and the. fbi in terms.

>> of. of, of gutting. >> them. of getting rid. >> of so many of. >> these people. >> listen, i had. >> a classmate that i lost in nine over 11. the intelligence community is incredibly. important in keeping us safe. as attorney general, i caught more child predators than any previous attorney general, and we worked with the fbi. if donald trump and elon musk continue what they're doing. >> we will. >> be less safe. folks will go hungry and people will not be able to see or afford that doctor's visit. they need to knock it off and to recognize that they. were elected to help the people of the united states of america, not make. >> it tougher. at the end of. >> each month. >> this week, you signed major income tax cut bill into law in your state with bipartisan support, i might add. not everyone on either side was happy, but lawmakers came together and compromised. do you think there is a lesson that the president and congress can take

away from your experience in kentucky, as they begin to work on a federal budget bill? >> yes, sir. >> i do. >> we are. >> booming in kentucky. >> we broke in. >> every economic development. >> record, from. >> private sector investment to new jobs to wages to exports, to tourism. and what it means is. while the president doesn't hear the american people, that they need a little extra help to pay the bills, i certainly do. and so with a booming economy, we're able to do this income. >> tax cut. >> and still provide the services that the. >> people of kentucky need. >> so now they're going to have a little more money to make sure that they can pay those bills and then hopefully take their family out and. >> to make a. >> great memory. and i think. >> it's we were. >> able to do it. >> because at least. >> from my standpoint. >> i remember that. >> once i take. >> that. >> oath of. >> office. >> i wasn't elected. >> to. >> be the best democratic. >> governor i. >> can be. >> i was elected to be the best. governor of the commonwealth of

kentucky that i can be. so in the federal government, stop looking for enemies. you know, the golden rule says we love our neighbor as ourself. >> and the parable of the good samaritan. >> says everyone is our neighbor. and that is regardless of their political party. >> but but, reverend, i. >> know i don't need to tell that to you, but maybe we as americans need to hear it and live it out not just on sunday, but throughout the week a little bit more. >> finally, governor, i wanted to ask you about some comments you made this week on the occasion of black history month calling out president trump, blaming the tragic mid-air collision in washington, dc last month on diversity programs. why do you think those remarks from the president were so harmful? >> well, president trump's remarks were wrong. >> and. >> you know, they make large portions of our population feel targeted. i mean, to blame a crash that is so tragic that we should be thinking first about the families and to immediately not only politicize it, but then when you hear those comments, we

all worry that it's something. much more than that. and then you got the department of defense that is not celebrating black history month. listen, in kentucky, we came together last week. democrats. >> republicans. >> independents. all three branches of government, and loudly and proudly celebrated it because black history is american history, but it hasn't been recognized. it hasn't been written on enough. and that's why, in my mind, we've got to keep doing this. and one of the things i love the most is we did it in our capitol rotunda, where a couple of years ago, we took down the statue of jefferson davis. so during this celebration and recognition, there wasn't that divisive symbol sitting in there, just people recognizing the importance of this month, but of creating our our more perfect union each and every day. >> interesting. you took down the statue of jefferson davis while new defense secretary hegseth says he wants to put the names of confederates back on

some of the navy ships and other forts in and under the department of defense. but thank you, governor of kentucky, governor andy beshear, thank you for being with us. coming up, as the trump administration goes to war with the government, it's supposed to lead. there are troubling signs that voting rights protections could be targeted. we'll have the latest on that after the break, and we go to break as we go to break on an update on a story we've been following on politics nation, the family of sonia massie has reached a $10 million settlement with sangamon county, illinois, after she was shot and killed last july by a sheriff's deputy. responding to her 911 call. the deputy involved has been fired and charged with first degree murder. i spoke at sonya's memorial and called for illinois

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prepare for trump 2.0, including a number of governors and attorney generals. can you explain the role secretary of state play in this? >> yes. >> thank you. >> reverend al. i'm so. happy to. be part. >> of the democratic association of secretaries of state. it's a group that most people don't know about. >> yet in 2026. >> we have 26 secretaries up for reelection. 13 of those are in gop states. >> and we. >> have been. >> mobilizing, hitting the ground running. already because secretaries. >> control a lot. >> around election processes in most states. so not only do we have to worry about overreach. >> from the. federal government and what. >> state legislatures are doing, but secretaries also set procedures and processes that also can have. >> an impact. >> on disenfranchizing voters.

>> now, federal election commission commissioner and chair ellen weintraub says she is exploring her options after receiving a termination letter from the white house. a firing weintraub says is not legal. take a listen to what she had to say on our air earlier today. >> there is this widespread attempt to. >> get rid of people who might not agree with what the current. administration views as their. view of the law, their view of how the world ought to be functioning. and that is very bad for america to eliminate opposition voices. >> the fec, the fec is a bipartisan by design. in an effort to reassure american voters that elections are being regulated fairly. what's your reaction to what is happening right now? >> well, i think. >> it's a really dangerous

precedent, a dangerous time for our country. for leaders to use to fire people or put them on administrative leave. et cetera. for political. >> reasons. >> as you said, a lot of these entities are deliberately set up to be very bipartisan. equal democrats and republicans, like the fec. all of these groups also have regulations and bylaws, etcetera. policies around when. >> and how. >> someone can be removed. so to try to leapfrog over that process, i think it's dangerous. we saw something similar with cisa again, an agency most people haven't heard of, the cybersecurity, infrastructure and security agency. their workers were placed on administrative leave. but what this group does is make sure

that states are aware of attacks on our election infrastructure. they are looking out for foreign adversaries. for a lot of states who don't have the funding to have top notch cybersecurity experts on hand, cisa plays that role for them. so all of these moves, i think, are not only bad for democracy, but very dangerous for the american public. >> now, in addition to going after the fec, president trump has floated the idea of using political blackmail to force states to adopt voting rules critics say are suppressive. in california, trump has suggested tying wildfire aid to voter id legislation, and some republican lawmakers are already trying to act on his suggestion. how concerned are you that trump will try and strongarm states into running elections his way?

>> i'm very concerned. in addition to bills that the federal government are planning to run through congress, we also have to look out for state legislatures. we have seen probably 200 bills restricting voter access be introduced already this year. connecticut started early voting for the first time in 2024. wildly successful 41% of our voters used in-person early voting. yet around the country, we're seeing we've seen a handful of bills come up already trying to restrict early voting. i think the american public needs to be very concerned because a lot of these policies have c up, you know, amid people are fanning the flames around noncitizen

voting, which i think is a false narrative out there. but they're saying that, but they're trying to make it harder for all americans to vote. whether you're a college student, a woman who has changed her last name, the elderly people of color, the disabled, low income people, these are all communities that can be impacted by the bills coming out of the federal government. and some state legislatures. >> now, the next major test for our democracy will be the midterm elections. are you confident those elections can be held freely and fairly without interference from trump or his gop allies in congress? and what can secretaries of states do to protect the vote? >> yeah, i think secretaries most of us have run for office

because we believe in a government, for the people and by the people. and as such, we want to make sure that not only elections are run safely and securely, but that people have access to the polls. we at the democratic association of secretaries of state are certainly getting out, trying to reach the grassroots and mobilizing some of our allies to educate people about these threats to democracy. what we found in 2020, 2022 and even 2024 is that when people know that their freedoms are at risk and that their democracy is at risk, they have shown up to support democratic secretaries. so we are going to build on that strong foundation and really try

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the nfl committed to five years ago, opting instead for a more ironic message in the midst of trump's war on diversity. they choose to choose love. joining me now is sports journalist jemele hill. so, jamelle, the nfl has elected to drop its messaging to end racism from the super bowl, to be replaced with a message to choose love. i don't know if that's a valentine's day message or what, but it's an ironic message. with president trump in attendance tonight, but also considering how much the league publicized its social justice efforts following george floyd's murder five years ago and how black the nfl rosters are, even as thriving black head coaches continue to be unicorns, which we'll get to. still, nfl commissioner roger goodell says the league remains committed to

its diversity efforts behind the scenes, while other big companies drop their dei programing. what's your take on this? i missed it. it's racism over. >> well, first, thank. >> you for having. >> me on your program. and i'd be remiss if. >> i didn't give. >> a hello from my mother, who thanks you for her prayers. >> she was in the. >> hospital the last time i was on. she is out. >> she is. >> on the mend. and she just wanted me. >> to thank. >> you for. >> praying for her. >> thank you. so i appreciate that. okay, so here's the thing. i never was. >> a big fan. >> of the slogans. >> in. >> the end zone because it was all very performative to me. but i think why they're choosing not to do it matters. and as much as the nfl is trying to convince people that the reason they're choosing the super bowl to suddenly end their end racism slogan has nothing to do with president trump and has everything to do with the recent tragic events that have taken place in this country, being the wildfires, the unfortunate plane crash in d.c, and just some

other events. so they felt like they needed to switch up. but choosing to switch up when the president, the same one who is who is spearheading a national attack on die to me is a very significant message. again, i love that they were there to begin with because if you want to end racism, how about starting by not ending colin kaepernick's career? you exiled him from the league because he was speaking up against these messages that you claim to now be in support of. so there's that part of it. the other piece of it, too, is that when you look at the nfl's track record, when it comes to race, it's quite inconsistent. i mean, it was just a few years ago, reverend, that they ended race norming. and for those people who don't understand what that is in the concussion settlements, they were denying money or giving black players who suffer from concussions a lesser amount of money from the concussion settlements because, according to their science, black players were cognitively inferior compared to white players. they just ended that a couple years ago. so i don't know who the nfl is trying to impress, but i don't look at what you say. i don't look at

your slogans. i look at what you do, and what they do is often not in line with who they are trying to present themselves to be. >> now take a listen to more of trump's super bowl interview with fox that aired earlier. on why he's at the big game tonight. >> you are going. >> to. >> be the first sitting. >> president to. >> attend a super bowl. >> it's a. >> big day for america. >> always is. what made you want to do it? >> well, first of all, i'm very surprised to hear that i would have assumed many presidents came, but i think just the spirit of the country, the country has taken on a whole new life. i thought it would be a good thing for the country to have the president be at the game. >> it's an iconic day. >> it's an iconic day. it's going to be a great game. two great teams, and let's see what happens. >> you have a very interesting collision of cultural forces tonight. and i really have to wonder if the president is aware of who the halftime show is. and that is rapper kendrick lamar, who's about as pro-black as you

can get in terms of his lyrical content and stage show. but then we know how much trump loves his rappers, whether it's snoop or kanye or the lesser known he had on his campaign trail with him last year, how do you expect him to react to kendrick tonight? >> yeah, i'd love to know. it's not just kendrick, though, reverend. it's also the fact that lift every voice and sing is also being performed tonight, and i'd like to see what he does when that's performed, because we know how he feels about certain aspects of black culture, particularly those that actually have the audacity to remind this country and remind him specifically of exactly what he doesn't stand for. so i'm sure he's aware of it. and even though he's saying he's showing up to show some kind of cultural connection, probably the other reason that a lot of presidents typically didn't go to the super bowl is that one, it's already a very high profile event. there's a lot of security. you add a president to it, and that does

become a bit of a drain on local resources in terms of protection. it kind of throws things further in the mess. and two, maybe they're too busy. the president's day today consisted of playing golf with tiger woods and now coming to the super. a e pretty busy and couldn't actually do these types of things that he's doing. but hey, if you like it, i love it. and the other thing too, i think that there's an intimidation factor that's also there, you know, these black players that are on the field representing the super bowl today. these are the same black players that a few years ago he called sons of. that's what he said about him. that's what he said. these are the same. that's what he said. these are he has attacked black athletes in a very specific and direct way. he's called lebron james dumb. he has said things about steph curry. he has insulted a number of black athletes. and so i think part of this also is a way to antagonize. now i get that. the other component is that apparently patrick mahomes, his wife, and some of his family members are big trump fans. so maybe that's part of the draw as

well. but i do think there is him sending a message, a direct message to black athletes in particular, who have been his most been his most ardent detractors, that this is a way to intimidate and remind them of who's in charge. >> now, while we have time. jamil. as last month's wildfires ravaged the los angeles area, you made it a point to draw attention to the devastation of the historical historically black community of altadena. i was there three days ago to speak at the memorial for some of the residents that lost their lives in last month's eaton fire and altadena, but also to meet with the families trying to rebuild their lives and homes, many of which were generational and are now completely gone. as los angeles starts to rebuild. why is it important to keep a focus on altadena specifically?

>> i think it's important to keep a focus there because, as you mentioned, these are not these are not people who are wealthy but have been able to maintain very coveted property in their family for generations. their rebuild is going to look a lot different than it is for the people who live in the pacific palisades and the people that live that lived in malibu. again, this is a historically black generational community, and altadena was one of the few places in los angeles. and i know a lot of people kind of have this perception that los angeles was always liberal and that, you know, they're one of the more tolerant, inclusive cities. and while that may be true to now, that wasn't always the case. and altadena was one of the few places where black people who were upwardly mobile, who had pieced together their version of the american dream, this is where they could go set up roots, and the fact that they have been so vigilant over generations to maintain this connection, maintain their property. you've got people who are in the same house that their mamas and grandmas and great grandparents lived in. that's that's an important through line

to keep. and so considering how these insurance companies are considering, as you know, when the world gets sick, black people get the pandemic, it's important that we continue to tell people about their story and get and gather a widespread amount of support for this community. so i thank you for going there. your presence there, i'm sure, meant everything to them. >> thank you. sports journalist extraordinaire jemele hill. thank you for being with us. up next, my final thoughts. stay with us. >> safelite repair. >> perfecting your swing is hard. >> nice shot. dad. oh. >> but replacing your windshield. >> doesn't have. >> to be. go to safelite. >> com and we can. >> come to you. >> sick. >> our highly trained techs can replace your windshield where you are. even if that's right in your driveway. have a good day, i love you. >> safelite makes it easy. >> go to safelite. >> com and schedule a replacement today. want to get the most out of one sheet? replacement today. >> s

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particularly when you had in racism as a result of where we saw division and hate and race play at that time, that has not ended now with black and white wealth still at a very disproportionate end. and where we see black unemployment still a lot higher than whites, we still need to continue to fight. so why did the nfl back up, as they also seem to be reneging on some aspects of the rooney rule? no, they need to be challenged and they need to explain. we are all for choosing love, but we all should also stay together to end racism until it ends. that does it for me. thanks for watching. i'll see you back here next weekend at 5 p.m. eastern, but you can catch me first on morning joe right here on msnbc on monday morning. the sunday show with jonathan capehart show with jonathan capehart where does the time go?

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