donna edwards, tell me something i don't know?o to maryland and you look at maryland's 9,800 daca recipients, our state, like other states around the country, are going to realize that this is millions and millions of dollars that's going to come out of their gdp. they're not going to stand for it. >> you mean, if the people are grabbed? . >> that's right. >> chris? >> at this point of the committee chairman that took over in 2013, five of the six have announced the retirement -- >> why are they all leaving? >> they don't want to serve in leadership anymore. they're just done. mike mcconnell standing. >> why are 18 republicans leaving? >> they don't want to run with trump at the top of the ticket or they want to move in. >> guys in their early 60s make that decision. if there's a life tleo lead somewhere else, they make that decision. >> ear marks, the president started talking about bringing back an earmark. >> what's an earmark? >> it's a pet project that members of congress -- >> and you attach it to a bill. >> like a purse mus

former democratic congresswoman from maryland donna edwards. nbc news political editor and former chief of staff to the cia and department of defense, msnbc national security analyst jeremy bash. thank you all for being here. congresswoman the president says he's not a racist. go. >> i'm not a crook. i think if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck and it's a duck. the president demonstrated not just with these comments but with a series of comments over a long period of time and behavior dating back long before he became president of the united states that he's a racist and i think the euphemisms is tiring. it's not necessary to use them any more. >> jake sherman i couldn't help notice kevin mccarthy standing next to him. i remember when paul ryan endorsed the president back during the campaign and the "new york daily news" used the same word for the president, we've been talking about here. what is the mood among republicans on capitol hill right now about this discussion? >> god this is a discussion they don't want to have, i would say. li

democratic congresswoman donna edwards, welcome both. a happy new year to you. a busy day. we see these noteworthy swearing-ins. michael steele, the steve bannon revelations to michael wolf, a well-known author of this new book, "fire and fury." we've got copies of the book and new excerpts from the publisher. it not only has legal implications, let's call it the fox news whatever you want to call it, the echo of trump saying it was all a hoax. he's very much in a burn this village down in order to seve. this is an extraordinarily negative development for the trump administration. they've relied on a combination of the steve bannon nationalists and that base could be splitting. >> steve bannon in the book telling michael wolf the meeting with the russian lawyer in trump tower was, quote, treasonous and unpatriotic. again, to repeat that question, the answer that don jr. and. ilt. more witnesses have to be developed for a legal case to be mad made. >> if it's true, it's probably the biggest bombshell in this investigation so far. >> we have a swearing in. a lot of liberal, p

mere, as we look ahead, two years ago when we had the democratic primary in maryland and it was donna edwards and chris van hall, she said the democratic party can't take the minority vote for granted anymore. how do you dispel with that notion >> i fully agree with that. i think we saw that as a reaction what happened recently in alabama and virginia. where minority voters are too often the responsibility falls on their shoulders to come out and save the democratic party without any real investment from the democratic party into those communities had. and that means actually going talking to voters prior to 60 days out or 90 days out from an election, button vesting in where voters are sitting in regards to issues and assuring that democratic party often enough ground or standing firm on issues that might impact minorities especially those that impact african-american women >> kimberly what is the move? we talked about being inclusive? what is the move when you got contrast that with the president that many minorities communities see as ignoring them or doing the exact opposite of things tha

donna edwards is delivering a stream of his rebuttal to the president. on behalf of working families party on facebook. part of the official democratic response comes from virginia delegate elizabeth guthman who will beginning her response in spanish. a caller mentioned that he would like to be able to fact check the president. ifact.com,to polit they have tonight the president's statements and how they rate them throughout his speech tonight. >> because of the lengths of the president's speech, we will extend our phone calls and your reaction for a little while. the re-air will begin in about 10 minutes. alejandro, independent in miami. caller: it became clear that the democrats were not on with the a modified aud ideology but blocking the government's efforts is counterproductive. i don't mind the president's policy of america first. it all has to do with a point of view, but having lived in many countries, i have seen help other administrations protect their own interests much more overwhelmingly. i think the president's agenda is correct and i wished

the panel here, donna edwards.'t care if you are a man or a woman or a son or a daughter, black or -- that is great news. there is our big desperately needed silver lining of the trump presidency. >> it is. and it is enormous. and not just running for congress, but all of these local and state offices. we saw that happen in virginia and new jersey down ballot and we'll see it across the country. an the marches didn't take place on the coast. you pointed out austin and kansas city and montana. and all through the country. and i think this is the sleeping giant of the 2018 election. it wasn't just marching, it is registering voters and finding candidates, it is finding a message and this is really what is going to draw the agenda for 2018. >> and let me just -- let me go there. because there is this sort of debate on social media about whether the women's movement is being covered with the respect it deserves when you care it to the tea party movement. there was wall to wall coverage -- nobody wondered if people coul

and donna edwards will be addressing the working parties family. what do they all have in common? they might not have enough in common. if you have five plans, five chances, trying to respond to this president, you could argue you have no plans. the one thing they can agree on is president trump. but you to be for something, too. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back, our all-star panel is back. tom brokaw, sa vvanna guthrie, andrea mitchell. how does this have legs? a government shut down happened on monday and we didn't even talk about it on sunday. >> that's a condition of our times unfortunately. we have been for a lot of things. here are two events they believe have disappeared from the landscape and i will surprise you, but stop and think about it for a moment. the las vegas mass shooting and the texas shooting. we don't talk about them any more. two of the worst in the country's history, and they're off of the grid. we're not even discussing them. >> is that the era of trump or the gun issue? >> i think it's the era we're living in. it's all of the things coming at you 24/7

a list of 5 democrats giving alternative state of the union speeches including bernie sanders, donna edwardsnd elizabeth guzman with the official party responds coming from massachusetts congressman joe kennedy. there are reports some democratic women are planning to wear black to support the new tomb. >> 5 alternatives, that is really crazy. thank you so much, appreciate it. going to be a long night for everyone. during his first address to congress as commander-in-chief last february donald trump predicted a strong economy would catapult the united states back to the forefront of the world. >> to accomplish our goals at home and abroad. we must restart the engine of the american economy, make it easier for companies to do business in the united states and much harder for companies to leave our country. >> now nearly one year later, white house senior advisor for strategic communications mercedes slaps that he didn't just spark an economic boom but a revolution. >> the president is very focused on talking about talking about his accomplishments, talking about his agenda, jobs, infrastructur

former democratic congresswoman donna edwards, now a senior fellow at the brennan department of justice. mark, let me start with you, you had some blockbuster reporting over the holidays that we're going to get to in a moment. this ongoing war against his own justice department is the thing that he has done that i have heard the most consternation from some of the most conservative figures in sort of the republican legal circles, people like ted olsen, former solicitor general, i think congressman pete king from new york, worried about the politics of that, that the republican party could ultimately unbrand itself as a party that's aligned itself in law enforcement. does your reporting about this hot war against the justice department reveil aal any consternation of any of the apintees at the department department at this point? >> it's unclear whether there's among the political appointees, whether they feel embattled or they feel that the president is after them, you know, certainly the rank and file at doj and the fbi, people who are the career employees would i think probably take i

. >>> joining me now former congresswoman donna edwards and rick tyler, republican strategist.come both. so let's talk about the speech from jeff flake. he's a republican, but is leaving the senate. he gave a very strong speech on the senate floor today criticizing the president and his whole obsession with so-called fake news. his attacks on the news media. let's watch. >> it is a testament to the condition of our democracy that our own users words infamously spoken by joseph stalin to describe his enemies. so frout with malice was the people that even the key to choose. >> rick tyler, jeff flake have a point? or is this a case where the president is tapping into a lot of anger at the news media? >> there's a lot of anger in the news media, but the knew media is a fact, it's not a problem. the news media is open and integral to a free society. it was in john mccain's interview over 260 journalists have been imprisoned in 2017. over 60 lost their lives covering the news. we are fortunate in the united states that our journalists are not imprisoned and most don't lose their live

is now a contribute or again for nbc news.com as well as a friend of "the beat" and my friend donna edwards on a point you made earlier in the hour, congresswoman. the potential influence of this story in the wider probe by bob mueller. because one of the unverified chkts the president has denied and brought up was the notion that the russian government might have some sort of blackmail material on him that related to his private contacts. and here's a report that his private history would somehow be something that he had to keep secret. >> right. this agreement with stormy daniels was negotiated in october of 2016, a month prior to the election. and what is not really clear to me, whether there might be others that were negotiated in that same time frame. we may not have known about them but the russians might have known. so i think it is important to get to the bottom of this. not because we're interested in donald trump's nonconsensual sexual behavior when he was married but because of the impact may have had on the election. >> right. it is well put. and i want to make sure we're clear.

from california will give her own response, the beginning of a special while former counselman donna edwardsill give remarks on the progressive group of working family. >> what do you expect to hear from democrats in those five responses to the state of the union? >> uniom. >> yes, according to the sergeant of arms. so many different responses. is there going to be a central theme or are you going to start hearing every one of these groups who have their own agenda in the response? >> you know, it's going to be interesting. representative kennedy is an interesting choice to give the official english language democratic response. representative kennedy, despite being in congress for several years, has a low profile, a somewhat centrist voting record on issues such as marijuana reform. so it's going to be interesting to see who really gets the headline out of the democratic responses. maxine waters is very colorful an tag insist towards president trump. it's possible they will over-shadow representative kennedy's official response here. >> i wonder if they're going to drown each other out. >>

donna edwards is giving a separate response aimed at progressive.spanish language responses coming from a virginia delegate elizabeth guzman. congresswoman maxine waters is giving an address on bet, and the official party response from congressman joe kennedy. right now, at least 11 other democratic members of congress say they are just going to skip president trump's joint address to congress tomorrow night. that's about one-sixth as many democrats decided to skip president trump's inauguration and that is because some of thee presidents critics in congress planned a protest in the chamber silently. some are going to do it with her clothing. expect to see all black attire for lawmakers trying to show sympathy with victims of the #metoo and #turnsup movement. more than two dozen democrats if invited so-called dreamers were in this country illegally. and have been since they were kids, into the chamber with the president and all of congressional leadership and most of the supreme court. not ruth bader ginsburg. she is going to be 400 miles away deliv

have virginia delegate elizabeth guzman, bernie sanders, maxine waters, former representative donna edwardsyou have every part of the party and it reminds me of the tea party when republicans were disorganized. >> it was an unauthorized response of the state of the union. when you are in a party like ours, we draw our strength from the diversity of voices. we benefit from having different voices making the public case. congressman kennedy is a young father and he is somebody who already has a track record of fighting for the kinds of issues and values. i think he's a good messenger. some of this is about people like bernie sanders looking to cultivate his own base. you have figures in the democratic party target and message two in the party. is there common ground to be found in the messages? if we find the messages are at cross purposes that will be a problem for the democratic party and will limit our effectiveness in being able to present a coherent contrast tonight. however, if we can find if there is common ground and they are broadly similar messages that will be good for the party an

former democratic congresswoman donna edwards delivered hers on behalf of the working families party's on facebook. several different responses. if you missed the state of the union or any of joe kennedy's responses, you can go back and watch it all on c-span, all available at www.c-span.org. we are talking for our first hour and 15 minutes this morning about the president's case were dreamers, the wall deal for immigration reform. we want to get your response. we have lines for democrats, republicans, independents, and a special line for illegal immigrants this morning. , if you are age reamer who is impacted by this deal. jason is on that line in west virginia. good morning. caller: good morning. i want to say we call ourselves christians in this nation, you know? putting a wallop, what kind of message does that send to everybody else? i am tired of the rich politicians running this country, and i have had enough. enough is enough. the wall is not the solution. we need to be humanitarians. host: when did you come to the country? caller: i have been in this country since 1981. i am a

my thanks to kimberly atkins and charlie psychs donna edwards and betsy woodward and steve schmidt. i'm noke ole wallace. "mtp daily" starts right now with katy tur in for chuck. >> congratulations on the new york times interview, it was wonderful. great to be your colleague. >> if it is monday, the shutdown is ending. but for how long? >> tonight america is opening for business once again. >> the aye's is 81, the noes are 81. >> the democrats give in ending the government shutdown but only temporarily. >> you don't do that unless you have an emergency. and this wasn't an emergency. >> now can lawmakers get past their trouble with trust and resolve the daca dilemma? >> the republican majority now has 17 days to prevent the d.r.e.a.m.ers from being deported. >> plus is anybody home at the white house? why was president trump radio silent as lawmakers hashed out a deal? >> this is "mtp daily" and it starts right now. >>> good evening and welcome to "mtp daily." i'm katy tur in new york in for chuck todd. it looks like the government shutdown is coming to an end. possibly in this hour,

former democratic congresswoman donna edwards delivered hers on behalf of the working families party'sn facebook. several different responses. if you missed the state of the union or any of joe kennedy's responses, you can go back and watch it all on c-span, all available at www.c-span.org. we are talking for our first hour and 15 minutes this morning about the president's case were dreamers, the wall deal for immigration reform. we want to get your response. we have lines for democrats, republicans, independents, and a special line for illegal immigrants this morning. , if you are age reamer who is impacted by this deal. jason is on that line in west virginia. good morning. caller: good morning. i want to say we call ourselves christians in this nation, you know? putting a wallop, what kind of message does that send to everybody else? i am tired of the rich politicians running this country, and i have had enough. enough is enough. the wall is not the solution. we need to be humanitarians. host: when did you come to the country? caller: i have been in this country since 1981. i am a dr