this is so important that we as people in the middle america get our needs addressed first and foremost, which he did. and i also appreciate the fact that he addressed the border and also the hypocrisy of the elite that want the utmost security walls and everything else for themselves but us in the middle america, we aren't entitled to those same privileges. and i appreciate him addressing that as well as the issue of abortion and the things that were brought up by the governor of virginia and new york, which made such a travesty of life. so, again, i support the president. i think he hit all the points and did a wonderful job tonight. host: thank you for the call. if you support the president's policy priorities and what he outlined tonight, our phone lines are open at 202-748-8920. and if you're opposed to what the president outlined tonight, 202-748-8921. tom is joining us from riverview, florida. good evening, tom. caller: hi. 'm a veteran and i'm more on he foreign policy. we shouldn't be replaced all the time. both my grandfathers fought in world war ii. my dad was in vietnam. i g

it's because they are able to appeal in middle america and , even new jersey and pennsylvania. i don't know if that's middle america, but to a large degree, where it'sdistricts much more competitive with democrats versus republican. democratic candidates were able to appeal to moderates and and independents to vote for them. this all gets mixed in in shuffle of everything going on. the squeaky wheel gets oiled or the lattice get heard, loudest get heard, but that's critical in terms of not only, you know, how they govern moving forward but looking towards 2020 and the effectiveness of the democratic message and i think it's more of -- to learn from how we are able to appeal to win senate seats as well as the presidency as well. and that has to be kept in mind, so, you know, we picked up seats where there were more farms in the democratic caucus and military installations, where there are -- and the type of people that we've elected as well. i often talk about mikey cheryl from new jersey. she took a seat that has been held for decades or centuries. if you look at the background

erie pennsylvania is in the middle of america's dying manufacturing region. joseph is hoping to find work in a place where jobs are disappearing. i think he believes that those are the. people in the present. is that. you still hear that perfect. credit for job. once again shows it is prepared to take a chance. oh. aneta hasn't seen her little brother since she immigrated to the u.s. in two thousand and four. with she came here after liberia's civil war as a political refugee from. the u.s. government set her up in erie in her job as a caregiver has provided a good life for her family her children now see more american in liberia and. new moon is my favorite scene is when the anyone doing it will tear at me she would say and where you she told you she said nothing that you maybe you can do to me if you come and they say grazie advice i was ok i don't know. that you know the only a. few. of her but the fourth of july marks america's independence day and then it brings the family to a public picnic and it's josephs first real look at middle america and you feel

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and america will continue to stand strong, with all our partners in the region, to make the middle east safe for peace, prosperity and the advance of human rights. and under president donald trump's leadership, the united states of america remains fully committed to achieving a lasting peace between israelis and palestinians. in syria, president trump used american military power, together with our french and british allies, to launch precision military strikes responding to syria's use of chemical nerve gas against its people, and united states and our allies will never tolerate the use of chemical weapons against innocent men, women and children. and we stand ready to deter any further use of chemical weapons by the assad regime. with these actions and positions and many others, the united states has been strengthening old alliances and forging new partnerships. president trump is a leader who seeks to lead the free world through strength. we will always stand with our allies and defend our values. the united states will never fail to stand with our ally, israel, we will never fail to

that may fly in california and massachusetts, but it doesn't work in middle america. rris become the nominees of their party, i predict donald trump will win a greater electoral victory than the last time. david: i'm concerned about the young people in america. ronald reagan had a great amount of support from young people. a lot of people thought because of the age difference he wouldn't have much support. it turns out he had a great amount of support from young people. but since then we have a generation that has been educated by left-wing elites in colleges. not just the ivy league. ocasio-cortez was from boston university which is where she got her economics degree. it's frightening to think of the new generation and what has happened to them in terms of how they have been educated. >> it's scary because i understand what those institutions are teaching. let me tell you what donald trump is doing. he's bringing the african-american population back to the republican party. what he has done on criminal justice reform. it cuts across the demographics and socioeconomic

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bill maher, many are saying that he was mocking middle america when he said. educated people are clustered in just a few cities. the blue parts of america are having a big prosperity party while this big sea of red feels like their invitation got lost in the mail. the flyover states have become the passed over states. that's why red state voters are so pissed off. they don't hate us. they want to be us. ainsley: governor, what's your reaction? >> i have been all over this country. there is no place i would rather be from than the heartland. we have the best people in the world that are raising their families there. we feed the world. we have a higher rate of service. men and women who step up to defend the freedoms and liberties of this great country. so i wholeheartedly disagree with what bill is saying there. you know, i'm just blessed to be from the heartland. pete: what you are saying is there are different values. you may value family and faith and service to your point things like where your food comes from. where things get built. what is it that elites

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unions built america's middle class, they will rebuild america's middle class. when we are talking about the economy, we have to talk about attacking the costs that hard-working families deal with every day. let's start with health care as a basic human right. i support medicare for all. so much more. we have to bring down student loan debt. it's killing an entire generation. when i have been talking about for a whole week, we need universal childcare and early education. [applause] everybody. the best in our kids. we have a lot. i will do one more. it is important. we need to invest in housing. housing for middle-class families, working families, the working poor, people with disabilities, seniors, we have to make these investments. i will do one more. it is really important. crisis in thisid country. i ineople will that america today. that's like a plane crash. it will happen again tomorrow, the next day, the next day. here's the deal. you that you to love, someone you know and says they have a problem. realize that across this nation, the person has less than

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middle america is being disenfranchised. the american dream he says is deteriorating. say that middle america is being disenfranchised. make a case. >> when donald trump said the american dream is dead, the elites didn't buy it. the suffering of the working class, particularly middle america is real. the blue-collar guy doesn't make as much. i try to find sort of the nature and causes of it in this or is more complicated than you might think. it is not just about economics. it's about the things we used to have that bring us together. help people raise families. you've got local organizations, most importantly church. these things are disappearing in middle america, so people don't have the ability. they don't have institutions that help them when they cannot doesn't help though their communities. the result is you get a lot of these bad outcomes and it's what i call alienation. they don't have the ability to shape the world around them. stuart: social decay is the expression you use. the next social decay. economics are bad. that's the first domino. the reason is not

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the connection that he made i think the middle america, fake voters with this moment when he mentioned demand and wanting a late term abortion ban, watch. >> i'm asking congress to pass legislation to prohibit the late term abortion of children. [cheers and applause] >> the republicans are on their feet. look at the ladies in white. watch the shot. not a moment of applause. the stark contrast the president drew in this moment will carry right on into 2020. >> laura: he mentioned ralph fort northam's name and said ralph northam would execute a baby born, would execute. >> it was stark language in that reaction, we will remember that moment. >> laura: i think it's great that they wore the white because it really made them easy to pick out in the crowd. >> i didn't know if there were a nursing class from johns hopkins or a new liberal nonstarter. they like the little polyester suits. i didn't quite know what they were. they costumed, they wanted to go as a block, they did, but that visual reminder, voters will remember. i think you connected with women, people of faith. >> laura: where th

unions built america's middle class. it will rebuild america's middle class. make american companies accountable for their actions. raise wages by putting workers in those board rooms where the real decisionings as are made. break up monopolies when they choke off competition. take on wall street banks so the big banks can never again threaten the security of our economy. when giant corporations and their leaders cheat their customers, stomp out their competitors and rob their workers, let's prosecute them. one more thing. i'm tired of hearing we can't afford to make real invests in child care, college and medicare for all. tired of hearing we can't afford to make investments in things that create economic opportunities for families. tired of hearing we can't afford to make investments in things like housing and opoid treatment. i'm tired of hearing what we can't afford because it's just not true. we are the wealthiest nation in the history of the world. of course were can afford these investments. we need a government that makes different choices. stop handin

do you think that of the present field that there are those that can appeal to middle america that youg enough to do that while they hold both coasts, and the reverse, can you who has proven with being elected to re-elected to congress being able to to deal with middle america, can you attract people on the east and west coast? >> well, that's the art of politics. who can that off, i think there is no one that can pull mid western votes like someone that is from the midwest. and no with can raise money like people from the coast. i think what will determine this election for who the democrats nominate. there is a level of exhaustion at the division that we have right now. you can't have the future, a divided country is a weak country. so i think the person that will have the best chance is the one that can pull the country together. heal the wounds of the country, and speak to the economic needs of people who have fallen behind that didn't fwrint automation. black, white, gay, straight, men, women, people are struggling. people with secure federal jobs, they lost one paycheck. that is

middle america likes to work. and every group is benefiting from the president's economic policies. think that's going to be very hard for the democrats to overcome. >> all right. go ahead, robbie. >> i was going to say republicans created a sugar high for wall street but their tax cut, we'll see how regular people -- >> and for middle class families. >> i wish. i wish that had been what it was. >> come on, robbie, you know that. >> nope, sorry. >> jack kingston, robbie mook, thank you. >>> up next, cold war compromises falling flat. russia suspends its participation in a decades old nuclear missile treaty a day after the u.s. announced it would do the same. does this signal another arms race between the two countries? it's absolute confidence in 30,000 precision parts. or it isn't. it's inspected by mercedes-benz factory-trained technicians. or it isn't. it's backed by an unlimited mileage warranty, or it isn't. for those who never settle, it's either mercedes-benz certified pre-owned, or it isn't. the mercedes-benz certified pre-owned sales event. now through february 28th. only a

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stuart: listen to what bill maher said about middle america. your interpretation follows. ent and educated people are clustered in just a few cities. the blue parts of america are having a big prosperity party while that big sea of red feels like their invitation got lost in the mail. and they still use the mail. [laughter]. stuart: the last line was a good one i guess, but really, wasn't he speaking the truth? >> well he is diagnosis is certainly true, there is a big economic gap between the coastal cities and the middle of america. coastal cities being where most journalists live, not really tuned into how the rest of the country may be faring. mahre ruined it he went on to condescendingly, the red states they're jealous of us. i went to college in buffalo. why woe people live in buffalo? it's a great community. people like living there. the idea they want to move to l.a., or san francisco or new york, is wrong. the problems need to be addressed in terms of economic, when you get condescending like that, that is why they turn to candidate donald trump. stuart: that is par

i wonder if you have any deeper data to tell us how she's resonating in middle america.e challenge for the democratic party is they could find a transformational figure who could unite the working class, which right now is divided frankly along racial lines. >> the data is not broken down geographical but the one this evening i might argue with is maybe in washington people are saying, hey, we need somebody who could win in middle america. at least what i'm seeing is the stories taking off, it's not necessarily designed for the debate. so much of the debate has been is it about medicare for all, issues that go at the heart of democrats wanting to take a much more sort of aggressive stance against trump. they're sick of being clinton or clinton-like in their policy. and it early. the question is do you have a biden or someone else come in who tries to play that role of the centrist. everything we're hearing from the bloombergs and bidens and others, i think they're scared about the trends that are seeing early on and it might keep some of these candidates out, might keep

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thatflyover states the key to doing so is -- there arehat many things that led to the decline of middle america. that that -- the biggest thing that happened was 40 years ago. changedral government policy when it comes to competition and antitrust. prior to 1980, the u.s. had lots of policy in place to make sure that every part of the country could compete. around 1978, first with jimmy carter and then ronald reagan, the federal government decided to get those policies. policies.se what we have seen is a new geographic inequality. incomes between my hometown and think -- in st. louis and new york city were coming closer and closer together. country true all of our country.er the most of the country is now falling behind a couple metro states and cities. if the democrats want to solve their geographic problem, both parties need to get behind solving the geographic inequality problem. host: if you look at the traditional base of the democratic party going back to franklin roosevelt and john kennedy, winning the farm belt, what changed? what happened? guest: that is a very good question. a lot has

unions built america's middle class and they will be billed america's middle class -- and it will rebuildclass. companiesmerican accountable for their actions, wage raises by putting workers and corporate boardrooms where the real decisions are made. break up monopolies when they choke off competition. [applause] sen. warren: take on wall street banks so that the big banks can never again threaten the security of our economy. [applause] sen. warren: and when giant corporations and their leaders cheat their customers, stop the other competitors, and rob their workers, let's prosecute them. [applause] one more thing, i am tired of hearing that we cannot afford to make real investments in child care, college, and medicare for all. i am tired of it. i am tired of hearing we cannot afford to make investments in things that create economic opportunities for families. i am tired of hearing we cannot afford to make investments in things like housing and opioid treatment. we cannot afford to address things like rural neglect and the legacy of racial discrimination. i am tired of hearing what we ca

wages are going up, and the democrats from the two coasts are complain being issues the people in middle america't have much resonance with. judge jeanine: i heard someone say actual someone -- someone si gabbard is very forgettable. kamala harris had a big opening. >> we'll see how she plays in iowa and the middle part of this country. but it will be the trump-hating olympics. i don't even think they are 1/4 the way through all these announcements. you had elizabeth warren apologize to the cherokee nation and the democrat governor of virginia is in trouble. the democrats are trying to find their identity. judge jeanine: their values are so to the left of what people with sanctuary cities, porous borders and drugs coming in. let's protect the caterpillars and the turtles, but to hell with the baney if the mother does -- -- with the baby if the mother doesn't want it after it's born alive. elizabeth warren apologized to the cherokee nation. what a disaster. >> they are in total shambles. this is just a testament to how successful the president is. whether he's delivering peace. they can't find an

unions built america's middle class, unions will rebuild america's middle class. [applause] sen. warren: and when we are talking about the economy, we've got to talk about attacking the cost that hard-working families deal with every day. is's start with health care a basic human right. i support medicare for all. [applause] sen. warren: but it is so much more. we've got to bring down student loan debt. [applause] sen. warren: it is killing an entire generation. and what i have been talking about for a whole week now, we need universal childcare and early education -- yeah. [applause] sen. warren: universal, everyone. in our kids. so we got a lot -- i will do one more -- because it is important. .e need to invest in housing housing for middle-class families, working families, for the working poor, for people with disabilities. for seniors. we've got to make things better. sen. warren: but it is really important. we have an opioid crisis in this country. die in america today. .hat is like a plane crash the next day and the next day .nd the next day so someone comes to you and says

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as i look forward, i think it is so important that both parties get back to the middle. americant to be led from the far right or the far left, and yet that is what we are doing in gerrymandering the territories, etc. i think we need to as electorate tell our parties, get our act together and be led from the center and do it inclusively. emily: would you like to see a serious republican challenger to president trump? john: i think we need whoever is whether it is president trump for the next four years, or a democrat, or an outsider, we need to get the country back to the middle and inclusive. a country divided is not good for the rest of the world. the rest of the world, even though they're frustrated with us at times, they still know america has to lead. and i think some of the issues that are being addressed from tax policy to ease of doing business should have been done decades ago. and taking on china, it is not fair. if someone is not treating you fair and you don't stand up to them, is the problem the person who is doing that or ourselves because we don't? it took us 19 y

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for many in middle america the president's speech was more popular than the man who delivered it thought it was a very good sincere speech and he had some you know points that should be discussed about the very serious problems of the you know the human trafficking in drugs that are coming and that should be addressed in the most divided congress in recent history one that could lurch from one government shutdown to the next within days the president urged unity. together we can break decades of political stalemate. but on capitol hill for much of the speech while republicans celebrated . democrats sat on their hands yet somehow across the u.s. in the midwest where president trump won many of his votes in two thousand and sixteen and here in the shadow of chicago's trump tower it resonated in poll after poll about three quarters of americans say they viewed the address positively i thought he put across a good positive message and i think that he's really interested in working with both sides to make sure that the working for us and not just for the party it's a striking contrast despite

is recognizing what -- there are many things that led to the decline of the economies in the middle of america. growth of the economy of a handful of metro areas on the coast. we think the biggest thing that happened was 30, 40 years ago, the federal government changed policy when it comes to competition and antitrust. for almost a century prior to 19 1980, the u.s. had policies in place, lots of policies, to make sure that every part of the country could compete. then around 1978, first with carter and then with reagan, the federal government decided to gut those policies. what we have seen is this incredible new geographic inequality. for 50 to 100 years prior to 198198 19 1980, incomes between my hometown and new york city were coming closer and closer together. that was true all over the country. we were having a convergence of income. what's happened since that time is we have had this divergence of income. most of the country is falling behind. a handful of states and big metro areas. if the democrats want to solve their geographic problem, we're saying, they need to get behind -- frankl

a bridge that day that just shouldn't fall down in the middle of america.ot one of the busiest bridges state. not a bridge just a few blocks rom our home, where john and abigail and i drove over nearly every day. but it happened. suddenly, the eyes of the nation were on our state, and america saw in a very visceral way that everyone matters. everyone. in that off-duty firefighter, who dove into the again,water over and over looking through those cars and survivors.merged for they saw it in the story of aul, the semi-truck driver who sacrificed his own life by eering off the road to save a school bus full of kids. they saw it in the school staff member, jeremy hernandez who rescued each and every kid on bus as it e school hung precariously next to a plummeting 30 r feet. later, we worked across the aisle to get the federal and we rebuilt that in just over a year. community, that's a shared story. people doing y extraordinary things. of my friends, that sense community is fracturing across our nation right now. the petty and our politics. of we are tired of t

america, working middle class families are suffering. i have met more people who, you know, people tout the job numbers and unemployment numbers. people are working but two jobs, sometimes three jobs to pay the

think the countr is headed in the wrong direct immigr is not the top econom concern for most of middle america, but it continues to be the focus of this presid the democrats from a policy standp the democrats have the policy advantage. the president can talk about unity and it falls on deaf ears. we know the day after he talks somebo >> casshould we get a sense fro the president which way he's headed this deal tonight in this speech? >> i don't think that the member of congress here are necess expecting to come away with something definitive unless perhaps he goes off script this i one of the things where everyb behind the scenes is trying desperately to convince the president not to light everyt is fire over this again. even mitch mcconnell came to the microp was asked, is he tries tell congress put togeth deal that we know the presid is going to sign or encour them to come up with a deal? instea of saying i'm not puttin anything on the floor that the president won't sign. we need a deal here. i would like to see them come up with a bipartisan agreement and decide to sign it. it was so far fr

both sides need this deal to get done on donald trump's side i mean soit farmers particularly in middle america are really being hurt by this trade war really being hurt badly and that's a very much trump country she on the other other hand president she he also needs to show to his country that he can get this trade deal done as well because there's an economic downturn in china as well so motivation by both sides to get this done there is a chance that the talks could be extended given thanks very much indeed the leader of the roman catholic church says concrete measures that needed to fight sexual abuse of children by priests pope francis has opened a historic meeting by say it's time to heal the wounds coldest by paedophilia challenge reports. the vatican now acknowledges that catholicism has an existential crisis it's described this sexual abuse meeting as an attempt to restore the very credibility of the church are opening the unprecedented events on thursday pope francis said action was necessary. basing the plague of sexual abuse by the churches men against minors i thought to consult y