here is how it went down. >> do you know lynne patton?> yes, i do. >> i'm responsible for lynne patton joining the trump organization and the job that she currently holds. >> well, i'm glad you acknowledge that because youec made some very demeaning comments about the president that miss patton doesn't agree with. in fact, it has to do with your claim of racism. she says that, as a daughter of a man born in birmingham, alabama, that there is no way that she would work for an individual who was racist. >> just to make a note, mr. chairman, just because someone has a person of color, a black person, working for them does not mean they aren't racist. the fact that someone would actually use a prop, a black woman in this chamber, in this committee is alone racist in itself. >> mr. chairman, i ask that her words be taken down -- >> i we -- i reclaim my time -- >> mr. chairman. >> excuse me, would you like to rephrase that statement? >> just because someone has a person of color, black person working for them, does not mean they aren't racist.

>> i'm responsible for lynn patton joining the trump organization and the job that she currently holds. >> well, that's -- i'm glad you acknowledge that because you made some very demeaning comments about the president that ms. patton doesn't agree with. in fact, it has to do with your claim of racism. she says that as a daughter of a man born in birmingham, alabama, that there is no way she would work for an individual who was racist. how do you reconcile the two of those? >> as neither should i as the son of a holocaust survivor. >> all of that happened this month. this month, black history month, a month that proves, as if we couldn't all see it as clear as day, racism is not just a part of our history, it is not just a part of our past, it is very much alive in america today. it is an important issue. it is something we all have to reckon with. will you think about everything i just told you, please, as we move forward? now some more news. >>> we also learned today that michael cohen will be back on capitol hill next week, testifying before the house intel committee. i'm going to a

mark meadows did not ask the chairman to allow lynne patton to say a few words.r her, claiming that she says, and he quoted her saying, there is no way that she would work for an individual who was a racist. in mark meadows' world lynne patton didn't have to speak, she just had to stand there while he spoke for her. she just had to stand there as living proof that donald trump is not a racist. no one in that committee room and no one watching on tv had ever seen a stunt like that in a congressional hearing. and some democrats felt compelled to comment. >> i just want to put on the record as being a black american and having endured the public comments of racism from the sitting president, as being a black person i can only imagine what's being said in private. and to prop up one member of our entire race of black people and say that that nullifies that is totally insulting. >> mark meadows had no reaction to that. but he had a very big reaction hours later when one of the freshman congresswomen on the committee said that what he did was racist. mark meadows came

i asked lynn patton the same question i ask republican congressman. let's talk about the substance. asked donald trump why he asked for the death penalty for innocent black boys? she is donald from why he disseminated against black people in his trump organization real estate business? has she asked him about his both sides comment about the good white supremacists and nazis in charlottesville? did she get answers that satisfied her? that proved to her he was not a racist? shannon: the family worked for him for 15 years, she said cohen has too. it doesn't take 15 years to figure out somebody suddenly a racist unless they aren't. she says she knows him intimately and worked with him for more than a decade and by her assessment he's not a racist and she wanted to be there to support him. >> there's nothing inappropriate about being there to support him and there's nothing inappropriate about being pointed out. what i object to is the entire thing is just theater meant to divide people. there was no reason. if this was a court instead of congress where there are no rules, no judge woul

howie: lynn patton says she is not a prop. did pundits make too much of this one moment?larence: across the black community there was a bit of awe struck by the moment of seeing mark meadows calling this black woman to stand there looking like the liberal stereotype of a token. we have found out miss patton has been campaigning to get a reality tv show of her own. it's no sin. everybody watching is doing that these days. but it adds to the media circus. howie: cohen's account of various racist comments by president trump would be explosive. but in this presidency we are used to that. sara: this is a breakthrough moment. a hearing that's supposed to have so much power is being sidetracked around this conversation around race. but it will be something that we'll probably not even be talking about next week. howie: you recall a few weeks ago "buzzfeed" reported president trump directed his long-term attorney michael cohen to lie to congress. michael cohen disputed that. michael cone was asked about this having to do with his account about the trump tour moscow project. here

some of the folks who chimed in, you know, said, you know, lynne patton wasn't qualified.o be disturbing considering how many people out there of all races and nationalities will go for jobs today, tomorrow, year from now, that may be on the resume' doesn't quite get them to fit but they can get the job if given a chance? this is what we've been asking america forever since martin luther king, jr., even before that to be quite frank, we've been asking for a chance and they're belittling her accomplishments? >> well, it is about content of character, charles, and actually what the person, their skills, what skills they're bringing to the table has nothing to do with a person's race or color and clearly, these are very divisive tactics coming from democrats. and again, they are desperate right now, if you look at the trump economy, and accomplishments with record low unemployment, manufacturing jobs are back, the economy is doing really well, this is what they're up against because their policies are failing hard-working americans. charles: right. >> so, we're going to see t

mark meadows defended the president by mentioning housing and urban development official lynn pattonood behind him watch. >> she says as a daughter of a man born in birmingham, alabama, that there is no way she would work for an individual who was racist. >> the fact that someone would actually use a prop, a black woman in this chamber, in this committee is alone racist in itself. and that response by congressmen set off an angry back-and-forth between her, congressman meadows and oversight dear elijah cummings. but patton was not offered a chance to defend yourself or be calling a prop so she went on social media posting "my presence today was to remind michael cohen honesty and integrity still matter. i do not have a nondisclosure agreement. i do not have a book deal, but what i do have is the truth on my side when you have that, nothing else matters." patton also said this about where she was to leave on fox & friends. >> why does she take the word of a self-confessed perjurer and criminally convicted white man over a black female who is highly educated, rose up through the ranks

lynn patton has a very respectable and impressive resume. let's start with i take exception. out or failing to point out the important things about lynn patton. she obviously was prepared to make that moment. >> rachel: it was entered in the record which is the proper procedure. she entered into the record of her experience with donald trump which was necessary since he was being accused of racism and here she was who i never had that experience with the president. i just think it's time for all of us to stop using race as a weapon and make people who aren't a color or whatever term it is that they used to somehow feel like they are on trial all the time. >> richard: let's hope it's a learning experience for everybody. >> morgan: and they do for those beautiful words. more "outnumbered" in just a moment. it's for my family, its for my self, its for my future. annuities can provide protected income for life. learn more at retire your risk dot org. do i use a toothpaste that whitens my teeth? or one that's good for my teeth? now i don't have to choose. from crest 3d white. the

>> i'm responsible for lynne patton joining the trump organization and the job that she currently holds some very demeaning comments about the president that miss patton doesn't agree with. in fact, it has to do with your claim of racism. she says as a daughter of a man born in birmingham, alabama, there is no way that she would work for an individual who was racist. how do you reconcile the two of those? >> as neither should i as the son of a holocaust survivor. >> good morning and welcome to "am joy." michael cohen opened his testimony before the house oversight committee by unequivocally calling donald trump a racist and describing jaw-dropping conversations that he said he had with trump that proved as much to him. one republican congressman who like all of the members received cohen's opening statement in advance was ready. congressman mark meadows of north carolina hadn't come to the hearing empty handed. meadows invited lynne patton the former wedding planner for trump's son eric and his wife, whose job is overseeing all of new york and new jersey for the department of housing an

lynne patton is a woman who makes her own decision.there and say, really, should i really be lying about this? it has nothing to do with props. this was a friendship back in the day. the reason why we're here where we are right now, alex, michael cohen, he did other things he was not supposed to do. he started doing side deals and got jammed up by mueller. now he's going to prison. had he done the job as the president hired him to be, he would not be sitting in that chair, going to prison. that's the fact. everyone -- >> let me ask you one last question here, can i ask you this, wasn't michael cohen began those, sat on national diversity coalition for trump, did he start that? >> it was pastor darryl and myself. he was invited in because he wanted to be jewish americans for trump, his father was a holocaust survivor. he tried to find -- >> he was part of it, though, michael cohen was. >> yes. >> just want to be clear because we got some information on that. bruce, before i let you go, i want to say thank you for being here. i know toda

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cohen, do you know lynn patton? >> yes, i do.ay ind linda come her personal capacity to actually shed some light. how long have you known her? >> i'm responsible for her joining the trump organization and the job that she currently holds. >> well, i'm glad you acknowledge e that because you made some very demeaning comments about the president does not agree with. in fact, it has to do with your claim of racist. she says, as a daughter of a man born in birmingham, alabama, that there is no way she would work for an individual who was racist. how do you reconcile the two of those? >> as neither should i as the son of a holocaust survivor. but, mr. cohen, i guess what i'm saying is, i have talked to the president over 300 times. i have not heard one time a racist comment out of his mouth in private, so howow do you reconcile it? do you have proof of those conversations? amy: congresswoman r rashida tlb of michigan laterr responded to congressman meadows. >> just to make a note, mr. chairman, just because someone has a person of col

this after meadows brought a surprise guest to the michael cohen hearing yesterday, lynne patt pattonmeadows used her as an example to refute cohen's allegations of trump racism. >> you make some very do da meani demeaning comments about the president that miss patton doesn't agree with. it has to do where your claim of racism. she says as a daughter of a man born in birmingham, alabama, that there is in way that she would work for an individual who was racist. >> okay. meadows is still dealing with the fallout today. and he is taking the issue head-on. >> anyone who knows me knows that there is not arr racial bo in my body. >> "outfront" now, congresswoman, you they mark yo meadows. you have worked with him. he brought out lynne patton to say look here is an african-american woman, she worked for trump so trump can't be a racist. do you agree that there is a racial bone in his body? >> well, first of all, the exchange between mark meadows and representative tlaib, i thought the way that elijah cummings handled that was absolutely respectful, civil and just classy. i know both of them

lynn patton had this message for the congress-woman. >> what i would like to ask the congresswoman from michigan, why does she take the word of a self-confessed perjuror white man over a black female who is highlily educated and rose up in real estate and spoke before 25 million people at the republican national convention and works in the most historic administration in history. that would be my question. that's more racist than being put up there as a prop. >> sean: this week both president trump and democrats showed their true colors. on one hand the leader working hard to negotiate a safer world. on the other, a democratic party non-stop chscheming to slander e president at all costs. sadly, this is nothing new. it's a year's long political war. it's gone on since he came down the escalator in 2015. in a few weeks we will learn more about democrats and their friends in the media how they worked to smear trump in 2018 with the clinton bought and paid for dossier. a judge just granted a motion in florida to unseal documents in the trump dossier case against buzz feed including a depos

the exchange with mark meadows, lynn patton who works at the trump org or used to was just an absurdn has become because capitol hill folks and lawmakers are just unwilling to think critically about the subject and have a real conversation about it. the fact that you can tout a black woman as congressman rashida tlaib as a prop, she called it and use it as evidence the president isn't racist. we should have a conversation about racism throughout the country in all of us and especially within lawmakers and any president for years to come including this current one. at the same time, we see how republicans love to ignore the question and they don't want to be bothered with it. that's a sense i get. a feeling of being burdened by the question that deserves to be asked and explored. like eugene wrote, this is something voters will be aware of especially with so many candidates of color, people of color running as democrats in 2020. >> there is another great piece out in the "new york times" about the exchange. the mark meadows exchange. it's hard to say what's a bigger taboo in american

it was different from a day before when lynne patton was brought to the michael cohen hearing as a propwas resolved. congressman meadows is facing renewed videos showing comments he made about then president obama. >> 2012 is the time that we're going to send mr. obama home to kenya or wherever it is. we're going to do it. >> if we do our job from a grassroots standpoint, we won't have to worry about it. you know what? we'll send him back home to kenya or wherever it is. we'll send him back home. >> joining us on set now -- we heard a lot of names. when you look at alan wesselberg what does he present? >> if you're an investigator investigating any kind of organization, the first person you want to talk to is the financial guy, the guy who handles the books. if trump wanted to spend anything more than $50 alan weisselberg is the guy he goes to. he was involved in the hush money payment to stormy daniels. he knows a lot about the moscow trump tower deal. if he wanted to deflate his income for tax purposes weisselberg is the guy he goes to. weisselberg has been involved with the trump fam

see an example of racism, i think, and no one is calling this out, when the representative called lynn patton at the cohen hearing a prop. that was the removal of her humanity. not just agency, and it tends to be used against women of color, this nature of women being something other than human, a little less than human, and that was in front of the world. so this is an extraordinary dynamic. it's also projection, considering the fact that there has been one president who has done extraordinary work for all communities of color as he lifts up this economy. that's on the record. of course, it's a baseless framework. i don't think al sharpton can claim that. >> al sharpton who i have on tape published years ago, where he's calling a politician, can't say the word, the n word, this, that, and the other thing and he's using this in public. >> what politician? >> it was david benkins. he thought he was the only blank-blank in new york. it's just appalling stuff. he does this all of the time. it's anti-semitic, with all sorts of things, telling jews to put on their yarmulke and come to his house. >

. >> juanita, we saw that congressman meadows stood lynn patton up, who is a hud official, saying she was there to say that the president is not a racist. now, she could not speak, because she was not a witness called. she couldn't go to the microphone with meadows. she is not a member of congress. so she was there, basically, as a prop, as many of us have said. >> exclusively as a prop. >> that's what i wanted to ask you. do you view her as a prop? because she seems to be saying otherwise. let me show you what she said on her show this morning. >> the only prop in that room was michael cohen for the democratic party. and what you see happening the last week is the classic racist double standard that a lot of minority conservatives face every day. you know, i was attacked because i don't represent what their liberal narrative is of what a black woman should be. god forbid i was in that room on my own merit, with my own opinion on somebody who i've known just as long as michael cohen has known the president. >> but she was attacked because she stood there and couldn't say anything, cou

. >> after her brief appearance at michael cohen's hearing lynne patton is under.to star in a reality tv show while serving in the trump administration. in october 2018 memo to officials of the department of housing and your dan department she sought ethical and legal guidance in participating in a document about black republicans. she asked ten questions which included this. would she be permitted to attend trump 2020 campaign rallies and if so who could cover her travel expenses. would she be permitted to have dinner with hud secretary ben carson or his family during their personal time. what about the trump family or other high ranking officials such as kellyanne conway. her request was denied on ethical grounds. the show which is still in development would reportedly center on a group of powerful black women such as katrina pierson and candice owens. >>> some could argue this presidency is a bit of a reality show. >> why not sign up for an actual reality show. >>> still ahead stocks around the world are on the rise on renewed hopes of a trade break through. >>

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today, lynne patton had this message for congresswoman tliab. let's take a look. >> what i would like to ask the congresswoman from michigan is, why does she take the word of a self-confessed perjurer and criminally convicteded white man over a black female who is highly educated, rose up through the ranks of one of the most competitive companies in real estate? you spoke for 25 million people at the republican national convention and now works in onec administrations in history, so to me, that would be my question. that is more racist than being put up there as a quote "prope" >> sean: whilep president trump on the democrats showed their true colors. a contrast. it's striking. on the one hand, a leader working hard, tirelessly, to negotiate a safer world. on the other, a democratic party, nonstop scheming to smear, slander the president at all costs, no matter how many lives are ruined, how many people are besmirched in the process. sadly, this is nothing new. it's a year's worth longit political war. frankly, it's gone on since he came down th

that very heated exchange with congresswoman rashida talib where she suggested meadows' use of lynn pattonman, was a prop and therefore racist. today video's resurfaced of meadows making birther comments about barack obama back in 2012. listen for yourself to a piece. >> what we're going to do is take back our country. 2012 is the time that we're going to send mr. obama home to kenya or wherever it is. >> d. lemon, thank you for being here. >> there's another one, too, of him saying similar things. >> yes. is that a racist statement? >> well, if you consider that the birther -- whole birther thing was a lie, yes, it is a racist statement. as i said last night in my opening, because you say something that's racist or you do something that's racist, that may not mean -- it may not mean the entire part of you is racist. but, yes, this whole conspiracy theory and lie that barack obama was not born in the united states is, indeed, racist because you're other-izing him and questioning whether he is an american citizen. >> hold on. >> using it to rile people up saying, we're going to send him bac

would donald trump be a racist if he hired lynn patton for 25 years? they made up. minute. mark meadows approached and said i'm glad we worked this out. it's over. on msnbc and doubles down. listen. >> i mean, i really do stand by very much i wanted to be heard. i wanted to be seen. and for me at that moment, watching this young woman stand up behind congressman meadows in that way was very hurtful. and it was very disrespectful. >> it's very sickening to see somebody like her. this is what i call the radicals in congress. this is why i tell you we don't need to rewrite the constitution. they need to reread it where is it. [applause] >> where is it in the constitution for you disparage somebody and claim they are a token. and that's a racial innuendo undertone is what she was saying. you know what i were doing. and i think she should step down. >> with her being a race baiter. >> yes, a race baiter. but with her being a woman of color, was she being a token for the democrats? [applause] steve: re-read not re-write. >> and then memorize it. steve: you didn't memorize

jillian: hopefully lynne patton showing up was not supposed to be a surprise.ghanistan. the blaster. >> an airport, followed by an hour's long gunfight with u.s. backed forces. no group claimed responsibility. both the taliban and isis are active in the region. u.s. troops are assisting afghan troops in securing the area. >>> president trump approved disaster aid in alabama in the wake of the tornadoes. i will tour lie county on friday. 10 of them coming from the same family. right now about a half dozen people are still missing. the strongest tornado was on the ground for an hour with winds reaching up to 170 miles per hour. >>> congresswoman rashida tlaib will join protesters as democrats call for president trump's impeachment. a michigan democrat will deliver remarks on need to present the crisis of the donald trump at administration. they will head to office of unnamed lawmaker. democrats want impeachment calls to stop until the russia mueller probe is released. >>> this is crazy, a man caught on camera sleeping behind the wheel of his tesla. look at this.

lynn patton, everyone saw her used as a prop to disprove michael cohen's interactions with donald trumpg here saying it is not true. patton was interviewed on "fox and friends" this morning of being accused of being a prop. this is more of this disinformation cycle. here she is. >> the only prop in that room was michael cohen for the democratic party and what you see happening the last week is the classic racist double standard that a lot of minority conservatives face everyday. i was attacked because i don't represent their liberal narrative is of what a black woman should be. god forbid i was in that room with my own merit and my own opinion. >> given her own opinion in that room, she does not speak. she does not represent a black woman. she saying she was there speaking when she did not even talk. >> majority of americans have no idea who she was. the danger that we are following into is that it is very clear that the republicans both those who are elected, on fox news, all had the same script sheets. they are feeding into a group of americans don't have a number of outlets to waive

. >> do you know lynn patton? mr. cohen: yes i do. lynn to come today interpersonal capacity to actually shed some light. how long have you known ms. patton? mr. cohen: i'm responsible for her joining the trump organization and the job she currently holds. >> i'm glad you acknowledge that because you made some very demeaning comments about the president that ms. patton doesn't agree with. it has to do with your claim of racism. she says that as a daughter of a man born in birmingham, alabama that there is no way she would work for an individual who was racist. how do you reconcile the two of those? mr. cohen: as neither should i is the son of a holocaust survivor. guess whatcohen, i i'm saying is i've talked to the president over 300 times, i've not heard one time a racist comment out of his mouth in private, so how do you reconcile that? do you have proof of those conversations? do you have tape recordings of those conversations? mr. cohen: no sir. >> you've take everybody else. mr. cohen: that is not true. i have taped. >> how many t

someone literally texted me today close to the president, lynne patton, high-profile friend of the president, she said basically this is basically the president being told you are really the president of the united states and you're lawfully in your office and democrats will take this as this basically being like hillary clinton, i know you're bitter, i know you're angry but we should go ahead and swallow this. but your point on the idea there's still real investigations, the republicans don't want to talk about that at all and they're not going talk about that. the president will head out on the campaign trail this week and he will be talking about this. >> we should point out the president just returned to the white house a couple of minutes ago. he said america is the greatest country on earth. and then walked into the white house ignoring shouted questions. joyce vance, i want to ask you about this decision democrats have made to attack bill barr on this question. they have essentially said he doesn't have the credibility because he's made biased remark, that's their word, about the inve

country has its warts, has the history, has current issues but now, when you start to question lynn patton's, be careful. i say this to anybody, no matter what race you are, you go to a job you're not yet qualified, you want the gig, the person on the other side of the table will have to look beyond your resume'. this is for all americans. we all at one point in our time, i've been this desk for a few years, i want this job. someone may say, you're not 100% entirely qualified. there is intangibles to life. if we dissing people, question people's qualifications. some people say an ex-barred tender shouldn't be a congress person. stuart: you haven't lost your fire. thank you, young man. see you later. >>> senator rand paul says he will not support the emergency declaration for the southern border, making him the latest republican to turn away from the president on this issue. is there a split within the gop? sure looks like it. we'll is ask kayleigh mcenany about that. >>> california governor new some made resisting president trump a key part of his agenda. the president says newsome has nice