trump had a connection with blagojevich 'cause rod was on "the apprentice," and patti blagojevich waswe know that president trump is a kind man, and he's compassionate. he's always been kind to my family. and when you speak on fox news, you have a direct connection with donald trump. today the president sprung from prison former illinois governor rod blagojevich, who was convicted after attempting his own quid pro quo. yes, uh, we have commuted the sentence of rod. i watched his wife on television. quote, um, "i watched his wife on television..." -yes. -end quote. how did--how did that happen? i think he just saw--he-- he would tell me he liked the fact that i was fighting back. i remember him saying something like, uh, "you know, i have friends that go through what you're going through, and they're in a corner. they can't even move, and you're out there throwing punches." i think he liked that. i'm so grateful to him. sometimes things happen in life where god intervenes in the most unbelievable ways. trump, blagojevich, fox news? i'm not sure how much god played a role in any of this

and if politicians or the public feel the same way he does, then another rod blagojevich is just around the corner. i didn't break a law, cross the line, or take a penny, okay? but i never said i wasn't a [bleep] idiot. [laughter] thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much! -awesome. thank you so much. -yeah, thanks. appreciate it. really enjoyed it. you're all right. i wish you the best. we'll see how it ends up and who cares. that's true. find out-- what are you gonna do, throw me back in prison? -no, but i mean, like, -you can't hurt me, man. ♪ no figure embodies the american political process quite like the presidential candidate. at their best, candidates represent an ideal-- the overcoming of obstacles or hopes for a better future, protecting the people from the powerful. it's intoxicating stuff. reality, of course, is less glamorous. supporting that candidate is an army-- volunteers, donors, political operatives, and they can sometimes get too wrapped up in-- in the lore, the legend, which brings us to the story of johnny reid edwards-- an

. >> laura: joining us now, rod blagojevich former democrat governor of illinois.t is great to have you won. the people who claimed they werd saving american democracy pulled off the equivalent of a coup against a sitting president, unbelievable. the press knew it an pusd pussyt around this truth i'm focused o biden's heroic decision to step aside. what should the voters tonight take away from this given obvious efforts to try to demoralize the g.o.p. base as we move closer to the dnc. >> i think it is very obvious. you talk about the democratic governor, twice elected and the first one to endorse obama but today's democratic party and what theky say to the voters,esd don't leave anything of it. how could you possibly? they lied about biden's cognitive incapacity bureau they lied to american people not about something small but something big.ush a guy's mental capacity and this guy has the power to blow up the world with a push of a button pure they don't lie about littli things but they had a life about important things and we move forward in the election campaigo

. >> laura: joining us now rob rod blagojevich.e claimed they were saving democracy pulled off a coup against the sitting president. unbelievable. the press knew it. at the pussy footed around the issue. biden's heroic decision to step aside. what should the voters tonight, rod, take away from, this given their obvious efforts to try too demoralize the g.o.p. base as we move closer to the dnc? think it's very obvious. today's democratic party, the things they are saying to the voters, don't believe any of it. how could you possibly in think about how they lied about president biden's cognitive incapacity. they lied to the american people not about something small but about something big. about a guy's mental capacity and this guy has the power to blow up the world with a push of a button. they don't just lie things most important things. biggest things. move forward in election campaign. it's fair that the american people should be more than just skeptic. they didn't just lie about biden's capacity to govern. they are now lying abo

the man who knows chicago well rod blagojevich.they do for urban america. >> for urban america? left city of chicago more crime, higher taxes and schools performing even worse than they were when i went to those schools and they weren't so good when i went. in chicago we have crime. disproportionately impacts plaque people. that's the great irony. if you are a black person in the city of chicago 20% to be more a victim of homicide than a white person. if you were to walk down the street from this arena just about a block away, do you know what the life expectancy is for a young child growing up? 61 years old. if you went a little bit east and a little bit north, tree streeterville upscale neighborhood you live to be 91 years old. all of the hope and change promised there was no change. maybe there was some hope. but, when you are desperate and facing despair, of course you embrace hope we all do. >> laura: hope and pocket change, maybe. obamas jet in from martha's vineyard to trash trump. so kamala harris, it's kind of our national