we will discuss that in a moment with bob woodward and robert costa. the book doesn't tell us what might have gone through donald trump's mind about launching a nuclear attack or possibly launching a nuclear attack, but it is filled with details about what went through donald trump's mind and what came out of his mouth about his attack on the constitution. for donald trump, after he lost the election holding onto the presidency was all up to his vice president, mike pence. donald trump wanted mike pence on january 6th to simply not count the electoral votes from some states won by joe biden so that donald trump would then end up with the largest number of electoral votes and be declared the winner of the presidency or so the electoral college could choose the representative, and since each state in the house only gets one vote, 26 majority states in the house of representatives would then have given the presidency to donald trump. on january 5th, the night before the electoral college votes were to be counted in congress, donald trump told mike pence t

bob woodward said to me it's almost reminded him of the send talking to the pictures on the walls in 1974 >> what's interesting about it and bob costa and i talked about this at length because when we discovered what hammond did, at this moment it's almost a mystical engagement trump has with the mob up there, the people and he's mesmerized by it and we discussed this. when nixon in his final days was talking to the pictures on the wall, nixon was talking to washington and lincoln. trump was talking to his mob. and that is his connection to the population. and it is the last lines in the book are peril remains. because trump and what he stands for is out there in the political world now. some polls show that he would be biting. he has 30 to 40 percent of the people believing that the election was stolen from him when you know, the biggest trump supporters, lindsey graham and senator mike lee investigated the charges and he came up and concluded it's zero but trump won't listen to his own allies who investigate and say there's nothing here. >> the book as these chapters about trump and

the door he doesn't close the door he keeps it open he wants to hear his people out there and bob woodward said to me, it almost reminded him of nixon talking to the pictures on the walls and 1974. >> what is interesting about it, bob costa and i talked about this in length when we discovered what happened at this moment, it's almost a mystical engagement that trump has with them about their. he is mesmerized by it, we discussed this and nixon in his final days was talking to the pictures on the wall and nixon was talking to washington and lincoln, trump was talking to his bob and that is his connection to the population and it is, the last line in the book are peril remains because of trump, what he stands for and is out there in the political world, some polls show he would be biden and trump has 30 - 40% of the people in the final days of the trump administration. it also has chapters about joe biden and the incoming biden administration. and, you switch from one to the other, it's almost like you're talking about two different countries. [laughter] you're talking about one country wher

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leading off our discussion tonight, bob woodward would two time winning author and robert costa reporter for the washington post, they are the coauthors of the new already bestseller peril. bob let me begin with you, that scene just described that's in your book, on january 5th. this is the night before, well became an attack on the capitol, and there's the president of the united states believing, and assisting to his vice president that he could change the outcome of the presidential election the next day. mike pence saying, i've tried in effect, i've hoped that i could find a way to do that and i can find it. and that's how close we can to a different electoral count. in the congress the next day. >> yes, more than that, actually the legitimacy of the presidency was at stake. because if pence had wavered it all and stood there in the senate and the house and said i can't decide, i'm going home, we would've had a constitutional crisis like we've never seen before in this country. but pence did stick to the law and the constitution. but it was not a direct path. and the reporting that b

robert: i cannot have a better partner than bob woodward. l remains is a theme that runs throughout the book. it is not an opinion, it is through reporting. that is the woodward method. tell american politics through scenes. president trump is out there on the political campaign trail. he has a warlike cadence in some of the speeches saying we will never surrender when it comes to conceding the 2020 election. he is demanding a comeback. tom: i will look at what we see with great grandin in the great american myth. look at the jacksonian history and how full to over to the gop. what kind of republican party do you perceive in 2024? robert: a republican party riven by division. someone like leader mcconnell wants to move on but somebody people inside the gop believe president trump still has political capital. his decision on 2024 will dominate where this party goes. vice president pence a complicated political figure may want to have his own say, and our other stars. president trump remains the political force inside the gop. lisa: there is a

but in this new book, one of the things that bob woodward and robert costa report. is that mike pence is far more reluctant to do his job, far more reluctant to do is constitutional duty, that the public has suggested. and bottom line vice president pence did not ultimately exceed to trump solutions, to block -- to leave trump in power or under the election powers honorable, but it was not apparently for a lack of him trying to find a way to do that. this is from bob woodward and robert costa in late december pence phoned former vice president dan quail, at 70 for the ones boyish looking quail was living the private gulf playing life he loved in arizona. the two men shared a unique profile, indiana republicans who have become. vice president pence wanted advice, despite the electoral college casting its ballot for biden on december 14th, trump was convinced that pence could throw the election to trump on january, six when congress certified the final count. pence explained to's fellow in, dan quail, that trump was pressuring him to intervene to ensure biden would no

the details of the book, bob woodward, this is your third book looking at donald trump.fferent at the end of his term than he was at the beginning? >> he's always shocking and different, but also always the same, and this -- you know, in a way, the reporting on trump is a quest. who is he? what does he really care about? what is he doing? what is his political appeal to so many people in the country? and just, if you zoom in on the reality now, the idea that he and nixon -- when nixon left and resigned, he didn't do around and campaign, trump is campaigning. >> woodruff: is campaigning and i want to ask you about that. robert costa, so much important reporting in this book, including about, as i just mentioned, about how trump's advisors at different points, at many points, were trying to keep him from carrying out acts that would have been either violated the constitution or have been purely illegal, and there's one example in here i want to ask you about, it was to 20, the attorney general bill barr, he was being asked by the president to okay an order that would, in a

still with us are the authors bob woodward and bob costa. bob this isn't the question that lends itself well to a 62nd reply. but i will try. a lot of the people in my life who are smart and thoughtful, some recognizable names from our broadcast, have been in touch with me to say, in their view, right now is the time to worry. your book makes it clear, down to the last page, that we came close. how close are we right now? >> well, you can't predict the future. but what bob costa i and i found in eight or nine months of reporting, going off line, not writing for the washington post or going on television, is that there was a national security crisis in this country. that war with china was dangerously possible. there is a call that we have the transcript of, between anc pelosi, the speaker of the house, and chairman milley, in which on january 8th, two days after the insurrection at the capitol, in which she -- i don't know if you have had the chance to look at it. but it's an extraordinary transcript of the leader of the house, the speaker o

it is by washington post journalist bob woodward and robert costa. it is not published. it's not being published till next week. we obtained a copy tonight, evidence of speed reading here. on the rachel maddow show specialty. this book has important news in it. what's the book is about broadly speaking, the peril it's describing its title, is just how fraught and dangerous the period was for the country surrounding the 2020 election, and immediately thereafter. and in the broadest possible structure, we know it was fraud and dangerous. we had our national capital come under violent attack. but the thing that is so bracing in nerve-racking, and important about this new book, is what it reveals about how much worse it was than we knew. how much closer we came to real disaster, then we have known before now. again, this comes out next, week we have obtained a copy of it. this is how the book starts. quote. two days after the january 6th 2021 violinists on the u.s. capitol by supporters of president donald trump, general mark milley, the national security military officer in

i don't know how anybody could read the bob woodward book. i don't know how you couldn't read it and be greatly embarrassed about its contents especially how it's related to you. are you embarrassed by the book? >> i haven't read the book. >> were you embarrassed by the portrayals of the book. no doubt you're aware? >> embarrassed, no. i'm concerned that there is mischaracterizations of me becoming politicized as an individual and that it's my willingness to be politicized which is not true. i'm trying to stay apolitical and i believe i am. it's part of my professional ethic i'm trying to keep the military, the actual military of actual domestic politics. >> do you regret speaking with bob woodward? >> no. i think it's important for me to speak to the media. >> want to talk about some of the contents of the book, since you haven't read it maybe i can read some of it to you. we've heard a little bit about the back-and-forth with you and speaker pelosi. in that conversation, you said in a phone call with speaker pelosi, she said "republicans ar

listen. >> general milley, yes or no to this, did you talk to bob woodward or robert costa for their book "peril"? >> woodward yes, costa no. >> did you talk to karen leone and philip rucker for their book? >> yes. >> did you talk to michael venter for his book, frankly we did win this election, the story of how trump lost? >> yes. >> why would he was a sitting chairman of the joint chiefs of staff talk to a report of its writing a book about a prior administration? why would that be part of your job description? >> well, senator blackburn said earlier, i deal with the media routinely, two or three or four times a week i'm talking to the media. >> sean: this would be called leaking and this would be called viewing private conversations with your boss, how pathetic. remember general milley is the joint chiefs of staff, our highest ranking military official. why would he be leaking to any reporters and gossiping to reporters about his boss? how exactly is our country safer or more secure with general milley leaking and gossiping all over town to ever reporter that has a book deal? appar

bob woodward, robert costa, thank you both for being with us. appreciate it very much. >>> next breaking news in the manhunt for brian laundrie. new reporting on a camping trip he took with his family after returning from wyoming and the mystery surrounding it. >>> and later, breaking news on the president's latest effort to get his party to come together on the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. a democrat congressman joins us. ♪ when you hear 'cough cough sneeze sneeze' ♪ it's time for ♪ 'plop plop fizz fizz' ♪ alka seltzer plus cold relief, dissolves quickly... instantly ready to start working. so you can bounce back fast with alka-seltzer plus. for people who are a little intense about hydration. neutrogena® hydro boost lightweight. fragrance-free. 48 hour hydration. for that healthy skin glow. neutrogena®. for people with skin. think wearing less makeup means no need for a wipe? think again. neutrogena® makeup remover wipes remove the 30% of makeup ordinary cleansers can leave behind. your skin will thank you. neutrogena®. for people with

bob woodward and bob costa have no subpoena power.sources than they could wish nor. they put it in their book "peril." bob woodward and robert costa join us now. bob and robert, congratulations on the book. it's extraordinary. what is your reaction, bob, to this first round of subpoenas, and how did they square with what these aides and allies of the president were doing on around january 6 based on your reporting? >> well, the question is, of course, what happened and ultimately what did trump know, and we describe an extraordinary phone call between bannon and trump right before the insurrection in which bannon, who was the former top aide to trump, the chief strategist in the white house, tell him he had been fired at that point, but in the trump world you go and you come back. ban no one says to trump, we will strangle the biden presidency in the crib. and that is a foreshadowing, of course, of the violence that we saw the next day. so they're trying -- they're working around the edges in a very logical way. now bannon, what we ha

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i want to dig deeper right now with the journalist, bob woodward. w book entitled "peril" which was obviously on so many members' minds at today's hearing and yesterday's hearing. first of all, congratulations, bob. i know it's just emerged, it was number one on "the new york times" best sellers list. not a surprise. all of your books are usually number one on "the new york times" best sellers list. this is also causing a lot of news creating a lot of news out there right now. what was your reaction to general milley, for example, today saying he has no regrets speaking to you in detail for the book "peril"? >> that's his theory. and i happen to agree that it's very important that people be responsive. this is a long-term project that bob costa and i worked on. and we were able to get facts and documents and transcripts of the milley/pelosi call, for instance. which tells you that he agreed with her assertion that president trump was acting crazy. he said today, well, look, i'm not qualified to determine if the mental condition of the president of th

but, you know, giving an anonymous interview to bob woodward just doesn't cut it, i'm afraid. so we have a lot of soul searching to do, and we have -- we have to ensure going forward that our institutions are safeguarded because what donald has shown us, not purposely of course, is that fragile institutions bend towards the greatest dysfunction. and it turns out that our institutions and our system are very, very fragile indeed. >> mary trump, i can never thank you enough for joining us. i hope as you heard rachel and i discussing at the beginning of the hour, your perspective on your uncle, both professional and personal, is so invaluable to this country to understand what we have been through, what we continue to go through, and for historians. just cannot thank you enough, mary trump. really appreciate it. >> thank you, lawrence. >> thank you. >>> coming up, we'll be joined next by my friend and sometimes neighbor gene sperling. we've worked together when gene sperling was an economic adviser to president bill clinton and i was chief of staff of the senate finance committee

>> well, according to bob woodward in the book, yes. and we need to hold hearings and get to the bottom of that. now,. >> lawrence: so should he resign? >> my democratic friends are going to probably sweep that under the rug, but i'm ready to hold hearings. i think general milley has a lot of explaining to do and i think he ought to stop bellowing and honking on like a goose about white rage and actually try to make our country more secure.

bob woodward and robert costa join us now. congratulations on the book. your reaction, bob, to the first round of subpoenas? how do they square with what the a aides and allies of the president were doing based on your reporting? >> the question is what happened and ultimately what did trump know. we describe extraordinary phone call between bannon and trump, right before the insurrection, in which bannon, who was the former top aide to trump, the chief strategist in the white house, he had been fired by that point, but as you know in the trump world, you go and then you come back, and bannon says to trump, we will strangle the biden presidency in the crib. that is a foreshadowing, of course, of the violence that we saw the next day. they're trying -- they are working around the edges in a very logical way. now bannon -- what we have in our book, bannon has publically confirmed. >> robert, bannon is one of the of the people being subpoenaed. the book reveals how instrumental he was in the final days of the presidency. as bob said, by then, it was known tha

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as a new book from bob woodward and robert o.eveals chairman of the joint chief of staff mark milley fought to undermine trump while he served as commander-in-chief. millie had at least two phone calls with his counterpart in the chinese government where he looked to reassure the communist nation that the u.s. wouldn't be launching an attack. calls are already growing for millie to be fired over these offenses and if true, he has a lot to answer for in two weeks when he testifies before congress, let's bring in former white house press secretary and co-host of outnumbered kayleigh mcenany. kayleigh, i definitely wanted you to be on the program to answer to this because you were in the administration. did you all suspect this was going on? >> no. i mean, look, it was eye opening when we walked to the church. i was with president trump st. john's church we all remember when it burned in that riot. i walked with general milley. i walked with president trump to that church. general milley was there. he happily obliged in that movemen

do you agree with that, bob woodward? >> well, that's -- if i may say, that's pure speculation. >> fair. >> because we had eight or nine months to work on this book and get faction and do the reporting from witnesses, participants, documents, transcripts, we avoid the speculation. fox news exists now, and is one of former president trump's pillars of support. it's very real. you know, if something like that had existed in 1974, maybe it would have been different but here's the reality. in the case of nixon, he had all these secret tape recordings. and if you listen to the secret tape recordings which now have almost all been released, it's stunning, the criminality, the indifference to the people on the part of nixon. and when those tapes came out, the republican party turned against nixon -- >> right. >> -- and said, this is unacceptable. so it's a very different political environment now. >> i mean, i think that is exactly right. and, bob costa, the difference is, there's been smoking gun after smoking gun produced by j

people who bet against bob woodward have gone broke in this town.ything he has said, almost everything, really, has turned out to be 100% true. people that denied it ended up with egg on their face. no he question that milley did it. howie: he confirmed it. >> right. the question is, was it over the line. you know of, i was looking at the part of the book, he says secret phone calls. if secret means see considerate from us, of course they were secret from us. but the implication is secret from the people inside the pentagon and that just doesn't seem to be true. the first call he made in october to the chinese, october of 2020, was in conjunction supposedly with the defense secretary, mark esper. the second call he apparently had 15 people in the room including translators. so secret in the sense that he was off the reservation, i don't see that yet. howie: that he was going rogue. obviously he's getting a lot of criticism. it's become a beltway ritual over decades for former officials to talk to woodward and he gets to channel their inner most thou

the book by bob woodward and robert costa called "peril. kws the report that marc milley took secret steps to prevent president trump from launching a military strike or nuclear launch and the top general called his counterpart in china. what he reportedly assured china the u.s. would not do. here's jon karl. >> reporter: in their soon to be released book "peril", bob woodward and robert costa report that china was so concerned about donald trump's behavior in the final days of the 2020 presidential campaign that joint chiefs chairman general mark milley took the extraordinary step of secretly reaching out directly to china's top general. "general li, i want to assure you that the american government is stable and everything is going to be okay," milley told him, according to the book. "we are not going to attack or conduct any kinetic operations against you." one reason for china's concerns? trump's incendiary words about china and coronavirus. >> there's a plague coming over from china, here it comes. what a disgrace. what a disgrace. >>

he's the real deal. >> he certainly is. >> we are looking forward to that. >>> few first, bob woodward book "peril" came out and made headlines. here's a look at the highlights. according to woodward and costa, president trump's general mark milley called china just four days before the election worried president trump would launch a military strike. he told his chinese counterpart, the american government is stable. if we're going to attack, i'm going to call you ahead of time. he also called after the january 6th riot saying, quote, things may look unsteady, but that's the nature of democracy. we are 100% steady. milley never told the president about those calls, and trump now says that if the account about milley is correct, then i assume he would be tried for treason. while some have called on president biden to fire milley, biden is standing by him. >> i have great confidence in general milley. >> former joint chiefs chairman admiral mullen told martha on "this week" calls like these are not unusual. >> i was encouraged by the fact that the line of communication is there. >> repor

but giving an anonymous interview, to bob woodward, just doesn't covet i'm afraid. so we have a lot of soul searching to do. and we have to ensure going forward that our institutions are safeguarded, because what donald has shown us, not purposely of course, is that fragile institutions been through the greatest dysfunctions. turns out that our institutions and our systems are very very fragile indeed. >> mary trump i can never thank you enough for joining us, and i hope as you heard rachel and i discuss at the beginning of the hour, your perspective on your uncle, both professional and personal is so invaluable. to this country to understand what we have been through, what we can continue to go through, and for historians, just cannot thank you enough. mary trump, really appreciated. >> thank you lawrence. >> coming up we will return next and be joined by, jeanne swirling. when jim spilling was an economic adviser, and i was chief advisor of the match -- and we work together to get when gene sperling was -- and i was a writer and executive producer on that show. bu

you listen to the comments, congresswoman edwards, what robert costa and bob woodward with describing was general milley in a hostage situation, where the very nature of the american public ways facing a potential -- and the actions that i think general milley were taking were trying to deal with a terrorist takeover. frankly, until we start speaking in the language of what is front of us. however dangerous it may be, i don't think we're doing justice to the point. i think that means calling donald trump what he is. he's a terrorist. donald trump is a terrorist. this radicalized fringe element of what is today's gop, again, using violent threats, threats against fame, in some cases literal violence. when that happens, i think one has to recognize the impact on the poll issing is clear, but the impact on the republic is even clearer. tested all the way to the bring could be tested again. i think we're just in an ongoing slow-moving coup objective, but, you know, with donald trump, with all that we have learned about him, with all that we have learned. >> my working theory until recentl

over how the biden administration could have missed so many up before world of another blistering bob woodward book that is now raising so much more. welcome. i'm neil cavuto. this is "your world." we have reached out to all parties to get some response to this woodward book. if we get response from former president trump, we'll share with you. attish -- at issue, the commander-in-chief might not be up for the job and others around him asserting authority that he could do something desperate. tom dupree, the former assistant attorney general. the allegations aside, tom, for military commanders around the president and any president, to take matters into their own hands as is laid out here in this book, that is a constitutional no-no, but could it be provoked by genuine concerns? what do you make of this? >> well, i don't know where to begin with this one, neil. it's so extraordinary. normally when you have a presidential transition, you want a stable chain of command. that involves ensuring the outgoing president passes the baton to the incoming president. here what we have in the final days o

the book is entitled "peril," bob woodward, robert costa. guys, thank you so much for writing this book. must read. appreciate it very very much. >> thank you. >> just ahead, we're going to drill down on the new subpoenas for trump loyalists to testify in the investigation of the insurrection. a prominent member of the january 6th select committee, adam schiff, he's standing by live. we'll discuss when we come back. shows 97% less breakage. strong hair with new dove breakage remedy. trading isn't just a hobby. it's your future. so you don't lose sight of the big picture, even when you're focused on what's happening right now. and thinkorswim trading™ is right there with you. to help you become a smarter investor. with an innovative trading platform full of customizable tools. dedicated trade desk pros and a passionate trader community sharing strategies right on the platform. because we take trading as seriously as you do. thinkorswim trading™ from td ameritrade. (vo) how do you know when you've found your team? whether you're winning, or ju

bob woodward and robert costa unpack their new booon the chaos around last year's election.ch more. >> this is the pbs newshour from w ata studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: president biden's call to the president of france today attempted to ease tension over a deal with austrialia and the u.k. nick schifrin is back with the european union's top diplomat. nick: president biden says he is launching a new era of american diplomacy in coordination with the u.s.'s closest allies. but there are real disagreements between the u.s. and europe as they confront major challenges, including afghanistan and stalled nuclear talks with iran. to discuss that, i'm joined by the high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the european commission. welcome to the newshour. thank you for joining us. residents biden and president macron say the situation would have benefited from open consultations among allies. the two will meet at the end of october. president biden acknow

what he did in sitting down with bob woodward -- by the way, bob woodward called me.t under any dilutions. i didn't talk to him. this was not a puff piece on president trump. when general milley sat down or talked with bob woodward, he knew he was choosing to be political and make a hyper partisan, hyper political statements with respect to a book. if he were a private citizen, he would be appropriate doing that. but as the nation's top uniformed military officer, you can't pick sides. so for all of the great things he's done in 42 years, there was nothing patriotic about that. that was partisan political and he must step down because of that. >> martha: thank you. john ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence. good to have you here today. very interesting. >> thanks. >> martha: see you soon. as you heard, the white house defending president biden for leaving troops on the ground. they felt that would be the best course for the safety of the united states. we saw how this played out and the polls are pointing to a problem with the people's assessment of thi

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overview long enough. >> he spilled his guts to bob woodward. it is all recounted in the book for everyone to hear. he attacked, he tells speaker pelosi is bashing donald trump calling him crazy, mental decline and he says i agree with everything you're saying and then tries to tell the armed services committee that he is apolitical, the most political general we've had in american history. prove me wrong, no general in american history as political as this guy, that's why he's incapable and not trusted to continue to fulfill the important position he fulfills. >> imagine eisenhower putting up with any of these people, great to see you tonight. the gym gubernatorial debate terry mcauliffe made a stunning declaration. that parents had to stay out of what children are being taught in schools, they have no control, his opinion glenn youngken is here next to respond. ready to turn your dreams into plans and your actions into achievements? explore over 75 programs and four-week classes at national university. your future starts today at nu.edu. .. it

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there will be communication, as bob woodward just said.and lee. there is a level of trust there. he wanted to reemphasize that, to bring back the tensions, to avoid being on the brink of war. our book also shows, as chairman milley testified under oath, that he was reading other people in. in the prologue and throughout the book, you see milley talking to other officials. we detail his conversations with the head of the nsa. paul nakasone. we see him talking to gina haskell about the china calls. he talks to the joint chiefs of staff about the china calls. it's a dangerous story of a transition in total turmoil. the milley component is part of it. that's what we're trying to really give readers a portrait of. >> so milley also addressed a phone call with house speaker nancy pelosi just two days after the capitol insurrection, where the speaker reportedly expressed concerns about former president trump's mental fitness and access to the nuclear launch codes. take a listen. >> on 8 january, speaker of the house pelosi called me to inspire ab

now let's look at the facts, not the environment the journalist bob woodward sets up but what actually happened. during a difficult transition in america, the chairman of the joint chiefs calls a counterpart. it's secret. what so supposed to do, put it on tiktok? of course, it's secret. >> a spokesperson for the general says milley's calls with the chinese were keeping with his duties and responsibilities. >>> and time now for a look at your thursday weather. what's left of hurricane nicholas has stall add long the gulf coast bringing flooding to baton rouge, louisiana. and many other places from texas to florida. the storm is hardly moving, that's why another 10 inches of rain could fall in coastal areas in the next few days. rain totals will be lighter the further inland you go. checking today's high temperatures, 84 in new orleans. around 90 degrees in the middle of the country and 60s in the pacific northwest and 70s in the northeast. >>> coming up, the new record on "jeopardy!" >>> but first the frightening scene as a stroller with a baby inside takes off down the street. >>> and

new reaction this morning to explosive claims in a new book by "the washington post" reporter bob woodward. it details the final days of the trump administration and includes the bombshell claim that the chairman of the joint chiefs took secret action to prevent trump from using nuclear weapons. this morning, former president trump responding to claims that america's senior military adviser limited his ability to launch a military strike in the final months of his presidency. >> it's totally ridiculous. i never thought of it. >> reporter: the claims come in the soon to be released book "peril" by "the washington post" reporters bob woodward and robert costa. the book claims joint chiefs chairman general mark milley feared trump could go rogue after the january 6th capitol riot, and milley worried trump may use military conflict to cling to power. according to the book, milley was certain that trump had gone into a serious mental decline after the election and had become, quote, manic screaming at officials and constructing his own alternate reality about endless election conspiracies. mill

let's watch. >> did you talk to bob woodward or robert costa for their book "pearl". >> woodward yes, costa, no. >> did you talk to kara and phillip for their book "alone i can fix it"? >>. >> did you talk to michael bender for his book "frankly we did win this election, the inside story of how trump lost"? >> yes. >> and were you accurately represented in these books? >> i haven't read any of the books so i don't know. i have not seen press reporting of it. i haven't read the books. >> okay. let's have you read the books and then let us know if you are accurately portrayed. >> absolutely. >> you think that the joint chiefs chairman has more to do than to be reading books and reporting back and senator blackburn is from tennessee, but phil rutker, i have to give you a chance, he hasn't read your book. >> i think he's familiar with what we reported. there are a lot of scenes in there about -- >> well, i botched her state, so that's okay. >> we are all in it together. >> it's been a long hearing. >> it has been a long hearing, an interesting hearing at that. look, what we depict in the

and bob woodward with "peril" which sheds new life on president trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election. robert costa joins me to discuss the historic reporting. plus, mounting challenges for the president. the biden administration faces widespread backlash after haitian migrants are chased down by u.s. border patrol agents using horses and reigns and president biden fights to unite his party and avoid a government shutdown. >> since democrats decide to go it alone they will not get republicans' help with raising the debt limit. next. announcer: this is "washington week." corporate funding is provided by -- consumer cellular. the estate of arnold adams, p the yuen foundation, rose herschel and andy shreaves and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." the january 6th insurrection was 206 days ago but the consequences of that day continue to dominate american life, politics and the republican party. thursday, the house committee investigat

questioning about whether or not he cooperated with you and your co-ahor, b woodward. >> did you talk to bob woodwardert costa t theirook peril? >> woodward yes, costa, no. >> did you take to carol leona and flil rucker for the book can i fix it? >> yes. >> did you talk to michael benlder for his book, frankly we did when the election inside story of how trump lost? >> yes. >> and were you accurately represented in these books? >> i haven't read any of the books so i don't know. i have seen press reporting of it. i haven't read the book. >> let's have you read the books and let us know if you are accurately portrayed. >> marsha blackburn. robert costa, your reaction? >> it is important to understand the context of our reporting. when you look at the story in "peril" it is a story of chairman milley countering a president he believes is in mental decline, a president who in november of 2020 goes outside of the usual channels to scribble a memo on withdrawal from afghanistan. at the same time, there's all this chatter and intelligence about china and his communication, chairman milley, based on reporti

when you -- i've actually -- laura, don't hold it against me but i've read the bob woodward book and all through the book, milley is the key character in the book recounts how he undermined president trump. >> laura: how many hours -- how many hours did he spend -- >> how many hours -- you have a major withdrawal issue going on in afghanistan. you have all these threats all over the world. and he has time, hours upon hours, to spend gabbing with journalists, again, to try to burnish his own reputation for posterity's sake. that's what it was about, that's always what it's about in washington. i've lived here long enough, that's why they talk to these journalists. >> he spilled his guts to bob woodward. it's all recounted in the book for everyone to hear. the attack -- tell speaker pelosi, who is bashing president trump because of -- calling president trump crazy, mental decline, and he says speaker pelosi, i agree with everything that you're saying, and then it tries to tell the armed services committee that he is apolitical. he is the most political general that we've ever had in am

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and bob woodward's buck ook sum it up in three words. number one, fear, they fear him. number three, we're all in peril as a result of what he has done. the american people are right to be concerned about it. we better wake up now because it can happen here. we came very close to having it happen here where there was an overturning of the electoral process. and that would have undermined our democracy for years to come in we ever could recover it. >> secretary cohen, thank you so much. >> a pleasure. >>> president biden meeting at the white house today with senators joe manchin and kyrsten sinema, two democrats standing in the way of a $3.5 trillion spending plan. a lot to discuss with representative ayanna pressley, a massachusetts democrat. good evening you to. >> good evening. >> president biden taking a direct role to try to get senators manchin and sinema on board for the $3.5 billion bill. but they both have said the top line number is way too high. will progressives bend on the price tag or have progressives bent too much in your view? >> that was already a compr