john dingell is an institution. still is an institution. the dingell family.ve effectively spoken to the anger and fears of the white working class that donald trump tapped into. so this is not about politics but even on the political front it was completely stupid and beyond the pale comment by president trump. >> rick santorum and jen psalki, thank you. >>> democrats running for president will face off tonight. you can see the debate on cnn. also on pbs. how will democrats stand out? there will be fewer of them on stage than ever before. we have a live report from the debate, next. just ok? guess who just got reinstated! well, not officially. nervous? yeah. yeah me too. don't worry about it, we'll figure it out. i'll see ya in there! just ok is not ok. at&t has america's best network, now with our best plans, at our best prices, starting at $35 a line for 4 lines. new from at&t. ( ♪ ) the marilyn monroe collection of fine jewellery. exclusively at zales, the "diamonds are a girl's best friend" store. aveeno® with prebiotic striple oat complex zales, balances

. >> debbie dingell, that's a real beauty. >> chris: we will talk with congresswoman debbie dingell,ouse democratic leader about the president's comments on her late husband and nancy pelosi's decision to hold onto the articles of impeachment. plus, 2020 democrats make the case for impeachment in this week's debate. we will ask our sunday panel how it's playing in the battleground state. all right now on "fox news sunday." ♪ >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. a bruising fight is now shaping up between the senate and house over the impeachment of president trump. house speaker nancy pelosi says she won't send the articles of impeachment of the senate until the two parties they are agreed on the rules for a trial. but if the articles are never sent over, does that mean the president was never actually impeach? in a moment we will talk with marc short, the chief of staff to vice president pence. but first let's get the latest from rich edson at the president's mar-a-lago retreat in florida, rich. >> chris, president trump begins two weeks in florida taking a victory

one of them being debbie dingell, the wife of late democratic congressman john dingell.gressman dingell passed away earlier this year, after serving 59-years in the house. his wife took over his position after he passed away. trump brought up dingell at the rally because he said, he was watching her on t-v during the impeachment proceedings -- which she supports. trump told the crowd about a phone call with her, where she said her husband john would have been thrilled .... at the respect shown for him during his funeral ... as he looked down on the ceremonies. but then, the president flipped and added... quote -- "maybe he's looking up"-- apparently implying, congressman dingell was watching from hell.

listen to what president trump said. >> they have this dingell. dingell, from michigan. you ever hear from michigan. debbie dingell. that's a beauty. she calls me up eight months ago. her husband was there a long time. but i didn't give him the "b" treatment. i didn't give him the "c" or the "d." i gave him the a-plus treatment. take down the flags. why are you taking them down? for excongressman dingell. rotunda, everything. i don't want anything for it. i don't need anything for anything. she calls me up. it's the nicest thing that's ever happened. thank you so much. john would be thrilled. he's looking down. i said, that's okay. don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up. i don't know. i don't know. maybe. maybe. >> reporter: the president taking congresswoman dingell's vote on impeachment. impeachment as a whole. the president saying democrats should apologize for what they're doing to his family. dave and christine? >> boris sanchez for us. congresswoman dingell responding. let's set politics aside. i'm preparing for the first holiday season without the man i love.

the question of john dingell. i knew john dingell. i knew debbie dingell, i served with them both. i think they're very good individuals. i think john served his country very well, very proud. when john passed away, if you watched on the floor and you heard my speech on the floor, contribute to him. i find him a very strong individual, very bright individual. i think he made a great contribution to america. we may differ philosophically and sometimes in principles. no, i considered him a friend. >> now that the house has voted on articles of impeachment, what will house republicans' role in the senate be? are you planning on having some of your members prep the senate as they prepare for the trial or what will that look like? >> we will do anything senators need if they want information. we have a lot of members that spent a lot of time on this. but that's up to the senate and also up to the president who he wants to represent him. but anything that we can be helpful with we will. yes, ma'am. >> [ inaudible question ]. >> a defeat? well, let me first gauge that. i would feel it was

so standing in dingell's home state of michigan that dingell's widow now serves in congress, the president of the united states suggested that john dingell is in hell. >> he calls me up. it's the nicest thing that's ever happened. thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down, he'd be so -- i said that's okay, don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up, i don't know. >> that statement from the impeached president of the united states. we should note congresswoman deb d dingell will join us later. but first this vote that placed donald trump on the mt. rushmore of stained presidencies. suzanne malveaux on capitol hill. dramatic moments leading up to impeachment and then big moments after as well. >> absolutely, john. it was a day of high stakes, high drama, and high emotion. the house making history making donald trump the third u.s. president in history to be impeached. but this is really just the beginning here. then you saw house speaker nancy pelosi putting on hold delivering those articles of impeachment to the senate for a trial. after a historic vote to impeach pre

dingell. you know dingell? from michigan. [ boos ] you know dingell? debbie dingell. that's a real beauty. so she calls me up like eight months ago. her husband was ill a long time. but i didn't give him the b treatment. i didn't give him the c or the d. i could have. nobody would have -- you know. i gave the a-plus treatment. take down the flags. why are you taking them down? for ex-congressman dingell. oh, okay. do this, do that. do that. rotunda. everything. i gave him everything. that's okay. i don't want anything -- i don't need anything for anything. she calls me up. it's the nicest thing that ever happened. thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down. he'd be so thrilled. thank you so much, sir. and so i said that's okay, don't worry about it. and he's looking up. >> as for what comes next, the "washington post" and politico report some democrats including house majority leader steny hoyer are considering a proposal to delay sending articles of impeachment over to the other chamber into the senate. the "post" writes that they see a delay as

john dingell himself had a lot of critical comment, yet he took time to call debbie dingell to expressersonal condolences on passing. lowered flags to half-mast. at time at the moment the president is feeling you know in midst of an impeachment vote that was something that came up in his rally speech. chris: marc, thank you, thank you for your time. merry christmas to you and your family. >> merry christmas, chris. chris: white house says democrats suddenly have cold feet about impeachment. we'll talk to the kong spotlight. and a drumroll, please. [ hisses ] [ hisses and snarls ] [ bell chimes ] let's dance! and now the icing on the cake! chris: president trump spent impeachment night at a rally in michigan a state critical to his re-election. where he made waves on both sides of the aisle, by insulting a prominent democratic family. joining us now, michigan congresswoman debbie dingell, whose late husband john was the target of the president's remarks. she is also co-chair of the democratic policy committee, and congresswoman, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thank you, chris, go

john dingell himself had a lot of critical comment, yet he took time to call debbie dingell to expressis personal condolences on passing. lowered flags to half-mast. at time at the moment the president is feeling you know in midst of an impeachment vote that was something that came up in his rally speech. chris: marc, thank you, thank you for your time. merry christmas to you and your family. >> merry christmas, chris. chris: white house says democrats suddenly have cold feet about impeachment. we'll talk to the kong debbie dingell next. -- congresswoman debbie dingell. with jaw-dropping savings. vote for your favorites at: geico.com/sequels ahhh, which way do i go?! i don't know, i'm voting for our sequels. with geico, the savings keep on going to a screen near you. not the leg! you dang woodchucks! geico sequels. vote and enter to win today! ♪ spread a little love today ♪ spread a little love my-y way ♪ ♪ spread a little something to remember ♪ philadelphia cream cheese. made with fresh milk and real cream makes your recipes their holiday favourites. the holidays are made with philly

john dingell himself had a lot of critical comment, yet he took time to call debbie dingell to expressis personal condolences on passing. lowered flags to half-mast. at time at the moment the president is feeling you know in midst of an impeachment vote that was something that came up in his rally speech. chris: marc, thank you, thank you for your time. merry christmas to you and your family. >> merry christmas, chris. chris: white house says democrats suddenly have cold feet about impeachment. we'll talk to the kong i like chillaxin'. the united explorer card makes things easy. traveling lighter. taking a shortcut. woooo! taking a breather. rewarded! learn more at the explorer card dot com. ♪ ♪ ♪ the calming scent of lavender by downy infusions calm. laundry isn't done until it's done with downy. when it comes to using data, which is why xfinity mobile is a different kind of wireless network that lets you design your own data. choose unlimited, shared data, or mix lines of each and switch any line, anytime. giving you more choice and control compared to other top wireless carriers. sa

especially in the case of john dingell, any president would have done this for john dingell, longest serving member of house of representatives, worked with democrats and republicans and he served in world war ii, he's buried at arlington national cemetery. you can take issue with debbie dingell without doing that. >> in some ways you feel this is a president who has to keep going lower and lower and lower in many ways to satisfy his base. he goes to these big rallies, people who are adoring and his cheering fans and they in some ways are immune to some of this. the crowd sort of not reacting and then he goes below the belt there talking about john dingell being in hell. this is a president beloved by white evangelicals. they seem to give him a pass on everything he does. i think these coming months we're going to see more and more of this president acting in this disgraceful way. >> this is a very historic, momentous night, of gravity and solemnity. it's a night that will not only leave a stain on president trump's president sif bcy but i what that's going to do to his psyche as we

, debbie dingell.et. i've always said i'll work with president trump when he wants to help hard-working men and women, but i'll also work to hold the administration accountable. debbie dingell responding to the president, of course, hailing from one of the key swing states in this upcoming election. thank you all for this saturday. that wraps up that hour for me. i'm richard lui. you can follow me on twitter, instagram, approximate facebook. our coverage continues after a short break. short break. -twins! grandparents! we want to put money aside for them, so...change in plans. alright, let's see what we can adjust. ♪ we'd be closer to the twins. change in plans. okay. mom, are you painting again? you could sell these. lemme guess, change in plans? at fidelity, a change in plans is always part of the plan. colon cancer screening for lemme guess, change in plans? people 50 plus at average risk. some things are harder than you thought. and others are easier. like screening for colon cancer with me, cologu

his wife debbie dingell succeeded him in my. >> do you know dingell, did you ever hear, from michigan? debbie dingell, that's a real beauty. so she calls me up like eight months ago, her husband was there a long time. but i didn't give him the "b" treatment, i didn't give him the "c" or the "d." i could have. i could ha i gave them everything, took down the flags. she calls me up, that's the nicest thing that's ever happened, thank you so much, john would be so thrilled. he's looking down, he would be so thrilled, thank you so much, sir. i said, that's okay, don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up, i don't know. [ audience reacts ] >> debbie dingell responded on twitter, writing, mr. president, let's set politics aside. my husband earned all his accolades after a lifetime of service. i'm preparing for the first holiday season without the man i love. you brought me down in a way you can never imagine and your hurtful words made my healing much harder. she also posted a thank-you to nancy pelosi for her strong leadership and, quote, an empathetic hand. joining me now is democratic c

john dingell wasn't in the rotunda. i didn't want anything that was out of the ordinary or something where somebody would do something special. john dingell loved this country. he believed in bringing everybody together. he believed in our democracy. and my family's still hurting. i have a brother -- john's brother, my brother-in-law is in hospice. went into hospice at thanksgiving. and these kinds of things -- we're a family grieving. i think we should take a lesson from this and all respect each other, period. in the broader -- we need more civility in this country. some things should be off limits. and you know what? we're all human beings. >> i mean, just to be clear, what i hear you saying beyond the appeal for humanity here is that what the president said wasn't true. he fabricated it. in some corners, that's called a lie. you didn't call him. that's the whole premise of what his attack on you last night. he was trying to pretend you called him in this sort of desperate way. you didn't call him. and your husband d

but when he goes to michigan and goes after representative john dingell, and debbie dingell, the current congresswoman, what do you think that says? and did you talk to him about it? >> well, number one, this joke is not funny. as to john dingell, the person president trump made sure he got the respect he deserved from a lifetime of service. president trump said he got all of the privileges that go with being a member of congress. he called up his wife and said i'm sorry with the passing of john dingell. he made the same joke about john mccain. it's not funny. nothing funny about this, mr. president. >> bret: did you tell him that today? >> i like the president. i think his sense of humor doesn't play well here. when it comes to john dingell, he made sure he was honored appropriately. he admired his service. but the joke he made last night, it's just not funny. we're in a country really divided right now. mr. president, you're doing a heck of a good job for the american people. you're making it safe, you're making us more prosperous. you've been on the receiving end of one outrage after

directed at her late husband john dingell, a world war ii veteran and the longest-serving congressman in history. >> this was a hard holiday for me because it's my first without him. it just made me sad to play politics with the man that i loved >> reporter: dingell reacting to the president's suggestion her husband who passed away last february is in hell. a crack made while mocking his call with debbie dingell earlier this year where she thanked the president for ordering flags lowered to half-staff. >> he's looking down, he'd be so -- thank you so much, sir i said, that's okay. don't worry about it maybe he's looking up, i don't know [ laughter ] but let's assume he's looking down >> reporter: the jab sparking immediate bipartisan backlash, including from speaker nancy pelosi walking together with dingell hours before they voted for impeachment. >> what the president misunderstands is that cruelty is not wit >> he said that, he should apologize john dingell is a fine, fine man >> reporter: cindy mccain, widow to late senator john mccain, another trump target, consoled dingell on tw

john dingell is a fine, fine man >> reporter: cindy mccain, widow of late john mccain, consoled dingell on twitter please know i'm thinking about you meghan on the view >> there is a special kind of horrific monstrosity in this man that does the type of thing to widows >> i'm not looking for an apology i think there are some things that should be off limits >> reporter: the president tonight ignored our questions about his shot at the late lawmaker, but his press secretary said president trump is a counter puncher and he was justify riffing for the crowd. lester >> all right, peter alexander in the white house, thank you bone chilling cold across the midwest and northeast. arctic air bringing the coldest temperatures of the season but a warm up on the way as millions get ready for holiday travel al roker is here al, what are you watching tonight >> good news, lester we're going to see a change in our pattern. two-thirds of the country will see warmer weather out west stormy and cool for tomorrow morning we have one more morning much brutally cold wind chills 15 in cleveland 22 below in

why does he feel safe denigrating john dingell?maginable things said about gold star families and judge john mccain received no real sanction in behavior from republicans. he is going -- in every republican in both chamber, votes to say they see nothing objectable in this behavior. the lesson, republicans aren't willing to cross him no matter what he does and wake up defending something more egregious than we saw in ukraine some down the road if they send that message to the white house. >> what happened the day after mueller concluded? the phone call with zelensky. >> exactly right. >> let me ask you about republican congressman mark meadows. news of the day, fierce ally of the president now become the 25th republican not to seek re-election in the house. what does that signal to you? >> the clear message is republicans do not believe they're going to win back the house in 2020. you know, i don't think that is an unreasonable conclusion for them. donald trump can win the electoral college again. no question. but a much harder time

listen to what em. >> you have this dingel. you know dingell from michigan?bie dingell. that's a real beauty. so she calls me up like eight months ago. her husband was here a long time. but i didn't give him the b treatment, the c or the d. i could have. i gave the a plus treatment. take down the flags. why are you taking them down? for excongressman ding 87. okay. do this, do that. rotunda, everything. everything. that's okay. i don't want anything. i don't need anything for anything. she calls me up. it's the nicest thing that has ever happen. thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down. he would be so thrilled. thank you so much, sir. i am that's okay. don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up. i don't know. maybe. maybe. >> and you can hear, there were some audible groans in the crowd. they didn't receive that statement very well. the president saying democrats should apologize for what they've done to his family. he's taking impeachment very personally and making clear that even though he says, he doesn't feel like he's being impeac

or would he apologize to his widow debbie dingell?swered questions about other topics but did not answer those questions. >>> we should know congressman jeff van drew of new jersey formally became a republican. he announced it while meeting with president trump in the oval office. take a listen. >> i believe this is a better fit for me. it is who i am. it is who i always was but there was more tolerance of moderate democrats. >> it is worth voting that congressman van drew voted with democrats which he used to be nearly 90% of the time. he tweeted last month, quote, in light of the recent allegations we must stand up against white supremacist terrorism and the racist rhetoric that encourages it, unquote. your response. >> i don't think those kinds of tweets would work very well in the republican party. and the idea that you would go from being a moderate democrat to a trump republican that's just a strange choice. it's not as though you are going from a moderate democrat to a republican in the george w. bush era. i could see that. but

. >> dingell, is house senior whip representative. thank you so much for being with us on this saturday. >> it's good to be with you. >> what do you make of this reporting on representative van drew? >> you know, it doesn't surprise me. i think he comes from a very difficult strict. he often finds himself voting or agreeing with many of the policies of the republican party. i'm still going to work with him like i do all my republican colleagues. he voted against moving forward with the process that we have been investigating and nobody expected him to vote one way or the other. this is not a partisan vote. this is a vote of conscience. >> this is a predetermined process, this is a predetermined vote. that's your response to that? >> for me it wasn't. last summer when i had -- tom steyer bought 40 ads against me because i wouldn't come out against it. i was worried and am worried even as i sit here tonight of how divided this country is. but i haven't announced what i'm going to do, but everyone knows i've been greatly disturbed by wha

question of john dingell. i knew john dingell, i knew debbie dingell. i served with them both. i think they are very good individuals. i think they served -- john served his country very well. very proud. when john passed away, if you watched on the floor and you a rd my speech on the floor, tribute to him, i find him very strong individual, very bright individual, i think he made a great contribution to america. we may differ philosophically and sometimes in principles, but, no, i considered him a friend. reporter: now that the house has voted on articles of impeachment, what will house republicans' role in the senate be? are you planning on having some of your members prep senate as they prepare for a trial or what will that look like? mr. mccarthy: we'll do anything senators need, if they want information, if they need it we have a lot of members who spent a lot of time on this. but that's up to the senate and also up to the president who he wants to represent him. but anything that we can be helpful with, we will. reporter: would you consider -- [indiscernible] -- mr. mccar

dingell: i have been looking at it for a long time. knew it when i was working at general motors a number of years ago. i talked to the auto companies all of the time. there is a recognition of how much internal combustion engines, fossil fuels are contributing to the crisis we have and we need to get to a newer technology. the united states needs to lead. we need to stay the forefront of innovation and technology. instead of doing circular firing squads, everybody needs to get at the table. use american ingenuity and develop the technology of the future that will make sure we still have mobility, we still have many other things that we are used to having. it is protecting our environment. nobody can deny we have a problem when you see the wildfires, you hear a case of tornadoes, glaciers melting. in michigan we have once every 100 year floods every year. we have a crisis that has defined solutions. david: talk to us about how that plays in your home state of michigan. the auto industry has gone through tough times. do people hear what

he attacks congressman dingell, chairman dingell yesterday. remember the common denominator here. they -- he jumps, he pounces when something has happened that threatens his own sense of pride, well-being. so the gold star family, they spoke at the convention. congresswoman dingell, debbie dingell voted to impeach him yesterday. mccain was not a fan. and so he's as -- i sometimes think we ascribe a complexity to him that he doesn't merit. he's pretty transparent here. he's a creature of appetite and ambition and ego. and to some extent historically and culturally we've been given this interesting -- remember the old comic books the x-ray glasses they used to sell. we've all been given a set of those. we just see him now entirely for what he is, moments that -- where other people would at least say, mutter or kick the door in private, he does in public. the other thing about this is i think arguably the most important sentence he uttered last night in that moment was i gave him everything. i gave him everything. >> yeah. >> and it was this sens

> well, i want to say john dingell was my mentor.n dingell was my friend. he's a large part of why i've been successful in congress. he was a lion of the house. he passed most of the our environmental laws, the clean air acts, the drinking water act, he was author of the affordable care act. and you know what? it's not even worth saying how low that was, what president trump said. i'm not even going to dignify it with a response. my prayers and love go out to debbie and john's whole family in this holiday season. i'm close friends with debbie, and it's hard for them. and for a president to go to your district and say something so low and demeaning, it's just not worth discussing. as debbie said, they go low but we're going to go high. >> i wonder what you think -- i understand you don't want to address what he said about the former congressman, but there was some insight, i think, into perhaps his thinking on how he approaches things when he does something for someone. do you think, listening to him, that president trump expected deb

john dingell.rs have been vocal about it, lindsey graham have been vocal about it of saying that's not appropriate. thas th that doesn't bring anybody to a higher ground. the other thing you need to do, when you do elect a president, it's not just electing a president, whether it be donald trump or hillary clinton, it's who do they place around them? people like mike pence or mike pompeo or rick perry or carson or kellyanne conway or sarah sanders, there becomes a team that comes around that president as well. so we also take a look at what team will be around that person. i can tell you right now from the faith console or the others that he's placed rey round haro is getting good counsel. >> thank you for the conversation. i appreciate it. marry christmas and happy holidays. >> good bless. >>> my panel responds to this conversation we've just had. also jeff flake calling on senators to put country over party, but will they listen? that's next. country over rtpay, but will they listen? that's next.

. >> debbie dingell that's a real beauty. >> reporter: at his rally the president mocked dingell suggesting her late president was possibly looking up from hell. >> maybe he is looking up. i don't know. >> do you regret your comments to her? >> the president refused to take questions about dingell who reminded him she is still in mourning. >> it is still something i am really grieving over. this thanksgiving was really hard. and christmas is harder. >> reporter: white house press secretary stephanie grisham defended the president saying mr. trump was just punching back. but that's not true, the dingells didn't punch first. >> he was just riffing. >> reporter: speaker pelosi said the president's remark revealed his character. >> just because he gets a laugh for saying the cruel things that he says doesn't mean he's funny. it is not funny at all. it is very sad. >> reporter: the president used his appearance in the oval office to introduce jeff van drew who bolted from the democratic party. the president also told reporters he is all but settled for pat cipollone to be his attorney during the

no disrespect to debbie dingell and certainly not to john dingell, but he's a little man, and i'm afraid he's unable to make that kind of apology. any other politician in america would make. >> you could just feel congresswoman dingell's -- politics aside, you could feel her pain hearing her this morning with alisyn and also in her tweet last night. still trying to grieve the loss of her beloved husband. but, doug, just before you go, i want your read on what we saw, the historic night, the historic vote on impeachment. earlier this week you gave speaker pelosi an a-plus for the job she's doing. i wonder if she keeps an a-plus in your book right now given the development last night that she signaled she may hold off. i don't know how long. indefinitely. on handing over these articles of impeachment to the senate so that the constitutional process can play out. >> well, we'll see at 10:45 what her chess move is here right now. i think nancy pelosi's just trying to put a spotlight on mitch mcconnell and the fact that he's already made up his mind that he's going to be a stark partisan. i t

he's going to lose michigan because john dingell, here's the thing john dingell and i agreed 75% of thewe went on it on fuel economy for cars, on the nra, so he had cross over. he's in trouble. i want to thank fred upton, the only congressman i saw and there could be more, a republican who really criticized trump for his disgusting rhetoric. >> i think dan crenshaw said it was inappropriate. this is who he is. >> he's always like this. >> and it's not like -- inparty has become not just a kind of tolerance of it but actually and you saw this yesterday in eight hours of, you know, live debate, there's an iconography built out of this. this is now what the party represents. >> of course. they have a splendid avatar of all their bright grievances. on the stage last night ranting and raving and spitting, and that's what they want and what they care about. they don't call about individual liberty or the rule of law or low taxes or strong defense. they care about the show. and the cruelty of the show is the center of it. the cruelty is the purpose of the show. and so donald trump when he's ou

the question on john dingell, i knew john dingell. i knew debbie dingell. i served with them both.y're both very good individuals. i think they served -- john served his country very well, very proud. when john passed away, if you watched on the floor and you heard my speech on the floor, a tribute to him and i find him a very strong individual, a very bright individual. i think he made a great contribution to america. we may differ philosophically and sometimes in principles but i considered him a friend. yes? >> now that the house has voted on articles of impeachment, what will house republicans' role in the senate be? are you planning on having some of your members prep the senate as they prepare for a trial? what will that look like? >> we will do anything senators need if they want information. we have a lot of members that spent a lot of time on this. that's up to the senate and the president of who he wants to represent him. but anything that we can be helpful, we will. yes, ma'am? >> would you consider last night's house republicans' defeat a failure to the party? >> a defe

his wife, debbie dingell, responded on twitter, writing -- "mr. president, let's set politics aside. my husband earned all his accolades after a lifetime of service. i'm preparing for the first holiday season without the man i love. you brought me down in a way you can never imagine and your hurtful words just made my healing much harder." at least two people in the packed arena at trump's rally were removed after they held up a banner that said "don the con, you're fired!" trump also called a heckler a "slob" and a "disgusting person" and urged security officers of being politically correct and called o on them to be stronger than that as they escorted her out. pres. trump: you're about to hear the greatest speech you have ever heard and that is going to be the publicity because all the fake newsfactor will say, massive riots -- fake news back there will say, massive riots, fake news. amy: well, for more, we go to washington, d.c., where we're joined by congressmember pramila jayapal, democrat from washington state. first, this is congress member

she tweeted to debbie dingell. i'm terrible sorry and thinking about you showing great empathy there. you spent time with donald trump. did he ever demonstrate his ability to empathize ever around you? >> i didn't spend time, personally. i spent time with his family and they're actually very nice people. from what i've seen. but everything we know about this guy and everybody i know who spent time around him says, you know, it's -- it's -- the guy's a dictator. you put your head down. say yes, sir and hope he moves on to another policy issue and go do your work. that's the national economic council, policy council take to him, just try to work around him and hope he ignores them to do their job. >> with this impeachment now, do you think that this is one of the first times that donald trump has been held accountable in his life? >> well, i mean, he's been held accountable a couple times. unfortunately voters ignored it in the last election. see if they will next time. he was held accountable for cheating on his non

, dingell.now dingell from michigan? debbie dingell, that's a real beauty. so she calls me up like eight months ago. her husband was there a long time, but i didn't give him the b treatment. i didn't give him the c or the d. i could have. nobody would have -- i gave the a plus treatment. she calls me up. it's the nicest thing that's ever happened. thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down, he'd be so thrilled. thank you so much, sir. i said that's okay, don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up. i don't know. >> so many things going on there. i'm duty bound to point out that the endangered species act clean air, clean water, civil rights act would not look the same arguably without john dingell in congress. he represented michigan. that's where the rally was, dingell, you could hear the repetition. it sounds funny to him. the joke about him looking up from hell, even the pro forma nature of being president and allowing a burial with full military honors. he's buried in ar

dingell. you know dingell from michigan? debbie dingell. that's a real beauty.o she calls me up like eight months ago. her husband was there a long time. but i didn't give him the "b" treatment. i didn't give him the "c" or the "d." i could have. you gave the a-plus treatment. she calls me up. it's the nicest thing that's ever happened. it you so much. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down. he'd be so thrilled. thank you so much, sir. i said, that's okay. don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up. i don't know. >> so many things going on there. i'm duty-bound to point out that the endangered species act, clean air, clean water, civil rights act would not look the same arguably without john dingell in congress. he represented michigan. that's where the rally was. dingell, you could hear the repetition. it sounds funny to him. the joke about him looking up from hell. even the pro forma nature of being president and allowing a burial with full military honors. he's buried in arlington for a world war ii veteran. he assigned that could kind of favor status,

ex congressman dingell. oh, okay. do this, do that, do that. rotunda, everything. okay. i don't want anything for it. i don't need anything for anything. she calls me up. it's the greatest thing that has ever happened. thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down, thank you so much, sir. and i said that's okay, don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up, i don't know. >> i think the president sis saying john dingell is not exactly a wall flower and called im bess ill, the president, in the later months and he called debbie dingell and lowered flags to half mast and i think in the midst of an impeachment vote, that is something that came up in his rally speech. >> i spoke to the congressman debbie dingell last night about the president's comments about her late husband and this is what she had to say. >> we can use this as a learning moment for our country, which i am really worried about, the division, the fear and hatred that is dividing us, and it can get people to think about trying to bring civility back, to take a deep breath, before you sa

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and reference to her late husband, late congressman john dingell.cribing a phone call they had after john dingell's death. >> thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down, he'd be so thrilled. thank you so much, sir. i said that's okay, don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up, i don't know. >> i love my husband, as you well know. we had a love affair most never have, and it's going to be -- it's been a hard holiday season. he said what he said, and it hurt. i'll leave it at that. howard: brit hume said the comments were gratuitous and politically dumb, neil cavuto said beyond crew, even some of his supporters in politics said he should a apologize. lindsey graham said it wasn't funny. so why did he say this about a congressman who's no longer with us? >> well, howie, let's not forget what he was talking about. he had the flag flown at half staff to honor the death and the legacy of congressman john ding el. we, obviously, respect his memory and his legacy. we respect the service of his wife who now has his congressional seat.

for a cash for ex-cons been dingell. do this, do that.don't want anything for it, don't need anything for anything. she calls me up, she says thank you so much, joe would be so thrilled. he is looking down, thank you so much syrup. i said that -- so much sir. i said don't worry about it, maybe he is looking up, i don't know. [laughter] [cheering] trump: maybe. let's assume he's looking down. i gave him a plus. -- ihe called and said won't go into the conversation because it's not fair to do that. but all i will say is let's put it this way, it was the most profuse thank you you could ever get on a scale of zero to 10. it was a 10. now they talk about this phony impeachment and she is out there , we have to look seriously at our president because he may have violated the constitution of the united states. [booing] trump: i can't be happy without because i love our country. she loves everything. look at her and she is so sincere and what happens? i vote to impeach trump. >> that was president trump last night in michigan, congressman debbie

here is the president going after the late congressman john dingell. >> you know, dingell, from michigan debbie dingell, that's a real beauty, so she calls me up, like eight months ago, her husband was here a long time, but i didn't give him the b treatment, or i didn't give him the c or the d, chi, have nobody would have, you know, i gave the a plus treatment, take down the flags, why are you taking them down. ex-congressman dingell. oh, okay. do this, do that. do that. rotunda, everything. i gave him everything. that's okay. i don't want anything for it. i don't need anything for anything. she calls me up, and says that's the nicest thing that has ever happened, thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down, he would be so thrilled. thank you so much, sir. i said that's okay, don't worry about it. and maybe he is looking up, i don't know. i don't know. maybe. maybe. but let's assume he is looking down. >> dingell's widow, congressman debbie ding whole currently holds her late husband's seat responded in a tweet, mr. president, let's set politics aside. my husband earn

now john dingell. what the president misunderstands is that cruelty is not wit. just because he gets a laugh for saying the cruel things that he says doesn't mean he's funny. it's not funny at all. it's very sad. thank you all very much. happy holidays. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019]

watch. >> debbie dingell, that's a real beauty. thank you so much, sir. i said that's okay, don't worry about it. maybe he's looking up, i don't know. let's assume he is looking down. >> he was my partner and the love of my life. i was already having a hard time with this holiday. the comments that he made, it made me sad. i'm going to keep doing my job. >> harris: capitol hill senior producer chad pergram again said a republican congressman told him the president should watch a step on dingell and that kind of talk could cost him the state of michigan. of course dingell was the longest serving member of congress from the state of michigan. 59 years he led. why is that kind of come in useful or necessary to rally? >> listen, your heart goes out to congresswoman dingell and the loss she experienced. in fact, when the late congressman past it was donald trump who reached out to the congresswoman to express his condolences. the president has great respect for the service in world war ii for his longest-serving term in congress, and for congresswoman dingell

how is dingell viewed?he now deceased congressman he said is looking up from hell. >> well -- actually, i had tickets to that event. once it was announced wednesday was going to be impeachment day and i'm waiting until that morning to decide, shall we fly to michigan? i actually got tickets. you can sign up and get them under a different name. we were all going to go to battle creek. battle creek is breakfast, both kellogg's and post are there. all of your frosted flicks. are you frosted flakes or cap'n crunch? i'm guessing you're not cap'n crunch. we wanted to go there. i had friends go. they said, you can't really tell by the sound levels and the way the picture is framed, but in the greater arena, people were stunned. they were like -- one of those moments where you say, yeah, was some people, there is a bridge too far for them, that was a brbridge too far and the sort of laughter you here was not laughing that ththis man is in hell who just died, but it is that nervous laughter, "i can't believe he just

trump described it as a favor to dingell's widow. >> debbi dingell calls me up like eight months ago. her husband was ill a long time. but i didn't give him the b treatment, the d or the c, i could have i gave the a-plus treatment. she calls me up to say, thank you so much. john would be so thrilled. he's looking down. thank you so much, sir okay, don't worry about it maybe he's looking out >> congresswoman dingell responded in a tweet, writing, mr. president, let's set politics aside i'm preparing for the first holiday season without the man i love you brought me down in a way you can never imagine in your hurtful words just made my feeling much harder. >> now mysterious disappearance of a texas mother and her newborn nearly a week ago, authorities on wednesday opened a tip line as the fbi intensifies the search nbc's sam brock reports from austin >> reporter: teams of fbi agents descended on this apartment complex, interviewing neighbors and looking for any clues. >> your heart drops, immediately thinking, what's going on? >> reporter: that could bring closure to the family of heidi