elissa slotkin was one of them. saying that we believe it's in the national interest to pursue impeachment against donald trump. remember, this was the issue pertaining to ukraine and russia. this was the famous phone call between president trump and zelenskyy where there were allegations that president trump was withholding ukraine funding. it's kind of a full-circle moment now that we're dealing with zelenskyy and ukraine. that's sort of elissa slotkin's background. she's an interesting choice. host: what make for a good response? how high or low is the bar here? guest: that's a funny question. there's an ongoing joke on capitol hill that deliver -- delivering the response to the state of the union it's the worse possible job. it's potential to flub it. people remember with those responses, marco rubio's infamous grabbing the glass of water off camera and then coming back on camera is one of more memorable ones. of course, things turned out for marco rubio. he's now secretary of state. oftentimes these are not mem

elissa slotkin was one of them. saying that we believe it's in the national interest to pursue impeachment against donald trump. remember, this was the issue pertaining to ukraine and russia. this was the famous phone call between president trump and zelenskyy where there were allegations that president trump was withholding ukraine funding. it's kind of a full-circle moment now that we're dealing with zelenskyy and ukraine. that's sort of elissa slotkin's background. she's an interesting choice. host: what make for a good response? how high or low is the bar here? guest: that's a funny question. there's an ongoing joke on capitol hill that deliver -- delivering the response to the state of the union it's the worse possible job. it's potential to flub it. people remember with those responses, marco rubio's infamous grabbing the glass of water off camera and then coming back on camera is one of more memorable ones. of course, things turned out for marco rubio. he's now secretary of state. oftentimes these are not mem

that said, elissa slotkin is a great storyteller. tell a story from a state in the middle of the country that chose a democratic candidate, a state where kamala harris didn't perform well, but find a message that worked with a large population of working class folks in that state. not just by the way this term is a senate candidate, but previously as someone who was a member of congress, someone who has a history as a member of the armed forces as well. and so i think that democrats are looking for the right messengers and the right storytellers to find that message. senator slotkin is certainly a good option, but i would manage expectations on what anyone can do on a stage next to the president. >> joel payne and brendan buck, please stick around. and coming up on chris jansing reports from pariah to ally, why the kremlin now sees some overlap with the white house. plus what we know about a deadly suspected car ramming incident in germany today, not even three weeks after the attack in munich. >> can you tell? i'm sure you're wonder

freshman senator elissa slotkin of michigan to offer that official response. she is an interesting choice because she is one of just a few democratic senators who won in a battleground state that trump actually had carried in the november election. slotkin, after that election, had said democrats really needed to be talking about kitchen table issues, and that is part of the reason that democrats are really trying to push these arguments relating to cost of living, trying to point out that trump has not fulfilled his promise to immediately lower prices for americans. democrats are also eager to highlight how the gop could potentially cut medicaid and give tax breaks to billionaires. but in addition to the messaging around this this joint address, there are some democrats who are considering not attending at all. that includes senator chris murphy, who has been a leading voice in the pushback against trump. he will instead be participating in a counterprogramming event. and here is why or how he described his reasoning for not attending. >> i think that state o

>> you know, elissa slotkin is a very talented member of the democratic caucus.e's clearly of the younger generation of elected officials on that national stage. and i think that that's a positive to give this platform to that younger generation. and i also say that historically, as secretary castro knows very well, you're not going to get anywhere near the magnitude of the pulpit that the president has. so anyone who does this is in a very tough spot. now, politically, i don't know how the dnc gets to senator slotkin. she's exciting. she's new, she's young, but she does not represent the constituency that democrats hemorrhaged in losing to president trump. i would be looking to pivot towards someone who helps capture back that group that we think we did not perform as well with in this presidential election. and frankly, it's time to start thinking beyond the confines of current senators or house members. perhaps it's time for someone who is not anywhere near the elected official realm, who can come and talk to the american people representing a democratic oppos

. >> as you know, the the democrats have tapped freshman senator elissa slotkin of michigan to give the democratic party response to trump's speech. how should senator slotkin counter the president's address, especially coming from a state he won last november? >> well, let's also remember she wanted at the same time. that's because she has a phenomenal background in the military. she is someone that gets it from the midwest perspective. so i think what our response must be is, number one, he promised a whole bunch of people that voted for him and actually voted for me and elissa slotkin as well. he said, i'm going to bring down costs from day one. what do we see? we see egg prices wholesale up 23%, lumber prices up, coffee prices up, and all of the things he's done, including these tariffs on our allies on canada and mexico, can bring them up even more. so i think that he better take some responsibility for making this his priority. and that includes health care and that includes housing and the like. and also stop this search for money everywhere to give billionaires tax cuts and then

newly elected michigan senator elissa slotkin is scheduled to deliver the democratic response. you can watch the president's speech and the democratic response tuesday night, 6:00, right here on ktvu. tuesday, also, the day that we are expected to see the president's tariffs go into effect, this means 25% tariffs on goods from canada, china and mexico. the white house says the three countries are not doing enough to stop the flow of illegal drugs into america. the president also says 25% tariffs on the european union are on the way. >> there are concerns among democrats about controversial comments made by elon musk about social security. during an interview friday on joe rogan's podcast. musk called social security a, quote, the biggest ponzi scheme of all time. those comments came on the same day it was announced that the social security administration cut some 7000 jobs to the federal workforce. the president and republican leadership say only waste, fraud and abuse will be cut from the agency. but some democrats say musk's statement is a sign that he aims to dismantle key s

elissa slotkin was one of them.ing that we believe it's in the national interest to pursue impeachment against donald trump. remember, this was the issue pertaining to ukraine and russia. this was the famous phone call between president trump and zelenskyy where there were allegations that president trump was withholding ukraine funding. it's kind of a full-circle moment now that we're dealing with zelenskyy and ukraine. that's sort of elissa slotkin's background. she's an interesting choice. host: what make for a good response? how high or low is the bar here? guest: that's a funny question. there's an ongoing joke on capitol hill that deliver -- delivering the response to the state of the union it's the worse possible job. it's potential to flub it. people remember with those responses, marco rubio's infamous grabbing the glass of water off camera and then coming back on camera is one of more memorable ones. of course, things turned out for marco rubio. he's now secretary of state. oftentimes these are not memorab

administration early actions or will be hurt by the house republican budget michigan senator elissa slotkinnd hakeem jeffries said she will explain how democrats are fighting to protect social security and medicaid while republicans are cutting taxes for billionaires and elon musk. texas congressman randy weber, good to see you what you make of the results from the other side what is your reaction to the resist. >> this is employed to say that they can confuse americans. i was listening to mark malik earlier when consumption is two thirds of gdp and what we saw november the fifth was americans voted for trump in a new agenda, the democrats may not like that they may resist that. that is fine, this is what americans voted for in the speaker exactly correct. you can see us come together and put together for dated the bill that benefits americans in the democrats if i can be so bold i think they've lost their way. maria: president trump is gearing up for all the terrors. he said the 25% tariffs on mexico and canada and another 10% on china are set to take effect tomorrow. one official told fox

. >> tomorrow night, elissa slotkin will deliver the democratic for a bottle. her a rising star after she won her state in the seat that the president carried last november. generated buzz as former vice presidential nominee tim walz, open to potentially running for the white house again, but at the top of the ticket. kind of floating it out there. we don't know whether or not, here is would choose to run again. she did not show up for last night's academy awards. rumblings she may have showed up there. instead her husband posted a photo of her enjoying some doritos instead. >> sandra: they can be delicious. let's bring in matt bennett, cofounder of roadway. the democrats are trying to figure a way to respond to the president's address to a joint meeting of congress. they might be well served to consider the results of the new poll conducted by the poster, 52% approve of donald trump. 58% think he is doing a better job than joe biden. 81% agree with his deportation of illegal immigrants who have committed crimes. 68% approve of his declaring there only to be tw

elissa slotkin will deliver rebuttal from the direct house minority leader hakeem jeffries social explainty and medicaid all republicans are cutting taxes for billionaires and elon musk. near congresswoman claudia tenney. great to see you, thank you for being here. with all of that set up, what is your assessment and expectation for tomorrow night. >> i think the president is going to give an incredible speech. i've never seen donald trump so serene and so motivated and focused he is a democrats resistance is minimal and i remember going through this in the first term the insanity they dressed in white and would not stand for anything the president had to say even when he recognized victims of ms 13, parents in the audience all the stuff people want to see what president trump is doing. were going after fraud abuse and waste in government. he's talking about keeping the tax cuts permanent as you heard the speaker say nothing's done work for upstate new york and the tax cut in jobs and empowered small businesses and entrepreneurs and helped us grow and reinvest in our jobs and get a relief

democrats will try to counter the president's message with a rebuttal from first term senator elissa slotkinressive rebuttal from newly elected bay area congresswoman lateefah simon. >> what i know and what we're seeing here on the ground in the capitol, is these attacks from the executive orders to the budget fight that you all will see in a couple of weeks. it is going to severely cut medical care for low income and middle income people. >> the other elephant in the room is obviously elon musk. and what do you do about doge. in protest of federal job cuts in funding freezes led by elon musk, many democrats have invited fired federal employees as their guests. a white house spokesperson panned the move, saying it's, quote, exploiting the american people for political points. democrats and republicans must come to an agreement on the budget by march 14th. that's next friday to avoid a partial government shutdown. in the newsroom, greg lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> and late this afternoon, the trump administration announced it is pausing all aid to ukraine following last week's oval office meet

aside from representative elissa slotkin, who is delivering the formal democrats response? >> well, as always, we will be respectful of the presidency, even if we strongly disagree with the person who currently occupies it. i will be there, as will my my colleague debbie and and all my other democratic colleagues, i believe, to best represent the folks who elected us. um, i have always said that for myself. i'm willing to work with this administration in areas where we can agree, but i'm also bluntly honest that in most areas we will not be able to reach agreement. the reality is, what we saw in the oval office on friday was truly a humiliating moment for all americans. never thought i would see anything like it. and those sorts of things actually only makes it more difficult to deal with this white house. >> and i wonder, congresswoman, you know, nancy pelosi is recommending to democrats at this joint address to congress to essentially have a poker face. you know, if you're thinking, thinking, thinking something or even refraining from, you know, facial expressions or over

newly elected michigan senator elissa slotkin is set to deliver the democratic response.ch the president's speech and the democratic response tuesday at 6 p.m. here on ktvu. and oakland congresswoman lateefah simon will deliver the working families party's response to donald trump's tuesday address. simon, who is a registered democrat, says she is honored to speak on behalf of the party. the working families party endorsed simon in last november's election to fill the seat left vacant by barbara lee. tuesday is also the day that we will see president's tariffs. the president's tariffs go into effect, and that means a 25% tariff on goods from canada, china and mexico. the white house says the three countries are not doing enough to stop the flow of illegal drugs into america. the president also says 25% tariffs on goods from the european union are also on the way. >> some democratic lawmakers are concerned about recent comments made by elon musk directed towards social security. during an interview friday on joe rogan's podcast, musk called social security, quote, the bigg

now, democrats have also chosen democratic senator elissa slotkin of michigan to deliver the officialal to trump's remarks. it's an interesting choice because slotkin is a freshman senator who was one of only two freshman senators to actually win in a battleground state that trump won back in november. she is often talked about the need for democrats to talk about kitchen table issues in order to win back voters in the upcoming elections. now, while that is a big focus of the democratic response, there are some who are considering not attending this speech at all. one of those is democratic senator chris murphy, who has really been a leading voice in the pushback against trump. here is why he has decided not to attend that speech on tuesday night. >> i think. >> that state of the. >> union speech is going. >> to. >> be a farce. i think it's going to be a maga pep rally, not a serious talk to the nation. we're going to stop that billionaire takeover, that destruction of our democracy, only by fighting them every single day. a lot of democrats think maybe you should, you know, fight eve

democrats will try to counter the president's message with a rebuttal from first term senator elissa slotkin a progressive rebuttal from newly elected bay area congresswoman lateefah simon. >> what i know and what we're seeing here on the ground in the capitol is these attacks from the executive orders to the budget fight that you all will see in a couple of weeks. it is going to severely cut medical care for low income and middle income people. >> the other elephant in the room is obviously elon musk. and what do you do about doge. in protest of federal job cuts in funding freezes led by elon musk? many democrats have invited fired federal employees as their guests. the white house spokesperson panned the move, saying it's, quote, exploiting the american people for political points. now, you heard congresswoman simon there talking about the budget fight. democrats and republicans must come to an agreement by march 14th. that's next friday to avoid a partial government shutdown. claudine. >> well, greg, certainly a lot to watch. and some california lawmakers also looking to spot people in sp

democrats will try to counter the president's message with a rebuttal from first term senator elissa slotkin and a progressive rebuttal from newly elected bay area congresswoman lateefah simon. >> what i know and what we're seeing here on the ground in the capitol is these attacks from the executive orders to the budget fight that you all will see in a couple of weeks. it is going to severely cut medical care for low income and middle income people. >> the other elephant in the room is obviously elon musk. and what do you do about doge. in protest of federal job cuts in funding freezes led by elon musk? many democrats have invited fired federal employees as their guests. a white house spokesperson panned the move, saying it's, quote, exploiting the american people for political points. you heard congresswoman simon talk about the budget fight there. democrats and republicans must come to an agreement by march 14th. that's next friday to avoid a partial government shutdown. in the newsroom, greg lee, ktvu, fox two news. alex, heather. >> and greg, there are some lawmakers from here in califor

person that they selected to deliver the official democratic response that will be a senator, elissa slotkin from michigan. she is an interesting choice. she's a moderate and she comes from a state, uh, michigan, which is a battleground state that trump actually had won in 2024, but one where a democrat like slotkin was successful. she's only one of two freshmen democrats to win in battleground states that trump had carried. now, after her election, slotkin had talked about the need for democrats to really emphasize kitchen table issues. and that's something that democratic leaders have signaled they are quite eager to talk about. they want to talk about how trump has not lowered costs and also warn of republicans potential plans to make cuts to medicaid, while giving tax breaks to millionaires or billionaires like elon musk. we're also told that democratic lawmakers are planning to bring guests, individuals who have been impacted by some of trump's moves. that could include fired federal workers or other individuals who might be part of programs that had some of their funding frozen. it's a

now, democrats have also chosen democratic senator elissa slotkin of michigan to deliver the official rebuttal to trump's remarks. it's an interesting choice because slotkin is a freshman senator who was one of only two freshman senators to actually win in a battleground state that trump won back in november. she is often talked about the need for democrats to talk about kitchen table issues in order to win back voters in the upcoming elections. now, while that is a big focus of the democratic response, there are some who are considering not attending this speech at all. one of those is democratic senator chris murphy, who has really been a leading voice in the pushback against trump. here is why he has decided not to attend that speech on tuesday night. >> i think that state of the union speech is going to be a farce. i think it's going to be a maga pep rally, not a serious talk to the nation. we're going to stop that billionaire takeover, that destruction of our democracy, only by fighting them every single day. a lot of democrats think maybe you should, you know, fight every third

we know that the democrats have tapped senator elissa slotkin to be able to, you know, kind of lodgense from the democrats. are you going to be attending this on tuesday? and what are you expecting to hear? >> so i'm actually, you know, it was incredibly difficult to fly with a newborn across countries. you can imagine. and, you know, i'm going to be there for anything that i can make a difference with my vote. but i'm only going to be showing up when those critical votes are coming. so we expect that the next week i'll have to be there for votes as we're facing another shutdown forced by republicans, you know, throwing our shutting down our government, throwing our economy off a cliff. so more self-inflicted wounds. what i believe we'll hear from the president is more anger, fear, misinformation, lies. and just, you know, this is a difficult time. i think that people were following my story because they had a glimmer of hope that they want to know that people are fighting for them, and that we're showing up in the ways that we need to be right now, because people are very scared of

. >> concludes his speech, the cameras will pan to senator elissa slotkin. >> who will deliver. >> the slotkin won michigan despite the fact that donald trump won it as well. she certainly represents, i believe. >> the. >> next generation or the present generation. >> of leadership for the party. >> this could be a real turning the page moment. >> for the democrats. >> one more thing before i do this thing that was just handed to me. should should democrats go to the joint? to the joint address on tuesday? because there are some people who are saying democrats should not go. other people are saying they should go, but they should do some form of some form of protest that they turn their backs or leave. if you were still in congress, would you go? >> absolutely. >> they should go. >> and. >> you know. >> democrats should should not go. >> as the. >> grand defenders. >> of. >> the status. >> quo or. of bureaucracy. >> or anything. >> else that's esoteric. they should go. >> talking about the bread. >> and butter. >> issues. >> standing up for the issues that donald trump quite frankly ta

now, democrats have chosen senator elissa slotkin of michigan, a first term senator, to deliver the official response. she is one of the only freshman senators who won in a battleground state that trump actually won himself in 2024. and she's often talked about the need to highlight kitchen table issues in order to win back voters. that is a messaging strategy that democrats will employ this week. but there's also some democrats who are just going to skip the speech altogether. connecticut senator chris murphy, who has really been a leading voice in the pushback against trump, has said that he is not going to attend and instead will be participating in a counterprogramming event with the progressive organization. and here's how he described his reasoning when he spoke to our colleague dana bash earlier today. >> i think that state of the union speech is going to be a farce. i think it's going to be a maga pep rally, not a serious talk to the nation. we're going to stop that billionaire takeover, that destruction of our democracy, only by fighting them every single day. a lot of democrats thi

the party is going with freshman senator elissa slotkin. she's a cia veteran, a swing state moderate, and she'll face a skeptical public that democrats have any idea what they're doing, particularly skeptics from their home crowd. so this is the perennial question what do they do? i mean, first of all, do they go? >> i think they do. and i think they have to be boisterous. i think they have to be loud. i think they have to be rowdy. i think they have to be seen. we haven't seen democrats over the last month or so since donald trump has been in office. i think they have to grab some headlines. i think they have to make some noise, and i think they have to really be, um, be really bold in what they do. >> and this is why the party's fractured, where they don't really have a leader and they don't really have a common message because you have half of democrats saying that they should be fighting back with the same amount of zest that trump is fighting, right. and then you have the other half saying, no, we should sit back and see how this plays

the democratic response to this is going to be delivered by a freshman senator, elissa slotkin, who is a moderate. the last time the president addressed a joint session of congress, this was back in 2020. it was from progressive michigan governor gretchen whitmer. and people will remember that. then speaker nancy pelosi ripped up the state of the union. the copy that she had, obviously a shift here in response from the democrats in their selection about the messaging after the president. >> it is a shifted response. but also, when you look at what has happened since election day, there are more questions that have to be answered. we know where the administration is taking the country. democrats in particular, want to know where is the party taking them, what is their answer to the changes they've seen and the changes that are yet to come? we've we've talked to many people in washington over the past few weeks, and there is division. people are not quite sure what that path forward should be. how strong should democrats push back? as james carville said? do we do the democrats just kind

including leader jeffries, and then they should hold a press conference after the response of elissa slotkinho's delivering the democratic response. we'll see. i think the democrats are going and that's part of the problem, right? right here. >> but but. >> but you. >> see that that that hakeem jeffries and chuck schumer and they're still trying to say, well, we're going to show unity and blah blah blah. and i'm like, well, if you're going to go, then you need to go and do something to charlie's point. point drastic to send the message. >> i would do, i would attend, do not attend, do not attend. part of you know what? we'll have more time to talk about it. i'll be taking wagers on my instagram account about if the democrats are going. charlie. tara. thank you tuesday, folks. remember, we're not going, but we'll be here to talk about it. be sure to tune in to msnbc for our special coverage of donald trump's joint address to congress. ari melber and jen psaki are going to kick things off at 6 p.m. eastern with a preview, and then at eight, they will join rachel maddow and the team for coverag

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