franklin foer is still with me tonight. frank, looking like a chump is something no politician ever wants to be, but i was surprised at how pointed and how focused biden was as someone who seems so selfless. of course he's a political animal and knows impressions matter. >> it's his presidency, his legacy and what's at stake there. in the middle of his negotiations of the build back better package where he was so close to getting joe manchin over the line and scanning the social safety net in a profound generational transformational sort of way, you know, it flopped in this spectacular fashion when manchin wept on fox news sunday and pulled the plug. and so i actually think that moment is a relatively selfless moment because biden was so deep in the weeds of those negotiations. he'd bring the senators into the oval office. they'd be with him for two or three hours at a time as he tried to charm them, wheedle them, you know, bring them aboard and it was a really difficult thing. no majority leader would be able to pull that

i'll speak with franklin foer, the author of "the last politician," a new book about president biden,h an inside account of how the oldest president in history operates. >>> and buy american. the u.s. warns china that american businesses may stop investing if conditions do not improve. >> otherwise, it's too risky, and as iuz:■ said, uninvestable. >>> i'll talk to commerce secretary gina raimondo. joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief washington correspondent andrea mitchell, jake sherman, co-founder of punchbowl news, former homeland security secretary jeh johnson, and republican strategist sara fagen. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning and a happy labor day weekend. buckle up for a turbulent fall. lawmakers will return to washington this week to a political storm of their own making. with a biden impeachment inquiry looking more and more likely and the uncertainty about whether the government can keep the lights on

i'll speak with franklin foer, the author of "the last politician," a new book about president biden,h an inside account of how the oldest president in history operates. >>> and buy american. the u.s. warns china that american businesses may stop investing if conditions do not improve. >> otherwise, it's too risky, and as iuz:■ said, uninvestable. >>> i'll talk to commerce secretary gina raimondo. joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief washington correspondent andrea mitchell, jake sherman, co-founder of punchbowl news, former homeland security secretary jeh johnson, and republican strategist sara fagen. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning and a happy labor day weekend. buckle up for a turbulent fall. lawmakers will return to washington this week to a political storm of their own making. with a biden impeachment inquiry looking more and more likely and the uncertainty about whether the government can keep the lights on

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franklin foer stood with me tonight.nts to be, but i was surprised they have pointed and how focused biden was, as someone who seems so selfless, of course he's a political animal, he knows impressions matter, but he was focused on his own reputational damage -- >> it is his presidency. it is his legacy at stake there. and in the middle of the negotiations of the build back better package, where he was oh so close to getting joe manchin over the line, and expanding the social safety net, making profound generational transformation -- it flopped in this spectacular fashion when manchin went on fox news on sunday and pulled the plug. so i think that moment is a relatively selfless moment because biden was so deep in the weeds of those negotiations, he brought the senators into the oval office, they would be there for two or three hours at a time as he tried to charm them, weedle then, bring them aboard. so it was a really difficult thing. no majority leader would be able to pull it off on their own. and he took the lead, b

and atlantic staff later franklin foer discusses the first two years of the biden presidency. and we will cover the morning headlines and take your calls live. "washington journal" begins now. ♪ host: good morning. it is friday, september 8. 13 presidential libraries put out a joint statement that warned the public of polarization and the weakening of american democracy. during the first hour we want to know your thoughts on the countries trajectory when it comes to democratic ideals and principles. are you optimistic or pessimistic about democracy in the u.s.? if you're optimistic the number is (202) 748-8000. pessimistic, (202) 748-8001 up you can also send as a text at (202) 748-8003. send your first name and your city state. and we are on facebook and x and instagram. welcome to today's washington journal. i want to start with any people that came out in july of -- with an ap poll that came out in july of this year. americans are widely pessimis about democracy in the united dates. the results show that half the countr shows democracy is not ing well in the united stompare

franklin foer, the author of the book called “the last politician: inside joe biden's white house andtruggle for america's future.” it is about the first two years of the biden presidency. tell us what prompted you to write this book. guest: it's is going to sound uninspiring but my publisher asked me to write the book and have never done an insider, political account like this. i'm a staff writer at the atlantic so i do political journalism -- it is my thing but i never invested all the time to understand presidency over an extended period of time from the inside. she presented the idea to me, her argument was the biden people are coming in, the middle of a pandemic, with the prospect of an economic collapse, and they are inheriting the government that has been in disrepair. it would be fascinating to see what happens when -- will the people come in to try to conquer the problems and whether there was succeed or not. i was not to somebody who thought much of a joe biden. i kind of thought he was a bit of a blowhard. what was fascinating watching everything up front that my opinions o

franklin foer, the author of the book called “the last politician: inside joe biden's white house andtruggle for america's future.” it is about the first two years of the biden presidency. tell us what prompted you to write this book. guest: it's is going to sound uninspiring but my publisher asked me to write the book and have never done an insider, political account like this. i'm a staff writer at the atlantic so i do political journalism -- it is my thing but i never invested all the time to understand presidency over an extended period of time from the inside. she presented the idea to me, her argument was the biden people are coming in, the middle of a pandemic, with the prospect of an economic collapse, and they are inheriting the government that has been in disrepair. it would be fascinating to see what happens when -- will the people come in to try to conquer the problems and whether there was succeed or not. i was not to somebody who thought much of a joe biden. i kind of thought he was a bit of a blowhard. what was fascinating watching everything up front that my opinions o

its author is franklin foer. it is a triumph of reporting. congratulations. u so much. ♪ amna: today, some women's tennis players are among the highest-paid athletes in the world, but that wasn't always the case. equal pay was a years-long battle, hard-fought by the same women playing the game, including the legendary billie jean king. i met up with king at the u.s. open recently, as the tournament marked 50 years since it became the first sporting event in u.s. history to offer equal prize money for men and women. it's been decades since she played on these courts and literally changed the game for women. >> we're a microcosm of society sports are, so at least we're going in the right direction. amna: but billie jean king is still everywhere at this year's u.s. open, as the tournament marks 50 years of equal pay. and she's not nearly done pushing for change. >> women's tennis has always been the leader in women's sports. so, we have a responsibility and an opportunity to help make this world a better place. amna: it was a different tennis world in which king

franklin foer, the author of the book called “the last politician: inside joe biden's white house andtruggle for america's future.” it is about the first two years of the biden presidency. tell us what prompted you to write this book. guest: it's is going to

host: franklin foer, the author of the book “the last politician: inside joe biden's white house andtruggle for america's future.” to introduce our panel and i'll turn it over to a former presenter at the festival, the author of america has great storm leading through hurricane and the 63rd governor of the state, mississippi. the honorable haley barbour. thank you very much. jordan thank. and to all the sponsors, co-sponsors and guests who are here. you know, being here brings back, fond memories about, this great, beautiful state capital, you know i've never held but one elected public office in my career. and it was governor and i looked back today and i see legislators who i worked with and people on the staff and denmark great republicans. there's so many fond memories in that one memory. i'm glad that i don't have i don't have have a memory of the legislature ever overturning one of my vetoes. not. many can say that this is about politics. no, this is about books. and you'll love this book because it's a book about. an incredibly interesting in american history. my purpose is to

franklin foer, thank you for making the time. the last politician inside joe biden's white house and the struggle for america's future is out now. that is our show for tonight. "way too early" with jonathan lemire is coming up next. >>> the longest prison sentence yet for someone involved in the capitol attack goes to a man who wasn't even there that day. we'll have expert legal analysis on that punishment as well as the latest developments in the fulton county election interference case. >>> plus senate minority leader mitch mcconnell addresses concerns about his health following a pair of unsettling incidents when he froze up in front of reporters. and also ahead, covid could derail a major overseas trip for president joe biden. we'll get an update on the current state of the virus amid a rise in hospitalizations across the united states. >>> good morning, and welcome to "way too early" on this wednesday, september 6th. i'm jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. and we'll begin this morning with the stiffest

then >> franklin foer, thanks for making the time. the last politician, inside shows buttons what house and the struggle for america's future, that's out now. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> good evening alex, and i have a feeling you didn't make it to burning man this year. like you usually do. so you know what, i'm going to get to ask neal katyal about it because he was there. >> no! >> yes, neal katyal. >> does he still have not on his shoes? >> he does. our official burning man correspondent. and he was attacked for going to burning man by one of donald trump's codefendants. >> wow, at maine, first of all, the phrase neal katyal at burning man. you had me at. that >> that's a. show >> you throw an a trump attack, i mean, i need to know more, lawrence. i'll be watching. >> a phrase, the trump codefendant used, was, he called it a neo-pagan ritual. which i think every good conjure is. >> yes, and that is an accurate description of burning man. >> ukoniq audit, yeah. >> right, for once, a trump defendant.

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franklin foer had unparalleled access to the president's inner circle over the last 2 1/2 years and he talked about 300 people for this book. that was an interesting headline there, guys. >> dana: jacque at the white house, thank you. >> bill: from washington we move to middle america and bring in some of our iowa voters. michael is a pastor from des moines. pastor, good morning to you. nichole is a banker from clear lake, iowa. and cole is an agricultural worker in hard wick. thank you for being here. on the "wall street journal" poll over the weekend voters concerned about biden's age, 73% say they feel biden is too old to seek a second term. 47% said the same of trump who is 77 years old and 2/3 of democrats said biden was too old to run again. not great numbers there as jacque pointed out. michael, you went to the debate in milwaukee. you are back home and leaning desantis then. what do you think about what you've heard since? >> i'm open to listening to all the candidates. i think governor desantis is really doing a great job. i get the pleasure of being a part of an organization

and atlantic staff later franklin foer discusses the first two years of the biden presidency. and we will cover the morning headlines and take your calls live. "washington journal" begins now. ♪ host: good morning. it is friday, september 8. 13 presidential libraries put out a joint statement that warned the public of polarization and the weakening of american

new book out came out yesterday the last politician by franklin foer and in it talks about apparently the guy had unparalleled access. >> ainsley: for two years. >> steve: he talked to people who had been with joe biden for decades. his inner circle of advisers. one of the passages was asked about with our white house correspondent yesterday, it made a lot of headlines but it's absolutely true and nobody has walked this back yet from the white house. here is peter doocy and the question and kind of an answer. >> president biden is the oldest president in u.s. history, why does white house staff treat him like a baby? >> no one treats the president the united states, the commander-in-chief, like a baby. >> steve: there is this book that says -- >> -- that's ridiculous. that's a ridiculous claim. >> what sounded like regime change in russia the president, quote: rather than owning his failure he fumes to friends but how he was treated like a toddler. >> we did see the excerpt. the context of the excerpt and it seems to be making the opposite overall point about how the value of his expe

speaking of another aspect of the job she wants and the types of people she wanted surrounding her, franklin foerer and her relationship with ron klain. ron klain struggled to productively help her. he toll him that he didn't want to work on women's issues or anything to do with race. he wanted her office to be majority female and to have a black woman as chief of staff. she was creating too many rules, and they made it hard for her to find her footing. rachel: so she didn't want to work on race even though that's kind of how she got that job? pete: and isn't she the champion of women's to issues? what if i walked in and said, no, i want my chief of staff to be work and everyone who works for me to be men? [laughter] rachel: you'd be fired. pete: yeah. that that's the eleven that we see the most -- the lens that we see the most significant job you've ever had not the most qualified person you can find for me? will: my suspicion, pete, your inclination maher moral compass has been achieving the next highest office is what you're seeing in what you just read. yeah, race and gender got her where she

then >> franklin foer, thanks for making the time. the struggle for america's future, that's out now. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> good evening alex, and i have a feeling you didn't make it to burning man this year. like you usually do. so you know what, i'm going to get to ask neal katyal about it because he was there. >> no! >> yes, neal katyal. >> does he still have not on his shoes? >> he does. our official burning man correspondent. and he was attacked for going to burning man by one of donald

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host: franklin foer, the author of the book “the last politician: inside joe biden's white house andtruggle for america's future.” is also a staff writer atlantic. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you. host: that is all the time we have for today's "washington journal." we are going to take you lives to a discussion on global threats with top cybersecurity of issues here in washington dc. the 14th >> even probably just a couple years ago with care professionals partnership with europe for nick and other in the private sector, partnership between the private sector in the government this country safe. cyber is enabling an industry to protect you. it enables of the mission and helps you address risk. you don't want to be the apple product that just corrupted the phone. the supply chain is far more complex than it was. as we move toward renewable energy, those that we need is a geopolitical complexity ai, ml, great opportunity. people like me will still have jobs and it is on other planets and we will watch mars. and being protected in a post quantum encryption world is definitely

the atlantic staff writer franklin foer looks back at the first two years of the biden administrationh his book "the last politician." then former vice president mike pence with his book "so help me god. then on afterwords, cara fitzpatrick on the future of education in america with her book "the death of public school." she's interviewed by mariah balingt. watch book tv every weekend on c-span two and defined a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at the tv.org. ♪ >> c-span studentcam documentary competition is back and this time we are celebrating 20 years with this year's theme, looking forward while considering the past. >> the youth of today are leaders of tomorrow and it is imperative we take care of them to help them succeed as they progress through life. >> with more awareness we can work together to prevent fentanyl becoming the world's next pandemic. >> inflation it matters so it is important to understand the ramifications of allowing it to go out of control. >> middle and high school students create a five-minute or six minute video addressing one of

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the atlantic staff writer franklin foer looks back at the first two years of the biden administrationhis book "the last politician." then former vice president mike pence with his book "so help me god. then on afterwords, cara fitzpatrick on the future of education in america with her book "the death of public school." she's interviewed by mariah balingt. watch book tv every weekend on c-span two and defined a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at the tv.org. ♪ >> c-span studentcam documentary competition is back and this time we are celebrating 20 years with this year's theme, looking forward while considering the past. >> the youth of today are leaders of tomorrow and it is imperative we take care of them to help them succeed as they progress through life. >> with more awareness we can work together to prevent fentanyl becoming the world's next pandemic. >> inflation it matters so it is important to understand the ramifications of allowing it to go out of control. >> middle and high school students create a five-minute or six minute video addressing one of t