gabe gutierrez reports. >> reporter: tonight, former president trump on a battleground blitz with this rally in green bay, wisconsin. >> do i have your word you're going to go out and vote? >> and this stop in grand rapids, michigan. both states president biden narrowly won four years ago. mr. trump zeroing in on the border crisis, highlighting the murder of 25-year-old ruby garcia here last month. authorities say the suspect, her romantic partner, an undocumented immigrant who had previously been deported during the trump administration. >> not one more innocent life should be lost to biden migrant crime. >> reporter: mr. trump slamming president biden for rolling back restrictive trump border policies. >> under the trump administration, we had a tough policy of getting the bad people out. >> reporter: a new survey shows 64% of americans disapprove of president biden's handling of the border, including three in ten democrats. >> you don't have a border, you've got problems. and they're importing them all over the country. >> reporter: but studies suggest migrants don't commit crimes a

here is gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight, former president trump is revealing more of his second term agenda, including new details of his controversial plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. >> i will stop the invasion. >> reporter: trump now telling "time" magazine he would use the national guard and possibly the military to deport migrants and isn't ruling out building new detention camps. when asked whether he'd ignore a u.s. law that prevents deploying troops against civilians, the former president responded well, these aren't civilians. these are people that aren't legally in our country. in fact, civilians are commonly defined as someone who is not an active member of the armed service, regardless of immigration status. trump said he would comply with all supreme court orders. when asked whether he might fire a u.s. supreme court attorney who didn't follow orders, trump responded it would depend on the situation. the wide ranging interview also making headlines about abortion. president trump saying he would not sign a national abortion ban, leaving decisions

>> all right, gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> after six months of war in gaza between israel and hamasrael's prime minister vowing again to carry out an offensive on a key southern city just as israeli troops have withdrawn from significant territory. hala gorani is in israel for us tonight. sout rafah. >> reporter: tonight after that israeli military withdrawal from southern gaza prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowing to mount a controversial ground offensive in the southern city of rafah. [ speaking in a global language ] there is a date. it will happen, he said this evening, though not revealing when. israel says rafah is the last hamas stronghold. but president biden opposes an attack on the city, where over a million palestinian civilians are currently taking shelter. meantime, palestinians returning to the areas israeli forces left behind survey their shattered neighborhoods in disbelief. [ speaking in a global language ] you can't live here. animals can't live here, this man says in khan younis. all of this as there's increasing pressure from the u.s. to reach a cease-fire agr

gabe gutierrez reports. visions for america. trump's vision is about an >> reporter: today, with his opponent endorsement kennedy family members, even one stuck in court, president biden on the attack in battleground pennsylvania. >> the 2024 election is about two fundamentally different visions for family's e america. trump's vision is one of anger, hate, revenge, and retribution. >> reporter: the campaign touting the endorsement of 15 kennedy family members, even though one of their own, robert f. kennedy jr., is running against him as an independent. >> the best way forward for america is to re-elect joe biden and kamala harris to four more years. >> reporter: responding to his family's endorsement of his opponent, today rfk jr. posted on social media, "we are divided in our opinion, but united in hour love for each other." the environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist first ran as a democrat, now, kennedy's independent campaign is polling above 10% in a few key swing states, where biden is also trailing trump. democrats

gabe gutierrez was there. >> reporter: tonight, on the eve of his manhattan hush money trial, former president trump defiant saying he's willing to testify in his own defense in a case he slams as a partisan prosecution by a democratic d.a. >> mr. president, do you plan to testify? >> yeah, i would testify, absolutely. it's a scam. it's a scam. that's not a trial. that's not a trial. that's a scam. what they have done is incredible, it's election interference, and it's got to stop. it's a third world country. >> reporter: mr. trump facing the first prosecution of a former president. he's charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, a low-level felony related to hush money payments to stormy daniels. >> is it risky for you to testify? >> no i'm testifying. i'll tell the truth. all i can do is tell the truth, and the truth is there's no case. they have no case. >> reporter: jury selection set to start monday. >> you know, jury selection is largely luck. it depends who you get. >> reporter: it comes as the former president is throwing a political life line to house speaker mik

>> gabe gutierrez, thank you. join me tomorrow night when i sit down with families of american hostages who were captured by hamas on october 7th. >>> after almost a week of uncertainty, a lawyer for kansas city chiefs wide receiver rashee rice said today that rice was in fact driving one of the cars involved in that multivehicle crash in dallas. here is priscilla thompson. >> reporter: tonight, an attorney for nfl star rashee rice confirming his client was behind the wheel in the dangerous crash caught on camera. >> mr. rice acknowledged that he was driving the lamborghini. >> reporter: police say that lamborghini and this corvette were speeding down the expressway in dallas when both drivers lost control, hitting four other vehicles and sending two people to the hospital. it comes a day after rice confirmed in a statement that he spoke with dallas police about saturday's crash and apologized to the victims. >> he is going to do everything in his power to bring their life back to as normal as possible. in terms o

. >> dasha burns, gabe gutierrez, simone, thank you very much. you can reach me on social media. watch clips from our show online. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," israel's prime minister netanyahu says he has a date for the offensive in rafah. quote, no force in the world will stop israel, signaling what could be a trigger point with president biden. i will be joined by tim kaine to talk about the political disputes in congress over gaza, ukraine and foreign intelligence surveillance as lawmakers get back to work today. >>> also, former president trump getting pushback from all sides on his latest abortion policy. one of the most vocal critics is a close senate ally and golfing partner. >>> heart-wrenching testimony from parents and siblings in a michigan courtroom. the crumbleys are being convicted of manslaughter. >> you cared more about your well-being than the one life you should put above anyone, your child. ♪♪ >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. we

. >> joining us now, dasha burns, gabe gutierrez in wisconsin, stewart stephens, a senior advisor atn project, and simone sanders townsend. she was chief spokesperson for vice president harris. dasha, trump expressed different views over the last couple of years on abortion. how is this announcement different from what he said in the past? >> reporter: the last couple of decades, in fact -- just before making this announcement, he had been teasing and test driving the idea of a 15 or 16-week federal ban. there was a lot of speculation about whether he might endorse something like that in this announcement. instead, he said, i overturned roe. now it's up to the states, which was met with a fast and furious backlash from the left and the right. he has been tough to pin down on this in part because he has been all over the place on this issue. i want to play for you a little mash-up of what he said in the past. >> i'm very pro choice. i'm pro life. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion? >> the answer is that there has to be some form of punishment. both sides will come together.

joining us now, nbc's gabe gutierrez from the white house and richard haass from the council on foreign relations. gabe, what more do we know about this new security agreement? >> reporter: good morning. well, president biden calling the relationship between the u.s. and japan indispensable as he greeted the prime minister in that arrival ceremony. before i get to the security agreement, jose, breaking news as we were -- as the two leaders were heading to the oval office for that bilateral meeting. we're told that a reporter shouted out the question, mr. president, do you have a response to australia's request that you end julian assange's prosecution. and the president responded, quote, we're considering it. julian assange is an australian citizen and lawmakrs in that country have been asking for him to be sent to the australia and not to the u.s. we'll ask the white house for clarification on that. that just happened within the past few moments. with regards to the security agreement that you mentioned, jose, president biden and prime minister kishida, they're expected to discuss thos

nbc's gabe gutierrez has our reporting on this. gabe, what do we know?ter: yeah, chris, this all comes as the 2024 campaign ramps up, and donald trump once again makes immigration part of his key pitch to voters. tonight the former president is set to attend a gala at mar-a-lago hosted by a group called border 911. that group includes several people who are proponents of the trump administration's controversial zero tolerance policy, which resulted in at least 5,500 families being separated at the southern border in 2018, before trump himself signed an executive order ending the practice after intense backlash. now, among those expected at the gala tonight is tom homan who was acting director of i.c.e. during the trump administration. also matt whitaker who served as chief of staff, and rodney scott who served as border patrol chief during trump's last year in office. trump's open arm association with border 911 and his intensifying focus on migrants and crime on the campaign trail they provide one of the clearest windows yet into the second term, and th

nbc's gabe gutierrez is at the white house as the ceremony gets underway. what can we expect more broadly from the japanese prime minister's visit? >> reporter: hi there, ana, good morning. well, just a few moments ago, we saw president biden and prime minister kishida walk right past us inspecting the troops here. and you mentioned the pomp and circumstance. you can hear the music behind me as this arrival ceremony gets underway for this official visit from the japanese prime minister. he was greeted by the president, dr. biden as well as the vice president and some other white house officials here. this is a crucial high stakes visit by the japanese prime minister as the u.s. tries to consolidate its support in the indo-pacific region amid a rising threat from china, as well as north korea. we're expecting several announcements today incluing greater coordination of the military. and also some announcements about coordination among ventures in space and also ai research and clean technology as well. now, this arrival ceremony, again, getting underway righ

told our colleague gabe gutierrez, he would have his plan out, his comments out in a week. those of us who remember the first trump administration, the in two weeks was the way he would stall on something where he didn't have a policy. >> infrastructure. >> reporter: infrastructure week was around the corner. perhaps the abortion policy will be the same. in this case, he is under pressure to say something more substantive on this issue having taken almost every conceivable position on abortion and having his position defined for him by the biden campaign. >> and the florida referendum will put him on the spot. >> reporter: he will be a voter. >> the president is pushing for lower prescription drug prices. he is slamming former president trump for he says wanting to cut medicare. last night's ramadan events at the white house raising concerns in the democratic party. mike memoli, talk to us about that. in my memory, they usually had a dinner, inviting muslim and palestinian/arab guests. that didn't happen. they tried to have a meeting. what happened? >> reporter: yeah, that'

cautiously welcoming all the commitments that israel has made in the past 24 hours or so. >> gabe gutierrezank you so much. >>> time now for today's cnbc money minute, layoffs are coming to another tech giant. >> the demise of discount stores continues, pippa stevens joins us now. hi, pippa. >> kate and zinhle, apple is laying off more than 600 employees weeks after scrapping its electric car project, according to a new state filing in california, apple has not menaced but last year ceo tim cook says layoffs could be would be a last resort during a time of slower hiring and cost cutting. ford is pressing pause on an all-electric suv, the auto maker announced today delaying production on that model, and is shifting focus to offer hybrid options across its lineup in north america by 2030. the company says it still plans to invest in evs, but is waiting to allow the market to mature. >>> and the 99 cents only discount chain is going out of business. the company announced it will close all 371 of its stores, and begin liquidation sales today, the company said economic conditions over the last s

nbc's gabe gutierrez joins us now from the white house.ter netanyahu has been intractable on the coming invasion, deepening the rift to a week ago israel canceled the high level delegation coming to washington. what do we know about these, i guess, teleconference talks today? >> reporter: hi there, chris. good afternoon, we have been reporting on the escalations of tensions between prime minister netanyahu and the u.s. government, and you just mentioned that virtual meeting scheduled for today. we don't have -- it's unclear if that meeting has wrapped up so far. we understand it was supposed to start earlier today, and it would involve top officials from the u.s. and from israel. the u.s. officials including a national security adviser, jake sullivan. also secretary of state antony blinken. notably president biden was not expected to be a part of that meeting, and yes, as you said, chris, this comes after an in-person meeting was abruptly canceled last week by prime minister netanyahu after the u.s. had decided to abstain, to not veto a u.

joining us now from the white house is nbc's gabe gutierrez.morning, the biden administration, has it said anything about this potential icc warrant? >> reporter: hi there, jose, good morning. the white house says that it believes that the international criminal court does not have jurisdiction here, and that officials here at the white house do not support this investigation. now, of course, jose, this comes as the administration tries to maintain that it supports israel. israel's government in an ironclad fashion, while at the same time trying to make the case that more humanitarian aid needs to get into gaza and also expressing its concerns about any potential military operations in rafah, jose. >> and president biden and prime minister netanyahu spoke yesterday. can we get a readout on that conversation? >> yeah, that's right. they did speak yesterday. this is one of several times, of course, that they've spoken since the beginning of the israel-hamas war. those conversations throughout that time have gotten increasing ly tense. yesterday w

gabe gutierrez is in pittsburgh with the latest. >> reporter: courting union members in battleground pennsylvania, tonight president biden is calling for the tripling of tariffs on chinese steel and aluminum. >> i'm not looking for a fight with china. i'm looking for competition, but fair competition. >> reporter: the administration accuses china of overproducing goods and flooding the u.s. market hurting the american economy. china denies it. president biden has kept most of the tariffs on china that the trump white house first imposed. former president trump has pledged even higher tariffs if he wins. >> my predecessor and the maga republicans want across-the-board tariffs on all imports from all countries that could badly hurt american consumers. >> reporter: the president is focusing on economic issues during a three-day trip through a crucial swing state while his opponent is tied up in court. a new poll shows 64% of americans approve of how mr. trump handled the economy while 63% disapprove of president biden on the issue. joe patavan, a retired steelworker, blames corporate gr

i want to bring in nbc's gabe gutierrez reporting for us from madison, wisconsin. also with us is mark murray and former republican congressman of florida david jolly and msnbc political analyst. gabe, if you will, start us off. give us the expectations of what we'll hear from the president today in wisconsin. >> hi there, yasmin. good afternoon. well, air force one just touched down here in wisconsin a few minutes ago. the president on his way here to the madison area technical college where he's set to reveal details of his latest round of student debt forgiveness. now, yasmin, as you know, last year the supreme court struck down a more sweeping measure to try and bring relief to millions of americans. but over the past several months the president and the administration have been trying to get more student debt relief to more borrowers. and this announcement today is expected to be the largest one yet. all told, up to 30 million or so americans could be impacted in all of the student debt relief. most of it will target accrued interest. and some of those that wil

gabe, thank you. >>> now to an update in the "rust" movie set shooting with armorer hannah gutierrez-reed sentenced to 18 months in prison. she was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the killing of cinematographer halyna hutchins. gutierrez-reed made an emotional plea in court but the judge gave her the maximum sentence, citing her lack of remorse. >>> also tonight, we're watching what could be days of severe weather. this was the scene in arlington, virginia, where there was large hail this afternoon. the threat continues there tonight. al roker is here, and, al, the plains and midwest are under some serious threat right now. >> lester, we already have severe thunderstorms going on, thunderstorm watch along the mid atlantic states. we've also got tornado watches down through texas. the risk for severe weather tonight, we've got right now 27 million people at risk from north platte to wichita, oklahoma city and abilene. we're also looking at the risk of overnight tornadoes that are twice as deadly from abilene up to omaha. then we move into tomorrow, more people at risk, 26 mill

nbc's raf sanchez is reporting from tel aviv, nbc's gabe gutierrez is in washington. also with us, retired colonel jack jacobs, msnbc military analyst. so raf, what do we know about the impact of this strike, and what, if anything, can we make of the silence from the major players? >> reporter: well, chris, i think this silence is very, very telling. it appears to be an indication that neither side wants escalation at this point. we heard a little earlier today from the iranian president. he is a hard-liner. he's one of the iranian leaders who said last week that even a small israeli attack would trigger immediate and massive iranian retaliation, and instead, chris, he got through that speech without even mentioning this strike in isfahan. as you said, we did not hear from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu over the course of the day. we're not expecting to at this point, and that appears to be a calculation on the israeli side to give the iranians an off-ramp here. the israelis appear to be saying or indicating that if they don't gloat, if they don't crow, if

would not spiral into a large conflict let's begin nbc news senior white house correspondent, gabe gutierrez. what can you tell us tonight? >> hi there, stephanie. a person familiar telling abc news that israel has carried out an operation inside iran pick many questions we have at n this point, stephanie. right now there is no comment yet from the white house. the national security council, significantly, we are told, that israel did alert the u.s. for this operation was carried out. now, stephanie, it all comes te just days after the president came back over the weekend for an emergency meeting as iran retaliated against israel, you will remember that operation from israel and its partners were able to knock down hundreds of missiles and drones and that attack from iran to israel. now just earlier today, an interview in another network, the iranian foreign minister said that any attack by israel on iran would be met with maximum impact and the response from iran would be immediate so that is the large question at this point, stephanie. if, indeed, this was an attack by israel inside iran,

response on israel, here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: the pressure is mounting on the biden administration over the war in gaza. hundreds of pro-palestinian protesters blocked traffic on new york's brooklyn bridge with several arrests. protesters near chicago's o'hare international airport substantially delayed travelers. and on san francisco's golden gate bridge, multiple arrests after protesters snarled traffic there for hours. the demonstrations come as president biden touts what he calls an unprecedented military effort to defend israel. >> together with our partners, we defeated that attack. >> reporter: in the oval office he met with iraq's prime minister as he tries to deescalate tensions in the middle east. >> we're committed to a cease-fire that will bring the hostages home and prevent any conflict from spreading beyond what it already has. >> reporter: the president spoke with prime minister netanyahu this week in following iran's attack, urging restraint. a senior official tells us the president told netanyahu to take the win. the u.s. would not participate in offensive operatio

here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: former president trump on a battleground bring the with this rally in green bay, wisconsin. and this stop in grand rapids, michigan. both states president biden narrowly won four years ago. mr. trump zeroing in on the migrant crisis, highlighting the death of ruby garcia. the suspect, herro man particular partner, is an undocumented immigrant who had previously been deported during the trump administration. >> not one more life should be lost to biden migrant crime. >> reporter: mr. trump slamming president biden for rolling back restrictive border policies. >> we had a tough policy of getting the bad people out. >> reporter: a new survey shows 64% of americans disapprove of president biden's handling of the border, including 3 in 10 democrats. >> if you don't have a border, you have problems, and they're importing them all own the country. >> reporter: but studies show that migrants don't commit crimes in lighigher rates than other americans. these billboards are now going up in the crucial swing state. >> donald trump has not wasted any time in gra

here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight, the u.s. is cautiously welcoming israel's commitment to open more aid routes into gaza after a tense phone call between president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the president declining today to answer whether he'd threaten netanyahu with stopping military aid. >> i asked him to do what they're doing. >> reporter: what israel is doing is opening a crossing to allow aid into northern gaza using a port in southern israel as a supply hub and allowing trucks from nearby jordan to bring aid through israel into gaza. today the president was also asked if his tougher tone with netanyahu meant he was abandoning israel. >> is that a serious question? >> reporter: the israeli military has removed two officers from their post and reprimanded three others after this week's deadly strike that killed seven aid workers from chef jose andres' world central kitchen. >> it's very important that israel is taking full responsibility for this incident. >> reporter: according to israel's newly

gabe gutierrez for us there at the white house. u. >>> college basketball phenom caitlin clark said good-bye to hawkeye fans yesterday during a ovation when the director announced the university will retire her special ceremony at carver hawkeye arena. yes, clark did get a standing ovation that the president announced that the university will retire her number 22. >> that number holds a lot of weight, far beyond my name, and i guess i'm just really grateful and it will be a special day when it happens, for sure. thank you, it's been very special and this place will always be home to me. >> clark's historic four-year collegiate career came to an end last week. iowa came up short to south carolina in the national championship game. she is widely expected to be the number one pick in monday's wnba draft and has done so much for the sport. >> no question. they didn't waste anytime retiring that jersey. smart move. >> no! >>> we talked about the storms a few minutes ago. let's go back to mr. roker now, take a look at the rest of the fore

nbc's gabe gutierrez joins us from grand rapids. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, hoda.g. far from the u.s. southern border, president trump is heading to this critical swing state, michigan, to talk immigration. this will be his first campaign event in three weeks as he fights legal battles on multiple fronts. overnight, donald trump posting a $175 million bond in his civil fraud case. for now, the money will prevent the former president's assets from being ceased while the case is appealed. he's also facing a serious cash crunch as he fights for criminal indictments. trump's share of his social media company dropped by $1 billion after it reported $58 million in losses causing the stock to drop 21%. he announced he'd still god bless the usa bibles for $60 each. >> make america pray again. >> reporter: the former president back on the campaign trail today here in battleground michigan, talking immigration. >> millions of illegal border crossers have entered the country unlawfully. >> reporter: here in grand rands, he'll focus on 25-year-old ruby garcia who died last mon

nbc news gabe gutierrez has the details. >> reporter: tonight, president biden is warning israel that billions in its war against hamas, u.s. policy towards its staunch ally will change. the direct message coming during a phone call between the president and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> the president emphasized that the strikes of humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable. >> reporter: the 30 minute call was the first between the two leaders in nearly three weeks. the white house says the president made clear the need for israel to announce and implement a series of specific, concrete, and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering, and the safety of aid workers. the white house has repeatedly said israel faces a genocidal threat from hamas, just this week saying there will be no change in policy. two u.s. officials tell nbc news the president today strongly implied he may condition american military aid to israel on whether netanyahu makes immediate changes over humanitarian concerns in gaza, including getting

let's go to nbc's gabe gutierrez in grand rapids this morning. good to see you.e are we expecting to hear from donald trump today? >> reporter: good morning. as you can tell we are quite far from the southern border, and the former president trump plans to speak about that issue you mentioned, immigration. that's partly because republicans really see an opening here when it comes to blaming president biden for what is going on at the southern border. there's a local case here. rudy garcia, there's a 25-year-old woman that died last month killed by an undocumented immigrant that police say was a romantic partner. the suspect had been deported previously, and we expect the president to seize on that as he comes to grand rapids later today. he will speak with local law enforcement and party leaders at a roundtable before he will deliver prepared remarks, and then he will head to wisconsin for a rally there this afternoon. josÉ? >> gabe in grand rapids, thank you. appreciate it. >>> turning to florida where the state supreme court issued a pair of key decisions on ab

he was suggesting on friday to gabe gutierrez that he would potentially be willing to testify himselfn his own defense but that would lead to the ability for prosecutors to cross-examine him. much is on the line not only legally but also politically. >> thank you for that. coming up i'm going to give you a deeper look at how we got here including all of the explosive twists and turns. and danny cevallos will join me to break it down. plus, iran bracing for a potential counterstrike. how israel might react to a response. be right back. be right back. known for discovering new places. no one wants to be known for cancer, but a treatment can be. keytruda is known to treat cancer. fda-approved for 16 types of cancer, including certain early-stage and advanced cancers. one of those cancers is early-stage non—small cell lung cancer. keytruda may be used with certain chemotherapies before surgery when you have early-stage lung cancer, which can be removed by surgery, and then continued alone after surgery to help prevent your lung cancer from coming back. keytruda can cause your immune syste

and i want you to take a listen to trump's answer when our nbc's gabe gutierrez asked him just yesterdayn? >> mr. president, do you support the six-week abortion ban that the florida supreme court just upheld? >> we'll be making a statement next week on abortion. we're going to make a statement next week. >> for those who are listening and not watching -- because it was hard to hear, he said we'll be making a statement next week on abortion. jennifer, trump has already proudly taken credit for overturning roe. now he needs a week to answer a question about abortion policy. what do you make of it? >> well, first, i'm not convinced he'll release a statement on abortion next week. remember how long we kept waiting for infrastructure week. and this is an issue that is not going to help donald trump, you know. college-educated, white suburban women feel very strongly about this issue, and he is going to need to win at least some of them if he wants to defeat joe biden, and it's an issue that even within the most conservative section of the republican party it has become very divisive. you kno

which he may very well do, suggesting, just yesterday at mar-a-lago in response to question from gabe gutierrez, of whether he will testify on his own defense. he said he may do that. he may speak his truth. this is where you are looking at the prosecution, potentially, getting to question donald trump 30 have a cast of witnesses lined up, including stormy daniels herself , former trump eight hope hicks. also, michael cohen, his former lawyer. someone who served prison time and pleaded guilty to federal prosecutors in 2018 for his own role in this scheme. i want to let you listen to michael cohen and his first interview in a long while that took place this morning with the weekend team talking about donald trump, potentially taking the stand but also donald trump taking the hot seat and being the person who is the criminal defendant. take a listen. >> reporter: someone has to inform donald that he is the defendant. i sat in his seat a couple years back. i know what it is like. i wish there was someone i could have gone ahead and blame for everything. it is always somebody else's fault when it c

here's his response to nbc's gabe gutierrez at a campaign rally in michigan yesterday. >> mr.upport the six-week abortion ban that the florida supreme court just upheld? >> we'll have a statement next week on abortion. we'll make a statement next week. >> i'm curious why would idiots boo a question like that? willie, i don't get it. why would you boo a question on whether he supports something that the florida supreme court just upheld unless they understand how devastating it is to his political -- >> for their dear leader. >> exactly, that's their job is to shout down, to boo, to drown out anything that might challenge donald trump because there's no good answer. how many times did we hear when trump was president, did we hear we'll be putting out a statement. it went on forever. he doesn't know what to say on this issue. he's bragged on tape again and again i'm the one who took down roe. i appointed the three supreme court justices who delivered the holy grail for many of you to get rid of roe. now he's seen the political outcome of that in the midterms and beyond. he knows

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