ahmed, civil rights attorney leo terrell and horace cooper. horace, is it racist to tell democrats are add rascal as aoc plus three to leave the country, fix some other countries and continue back and tell us how it's done? >> all the president said is you don't like this place. this place has been great, gives great opportunities and you hate it. you don't just dislike it. you hate it. maybe you might be happier somewhere else. that's all he was saying. >> laura: you don't find anything -- >> there's nothing racist about that at all. there's something curious about how this country has allowed people from every background to go to congress, even to enter the wise house, to join the senate or the mansions in california where the richest are. you can be any background in america. that's what is possible. these people hate that. >> laura: leo, even the "new york times" is getting sick of the aoc-style racial drum beat. this is maureen dowd, who is liberal, but she wrote that "aoc should consider the possibility that people who disagree with her d

horace cooper and leo terrell. it looks like the jumble, the puzzle.i horace, questions like that, how does cnn defend having lemon moderate the debate? proclaiming trump, you know someone who traffics in racial division. that was actually a question. >> it's like what happens in the forest when no one's around people ask, is there a sound? the ratings that cnn are in such a floor state it's not clear even when they have the democrats on for a debate with onet sided questions offered by mr. lemon. it's not clear that anyone is paying attention anyway. >> laura: beto o'rourke pushed for reparations tonight by dissing basically all of the american history that at least we know of. watch. >> the legacy of slavery segregation, jim crow, it's alive and well in every aspect of the economy and in the country today. as president, i will sign into law a new voting rights act. i will sign into law sheila jackson lee's reparations bill so we can have the national conversation. >> laura: is jim crow still alive and well with b

horace cooper and leo terrell join us next. (drum roll) and the record for longest-lasting aa battery goes to... (cymbal crash) energizer ultimate lithium. guinness world records title holder for longest-lasting aa battery. >> congressman o'rourke, president trump is pursuing a strategy based in part on racial division but how do you convince primary voters that you would be the best nominated take on president trump and heal the racial divide in america? senator klobuchar, what do you say to those trump voters who prioritize the economy over the president's bigotry? >> laura: don lemon summing up how cnn handled that issue tonight. i think the other two guys, they did a fair job. interesting debate. substantive. our star-studded panel is back. rudy giuliani, mark huckabee, mark penn, sara carter. i don't think we've ever have this many people on. horace cooper and leo terrell. it looks like the jumble, the puzzle. horace, questions like that, how does cnn defend having lemon moderate the debate? proclaiming trump, you know, so

joining me is horace cooper, co-chair of proj 2ek9 1. anthony tall, dem stratic strategist and sorts lawyer. horace, on a scale of 1 to 10, how offended are you of any version of the american flag? >> does zero count as an option? >> tammy: that is an option. >> i love the american flag. this you come to my house you will see one flying out on my house right now. >> tammy: you know, on this obviously an issue for us on the fourth of july, but we're a nation that looks to the flag, we're a nation that was borne of an idea. for this protest it seems this is just like unlocking a door, that the idea of america itself is the thing that's under attack. would you agree? horace? >> absolutely i agree. i think that's exactly what is going here. either we're watching a fairly elaborate ritual or publicity stunt, or out and out hate being manifest. there isn't anyway to look at how some one can say they are offended by the idea that as we approach the fourth of july, the day that this american concept same into being, a concept that has impacted th

joining me for reaction, horace cooper, cochair of project 21 and richard goodstein, former clinton advisorall right, richard, democrats claimed to be the party of facts and science, yet they are in denial mode when it comes to this economy. what do you say about the minority jobs numbers, which are stunning, and it's great news for people who've been out of work, and the fact that women especially black women, who are often the breadwinners in their family, have this almost, i think, record the last 50 years unemployment number. it is just -- i was stunned to read those numbers. >> those numbers were virtually that good last election day. >> laura: you are denying the numbers? >> no, i'm just saying -- >> laura: if they had gone the other direction, what would you say? >> i'm just think of are the are positive. what i'm saying is, you tell me why black voters, why 85 or 90% voted republican in the face of those numbers, and when donald trump went from coast to coast, south to say, act like my name is on the ballot. his name was not technically on it but he said, vote like my name is on the

horace cooper, leota ralph join our powerhouse roundtable next. >> congressman overall, president trump is pursuing a reelection strategy based in part on racial division. how do you convince primary voters that you would be the best nominee to take on president trump and heal the racial divide in america? senator klobuchar. what do you say to those trump voters who prioritize the economy over the president's bigotry? >> laura: don lemon summing up how cnn handled that issue tonight. i think the other two guys, tapper and basch did a pretty fair job. pretty interesting debate actually, substantive. our star-studded panel is back. rudy jay, mike huckabee, mark penn, sara carter joining them. i don't think we've ever had this many people on at once. civil rights attorney. looks like the jumble. you know the puzzle?ue horace, questions like that, how does cnn to find having lemon this debate? just proclaiming trump, someone who traffics in racial division. that was actually a question. >> it's like what happens in a forest when no one is around people ask is there a sound? the ratings at c