we sat down with two members of the group, oklahoma public james lankford and delaware democrat chris coons. they have very different politics but agree their prayer meetings are a valuable and increasingly rare opportunity for bridge building. you know, for most people, they sit down at the table at the holidays and the two things that are supposed to be forbidden are talking politics and talking religion, and here in this place of contentiousness, you're bringing them together in a positive way. >> yes. >> brennan: in this political climate, has it hurt attendance, or has it driven up attendance? >> i think it's driven up attendance frankly. we have a fluid group that includes a fairly broad range of both caucuses. >> it's a moment for people to be able to talk about their faith. it's deeply personal in everyone's journey. it's also very important. you don't understand who someone is until you learn about their faith and their own personal journey with faith. >> brennan: is your faith and your moral foundation has always been part of your consciousness, informing your political beli

also republican senator james lankford of oklahoma is commenting saying he does not believe trump is a person young people can look up to. >> i said very early on in the campaign time period when people asked me in 2016 what are you looking for? i said well i always hook flook president that can be a role model. i don't think that person trump as a person is a role model for a lot of different youth. that's just me personally. i like the way he tweets. some of the things that he says, his word choices are not my word choices. >> although he doesn't agree with trump's language, he often does agree with him when it comes to issues of faith and abortion. his comments come after an evangelical magazine published an article calling for trump's removal, sparking debate nationwide. white evangelicals were among trump's biggest supporters, giving him 81% of support. and former vice president joe biden has written a new op ed entitled joe biden on restoring the soul of our nation where he discusses how his values have guided his political career including his 2020 run and hits president trump

general jeff rosen, as well as ascenders tim scott, who just left and he's a fantastic guy, and james lankford. where is james? james come up here, will you? did he have to go for the vote, tell him we mention his name. a lot of these people are voting, their voting at some very important things. get out and vote, right? we have representatives doug collins, josh goss heimer, david cussed off, elaine luria, and where are you, raise your hands if you are here. come up with you if you want. even the democrats can come up. come on up. what a job they are doing. come on up. nice to see you all. hi doug, high lee. i would hire you anytime. i also want to bring a friend of mine up. he's a tremendous success and some the other businesses but the only know him because he sensed tom brady's check every week. he's a champ, he's a winner, his wife passed away a longer time ago than we think, that was a tough time for you and for me to and for maloney. i want to tell you that you have been this special friend of israel. no more friend to israel than bob kraft. come on up. as usual his team is mired in fir

-- which should be printed on t-shirts or something -- but to your point, republican senator james lankforda cbs station said he doesn't think that the president is a role model but that doesn't mean he will stop supporting the administration. take a look at this. >> i said very early on in the campaign time period when people asked me in 2016 what are you looking for? i always look for a president who can be a role model? i don't think president trump as a person is a role model for a lot of different youth. that's me personally. i don't like the way he tweets, the things he says. his word choices at times are not my word choices. >> so, that's langford and chris coons talking to face the nation. we've heard this before, donald trump isn't a good guy, but he's my guy. >> you may not like trump, he may ruffle feathers, but it takes donald trump to get this stuff done. i think they're going to be smart to lean into that because there are a lot of people who believe as senator langford does that the president's record can be defended buzz his personal character is indefensible. >> what about

scrupulously accurate now that has been blown i think the fisa core is in jeopardy honestly so i heard james lankford talking about that and i agree with his concern. the final speak to the limitations that you have in terms of conducting an investigation like this so real? who couldn't you investigate? who couldn't you talk to? there is a bigger story to be told. >> we made clear that justice department and the fbi handling of the crossfire hurricane investigation and carter page file along with the fbi activity of confidential sources. we did not look at or try to assess allegations of the state department. >> you would like to have known that? >> we certainly wanted to know what were mister steele's activities but separately trying to figure out what the state department was doing on their own if they had any people ask questions what did other intelligence agencies do? if that was sitting in the files we had access if it's something they did separate from the fbi that was beyond the scope. >> that you would like to know how george papadopoulos and these individuals happen to be connected. >> it w

and i view that as a serious issue in terms of national security, so i think james lankford was talkingabout that. i agree with his concerns. final two questions really speak to the limitations that you have in terms of conducting an investigation like this. so, real quick, who couldn't you investigate? i mean, or what couldn't you investigate? who couldn't you talk to that if you had been able to you would be able to tell them a fuller story here? there's still a bigger story to be told. >> our view is about the justice department and the fbi's handling of the opening of the cross fire hurricane investigation and the carter page-related fisas along with the fbi's activities on their confidential human sources and surveillance that the fbi did. we did not go and look at or try to assess allegations about what the state department -- >> so, you kind of would like to have known that, but you couldn't do it? >> we certainly wanted to know from the state department side, which is why we went to mr. weiner, what bruce orr and mr. steele's activities were with them. what we weren't trying to

. >> that's james lankford of obama with some strike comments about the president saying he does notdan. joe and mika have the morning off. still with us, we have the professor at the princeton university, eddie glaude here. >> the. >> yes. "new york times" reporter jeremy peters. columnist and associate editor david ignatius. jiendingi jie and joining the conversation alexi mccammond. let's get to the top stories. >> the "washington post" is reporting after months of rising tension between the u.s. and advance, president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani took part in a 2018 phone call with venezuelan president tic las maduro in order to ease him from president. pete sessions took part in a, quote, shadow diplomatic effort to remove maduro from power and reopen resource had rich venezuela to business. one former senior administration official telling the post that word of giuliani's call with maduro eventually reached white house officials who did not know why the former mayor was actually involved. the post notes that then national security adviser john bolton rejected the pla

james lankford.com. and get all the information. >> martha: it is important and i think there is a lot of people that get fired up about it so thank you for sharing that with us. senator lankfordgood to see you as well. >> martha: coming up next, california flying to texas stomach texas and democrats to turn that state blue in 2020. up late tonight after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ experience the power of sanctuary at the lincoln wish list sales event. sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down, zero due at signing, and a complimentary first month's payment. i have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now, there's skyrizi. 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months after just 2 doses. skyrizi may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. before treatment your doctor should check you for infections and tuberculosis. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms such as fevers, sweats, chills, muscle aches or coughs, or if you plan to or recently received a vaccine. ♪ nothing is everything ask your dermatologist about skyrizi. ♪ nothing is everything there's just something different to a disney movie. (vo) this cyber monday, the holiday