>> good morning, i'm jonathan capehart, opinion writer for "the washington post." welcome to first look, presidential 2020 debate, washington post live, one stop shop for news and and analysis from last night's presidential debate and what a debate it was. this morning, to kick things off, i'm joined by chief national correspondent and veteran political reporter and editor, dan, thank you so much for being here. i'm going to dispense with the opening questions that i had and i'm going to read the opening paragraph of your fantastic column in which you write no one alive has ever seen a presidential debate like the unseemly shout fest between president trump and joe biden. it was an insult to the public as well and a sad example of the state of of american democracy five weeks before the election. go on. [laughter] >> well, i mean, i think we know what happened last night. i mean, the president of the united states decided to come in and in essence try to destroy the format of the debate he had agreed to. he set the tone for the debate and it was not surprising, but

thank you, peter baker, thank you, jonathan capehart, for starting us off. wisconsin democratic senator tammy baldwin joins me now. i want to get your reaction to the president's comments about a peaceful transition of power. >> i was just horrified to hear his comments last night. and just another instance of this president undermining our very democracy. it was shocking. it was shocking further that we didn't hear an immediate pushback from congressional republicans. certainly a few of them did speak out. but our democracy is supposedly of the people, by the people, and for the people. and the idea that anyone would not accept that will of the people come november 3 or the days after, whatever it takes to count all the ballots, is just outrageous. >> republicans in your state are appealing a federal judge's ruling that your state miscellaneous accept mail-in ballots past the original deadline of october 29, all the way to november 9. the president is fueling these actions nationwide in these critical swing states. where is this going, what are your concern

i'm jonathan capehart.ental loss of supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg. a massive outpouring of praise and adoration continued overnight. but her now vacant seat has also ignited a heated congressional battle that could have major political implications for decades. not even 24 hours after ginsburg's death, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and donald trump announced plans to quickly fill ginsburg's seat and on saturday, trump doubled down on that vow. >> we won and we have an obligation as the winners to pick who we want. i do, i have a short list. i could see most likely it would be a

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. >>> i want to bring in charlie sykes from the bulwark and jonathan capehart, opinion writer at "thengton post." both are msnbc contributors. i want to talk about some of the key issues that may or may not move the needle at the battleground polls. we saw joe biden coming out swinging against charges by president trump that he caters to left wing radicals. here is part of what biden had to say. ask yourself, do i look like a radical socialist with a soft spot for rioters. really? i want a safe america, safe from covid, safe from crime and looting, safe from racially motivated violence, safe from bad cops. let me be crystal clear, safe from four more years of donald trump. >> i found the whole speech to be interesting, charlie. but in particular, in 2016, donald trump was effective in defining hillary clinton with fear tactics even though she was so widely known. can it work this time, charlie, with joe biden? >> i think you've seen the way it's playing out. they set the bar so low that joe biden comes out and says, come on, man, i'm not this caricature. a little like ronald reagan wh

gibbs former press secretary to president obama, jen palmieri from hillary clinton's campaign, jonathan capehart and abc reporter ben collins. mike, first to you, what are you hearing from the candidate? what is their frustration and their response to what happened last night. >> reporter: the biden campaign said they did in their practice sessions did prepare for a debate as free willing as we saw last night. to some extent the former vice president was able to more often than not, pivot to the camera and have a conversation directly with the american people. this is a candidate who said he didn't want to get brought into the mud with the president. it was very hard for him to avoid that last night. part of the idea of this train story, the vice president should be getting off at any moment, he'll dive more deeply into what we heard and didn't hear in the debate last night and also perhaps take questions. this serves as an opportunity, seen as a victory lap or an opportunity to set the record straight. that's what we're going to hear from joe biden as hoe speaks here. the kind of voters they've

joy" and i'm jonathan capehart.ow vowing to unilaterallily shut down any potential riots on election night should he win. during a rambling interview on fox with judge jeanine pirro saturday night, he praised the idea of retribution and even suitably suggested the supporters would eventually revolt against so-called left wing violence. >> we're not there ye

that's "new york times"co mnist david brooks, and "washington post" columnist jonathan capehart.k shields is away. away so hello to both of you on this friday night. i want to start with somethings both candidaid. id, thatt to a city, dav is, where people are truly in in anguish over the shootg of a black man. his name is jacob blake, it is kenosha, wisconsin, we saw both of them go, make statements. what did you mak david, of their different approaches? >> well, they were both ve true to their core mission, what they have been running on,ly especihis year but maybe since the beginning of their political careers, donald trump has been runn a sense of menace, the fact there is a lot of danger out there in the word and she the one to restore order, and so the keystone ofhi visit was the image of him standing in front of a burned out buildings and he wants to anvey that message. joe biden has rs a uniter and so he went to speak to the blake family, pleased them very much witthe sensitivity of what they were going through and you have to say the evidence so far is that the law a orde

opinion writer jonathan capehart moderated the discussion. >> good morning. welcome to first look 2020 presidential debates, "washington post" live's one-stop shop for news and analysis from last night's presidential debate and what a debate it was. this morning to kick things off, i'm joined by veteran political report reporter dan bulls. i'm going to read the opening paragraph in today's paper where you no one alive has seen a presidential debate like tuesday's night shout fest between president trump and former vice president biden. 90 minutes of interruptions and insults. it was an insult to the public as well and a sad example of the state of american democracy five weeks before the election. go on. >> well, i think we know what happened last night. the president of the united states decided to come here and try to destroy the format of the debate that he agreed to the terms of and he set the tone for this debate. it was not that surprising other than the fact it was farther over the top than one might have expected. vice president biden came to expect a

joy" and i'm jonathan capehart. after saying whether he'd ensure a peaceful transition of power, donald trump is now vowing to unilaterallily shut down any potential riots on election night should he win. during a rambling interview on fox with judge jeanine pirro saturday night, he praised the idea of retribution and even suitably suggested the supporters would eventually revolt against so-called left wing violence. >> we're not there yet, but we have people that very angry. you start seeing them. the trucks come in and this comes in and that. all of a sudden, you're going to see backlash the likes of which you haven't seen in many, many years. because people aren't going to take it. you know, a lot of people -- this is all a left movement, not a right movement. >> right. >> but a lot of the people on the right are watching their television set, looking at kenosha and looking at chicago where they shoot people and kill people by the dozens every week. >> right. >> it's not even believable. >> trump's affinity for l

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i'm jonathan capehart.he country is still reeling from the monumental loss of supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg. a massive outpouring of praise and adoration continued overnight. but her now vacant seat has also ignited a heated congressional battle that could have major political implications for decades. not even 24 hours after ginsburg's death, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and donald trump announced plans to quickly fill ginsburg's seat and on saturday, trump doubled down on that vow. >> we won and we have an obligation as the winners to pick who we want. i do, i have a short list. i could see most likely it would be a woman. i'll be making my choice soon and when the choice is made i'm be -- i'll be sending it over to mitch in the senate and they'll do what they have to do. i think we'll have a very popular choice, whoever it may be. i think the choice will be next week. yes i do. >> meanwhile, senator lindsey graham whose words mean nothing reversed course and tweeted that he will in

. >>> joining me now is jonathan capehart. my friend, we're going to continue this conversation on the politics because we have to talk about ruth bader ginsburg's legacy. i think it's very important but to those who say wait, mitch mcconnell literally didn't wait. in his actual statement, you know, praising ruth bader ginsburg he said by the way, this is our seat. we own this seat. we own all the supreme court seats and only we, only republicans get to fill supreme court seats. the black president doesn't get to, no democrat gets to. there was a threat when they thought hillary clinton was going to win that they would filibuster hr supreme court picks to keep any democrat from every filling so this is now on the table. democrats need to respond in kind. right right? i mean, do you see any other option? >> no, and anyone who is surprised by the speed or the tenor and tone of the statement from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has not been paying attention since the days of garland. i'm not surprised by mitch mcconnell. i

i'm jonathan capehart. entire west coast from burning to the ground. no, his top priority is proving that the mueller investigation which ended 18 months ago was a hoax. and to do it before election day. on friday we learned that a key member of the doj team that is investigating how the mueller probe into trump's russia ties began has resigned reportedly overpressured to get a report out before november 3rd. nora was second in command to john durham appointed last year by attorney general barr to run the investigation which trump has touted as the thing that would prove that the fbi was out to get him all along. she resigned and thursday and the hartford current told colleagues she was quitting due in part to pressure to come out with a report on barr before election day. a spokesman for durham confirmed her departure but would not identify her reasons for

. >> joining me now, "washington post" upon columnist jonathan capehart and "boston globe"'s kimberly atkins. welcome, both. kimberly, what were the biggest takeaways of the night? >> it was a strange race between two popular people. it was an example of the voters of massachusetts, when joe kennedy got into this race, was willing to give him a look. his poll numbers in the beginning were very strong against ed markey. but he failed to make the case as to why he should unseat a very popular sitting member of the senate. in the beginning, ed markey's favorability numbers -- not favorability numbers but name recognition, even, was relatively low for somebody who had been in office for decades. but once he started campaigning, he energized that youth vote, really pushed the fact that he is an author of the green new deal, and really motivated a young, progressive crowd in the same way that bernie sanders did throughout the state. and kennedy's inability to really articulate what he would do differently. they didn't really differ that much on policy. it just wasn't enough to get him over

political reporters react to the first presidential debate at an event moderated by opinion writer jonathan capehart took start watching at night eastern on c-span2, online c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> senate judiciary committee chair lindsey graham announced the supreme court confirmation hearing for amy coney barrett will begin monday october 12 with opening statements. that on tuesday the 13th the nami begins taking questions from committee members. chairman graham says he expects the drink will take three or four days if you can watch live coverage every day of the supreme court confirmation hearing on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen live on our free radio app. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and vice president mike pence welcomes supreme court associate justice nominee amy coney barrett to capitol hill. members of the senate on beating with judge barrett ahead of her confirmation hearing. >> well, we are pleased today to welcome judge barrett to begin the process of advice and consent in the senate. as you know she would be visiting with members who are

opinion writer jonathan capehart moderated the discussion. >> good morning. welcome to first

i'm jonathan capehart.th donald trump's personal attorney, rudy giuliani and lev parnas, one of juligiuliani's fr associates. an all-star panel is here to react to all of it. joining me now, maya wiley, natasha approximabertrand, emilx author of "born trump" and msnbc contributor jill banks author of "the waterdpat girl." okay. maya, you go first. your reactions to what mayor giuliani had to say. we're going to go round robin. >> okay. so, incredible. by which i mean unbelievable. one is that he claimed to not be influenced by conversations with a known russian agent when, first of all, you could google back in 2019 an english paper had articles about his potential links to russia. that's number one. anybody could have done that research. a former u.s. attorney. surprising that he didn't do that. secondly, he, himself, publicly said, hey, i want to submit a report to congress. i haven't finished writing it yet. this was after his meeting. for him to say oh, yeah, i already wrote that report already, it was