host: so how that defines what maga is? caller: yes, maga is donald trump. breaks the law. he in and outs law. he's all powerful in his mind. he can be do anything he wants. the rule of law be damned and decency, and that's the way those people are. it's just how they are. hillary clinton called them deplorables, and she was right. host: ok, we'll leave it there. drew in martinsville, virginia, hi. independent line. caller: i'm going to tell what you maga means. it means misguided, angry, gullible americans. that's what misguided is, that's what maga means. host: what do you mean by that? caller: most people that believe it, they don't fact check. the one caller said you need to fact check all these callers that tell things that aren't true. like the last caller, he knew what he was talking about. these people just listen to rhetoric that's untrue. they don't want to follow up and find out where the sources came from and how they got this information and is it real. this election wasn't stolen, and donald trump is a liar. host: jackie is next. go ahead, fini

host: so how that defines what maga is? caller: yes, maga is donald trump.ou know he breaks the law. he in and outs law. he's all powerful in his mind. he can be do anything he wants. the rule of law be damned and decency, and that's the way those people are. it's just how they are. hillary clinton called them deplorables, and she was right. host: ok, we'll leave it there. drew in martinsville, virginia, hi. independent line. caller: i'm going to tell what you maga means. it means misguided, angry, gullible americans. that's what misguided is, that's what maga means. host: what do you mean by that? caller: most people that believe it, they don't fact check. the one caller said you need to fact check all these callers that tell things that aren't true. like the last caller, he knew what he was talking about. these people just listen to rhetoric that's untrue. they don't want to follow up and find out where the sources came from and how they got this information and is it real. this election wasn't stolen, and donald trump is a liar. host: jackie is next. go a

and that is where the maga republicans are today.y don't understand what every patriotic american knows, you cannot love your country only when you win. it is fundamental. american democracy only works if we choose to respect the rule of law and the institutions that were set up in this chamber behind me. only if we respect our legitimate political differences. i will not stand by and watch -- i will not -- the will of the people be overturned by wild conspiracy theories and claims of fraud, i will not stand by and see people simply refuse to accept that they lost. [applause] i will not stand by and watch the most fundamental freedom in this country -- the freedom to vote, and have your vote counted -- be taken from you and the american people. [applause] look, as your president, i will defend our democracy with every fiber in my being, and i am asking every american to join me. [cheering and applause] throughout our history, america's often made the greatest progress, coming out of some of our darkest moments, like you are hearing.

maga republicans have made their choice.embrace anger at, they thrive on chaos, they love not in the light of truth, but in the shadow of lies. but together, they can choose a different path. they can choose a better path. forwards, and into the future. it is building, dreaming, and hoping, and they are on that path, moving ahead. i know this nation. i know you, the american people. i know your courage. i know your hearts. and, i know our history. this is a nation that honors our constitution. we do not reject it. this is a nation that believes in the rule of law. we do not repudiate it. this is a nation that respects free, and fair elections. we honor the will of the people. we do not deny it. [applause] this is a nation that rejects violence as a political tool. we do not encourage violence. we are still an america that believes and honesty, and decency. and, respect for others. patriots, liberty, justice for all, hope, possibilities, we are still, at our core, a democracy. and yet, history tells us, blind loyalty to one s

and that is where the maga republicans are today.y patriotically american nose, you can't love your country only when you win. it's fundamental. american democracy only works, only if we choose to respect the rule of law and the institutions that were set up institutions that were set up in this chamber behind me. only if we respect our legitimate political differences. i will not stand by and watch. i will not stand by and watch. i will not let the will of the american people be overturned by wild conspiracy theories and baseless claims of fraud, i will not see elections were stolen by people who simply refuse to accept that they lost. i will not stand by and watch the most fundamental freedom of this country, the freedom of this country, the freedom to vote, and have your vote counted, be taken from you, the american people. look, as your president, i will defend our democracy with every fibre of my being. and i'm asking every american to join me. applause. throughout our history, america has often made the greatest progress coming

we've been saying maga, ultra maga from the white house press secretary's podium and joe biden's own lips so it's obviously about donald trump and it's clear why, because they think putting trump at the center of the election is their best chance to hold the congress, period. if it's a referendum on trump like it was in, say, the 2018 midterm, they think they have a great chance. >> what do you think? >> if it's a referendum on biden sitting in the low 40s, a referendum on the direction of the nation which is 25, 30% say right track, 70% say wrong track, if it's a referendum on inflation, the border or crime, then it's going to be a great night for republicans. it's clear why he's making this campaign speech tonight. it has to be about trump. if it's about any policy issue that's in the top five for americans and for independent voters, republicans have a chance to do very well. so i see why they're doing it but i think it's a little disingenuous to say it's not about trump, it is. and his voters, which were about 74 million of them are going to take this fascism and extremism remark

if we talk about these factions, the maga _ trump.ns, the maga republicans as mr biden called them, obviously he has the democrats, and then he talked about others... do you think you can get a large swathe of moderate republicans on board with his democracy message, for example when there will be, as we expect, contested election results after the midterms? he miaht results after the midterms? he: might have benefited from that. in fact, we know donald trump alienated a lot of moderate republicans the first time around in 2016. in a presidential setting, around in 2016. in a presidentialsetting, biden might benefit. in these specific congressional races, however, the house sleeps in particular, that is where we are going to see a lot of sway, where people are going to be reacting negatively to the economy. —— the house sleeps in particular. and the low approval. —— the house seats. in some of these governor races, you might say something a little different. because there are some ideological e extremely republicans running who believ

and that's where the maga republicans are today.understand what every patriotic american knows. you can't love your country only when you win. it's fundamental. american democracy only works, only if we choose to respect the rule of law, and the institutions that were set up in this chamber behind me. only if, we respect our legitimate political differences. i will not stand by and watch. the will of the american people be overturned by wild conspiracy theories, and baseless evidence free claims of fraud. i will not stand by and watch elections in this country stolen by people, who simply refused to accept that they lost. i will not stand by and watch the most fundamental freedom in this country, the freedom to vote, and have your vote counted be taken from you and the american people. yuck look, as your president, i will defend democracy with every fiber of my being. i am asking every american to join me. throughout our history, america has often made the greatest progress, coming out of some of our darkest moments, as you're heari

but this maga republican agenda, this hate-fueled agenda, this maga republican agenda that we saw incite violence on our nation's capitol has no place in our democracy. if we're not intentional in calling it out our country, which is what the president did, everything that our country is built upon is in danger. >> how has president biden bridged the divide? what has he done really to unify this country? the latest quinnipiac poll has some really remarkable numbers, 69% of both democrats and republicans believe democracy is in danger of collapse, but the republicans blame joe biden and the democrats blame donald trump. again, how has joe biden help bridge that divide? >> we saw it this summer when the president was able to work in a bipartisan way to get gun legislation passed. the president has always stood on the fact that he can work with mainstream republicans to get things done on behalf of the american people, but it's also going to take for all of us to stand up to hatred and what the president again continues to say it's this maga agenda, the president has not called out all repu

maga forces are determined to take this country backwards. backwards!re is no right to choose. no right to privacy. no right to contraception. no right to marry who you love. they promote authoritarian leaders and fanned the flames of political violence. they are a threat to our personal rights. to the pursuit of justice. to the rule of law. so the very soul of this country. >> all right let's discuss now, cnn political commentator alice stewart is here, and natasha alford as well. good to see you this evening. alice, wait, what? she's not with us. why are you in d. c. and not on the set with us? >> i wasn't invited, don. >> oh, you don't need an invitation. just hop on the bus. you don't need to discuss much. so let me start with, natasha, i'll actually start with you. the president tonight spoke. is that the message that is going to fire up voters in the midterm elections going forward about saving democracy and peoples rights? >> i think he spoke directly to americans who have been horrified with what they've been witnessing over the past year. the i

let me tell you about this ultra maga agenda it's extreme as most maga things are. >> the maga republicans economic security. they are a threat to our very democracy. >> bret: so, mo, i guess we are getting closer to november. but your thoughts on that and the juxtaposition of kind of those thoughts? >> yeah, it's interesting. i think what the president is trying to do and we will see if it is successful or not politically is draw a distinction between the maga republicans and your money mainstream, your more traditional republicans that we have seen over the years. and i think what he is betting on or at least it seems like to me is that there are still some mainstream republicans, some good conservatives who he would disagree with, ohio would disagree with on policy but don't double down on things like denying the results of the 2020 election. don't double down on some of those policy issues that he just referenced. and it seems to me that what he is saying is that there is room here the old fashioned disagreement the stuff that reince and i disagreed over partisan without having to buy

that's maga. something we need to shy away from. that's what this is about. >> tammy: steven, when we think about the notion you want to bring a country together. that's part of a president's job. even the rhetoric about being a unifier. the democrats were the dividers. trump was just trying to do his job. even with all of the tore -- torpedoes coming at him. energy independence. the wage gap shrinking. unemployment the lowest rate ever. they ran oh we need calmness. i will stop punching you in the nose and we are supposed to grateful. it wasn't trump. it was the democrats and this is their true nature. would you agree? >> of course. president trump poured out his soul to build a safer and more prosperous america. democrats launched an illegal operation to take him out now in its 6th year. president biden game the speech of a dictator in the style of a dictator using the words of a dictator. this was the enemy of the state speech. like every other tyrant he accused his opponents of being fascists while he engages in oppressionive be

the maga way, maga is making america great again.is saying maga and that is the policies to put america first and the american worker versed in manufacturing. we look out for people first is the philosophy behind donald trump he is attacking and not necessarily donald trump himself. in either can support donald trump ron desantis but the whole party for the most pat supports these policies that put our people... be 2p another top three contenders support the trump policies. tommy, what are the marines thinking? >> tomi: either way they left their country but let's just think about the imagery that that put trade and have donald trump getting the same speech how militant that looked and how intimidating that look to use those marines as a political prop to make a political speech against half of the country? not only inappropriate but i would say un-american and shame on our president for doing that. >> kayleigh: it was a sad moment and i'm with you. i wish they did, so america could see. coming up new evidence between the white house

not all republicans are maga republicans.ears and years, i got beat up in the campaign by saying i wanted to unify the country and parties. you used to be able to do that but things have changed. the maga republicans control the republican party right now and that is self-evident. there is a lot at stake. i'm going to talk about that right now. after opposing and obstructing everything that we have tried to do in progress the last two years, that house majority leader kevin mccarthy unveiled what he calls a commitment to america. that's a thin series of policy goals with little or no detailed that he says the republicans will pursue if they regain control of congress. in the course of nearly an hour here are a few of the things we didn't hear. we didn't hear mention of the right to choose. we didn't hear mention of medicare, or social security. let's take a look at what kevin said today. he said republicans want to, preserve our constitutional freedom. that's great, i am all for that. we all are. but look at what they have ac

maga, those maga numbers are probably 20% of the party.t of those people control the party apparatus, and that's why you see some of those people getting elected who are really on the extreme. ext extremism doesn't work in anything. in anything. >> let's talk more, before we do that, i want to play this, this is joe biden talking about the election lies and what they're doing to our democracy. watch. >> democracy cannot survive when one side believes there are only two outcomes to an election, either they win or they were cheated, and that's where the maga republicans are today. >> so there's a recent quinnipiac poll that found that 67% of americans think our democracy is in danger of collapse. if people aren't able to accept their political losses, john, for what they are, will we lose our democracy? aren't we in danger of that? >> no, i'm not willing to say that, don, because i think the vast majority of americans, i mean, they know that this -- that biden won this election, and when trump's continuing to say these kind of things out the

i'm talking about maga republicans and not all republicans.i'm talking about all republicans? >> don, the tone of the speech. was clearly a direct hit against people did not share his ideology. and he repeatedly vilified people that did not share his ideology. and did so in a way that he was able to distract from his policies that are not working in this country. when we're talking about high inflation, crime, immigration. and this wasn't perfect opportunity as the president of the united states to actually raise the temperature. i was encouraged with one of the lines that he said in his speech tonight. that we all need to show a willingness to not treat each other as enemies but as friends. i wish he had done much more of that. he spent the first 12 minutes of the speech talking about the former president. and those who supported him. i was really optimistic, don. >> alison, all right. i'm gonna meet you where you are. among them into what you are. not to treat everyone as me as friends. so who is a friendly person to this current president?

maga, more like a tirade against the country. i'm todd piro. >> ashley: i'm ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. the message to americans is to agree with democrats or you are an extremist or threat. >> president biden: maga republicans are destroying democracy, we, the people will not let anyone or anything tear us apart. >> ask about the maga agenda, it is one of the most extreme there is, where you are not where the majority of americans are, that is extreme. >> joe biden flips the script and talks about maga, ultra-maga, trump and making it about anything other than joe biden, this is political play, obvious what it is and they will try to drag this down everybody's throat. >> todd: griff jenkins has more from washington. >> griff: turn on the red light, history will remember strangely lit speech outside of independence hall and remember president biden attacked his predecessor warning they are a threat to democracy. >> president biden: donald trump and maga republican represent extremism that threatens foundation of our r

one, where can i order a maga hat? i think biden just gave trump the biggest increase in encouragement and all of his followers that you're going to see. i think the speech was nothing but a bunch of cliches and i didn't think it was very good at all and i thought it was very divisive, hurtful, and insulting to a very large portion of our population. host: all right, pat. paul, a republican in plantation, florida. what'd you think of the speech? caller: good morning. it was the most repugnant, and insulting and divisive speech ever given by a president of the united states, if you can call him that. i've watched a lot of politics in my life and i've never seen such an incompetent leadership role as being used by joe biden. let me say one thing, i am a republican, obviously. but i do not support antiabortion, banning abortion nationwide. that is a lie. republicans do not support banning abortion nationwide. so let's just get that straight. the other thing, too, one thing people have not realized is evolving as a result

maga forces are determined to take this country backward.n ameca whe there is no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry who you love. they promote authoritarian leaders and they fan the flames of political violence that are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country. they look at the mob that stormed the united states capitol on january 6, brutally attacking law enforcement, not as insurrectionists placed a dagger at the throat of our democracy, but they look at them as patriots. they see their maga failure as preparation for the 2022 and 2024 elections. they tried everythinlast time to nullify the votes of 81 million people. this time, they are determined to thwart the will of the people. that is why respected conservatives like federal circuit court judge michael ludwig has called trump and the extreme maga republicans " a clear and present danger to our democracy." amy: president biden speaking in philadelphia on thursday nigh

maga republicans, extreme maga republicans and extreme ideology, maga republicans.a are determined to take this country backwards. the maga republican blade for them to succeed everyone else has to fail. >> maga republicans see carnage and darkness and despair. speed to the white house since the address says it is not political and blasting the president over the tongue calling it dark and divisive. it wasn't just the words, some noted the red black blood drop. the republicans have been tearing into biden's speech. speak with a strange and wildly inappropriate setting that unusual weird red lighting is much worse than marines standing behind him engaging in political attacks on 74 million americans. speak with the assault on the soul of america. speak with the political speech, it was a divisive speech and that's presidential. >> very cynical to fill our heads with stupid. >> jessica: he always has a way with words. some of the media though are praising biden's. >> that speech was exactly why president biden ran for president in the first place. >> they finally got

maga forces are determined to take this country backwards. maga republicans have made their choice. they embrace anger. they thrive on chaos. they live not in the light of truth but in the shadow of lies. >> president biden in one of his most forceful speeches yet, denouncing donald trump by name and warning about the threat he and his followers pose to america. the president saying today's gop is, quote, dominated, driven, and intimidated by maga republicans. we'll have complete political and historical analysis of his address to the nation. >>> plus, the latest developments in the investigation of former president trump's mishandling of classified documents, as another conservative legal voice predicts trump will be indicted. >>> good morning and welcome to "morning joe." it is friday, september 2nd. with us, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay with us. the host of "way to early," white house bureau chief at "politico" and the author of "the big lie," jonathan lemire. pulitzer prize-winning columnist at "the washington post," eugene robinson. and nbc news pr

-- maga supreme court just tore up and threw away.choice this fall. >> mike: do you support any restrictions on abortion, and had all? >> chairman maloney: there were always restrictions on abortion invented in the original roe v. wade decision. anyone who's read it knows it meant there was a test, a compromise bween viability early on in pregnancy, and later in pregnancy, and that was the common sense of that framework. what the maga crowd has done is rip away that decision from women and their doctors, take it every state in the country canw ban abortion and if they get control of congress they will ban it in all 50 states. but they have another idea, and if you disagree with me, well, i'd like you to meet congress when elect pat ryan in upstate new york. >> mike: given the president of austin as harsh comments on maga republicans, how do democrats justify running ads supporting trump-backed candidates? let's play click. >> the agenda is too conservative for west michigan. accc is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>

maga forces are determined to take this country backward. maga failures. extreme maga ideology. maga republicans have made their choice. maga republicans look at america and see carnage and darkness. they believe for them to succeed everyone else has to fail. >> dana: the president's prime time address ignored multiple crises plaguing the country such as rising inflation, deadly drugs pouring across the border and the violent crime wave in big cities. >> trace: the "new york post" summed it up on its front page saying dark divide. and we have team fox coverage. jessica tarlov and charlie hurt but first alexandria hoff. >> the president used the term maga 13 times. this is an official taxpayer-funded event. one the white house said earlier yesterday would not be political. >> president biden: i stand here tonight for quality and democracy, they're under assault. we do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise. >> the president framed this address as a warning, a battle for the nation's soul alleging supporters of president trump are working to take the country backwards. >> preside

what maga republicans care about deep down is eliminating freedom of choice across america, , period.hey are already at work right now on legislation. as we heard yesterday, that will take us down that terrible, terrible path. well, it's my view the american people are notd going to be fooled i republicans desperate attempts to seem mainstream. you can't fake your way through an issue so personal and so important as ah woman's right o make her own health care choices. you are not going to be able to and bob and weave and tied themselves and pretzel knots. everyone knows where they're at. lindsey graham made it clear again yesterday, and people will know the republican view, abolish abortion everywhere. that's not going to change no matter what some on the other side might think. now, on a positive and backs of the democratic agenda, a much happier note. as i said a moment ago, mr. president, while maga republicans spent yesterday touting their extreme agenda, democrats focus on the things that matter most right now to the american people, lowering costs, creating a good-paying jobs, p

now maga republicans have escalated their rhetoric against same-sex marriage and want to normalize gender discrimination. republicans seem to make it their business to pick on certain groups not to do things that are positive and move things forward but to sort of just point their fingers at someone and blamed them for the reasons that don't hurt them at all. that'sna what the republican pay unfortunately too many of them are headed led by these maga republicanski. this isn't pie in the sky. they even adopted a party platform on the largest republican state in the country with most congressional delegates, congressional representatives. the texas gop adopted this year a party platform that said homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle choice. let me repeat that. the largest republican state in the country, it's republican party captured by maga server, absurd fervor said homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle choice. just yesterday, a judge said employers can deny access to medication if they believe it would encourage homosexuality. and we all know that these maga republicans and their ill

sean: yeah, you lay out with maga is -- what maga is, it's the of loving your flag, pate patriotism,you have joe biden saying, you know, maga republicans, they're a threat to democracy. but all the while you had democrat donors give $46 million to democrat candidates that are maga-aligned. make sense of that for me. >> well, it's because they hi they're the sharpest tools in the box, and they've done this once before and made a big mistake. there's a lack of wisdom when he's a lack of god. their idea was to do the same hinge with donald can trump. remember that one? they gave him all kinds of exposure, and he was the one they were going to handle him with clinton. it didn't turn out that way, because the american people get it. we're looking for courage when it comes down to fighting against these hard leftists. and can i say, sean, to my democratic friends, the left are using you too. it doesn't matter what your party line is. they will destroy anyone who does not fall in line and does not become feint on them. understand -- dependent on them. understand, we need the fight against t

who are the non-maga republicans. who are the maga republicans that joe biden likes?ead the way of liz cheney and the guy that cries a lot. >> tucker: it's like white supremacy that they never define. 75 million people voted for donald trump. no president ever said anything like this i am aware of. >> i think you are right. it's frightening stuff. semi-fascists he throws around. everything they are -- another thing. with the mid-terms, are had a going to run on the economy? no, don't vote for the other team. they are scary and evil and fascists. it's very dangerous and scary stuff. thank god he is so incompetent that we might be spared this round. >> tucker: i think that every day. great to see you. thank you very much. we'll be right back. >> tucker: something important, a topic very important is about to come out. we finished our documentary called transgressive cult of confusion. debates next week september 8th. have the best night and weekend with the ones you love. we are proud to announce tommy bruce sitting in for sean hannity. >> tammy: thank you. welcome to e

where would you fall in the continuum of ultra maga to maga. >> there isn't just ultra-maga but magawe put our country first. when biden is talking about extreme ideology, he can't help but look at the democratic party and say listen, if they are attacking the second amendment, first amendment freedom of speech, open borders and they were trying to transition kids, sterilize kids under 18. there are advocates of partial abortion promoting socialism. those are the extreme sides of the democratic party. if you look at democrats, they have been talking about the same since 1980s, lower tackett has come a strong military, but your question i don't think this is going to work with the american people. you have to win the middle. and when you go so hard against donald trump and supporters, a lot of people don't like that. and one last point, he is going so hard on donald trump, it brings to life what happened with mar-a-lago. this was a political attack. the rate at mar-a-lago was a political attack because joe biden sees donald trump comp a threat to his power and using the fbi and doj to

. >>> donald trump and the maga republicans represent extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. >> president biden in attack mode. what political experts say he was trying accomplish. >>> good evening. we begin with the dangerous heat settling in across the bay area and the disruptions it's already causing. tonight we're being asked to conserve power for the third day in a row. another flex alert has been issued for tomorrow. the state power officials concerned about the increased strain on the grid as more people crank up those acs. the heat is her causing slowdowns on b.a.r.t. the transit agency warning of delays this afternoon and evening due to warm weather conditions. and your labor day weekend plans may be changing. one local fire department is asking cities to close popular hiking trails to keep people safe. there's a lot happening, as we head into friday. >> let's check in with jeff ranieri. that dangerous heat has a lot of people worried. we're going to see a little reprieve tomorrow, but then the heat is on. >> it's building right there through the centra

maga forces extreme. the extreme maga ideology. maga republicans.aga republicans look at americans and see carnage and darkness and despair. >> greg: carnage and despair. that was easy. if you were a maga republican with china, then imagine foreign policy. it would be call to arms against an evil empire. it's the standard tonight. our equality of democracy. >> as i stand here tonight, democracy is under assault. >> greg: and what? shaking hands with imaginary friends and believe every child's head is sacred and a playground for them. [ audio difficulties ] >> greg: yes, so did you, julie. okay. the biggest throat to our democracy is trump supporters. like when larry kudlow showed me his pole dancing videos, this is where it gets weird. >> not every republican are maga republicans. not every republican replacing their extreme ideology. i know because i've been able to work with these mainstream republicans. >> greg: dude, make up what is left of your mind. first, you say maga is the biggest threat ever, but then, you know, it's not even a majority wh

where can i order a maga hat? i think he just gave trump the biggest encouragement that we are going to see. i think the speech was nothing but a bunch of cliches and i didn't think it was very good at all and i thought it was very divisive, hurtful and insulting to a very large portion of our population. host: paul a republican in plantation, florida. what'd you think of the speech? caller: it was the most repugnant, insulting and divisive speech ever given by a president of the united states if you can call him that. i watch a lot of politics and i have never seen such an incompetent leadership that is being used by president biden. i am republican. but i do not support antiabortion, banning abortion nationwide. that is a lie. republicans do not support banning abortion nationwide. so let's just get that straight. the other thing too, one thing people have not realized as a result of democrat organizations, the secret ballot is disappearing. you can't tell me that a harvested ballot, a ballot that was filled out

trump's power emanates from the maga base. as long as the maga base is with them, trump is going to be powerful within the party. joe biden does not control over that. all he can do is try to marshal a group of people to defeat donald trump, and i think that the speech is a part of a long as symone has been saying, a long held effort to try to build a coalition to do that. he did but the coalition in 2020, now he's got a baltimore. >> all right i'm not letting either one of you leave, symone and tim, we'll be back right after the break. when we return, the truth matters. republicans and quizzes are trying to scrub their websites of extreme anti abortion policies that they have been backing. but our friend politics girl has a reality check when the 11th hour continues. >> american voters might be experiencing some political whiplash these days after months of campaigning against abortion rights. some republican candidates are now trying to pretend that they never did that. several like i was on the senate candidates like master

>> is it this maga agenda, he has been specific about the maga agenda. >> the word agenda again.is is misused by democrats. >> they are afraid of the brand, make america great again, because it works. what that means for those in this country, it means an economy that is strong, nation that is safe, government that is accountable and future that is free, that is what the american people want and what make america great looks like. >> the speech in philadelphia, white house maintains it was not political. >> ashley and todd. >> todd: "new york times" op ed claims president biden should not apologize and reads quote, there is no scandal here, biden was calling a thing a thing. republicans who voted for donald trump deserve to be called out for their action. biden didn't owe republicans an apology. >> ashley: people say he should apologize. he said it, he meant it. the op ed says, there is no scandal here, clearly there was a scandal whenever you call out almost 75 million americans pointing them in the direction of being an extremist group. what do you think? >> there is a reason p

so as it relates to maga, i think there's plenty of republicans on the side of maga that don't necessarilyant donald trump to be that nominee. you have republicans like nikki haley who very much could bring maga policies, you know, fiscal policies, et cetera, but they don't come with the baggage and the harsh extreme rhetoric of donald trump. so i think we need to take a step back and recognize are we the republican party or are we the trump party because at the end of the day maga has sort of, you know, deviated from what it really means to be a republican and those two seem to be intersecting at this point. >> gavin, we appreciate your time this morning. gavin smith, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>> so this morning a federal judge is considering publicly releasing a more detailed inventory of the items seized by the fbi at mar-a-lago. this after trump's lawyers argued in court that the dispute over classified documents is akin to having an overdue library book. cnn's kara scannell was inside the courtroom, is back from florida and joins us here live this morning. good morni

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thisan is mainstream republicans and democrats versus maga extremists. udthis election is about mainstreamgh versus maga and i'm proud we have a president that knows right from wrong. >>ab there was discovery about the president delivering a partially political speech in front of those marines in dress uniform. democrats railed again presidenttrump when he made political remarks in nonpartisan ffsettings, how is this different ? rs>> i wouldn't miss the larger point liand those critics f didn't complain when donald trump literally aged the fourth night of the republican political convention on the newhite house lawn. military to clear peaceful protesters in t lafayette parkso that i wouldn't miss the larger point . the point is mainstream onrepublicans and democrats agree on things like it's wrong to attack the united states capital, to spread a pernicious lieabout the electionm being stolen . to steal our nation's secrets and keepthem down there at the motel mar-a-lago . republicans and democrats are inth large part inagreement . it's that maga movement

, a s semi fascism of maga philosophy.'t say republicans were fascist. >> maggie has not even said. >> did he not call them fascists. he called the maga philosophy to semi fascism. he did not call all republicans fascist. that's not true i'm sorry it's not true. >> pete: it's not true thank you, don. we will correct the record you are just a semi fascist if you voted that way. kind of like being a semipregnant birthing person. don't worry, according to the white house, none of this at all is political. it's really all for democracy. >> if you could address the criticisms and questions about why the president delivered what sounded very much like a politically charged speech as an official white house event taxpayer funded with two marines in uniform. >> standing up for democracy is not political. >> pete: i have to say it again. we are not a democracy. we are a republic. a constitutional republic but, you know, details. democracy is the catch word they use for everything they want to get done. well, at least kjp remembered

who are maga republicans? >> what the president's speech tonight really showed you is not only is he out of touch with the american people, he's out of touch with the reality. when he vilifies and attacks the republican party where those on the right and calls him a threat to democracy and calls for a unity at the end of a 20-25 minute speech, shows you how out of touch he is at the end of the day. most americans know that when you can't defend your policies and when you don't have a record to run on, you've got to scare individuals and scare the american people to come to your side and i think that's what we saw today during this 25 minute speech rambling and all over the place and i think most americans see through that. they see what that was, overly political speech and again attacking half of americans when he claims to be a unifier and that's just not the case. >> gillian: are fact-checkers found that the president hit maga republicans 14 times. insisted earlier that this is not going to be a political s

the only way he changes that is flipping the script and talking about maga, ultra maga and trump andrything but joe biden. this is a political play and very obvious what that says they will try to d cramp us down everybody's throat. >> todd: live in washington, griff jenkins. >> no shortage of that, todd, a warning outside independence hall in philadelphia. president biden warned the nation for 24 minutes democracy is under assault by predecessor and the millions of americans who voted for him. >> donald trump and the maga republicans represent extremism that threatens the republic. maga is determined to take the country backward. >> the political speech was a far cry from this pledged to unite the country that was the centerpiece of the campaign. remember this? >> i pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify. who doesn't see red states and blue states but all he sees as the united states united states. >> without unity, there is no peace. we must end this uncivil war. that pits red against blue. >> meanwhile the white house continuing to defend and tries to clean up