> with democrats divided i'll talk to the newest entrant into the presidential race, senator t michael bennfo. >> i'm not going to say there a simple solution to a problem if i don't believe there is one. >>> plus barr and grill. after a combative day in the senate -- >> yes or

. >> joining me now is the latest democrat to get into the presidential race, senatoret michael bennf colorado. he calls himself a pragmatic idealist. senator bennet is joining me from council bluffs where he'll be holding caucuses there in a mere 21 months. senator bennet, welcome back to "meet the press." >> thankhe chuck. >> tact you're running for president means you're cancer-free. so that is good news as well. >> i really appreciate you having me back. the last time i saw you i had the diagnosis but not the operation. now i know we're cancer-free and moving ahead. >> you're the 18th major candidate into this race. you're the 11th white male. you're the seventh u.s. sotnato. you're even the first coloradan in the race, you're the second coloradan. you look around this field, what is missing that you're providing to this race? >> i think that this -- i think we need somebody who is going to level with the american people about why our system doesn't seem to work for them. why it seems to be getting worse and worse and worse. i've had two tough elections in this swing state. out in

> with democrats divided i'll talk to the newest entrant into the presidential race, senator t michael bennf colorado. >> i'm not going to say there a simple solution to a problem if i don't believe there is one. >>> plus barr and grill. after a combative day in the senate -- >> yes or no. >> could you repeat that question? >> attorney general bill barr refuses to appear before theou democratic. >> the failure to come to the hearing today is simply another step in t administration's growing attack o american democracy. >> willbarr testify? will robert mueller? my gst this morning, epublican senator john kennedy of louisiana. >>> also, that curious phone call between president trump and vladimir putin. and the subject they did not discuss. >> did you tell him not to meddle in the next election? >> we didn't discuss that., reallywe didn't discuss it. nbc/"wall street journal" poll on president trump, impeachment and the leading democratic candidates. joining me for insight and amaze are eddie gluade jr., eliana johnson, gerd sibb and kristen soltis anderson. it's "meet the press." >>> from nbc