joining us rnc chair michael whatley, tim murtaugh, congressman brian mast. monica crowley ned ryan and miranda devine. plus this , kamala the incumbent claims she's a change from the status quo. we have details on how kamala's team got caught copying and pasting her policy platform from biden's old campaign website. also tonight. >> you could put half of trump supporters into what i call the basket of deplorables. liz: well that baskets goating pretty crowded. now nancy pelosi attacks gop voters too. tonight, why do democrats spend more time and energy attacking voters rather than fixing america like the border crisis that erupted on their watch? angel moms battle membrane potentials today trying to downplay americans killed by illegal aliens. >> please don't speak over me because i'm still talking. i'm not done. i have the mic. >> these people lost loved ones. they lost children. >> i just talked to them. >> don't make an assumption we're being used. liz: tonight we've got more from that heated hearing and the fireworks and also, big bank ceo's jamie dimon

stuart: michael whatley, rnc chair, thanks for joining us.> yes, sir, thank you. stuart: you got i. new data shows pay for some blue collar jobs is falling. which jobs, by how much and why is pay falling? if. >> all right. three questions in one. stuart: yes. >> retail jobs falling by 56%. agriculture wages down 25%. manufacturing down almost 17%. transportation down 14%. why? if in my opinion, a normalization or cooling of this labor market. remember when there were with two job openings for every one of me? i would go to my employers and say, you know what? i want a 20% raise if you want me to come to you. those times have changed a little bit, right? now i don't have as much power as the employee, so i'm getting a little bit of a pay create do -- pay cut, you're starting to see that. stuart: retail, manufacturing, agriculture, transportation down. not used to hearing that. thanks, taylor. a wick check of the market in advance -- quick check of the market in advance of the opening bell, nasdaq down 117. the opening bell is next. ♪ ♪ ♪ it's

>> dana: he want to bring in rnc chair michael whatley. if you could help us satisfy our curiosity here, we are looking at where the campaigns are going, and that is where you think you have opportunity. in the last three days, you had walz going to minnesota, his home state, you have virginia, where doug emhoff went, and then you have her, kamala harris, a new hampshire today. as a free state that trump, for the switcheroo with biden and harris, had seemed to make the states competitive. nc's and was going to have to campaign there. why are those three going there now? is the trump campaign still competitive in those states? >> we are. we are playing offense and they are playing defense. that is the simplest way to put it. when he think about donald trump reaching out every single american family, he's reaching out to every single voter and that includes states like virginia and new hampshire and minnesota with the democrats are having to play defense. you think about every single one of the battleground states we are playing in right now

republican national committee chairman michael whatley is here with me in new york. see a michael thank you for joining us. what do you make of those power rankings to start our conversation sliding georgia and north carolina to toss-up firmly in our? >> we have always known we would have seven to ten battleground states that would decide this election. it's not surprising to see that those states are going to be very close. they'll go up and down in the elections on an. we feel comfortable about where we are in georgia and about where we are in north carolina. what we are seeing in every single one of these battleground states is that on the same day in 2024 donald trump is doing better than he was in the same day in 2020 or 2016. we feel very comfortable about the trajectory of this raised and the direction of it. >> martha: i think that's so important to point out because i covered both of those elections and in 2016 hillary clinton was ahead maybe four or five points is something in that neighborhood and biden was ahead in 2020 around this point so we've never see

michael whatley, thank you for being with us. we will all be watching tonight. >> thank you. much for being here, michael t whatley. we've got a lot more coming up this morning. u.s. steelworkers are sounding off on the potential block of a proposed $15 billion deal with japan. we've got fox business' lydia hu, she is in pittsburgh with more. lydia. >> reporter: good morning, cheryl. since the sale of u.s. steel to japanese based nipon steel was announced, there's criticism, lawmakers on both side of the aisle oppose it. top brass of the union is trying to stop it. what do the workers want? we'll get into that, coming up. car, this isn't the way home. that's right james, it isn't. car, where are we going? we're here. (♪) surprise!!! the future isn't scary. not investing in it is. car, were you in on this? nothing gets by you james. nasdaq-100 innovators. one etf. before investing, carefully read and consider fund investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and more in prospectus at invesco.com ♪(voya)♪ there are some things that work better together. like your workplace b

stuart: the chair of the rnc is michael whatley, and he joins me now.hink that harris wants a second debate because it's a sign of strength and confidence on how she did last night. do you want a second debate? >> i think we certainly would entertain a discussion about my opportunity for donald trump the talk directly to the american voters about the issues that we care about, the issues that the voters care about. we did not get that that opportunity last night. the number one issue that voters care about is the economy. we've heard more about the economy in the opening of your show than we did during that that entire 90 minutes last night. they asked exactly one question on the economy, and kamala harris dodged the question. if look, the voters care about inflation. they care about grocery prices, gas prices, they care about a housing prices. those are all up. they're continuing to the go up. inflation was under 2% for all four of donald trump's years, it was 1.4% when he handed over the economy to joe biden, and it is still running way hotter than it

first of all, you guys just heard from the great rnc chairwoman, michael whatley.ou guys are doing a great job. wherever you are. i think he's backstage now. we are also joined by congressman greg murphy, where is greg at? thank you so much for being here. we've got republican nominee for north carolina attorney general, one of the great people in washington and we are sad to lose him, but the federal government's loss is going to be the gain of the people in north carolina. dan bishop. one of my favorite people in washington. thank you, dan. and we've also got congressional candidate mark harris. please stand up and say hello. a lot of good people. [applause] we have a lot of good people in the state of north carolina who are serving this state, serving our nation, and we are grateful to them but we will only get them across the finish line if every single one of us do what we need to do to win this race, to save our country, and to take washington back for the american people and the people of this great state. [applause] so, i want to talk just a little bit abou

it has been focus we've had from day one at rnc michael whatley chairman and i have taken it seriouslyted 175,000 people part of our election integrity operation protect votecom if anybody out there wants to join the team we would love to have you, it is so crazy, that we live in america you have people want to see folks who are not citizens of this country vote in our election it is you foundational who we are american citizens should on the be ones voting in american election i think we all agree on that, often whenever we reach out to tates that are run by republicans you can imagine, they are very happy to clean the voter rolls don't want dead people voting don't want illegals voting want to make sure only legal votes are cast and legal votes counted if not able to do that through states, we have to file lawsuits, 105 this election cyclical had big wins supreme court ruling in state of arizona they said to have you make sure you are checking citizenship verification for register voters they are trying on the flat side everything they can i think they know american people want donal

. >> watched carefully i brought up with michael whatley neck and neck not just about the debate presidential candidates about down ballots control of the house, about control of the senate. . but one of the things he needs to he do has gone been president she has been vice president, can she show herself to be a leader can you convince americans thature indeed up for the job of leading the most powerful country in the world? >> right that is what she has to prove tonight, i think has been misleading that she isn't talking about hers as incumbent she collateral is attached to one of the worst leaders of modern times joe biden, she has to take the fall for that, because she had last vote on pivotal issues border czar fumbled the bag under her watch presided over massive influx in this country of illegal aliens, beyond leadership, she basically needs to prove, that, you know, she has what it takes to -- to articulate policies, because so far she hasn't been able to do that. cheryl: how does she convince maybe moderates, both sides campaigns going for that moderate swing state border those may b

mic michael whatley joins me now. those people are uncommitted, they do not want their supporters to vote for anybody. how does this pact the election? >> it shows kamala harris has failed to lock down her base, failed to win over different groups that have traditionally been with democratic presidential candidate and on the other side of the aisle, donald trump has truly unified the republican party like we have not seen in generations and brought people like elon musk and tulsi gabbard and r.f.k. jr. together, he is running on common-sense agenda for every american family. >> carley: polls say this election is tight, fox news poll shows trump leading harris by two points in battleground states, michigan, nevada, wisconsin and pennsylvania collectively. what do you think about that and what do you see as the path to victory? >> we have a great path to victory, donald trump is playing offense, he is leading in every battleground state. to put together coalition to get you to 270 electoral votes, you need to win in ari

so i want to recognize a few v.i.p.s here, first of all, you heard from the great rnc chair michael whatleyoing a great job. thank you, michael, i think he's back stage now. we're joined by congressman greg murphy. where is congressman at? greg, thank you so much for being here. we've got republican nominee for north carolina attorney general, one of the great people in washington and sad to lose them, but the federal government's gain is going to be-- the federal government's loss is going to be the gain of the people of north carolina. dan bishop. one of my favorite people in washington. dan, thank you, man. [applause] >> and then we've also got congressional candidate mark harris. stand up and say hello. allotted of good people. we have a lot of good people in the state of north carolina who are serving this state, serving our nation and we're grateful to them. we're only going to get them across the finish line if we do whatever we need to do to win this race and save our country and take washington back for the american people and the people of this great state. [applause] >> so, i wan

the trump campaign has matt gaetz, vivek ramaswamy, lara trump, michael whatley, the election denier and chair of the rnc, and jd vance. so it will be really interesting to see what planet both campaigns are living on after the debate tonight. and you know, the quality of the spin because listen, there's going to be the debate and then the public impression of what happens at the debate. both of those are going to matter probably equally. >> one of the things i think we have all had in mind today thinking back to the trump versus hillary clinton debates in 2016, was trump and steve bannon pulling a stunt. having a sort of -- it wasn't exactly a prank, but basically trying to pull off something between a prop and a stunt effect at the debate as a way of trying to get under hillary clinton's skin and rattle her campaign. it is the harris campaign that is promising a surprise guest in the spin room. is there any other sign of any shenanigans or stunts either side is planning on playing? >> trumpian shenanigans, i have not seen any indicators of that. nor have i heard any. so i can't giv

the oother thing that is really important and i asked michael whatley about it today get out the votelaces like wisconsin and pennsylvania. when i asked him do you have more people out there now than did you in 2020, he didn't really give me a straight answer. >> bret: yeah. really need to dig into that get out the vote operation on the republican side. democrats are digging in, bill, to 2025. project 2025. they see it in polls it's working. keep going after it. a.p. has this j.d. vance praises leader behind the project 2025 project conservative effort trump has disavowed. saying j.d. vance, the kevin roberts in the forward of a forthcoming book, never before has a figure with robert's depth and statue within the american right tried to articulate a future for conservatism. it's not the forward 2025 project but he. >> you wrote the forward for a new book by heritage foundation kevin roberts. >> sure. >> of project 2025. >> project 2025 is not affiliated with the trump campaign. kevin roberts is a friend of mine. but i wouldn't say he speaks for the president. >> bret: heritage has put

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michael whatley, head of the rnc, we'll speak soon, thank you for your time today. >> thank you. >> dana reads sports. >> he was there and it is a little flip, a catch, a fumble by hall and a recovery by the 49ers. just wait, he is in for the touchdown. >> dana: just like that monday night football is back. the 49ers open their season with a 32-19 win over the jets spoiling rodgers highly anticipated comeback party since his debut last year. he did deliver to fans in his full game with gang green. getting a 36-yard touchdown pass to the jets wide receiver and the crowd loved it. the way it looked in the teleprompter was like a little -- >> bill: check out this on the sidelines. the rookie first round draft p pick -- a guy came up to him in broad daylight and tried to rob him and he got shot in the chest >> dana: he got to thank the emts that helped him on the sidelines. >> dropping my papers over there. no way to start an election, right? >> dana: it will never happen again. >> bill: from your lips hope so. wildfires raging in the west. we're live in san bernardino, california where the

research on him and controversial comments with very little effort, but it's worth noting that michael whatley, who was running the republican party in north carolina, while this was going on, he's now trump's rnc chairman, his chosen rnc chairman. a lot of people are now also worried about that and questioning his judgment and sort of frustrated that the party kind of rolled over on a candidate who even before this happened, and again, this was not the research anyone was aware of. they already felt was a core candidate who would be very easily tied to trump and controversial comments and statements, and offending various groups you need to win in a way that would not be helpful electorally. >> is this the best the republicans think they've got in north carolina, the fact that they coalesce behind this man? >> one of the reasons he was able to succeed he had trump's endorsement. one of the frustrations has been in the primaries and in a lot of the districts, not here obviously but the primary is the fight for the republicans. if you win the primary, you can beat your general election opponent

i also want to think our chairman, michael whatley.ed to be the republican party chairman of the state and we won the state beautifully, and frankly very easily. and he was very much into securing the vote which is -- look if we can keep the cheating down to a minimum, because these people cheat. they cheat like! if we can keep it down to a minimum, we win easily. let's say a beautiful vote counter, and honest person comes down from a high account the vote, we went. i could stop campaigning i could tell michael and lara i don't have to come anywhere anymore, i'm just and relaxed because -- but we have to wait, to big to rig is the statement. but michael and lara who is a cochair, have been working really hard. thank you, lara. we really appreciate it. very much appreciated. [applause]. >> as we gather today, american societies number and towns are totally under siege. kamala harris and the communist left have unleashed a brutal trail of crime, blood and death upon our land. other than that, they are actually doing quite well. [laughter

he said michael whatley could be looking for a job if they lost north carolina. we showed that rally yesterday live on c-span. if you would like to go back and watch it in its entirety, you can find it on our website, c-span.org. we will hear next from ron in maryland on the line for democrats. good morning, ron. caller: good morning. thanks for c-span. i am voting for kamala harris. i think the trump administration had no idea what they were going to do when they were in power the last time. january 6, they tried to overthrow the government. i am a veteran. the way he talks about veterans, i just don't understand how no veteran can vote for him. host: is that what you want to hear the candidates talk more about, veteran issues? caller: well, you know, i have never seen a person running for president and talks about veterans the way donald trump talks about veterans. and he is supposed to be the commander-in-chief. you know, it is a disgrace for every veteran to back this man. the things that he said, all you have to do is watch the things that he said. he was ta

he said michael whatley could be looking for a job if they lost north carolina.e showed that rally yesterday live on c-span. if you would like to go back and watch it in its entirety, you can find it on our website, c-span.org. we will hear next from ron in maryland on the line for democrats. good morning, ron. caller: good morning. thanks for c-span. i am voting for kamala harris. i think the trump administration had no idea what they were going to do when they were in power the last time. january 6, they tried to overthrow the government. i am a veteran. the way he talks about veterans, i just don't understand how no veteran can vote for him. host: is that what you want to hear the candidates talk more about, veteran issues? caller: well, you know, i have never seen a person running for president and talks about veterans the way donald trump talks about veterans. and he is supposed to be the commander-in-chief. you know, it is a disgrace for every veteran to back this man. the things that he said, all you have to do is watch the things that he said. he was talk

between the two candidates and it made for a much better exchange, so we're going to talk now to michael whatleymantle — borders are, lead the charge to dismantle through 94 executive actions — dismantle through 94 executive actions the most secure southern border that we have ever— southern border that we have ever had _ southern border that we have ever had and allow 10 million plus— ever had and allow 10 million plus illegal immigrants to come across— plus illegal immigrants to come across the border and bring in across the border and bring in a scourge _ across the border and bring in a scourge of fentanyl and migrant— a scourge of fentanyl and migrant crime.— a scourge of fentanyl and migrant crime. we heard from kamala harris _ migrant crime. we heard from kamala harris the _ migrant crime. we heard from kamala harris the point - migrant crime. we heard from kamala harris the point that i kamala harris the point that she had president biden have made which is that there was a bipartisan border bill that could be passed by congress but she said that donald trump quashed that bill by calling