politicon. we have something good to say.c. politicon. we have something good to say.accent gives us a little credibility in the south. >> yeah, i think people know that you are not from southern california. you very publicly refused a request from president trump's voter commission to ask for personal data that they asked ifed you for from about -- about the voters of your state. what is the latest, are they continuing to ask? >> they received a order said this that he could collect the data, but the judge said it could harm voters across the country. i continue to say it was the renewed request with the same motivation. and you have the president looking to manufacture evidence for his loss, his in-surts of t security the, and also this could be at best a waste of taxpayer dollars, at worst one of the largest voter suppression efforts.best a waste of taxpaye dollars, at worst one of the largest voter suppression efforts. we know kris kobach is a hard liner on imgrakts issmigration what would it mean if he had the department of homeland security? >> thehe's in a run f

we have a statement from the politic politicon.said while scaramucci decided to cancel his appearance at politicon this year, the beauty is that we have dozens of huge names that political junkies will love. at least now we don't have to worry about violating any local obscenity laws. of course, this is also playing out again in the context of reince priebus out as chief of staff, secretary general john kelly in as chief of staff on monday. the failure of the health care legislation and again, of course the ongoing russia investigation into collusion between the trump campaign and russia by both the special prosecutor and by those committees in congress. lots of stuff to talk about here. i want to show you our booth here at msnbc in the heart of democracy village. a lot of people already lined up. we've got a life size morning joe coffee cup that people can go in and take photos inside. lots of posters including the one and only richard lui. i'll trade you one of yours for one of mine. and then i guess the most popular thing out he

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. >> there are all kinds of political nerds out here in southern california for politicon. it's for political nerds like myself. look at the liep for people to come into the msmbc area. everything from reince priebus and anthony scaramucci. and secretary john kelly coming in as the new chief of staff. anthony scaramucci was supposed to be here at the last minute but he pulled out at the last minute. we don't know if it's related to the interview that he trashed everyone in the wing. but that might be one of the reasons he's a no show. one of the other things going on is russia. what's going on in congress and the nergs by the special prosecutor. and if you want to meet us, stop by the msnbc booth. back to you. >> thanks so much. before we go, monday jared kushner was on capitol hill for a closed door meeting with the senate intelligence committee. president trump criticized jeff sessions tweeting why aren't the commitments investigates and our beleaguered attorney general looking into hillary clinton's crimes. >>> he continued it while addressing the boy scouts of america.

an event known as politicon kicked off today in pasadena. it started off quiet, but got ugly very quickly. >> reporter: wearing swastikas and shouting slogans, this couple shocked the crowd and was quickly shouted down. before the panel featuring ann coulter could even hit the reset button, another couple shared their agenda. they were quickly shouted down and booted out. organizers say this is a political convention for all. republicans, democrats, comedians, commentators. kind of a comic con for politics, and all that it entails. >> what can i say? i love my country. >> reporter: it's an unusual mix, from super heroes to elder statesman. >> it gives people the opportunity to hear the other side, not just a cartoon version of the other side. >> reporter: they tackle timely topics. the place was packed for coulter and company's take on free speech and campus. >> it's a big deal to me because i think the first amendment is under attack right now. >> reporter: some panels featured big names, others didn't. the guaranteed biggest draw was this

he cancelled his scheduled appearance at politicon.izers responded at least now we don't have to worry about violating any obscenity laws. his 2017 interview he used vulgar language to describe colleagues, now former white house chief of staff reince priebus, and steve bannon who according to scaramucci is a con torsionist. figure that out. the interview quickly became an instant obsession with the media which tried to clean up the language as vice news pointed out. >> anthony scaramucci went off. >> in a profanity filled interview. talking f bombs. >> i can't read all the words. >> we can at least give you an idea. >> scaramucci wanted to. >> fing kill all the leakers. >> the marathon mooch coverage came the same day the senate was set to vote on a health care bill. at one point, chris murphy tweeted hey table news, there's breaking news effecting millions of americans. stop covering scaramucci for a sec. every second talking about the mooch is spent talking about russia's attempt to disrupt our democracy, probably suits him and his b

steve: if you've never heard of it, politicon is an offbeat political convention that brings people togetherboth sides of the aisle and everyone in between. take a look at some of the sights and sounds. ♪. >> we had an election cycle this year in which we are starting to see an erosion from traditional left, right, center, partisan, ideological dynamics. >> bill clinton for one was very attune to what was happening in the nation, and kept kind of sounding the alarm repeatedly. [ cheers ] >> i don't think american values are necessarily different than any other country, although people try to make that distinction a lot, and what are your values? beside hard work, hard work, yeah, i like to work hard, too. >> that's one thing we have in common week also like 50 cent. >> i never said i like 50 cent, i just had sex with him. [laughter] >> the fact that we spend gross domestic product on health care. what about people who cannot afford health care? and i understand that, but i also don't believe that the universal health care system, i believe it fails the very people it's intended to help. i do

. >>> the comic-con of politics, politicon kicked off. members of all parties are invited to attend. it started off quiet but quickly got ugly. >>> wearing swastikas and shouting slogans this couple shocked this packed ball room and was quickly shouted down. >> usa! >> before the panel could hit the reset button, another couple offered their unsolicited agenda. they were quickly shouted down and then booted out. organizers say this is a political convention for all. republicans, democrats, comedians, commentators, a comic-con for politics and all it entails. >> what can i say? i love my country. >> reporter: it is an unusual mix from super heroes to elder statesmen. there is a reputation for reasoned airing of political differences. >> giving people the opportunity to hear the other side and not just a cartoon version. >> reporter: they tackle timely topics. the place was packed for censorship on campus. >> free speech on campus is a big deal. i think our first amendment is under attack. >> reporter: some featured big names. others didn't

the comedienne and talk show host spoke with jake tapper onstage at politicon.olitics. >> he's a bully, treats people tearily, disloyal. lies constantly. recorded lies and also unstable, but handler also said she's thankful for trump saying this, "i've become a better person and i'm more informed. i'm learning. i have the trump family to thank for it." let's bring in cnn media analyst bill carter. so, bill what do you make of this -- very strong opinion, but not just chelsea handler. we've seen it from a lot of entertainers who have kind of put their spin on politics. >> yes. well, you know, it's really not particularly new. obviously in this case, meryl streep and many other celebrities criticizing president trump, but you know, you can go back and you had the republican celebrities like ted nugent who made outrageous comments about obama and going back further, kanye west said president bush doesn't like black people. i think celebrities like to use the attention that they can attract to make their political points. i do think trump is getting much stronger re

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where we are here for the annual politicon convention. won't have reince priebus to kick around any more. and that goes for you to mr. president and those calling him names and the chief of staff tendered his resignation on tuesday under duress after a mere 189 days on the job. and like many bad modern relationships sh the breakup was announced on social media with donald trump tweeting about his decision to hire a new chief of staff, current homeland security secretary retired marine general john kelly and only after that did he add this shutout, i would like to thank reince priebus and we accomplished a lot together, i am very proud of him. and we await word on what those accomplishments are. the white house could feel free to contact us right here ott show. rumors of the demise had been circulating for months now. and his departure comes amid a tough week for the trump administration. with the failure of republicans to repeal obamacare and replace it with tax cuts for the rich. it also comes in the wake of that now infamous profanity l

. >>> i am happy to announce that i will be at politicon out in l.a. on july 29 and july 30th.out a variety of topics and would love to meet you. so if you're in so-cal, please free to come on by. and check out politicon.com for more info on how to attend. come see us. more "a.m. joy" after the break. ♪ ♪ where all the walls echo with laughter ♪ ♪ and every room has its own chapter ♪ you've carried on your family's tradition. let us help you prepare for your family's future. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. on a hotel just go to priceline. they add thousands of new deals every day at up to 60% off. that's how kaley and i got to share this trip together at this amazing hotel. yeah ash and i share everything - dresses, makeup, water bottles... we do? mmhmm. we share secrets, shoes, toothbrushes... what? yeah i forgot mine so i've been using yours. seriously? what's the big deal? i mean, we even dated the same guy. who?! uh, go to priceline and get the hotel deals you won't find anywhere else. when heartburn hits fight back fast with new tums