but the real issue is the enablers and the idea that susan collins is denigrating the system. i would say look at the facts. hope hicks, david pecker, people aligned with and supportive of donald trump took the stand and they were not accused of lying. they were never cross-examined to say they were not telling the truth. and they brought the evidence out that the jury found to be guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. go to the actual evidence as opposed to putting on a label. because the facts matter. if they don't matter, this country is lost. there's no basis to have the rule of law or any system that protects us from authoritarianism. and there's a written transcript that everyone can look at to show what happened. we don't have to take anyone's word for it. it is an black and white. >> that is so true. and people can empower themselves to do that. there was something that the republican speaker of the house said during interview with fox news that stuck out to me. you've argued so many cases before the supreme court. he basically suggested that the supreme court can be relied

the idea that susan collins is denigrating the system. what i would say is look at the facts. david pecker, hope hicks, jeff mcconaughey, people aligned with and supportive of donald trump took the stand and they were not accused of lying. they were never cross-examined to say they are not telling the truth, and they set up the damaging evidence that the jury found guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, so go to the actual evidence as opposed to just putting on a label because facts matter. if facts do not matter, this country is lost. there is no basis to have the rule of law or to have any system that protects us from authoritarianism and there is a written transcript that everyone can go to to show what happened. you don't have to take anyone's word for it. it is in black and white. >> that is so true and people can empower themselves to do exactly that initiative they have questions. i just talked about this, but there was something that the republican speaker of the house mike johnson said during an interview with fox news that stuck out to me, and you have argued so many cases

we were just listening to susan collins saying she will not be averse to the idea two rate cuts.he median. that came out of the fed this week was one. interesting to see that there is conversations going on within the fed. but what would two rate cuts actually mean for risky assets if they go along with that? mark: traders are bound to extrapolate. if the fed is saying two, they will go for three at least. we saw it at the beginning of the year when the federal reserve are forecasting three interest-rate cuts this year. we saw the market pricing and way more than that. it was good for the equity market, bond market at the start of the year. we saw a lot of diving back as people realized the numbers were not supportive of more rate cuts. now we are starting to go back the other way. the data that we have seen this week and recently is a bit softer. the inflation numbers are a little bit coming down again. so once again, the market has decided for itself that the fed dot plots really might be incorrect and that even though they are saying one, that may be there should be two or eve

>> yeah, i think they are trying to, you know, i said trump would give no quarter to susan collins.an collins because it is worth knowing she voted to impeach donald trump or to convict him. she was one of 7 senators, but for her to take this statement and go against one of the pillars of our democracy just shows how weak kneed a lot of republicans are that know better. and do i think that there will be retribution left and right, absolutely. what scares me most is the people in mid-government that trump appoints who want to take at their own revenge. it could be their hometown district attorney. and that donald trump won't care if you do it. so it's those kinds of people who enter government under a potential trump administration that scare me the most. >> there's a new poll that has don had -- donald trump and joe biden neck to neck. and that number has gone up since march. does he need more than that going into november or could it be enough to put him over the finish line? >> he just needs one more electoral vote than donald trump. but i think what we're seeing in every poll and

trump but lisa murkowski, susan collins and mitt romney are skipping. stuart: interesting, thank you for that sorry i screwed up the intro to you i would go to congressman then your congressman among those having a chance to see the former president again, how did he go, good to have you. >> thank you for having me i think the former president took the opportunity to lay out his vision on the issues that matter to the american people as well as to talk about the need to unify as a party in the selection. we are facing the most precarious time in our nations history since world war ii and what is happening around the globe is an absolute disaster, the threats emanating from china, the russian invasion of ukraine, the terrorist attack on israel, iran increasing iranian petroleum sales by over $100 billion since joe biden took office and obviously domestically are poor southern border continued inflation and high cost of energy of housing, of mortgage interest rates, this is having a disastrous impact on americans so that was a focus primarily of the forme

that is why you even had susan collins, right? >> not really happy about that.hat trump's team was thrilled. >> and she is spewing the lie too because all these republicans are scared of donald trump. >> the "i am concerned" susan collins? >> but not concerned about the jurors. >> and also not about the law. >> the e. jean carroll case advised the jurors not to speak to the press and we do not know who they are. i suspect the same thing here. we have seen the same thing here. these jurors, obviously it is their choice, but we will not hear about them. they will stay in the background because of safety reasons. and that is happening in mock cases. >> it is also really a sign that trump is really dangerous. >> it is almost like it is georgetown. it is a really good analogy. you are going to drink this kool-aid whether you want it or not. summer drinking it by the gallon and others are being forced to say you will drink it otherwise we will make you drink it. that initially unfortunate. these jurors, you cannot allow one person to decimate one of the pillars of our

the final thought on all that fed speak for next week, patrick harker, susan collins and many otherse week. we have been talking about it with our guests. it is divergence many looking for on how they feel about the future of this economy over the next year as they look to make the first rate cut if not a second is a market would like. from new york that does it for us this week. same time, same place next week. this is "bloomberg real yield" and this is bloomberg. ♪ want to save on some of the biggest names in streaming on the network made for streaming? x marks the spot. now you can add the new xfinity streamsaver™ that includes netflix, peacock, and apple tv+. that's xfinity streamsaver™ for just $15 a month. all your favorites. all in one place. only from xfinity. for more watching and less spending... x marks the spot. do it all on the network made for streaming, and bring on the good stuff. >> from the world of politics to the world of business, two times a day, joe mathieu and kailey leinz deliver news, insight and analysis from and about politics' biggest power players. >> th

answer uniformly was no in the senate meeting, some of the donald trump's critics did not show up susan collins of maine, someone who voted to convict donald trump in his second impeachment trial, said she had a conflict that was the same reason that senator lisa murkowski gave in her. this is just not to show, but some other critics did senator mitt romney didn't raise any concerns or didn't speak out. we are told i add that meeting senator bill cassidy, another one who voted to convict also said it was not awkward to be. there's that he believes trump's going to win. so that's why he showed up. and i put that question also, two number centers about january sex, as well as whether or not their concerns about how trump acted in january 6 was part of the discussion and they said no did he talk about january 6 at all january 6 that come up in the house republican meaning, was there any dissension? oh, no, i saw nothing but overwhelming support for president trump. no, i didn't. since any dissension, but, you know, i didn't catch everybody's response either. >> there was a up rally environment for

it's a connection that raises grave concerns for maine senator susan collins, who we met in washingtony is this happening? >> chinese transnational criminal groups seem to be targeting rural areas. what we don't know is it a threat to our national security. >> reporter: it sounds like you're saying this is bigger than marijuana. >> i think it is bigger than marijuana. it may be an attempt to probe our defenses. >> reporter: an attempt senator collins suspects that could be connected to chinese leadership. is it fair to say you believe xi jinping is aware of this operation? >> i do believe that. >> reporter: and has he directed it in some way? >> i don't know that, but it's impossible for me to believe that he is not aware. >> reporter: this month, the fbi director stopped short of supporting senator collins' theory. >> we don't yet see, but we're obviously investigating any direct ties between these grows and, say, the chinese government itself. >> reporter: in a statement, the chinese embassy in washington says the chinese government has taken an active and responsible approach to wor

ladies and gentlemen, the honorable susan collins, united states senator from maine. good afternoon, warrior. and honored is participate in this congressional gold medal ceremony for rosie the riveter. these are enterprise sing and patriotic answered the call to serve on the home during world war two. and for ever changing the role of women in the workforce. at a time of great peril for freedom both here at home and around world and estimated. 16 million women. step to learn new skills and to produce the muni nation's battleships. war planes and equipment required by our troops to win the war. mothers wives. sisters. daughters answered our nation's call to action by tirelessly in factories. farms shipyards, aircraft. plants and steel mills in support of our armed. the can do spirit of has inspired tired generations women ever since a few years ago i had the pleasure of meeting otto of caliber, and yet one of the a reds and our rosies. shortly the attack on pearl harbor this single mom with an infant son learned how to operate a rivet gun and began at an aircraft plant

ladies and gentlemen, the honorable susan collins, united states senator from maine. good afternoon, warrior. and honored is participate in this congressional gold medal ceremony for rosie the riveter. these are enterprise sing and patriotic answered the call to serve on the home during world war two. and for ever changing the role of women in the workforce. at a time of great peril for freedom both here at home and around world and estimated. 16 million women. step to learn new skills and to produce the muni nation's battleships. war planes and equipment required by our troops to win the war. mothers wives. sisters. daughters answered our nation's call to action by tirelessly in factories. farms shipyards, aircraft. plants and steel mills in support of our armed. the can do spirit of has inspired tired generations women ever since a few years ago i had the pleasure of meeting otto of caliber, and yet one of the a reds and our rosies. shortly the attack on pearl harbor this single mom with an infant son learned how to operate a rivet gun and began at an aircraft plant

ladies and gentlemen, the honorable susan collins, united states senator from maine. good afternoon, warrior. and honored is participate in this congressional gold medal ceremony for rosie the riveter. these are enterprise sing and patriotic answered the call to serve on the home during world war two. and for ever changing the role of women in the workforce. at a time of great peril for freedom both here at home and around world and estimated. 16 million women. step to learn new skills and to produce the muni nation's battleships. war planes and equipment required by our troops to win the war. mothers wives. sisters. daughters answered our nation's call to action by tirelessly in factories. farms shipyards, aircraft. plants and steel mills in support of our armed. the can do spirit of has inspired tired generations women ever since a few years ago i had the pleasure of meeting otto of caliber, and yet one of the a reds and our rosies. shortly the attack on pearl harbor this single mom with an infant son learned how to operate a rivet gun and began at an aircraft plant

susan collins the only senate candidate to inject in a state where the presidential nominee of a party did not win. you look at that and you say, if biden loses in some of these places, the democrats in the swing states cannot run either. where senate candidates are not getting that poll from the economic bad news that biden is, they may blame biden but not necessarily blaming democrats. republican candidates are not getting the benefit from republicans being the republican nominee but taking the toxicity associated with donald trump. that is from those independent voters. finally, the voters that do not show up, low propensity voters, they are not supporting biden that they are supporting right now the senate democratic senate candidates. you can look at that and say maybe they will get back to biden. these are voters who want to vote for democrats but they are unsure about biden. or they do not want to vote for biden. they are voting for the down ballot democrats as a check on donald trump. >> so many dynamics. >> and it's only june. >> you need to come back. thank you so much for jo

the only other member who was sort of out of step with the presidential lien is susan collins who manages it is a little bit hairy there. that is defense, not offense. the opportunities are here and i think that they would in terms of the. >> would not necessarily popular vote, but there's only so much you can saw white peoplo shocked coming out of 2022. republicans think they will win all the time so they have a crisis. republican democrats think they have this incredible. you thinkt republicans winning the house popular vote by a substantial margin a five votem. is fairly durable relative to years. >> fairly durable in the sense that. >> in the sense that it seems to match up p the coalition such as they are in this moment. while you could have backlash against joe biden who was very popular at that point, republicans have to get their act together and they have to bh maybe it will be in new york. they would have those seats. part of the reason they stand to keep house is these things happen on the same nig places. the reason people oppressed and thepublicans w(lill lose the house beyon

paul: you have republicans who through recent years were highly critical of trump, mitt romney, susan collinsmitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader, they criticized the case and said it never should have been. were you surprised by that? >> i'm not surprised. you see the momentum building inside this case which was hard to understand that, they took some business record misdemeanors and build them into a felon related to new york state campaign finance laws that most people watching, watching the legal analysts, this was happening, people having trouble getting their hands around what alvin bragg was attempting to do. ultimately the president was convicted by this manhattan jury. what's the word on the lips of every democrat in america since? convicted felon, convicted felon. paul: that is redundant. you don't need to say convicted if you are a felon. >> that is what they are going to do, redundancy or not. it is striking that this process has caused people like mitt romney to say that donald trump was the subject of an unfair effort by the democrats. if you look across the electorate, o

susan collins, lisa murkowski, showed who they were, that they are against ivf. look, they should have been the easiest vote in the world ivf is so important to so many millions of people to be able to have a child personally is important to me. i have a grandson who came about through ivf and it's a beautiful thing. but they have the hard right pushing them and so they are afraid to say what the right thing to do is. and they say they tried to say, well, we had a better idea. well, we gave them a chance. we said, just vote to get on the bill and we'll discuss it. they all voted no because things like people like the heritage foundation, susan b. anthony league, even a sudden then baptist convention, they've come out against ivf, who would have thought that would be against so many people would be pushed against ivf, the republican should have had the courage to do the right thing here. they knew what it was, and that's why they're signing these letters and all that. but it's not what they say. >> aaron. it's what they do. it all but two voted no i said maga hard

but every republican senator besides lisa murkowski and susan collins decided to take a pass on it. now, according to a 2023 gallop poll almost 90% of this country sees contraception as morally acceptable. even among republicans data shows 72% said they had a favorable view of birth control. but that did not stop the gop from killing the bill in the senate. a few hours ago majority leader chuck schumer offered his analysis as to why. >> of course we're already hearing the same predictable, tired, unpersuasive rhetorics from the other side, that this bill is unnecessary, that birth control could never possibly be at risk, that this could be about nothing. that's not true. as i said go ask the people of virginia what they think. go ask the people of florida, idaho, or iowa. each of these states republican voters and legislators are on record blocking protections for birth control access in one form or another. >> even in a post-roe america republicans are still saying enshrining contraception into law is much to do about nothing, even though "the washington post" reports republicans i

susan collins is writing a new novel.he songbird snakes has already been called " harvest sunrise." the film will be released in cinemas in march next year. plot details have not yet been disclosed. what is known is that a fifth of the hunger games universe will tell about fiftieth anniversary games, which took place 24 years before the events in the first book. in this battle , hamich eborneti, the future mentor of the main character katnis, played by jennifer lorens in all films, will fight for life. let me remind you, the last hunger games movie, the ballad of the song snakes. from a series of dystopian films was released in 2023. a pizza-making championship took place in the capital of argentina. more than 170 pizza-makers from around the world took part in it. awards were presented in several categories: for the most delicious pizza, for the fastest preparation, for the fastest dough rolling, for the best acrobatic performance. the skill was assessed by 30 specialists, pizza makers, bakers, journalists and famous res

very few normal republicans -- we saw one comment from larry hogan, the mostly everyone -- even susan collins said even the rule of law is wrong. so what joe biden needs to do and he needs to stand for the norms and that is what he's doing. >> it's about the most unsexy thing i've heard about politics. >> but you know what? he's very normal. and maybe he's the perfect guy for this moment.>> you defended clients. i'm sure things have not gone their way. but tell me about this line between not liking the verdict, not trusting the verdict, and not trusting the system. i'm sure everyone who gets a verdict that does not go their way doesn't like it and they want and to fuel it. they want to appeal it. we are past that with trump and his acolytes.>> every criminal defendant who elects to go to trial believes they did nothing wrong. they believe the prosecution has it out for them for they are being persecuted and trump is no different in that sense. he's no different from a defendant who is after they are convicted is happy about a. that's find and not accepting it is why we have appeals. and somet

only two republican senators, women, lisa murkowski and susan collins, joined democrats to support theception act. the rest voted no, and the reason? well, that birth control, it's already protected under the supreme court precedent. so let's talk about it. i want to bring in my friend jennifer, former white house communications director for president obama, and reed, cofounder of the lincoln project and a veteran republican strategist, jen, what do you make of this argument by republican? >> i mean, this is a pre-dobbs, i saw that senator cassidy said that he voted against it because democrats are making a show -- try to show that as if contraception was not readily available to women, well, senator, not anymore. you know, there are times where you can say that democrats took votes to try to get people on the record to -- for political purposes, but this is a time where democrats took votes to get them on the record on a women's rights issue. and i'm kind of surprised that more republicans did not choose to vote for it, because it's something that they will rightly pay a price for in

senator susan collins and senator lisa murkowski.e anti- democratic constitution where a majority vote does not rule most of the time. 51 votes is not enough to protect contraception in the senate today because the bill made it clear a 60-vote threshold in order to pass the senate. >> today, of course, senate republicans had the chance to vote to protect a key personal liberty. access to contraception. senator markey's bill is simple but it has become necessary since the maga supreme court and donald trump overturned roe and jeopardized repractive rights for millions and millions of americans. today, thanks to these brutal and downright medieval attacks, tens of millions of americans have to worry about something as basic as birth control. make no mistake. americans' uncertainty about using birth control is one of the many shaneful consequences of overturning the roe v. wade. >> and so, the stakes in the election. if republicans win control of the united states senate, they will have enough votes to ban contraception in this country

otherwise the alignments have already happened the only other me present lien of their state is susan collins that's defense not offense the opportunities are here and now for the ia were going to bounce back and have a good midterm they would in terms of ■e environment. there's onlyon so much that when the house of popular vote. shoc. that crisis. democrats have this incredible night but it's better than the if you think about republicans winning the house of popular market with a five vote margin a 10 seat margin exactly this new map is fairly durable relative to recent years. >> fairlybl w durable in this ie that shrinkage seems to match up pretty well for the coalition such as they are in this moment. what you could have a of the backlash againstbo the six year itch of joe biden who is very unpopular at tha point republicans have to get their act together and seats have to be there. maybe it will be in new york but that mean they would have to lose to get the seas to gain back republicans have these things happen on the same night in the same places. the reason people of price and that re

among them, lisa murkowski and susan collins, often the two republicans who will cross party lines wheness. not always, but certainly on this one, and in the words of senator lisa murkowski when she said, okay, if you want the political message out there, my message is we should protect contraception. other republicans are saying this is politics, a vote that doesn't need to happen. democrats, of course, trying to make this broader point, and it underscores how salient this issue is going to be in november. >> mary, our folks talked to a number of members of congress on capitol hill who say that this is really a solution to something that's not a problem. they say nobody's really pushing for contraception to be outlawed. when you talk to folks on the other side, what they'll tell you is, yeah, it was not very long ago that people said, oh, roe v. wade is codified, it's law, it's not going to be overturned, and where we are today is that millions of women do not have the right in their own states for an abortion. so is the concern over contraception, you think, real? >> i think one of th

susan collins the only senate candidate to win in a state where the presidential nominee of her partyyou say, boy. if biden loses in some of these places the democrat running in those swing states can't win either. what we're seeing is, where democratic senate candidates are not getting that poll from the economic bad news, that biden is. so they may blame biden but they're not necessarily blaming democrats at this point. republican candidates aren't getting the benefit from republicans of being the republican nominee. but they're taking all the toxicity that's associated with donald trump. that's from sort of those independent voters. and finally those voters that don't show up we talked about those low propensity voters they're not supporting biden but they are supporting right now the senate democratic senate candidates. so you can look at those both ways. one way you look at that and you say, boy, maybe they're going get back to biden. these are voters who want to vote for democrats. they're just unsure about biden. or, they are, they don't want to vote for biden. they're voting f

only two republicans voted yes, lisa murkowski and susan collins. they needed 60 yeas to break a filibuster. democrats staged the vote to spark interest in the abortion issue ahead of the election. bret? >> bret: okay. we'll follow. this chad, thanks. jurors in the federal gun crimes trial of hunter biden today heard from a former wife and one-time girlfriend about the defendant's battles with drugs and alcohol. prosecutors are trying to prove biden lied on a federal gun form. the defense is suggesting biden didn't sign it. correspondent david spunt is in wilmington, delaware live tonight with the latest. good evening, david. >> bret, good evening to you. the personal and legal fol fallt of his public drug addiction came into a sharp and painful focus as his ex-wife and others took the stand. hunter biden left the courthouse today after watching detailed testimony from his ex-wife. kathleen buel told the jury the couple divorced after she found multiple crack pipes around hunter. she said she was worried, scared for him, and for their three children

it has given mitch mcconnell and susan collins and all of these republicans who do not like trump --case has given them all a real easy excuse to say this conviction is bull. >> senator, there are a lot of close races in this country. we heard it will not change minds. for most people, they have made up their decisions anyway. but take a look at these numbers. 15% say they are more likely to vote for him. 17% say they are less likely to vote for him. to the extent the real verdict will come out on november 5th when people make their electoral decisions, is there anything to be done about this? like is there anybody to be convinced? because it seems like people are largely unmoved by this. >> we have got a long way though. we have got conventions. we have got a debate. we have got sentencing that has got to come up. we have got a long, long way to go before november. what you are looking at there is a national poll. 2% or 3% is going to make a difference in those battleground states. yes. unfortunately, i think so many people are made up. people are going to vote for or against a team

. >> including susan collins, and notably house speaker mike johnson, who immediately called the supremeikely a state case. the noted exception is larry hogan, that state's popular former governor, who said the jury's verdict should be respected. lara trump immediately blasted hogan for that statement on sunday. joining me now is mitch landrieu, national cochair of the biden campaign. first of all, what is the campaign's reaction to the historic guilty verdict for donald trump. i know the president said jury verdicts have to be seniorsed, the system needs to be respected, but how do you handle this? >> i think it's important to remind ourselves and everybody else that democracy is at stake, and donald trump is a threat to democracy. in order for democracy to work, an independent judiciary has to be able to do what it is that they were designed to do by the constitution. the former president had a fair trial. the former president was able to call witnesses. the former president was able to have a jury of his peers, and a unanimous jury on 34 counts find him guilty. so we have a new fact b

the other classes, the only other membe out of step with the presidential lean of the state and susan collinst that's defense not offense. the opportunities are here and now, and so the idea that we're going to bounce back and have a really good midterm, i think they would in terms of the environment, but-- . and there's only so much they'd win the house popular vote and the senate popular vote, but only so much you can get. what we saw and why people were so shocked coming out of 2022, number one as patrick said, republicans time and when they don't they have an existential crisis. and democrats think they are the-- you know, had a incredible night, had an incredible nigh s en or 10 seat margin. >> new york. >> and this new map is durable relative to recent years. >> fairly durable in the sense that? seems to match up pretty well with the coalitions such as they are in th so, while you could have a backlash against the six-year itch of joe biden who is very unpopular at that point, republicans, a, have to get their act together and b, the seats have to be there. it's coming-- maybe in new yo

we are, and it is so frightening -- the frightening part of this was the response people like susan collinsknow, just a knee-jerk reaction without any consideration of the actual proof that the four of us have seen and is in writing and there is a transcript and it's presided over by a respected, experienced judge, so that is the part of this that is so disheartening. >> yes, and i have to say if this trial taking place in the state of maine -- i've seen a couple of trials in the state of maine with the main jury. i suspect the outcome would have been identical and some might have a different view because of where the jury would've been chosen from. i wonder if you see a tactical point in this trial that was the beginning of the road to the outcome we see? was there a critical moment? was there critical decision you look at now and you say oh, that is the decision. that is the move on which this victory for the prosecution was built? >> lawrence, i would describe it is almost like a series of micro decisions, not one of them, but the totality of decisions that they made to surround michael

almost all republicans -- including republicans who were not supporters of donald trump, susan collins in the trial of the senate after generally 6. even she said last week this was not a legally justified but politically motivated trial. that shows you again i think how damaging this is. when you are losing people who are open to the argument that maybe there should be an alternative, when you lose those people you're really losing the argument. >> trace: yes, you had people saying they were comparing him to al capone saying they got him on these false documents. he was -- he was a killer. i just don't, your final thoughts. >> there is no justification whatsoever. again even if you think trump has committed other crimes you don't just convict and on a completely impossible and improbable and really unjustifiable case like this. >> trace: that's not our system. could to have you jerry. as president biden readies executive action on the border, mexico elects its first female and first jewish president. we will have more on that next. higher shipping rates may be “the cost of doing busin

factor get we have people like susan -- susan collins saying its probably bad when you had a judge whoed to stocker publican's who seems committed to doing just that with law a. i think you have an awakening going on there. also in the monmouth pole you pointed out 71% and republicans were enthusiastic about the rematch between donald trump and joe biden whereas only 46@of democrats are enthusiastic about this rematch. it has had a motivating impact and as i said on the network and on the show elections are building books. republicans are building a broader base of support. we are starting out there and you build from there. so it has had a motivating impact. you also look at the $53 million raised in 24 hours after the guilty verdict as well tells that story. i maintain what a previously said. >> martha: a quick thought philippe but i'm sorry to jack brewer i think we lost his signal. every day there's more video i could play another but i will not right now. looking up into the sky wondering where he is. a lot of people who you work within the past have called for him, they think the

these are people from susan collins, a moderate republican from maine, over to the right.effect of this is i suspect it will be marginal. the people who are supporting him will support him. they have discounted who he is. they buy that the system is out to get you, and this validates that for them. the people who are marginal, they tell pollsters they will reconsider their vote if donald trump is convicted, but those are people who do not pay a lot of attention to politics. they tend to be people who supported biden in 2020 and are now shifting over to trump. they are low information, fickle voters and we do not know how they will go. i don't suspect they will go very far. the basic question of the election is the system is broken, we need this guy, no matter how big of a jerk he is. we need him to take it to the man. i suspect they will stick around for him. geoff: after his appearances morning, president trump -- president biden delivered comments. he had this to say. pres. biden: they found donald trump guilty on all 34 felony counts. now he will be given the opportunit

only two republican senators, lisa murkowski and susan collins, joined democrats to support the righteason? birth control is already protected under the supreme court. let's talk about it. jennifer palmieri, former communications director for president obama. and a veteran republican strategist. what do you make about this argument by republicans? >> it is, you know, pre-dobbs i thought senator cassidy said he voted against it because democrats were making a show as if contraception was not readily available to women. well, senator, not anymore. there are times you can say democrats took votes to try to get people on the record. for political purposes. this is a time when democrats took votes to get people on the record on a critically important healthcare and women's rights issue. i am honestly kind of surprised that more republicans did not choose to vote for it, because it is something they will rightly pay the price for in november. >> explain this to us because republicans also said that they voted against the bill because it was a messaging push, but why wouldn't they want to se

maine senator susan collins was the only republican to join democrats in voting for the bill.ublicans have argued that the legislation was unnecessary claiming access to contraceptives is not at risk and that democrats were only using the vote as a messaging tool for the upcoming election. senate democrats are using the weeks leading up to the second anniversary of the dobbs decision to hold several votes on reproductive health. majority leader chuck schumer has announced plans another procedural vote next week on a bill which would codify protections for ivf. he spoke on the senate floor yesterday as to why the vote was needed. >> there's the more devious claim that the right to contraceptive act is much to do about nothing, that it's unnecessary, that birth control could never possibly fall under risk. well, remember people said the same thing about roe, that it could never be overturned. and then tragically, unfortunately, it was because donald trump and the republican senate filled the supreme court with maga radicals who followed through with the hard right's goal of elim

in fact, susan collins of maine, someone who voted to convict donald trump has not endorsed him, did not attend the meeting, mediated lisa murkowski of alaska and immediately after the meeting, i caught up with leaders from murkowski and i asked her about her concerns within about her party gregg getting behind donald trump so quickly even there has been some divisions and whether she herself would support the former president and you're still there's no chance he'll support him i already made clear that i am not satisfied with either choice that we have in as republicans or damage okay. was it awkward being at that meeting given trump there to work for my state, i'm there for to work hard so it's not offered to work or someone who hold show will be well, you're not supporting him get it right. >> i don't know see you guys and that last commerce senator bill cassidy, who is also one of the seven republicans who voted to convict donald trump after january 6, has not endorsed trump yet, and i'd asked him there, he's still going to support him now but you didn't say that, but he did ind

susan collins, nobody asked you for these comments and they were completely unnecessary.a shame the attacks on the a alvin bragg who is a former department of justice official himself. he used to be a federal prosecutor. this is a man that does not play politics and is literally doing his job and he did campaign on hauling the rich and wealthy accountable and not adding them skate the rules, as many of them did in the past in new york. it is despicable. absolutely despicable, i think, what's been said about him, judge merchan and the career professionals who are literally doing their jobs >> marcus, listen to what a few of those gop lawmakers had to say when it came to defending trump-era >> if they do this, if they turn the american system of justice into banana republic garbage, they will suffer consequences for it >> this was a political smear job and an attack job. this is what you see them banana republics and i am both furious and heartbroken at the same time. i'm furious at what we saw, but i'm also heartbroken for the rule of law >> this is the most outrageous tra

the only two we're told that were missing were senators susan collins of maine and lisa murkowski of who voted to convict trump of his actions. >> "politico" reports that trump's agenda today would be, quote, i'm just going to read it, resolutely forward looking, a potential 2025 elective agenda will be a central focus with tax policy, foreign relations and entitlements all teed up for discussion. is this what is actually happening? >> to a degree. he talked about abortion policy and the need for republicans to unify on that, obviously the issue of border policy came up. he talked about tariffs so there was a policy element to the meeting, but i think in this case it's sort of the broad macro elements that matter more, right? this is obviously his first time back on the hill since january 6th. but it's also the first test of how republicans will embrace his guilty conviction for 34 counts of falsifying business records. keep in mind, he is a convicted felon now, and there was for a small period of time a little window that maybe republicans would not rally around him after that convi

aminationed larry hogan and maybe throw mitt romney out there but even susan collins as andrew mentions. all of them are going along and most of them very happily, in echoing his talking points. and going after the jury. and going after merrick garland and going after the fundamental american system of justice. and the -- end game of that is going to be the same as the end game of big lie 1.0. right? like the result is always the same. it's not going to be pretty and we don't exactly know if it will be a storming of the capitol or some other type of uprising but if people are told, you know, if half the country is being told by their media outlets and by the politicians a lie about how the justice system is broken and the government is coming for them, well, then some of them are going to fight back. like that -- that's just logical. and you know, any national security expert. they will tell you that. i know you have many of them on this show. that's the most pernicious thing about this and i think if you just look at the republican party as a whole, and you compare to the 2017 era that

trump's visit is being presented as a positive development by some in the senate leadership senator susan collins, lisa murkowski, and mitt romney will not be attending this meeting mchlg all three claim they have conflicting plans. they've been frequent trump critics. senator mitch mcconnell will attend giving his first face-to-face with trump since 2020. take a listen to what the minority leader said yesterday when asked if he would confront the former president. >> i said three years ago right after the capitol was attacked that i would support our nominee regardless of who it was including him. i've said earlier this year i support him. he's earned the nomination by the voters all across the country. and of course i'll be at the meeting tomorrow. >> so there you go. meanwhile, the republican controlled house narrowly voted to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress yesterday for refusing to turn over audio of president joe biden's closed door interview about his handling of classified documents. by a 216-207 vote with all but two republicans voting in favor of charging g

along with her former republican colleague john emerson and senators kyrsten jeweler brand and susan collins, all proceeds from the event benefit the young survival coalition to help young women who are diagnosed with breast cancer we all come together the members come together against are common adversary. the female press corps, but are really common adversary is fighting breast cancer. when we're recruiting women candidates to run for congress one of the first questions is, have you played so have you played softball and chalet war cabinet? oh, and i have been friends, certainly because of softball. and so we worked really well together on the senate floor. i love it too, because they get to meet house members, both dams and republicans. we get a lot of things done on a bi-cameral basis. it really helps us as legislators, but more than that, we've become friends. but i think it's a good night. we see the gathering crowds or is more and more people there's more families. it's a realization that we all play together against the press, but also that we're fighting for something bigger than a