manyhe thing is, out of equals one, e pluribus unum. that means everything goes in the pot.l take out and are better for it. the monuments do not reflect that. it is the opposite. that is the get the hell out of here message, and that is not right. mitch, you did this in 2017. it came down to the decision. two-year legal process, and you systematically went through. it was the executive, legislative, judicial. you had support of all three of those for the removal of the statues, but what we are seeing now, i would really like to get asr thoughts, and wynton's, well. what we are seeing is protesters forcibly removing statues of confederates and others who are on the wrong side of history. what do you make of that? well, i have a lot of thoughts about it. actually, it was a 3.5 year process. i thought about it a year before taking action. it smacked me in the head, start thinking about it, try to get out of it, thinking i do not want to do it, figuring out it was my responsibility and figuring out how to do it. the thing that made me move was the awful murders that took place

better things are ahead in terms of transparency, in terms of bipartisanship, in terms of e pluribus unum, the guidance that our founders gave us. they couldn't imagine how different we would be from each other but they knew that we had to always strive for oneness, that integrity that is america. democratict of the belief. >> let's bring it back to what you are facing right now. you are calling the house back into session this weekend for a vote on stopping the trump administration from changing the operations of the post office. mail-in voting is top of mind so talk us through your strategy and what you see ultimately happening. house speaker pelosi: in terms of the postal system? constitutionhe which is always our guide. aia quoted thef preamble of the constitution in terms of the work of the ai, the americana institute of architects. system is in the constitution of the united states and a roll of congress is clear there as well. this is something intrinsic to america. it's american as what people used to say, apple pie, motherhood, baseball, all of that, the postal system. the republ

smaller identity groups we can look around and discover that is not the case we also have e pluribus unum and that unity is our strength have people woke up to that specific issue that president trump has made? there is a common good and here in america? is that argument catching on or do we have a ways to go for division before reality reasserts itself? >> but you have to represent the group congresswoman presley put it well when she said late last year if you come to the table as a member of the group you have to speak for the group if he will not come in to represent that group and what is assigned to you don't come to the table we have to think and speak with the idea of the hispanic category. what makes the country possible to come together as the american creating culture and then continue if you want i could continue to smoke cigars which i do and america is unique i lived in seven other countries at least for one year other countries many months this country is exceptional does take people in from all over the world and says you are an american and here is what we do. at the end o

overwhelming experience in many, but not in others, that we brought this all together, e pluribus unum, that three heads are better than two, that a house divided cannot stand. that is an ancient idea in support of unity. and to help us understand that egalitarianism, providing equal opportunity, is not socialism, it is an equal opportunity, it is an opportunity for everyone to be able to achieve the pursuit of their happiness, to be happy. and to understand that freedom is not free, it requires an eternal vigilance in order to reflect upon these founding principles. so those are initial strategies i try to engage at the very beginning, and then the conversation will continue. >> we are starting to get questions from the audience. this is a great one. student groups are by far the most diverse, ethnically, racially, economically, groups that visit monticello. in normal times, we received tens of thousands of students each year. the questionnaire online wants to know how you go about addressing sensitive topics like slavery in front of your audience, particularly children? >> the young

all the way to the outlets that's a name i think i might follow as my yellow trade also >> jenny >> unummes earnings >> joe >> iyt, transports etf >> jon >> amgi, a lot of call activity, melissa. >> that does it for us here on "halftime. "the exchange" starts now. >>> melissa, thanks. we will see you again soon hi, everybody. here's what's ahead this hour. a two-month low in covid cases, hope for potential plasma treatment and housing on an absolute tear. is all this positive news a recipe to continue the rally stocks up 249 on the dow right now. wow. >>> still with millions of students not entering schools this fall, the economy could lose $7 billion worth of essential services we're going to look at the areas and some of the stocks that could suffer and they may already be on your radar >>> plus, investments to

ground and bring people together in this country reminding people of our national model e pluribus unum and the whole focus and we also heard from four republicans including the former governor of ohio and a presidential candidate, john kasich, and that was an amazing moment. he said he is still a republican but he puts his country first so our entire focus was on to bringing people together in this country because whether you support the president before and i know some of you viewers have, you know that he has been divisive and i think one of the things that joe biden can do which is so uniquely joe biden is to bring our country together. >> bill: my question was more going to the virtual experience and what that was all about. you had 25, 26 million people to an end on night one and 2016. last night, looks like it came in around 19 or 20 million per day one. was it perhaps a mistake to go virtual and lives a little bit of the energy in the room? >> no. it's day one and i think you are going to see a crowd building and i think much of the republican convention will also be virtual. is

e pluribus unum, out of many, one. is more than a model, it is the north star for our democracy. now more than ever we need a president who will unite this country. we need a president who in george floyd's memory, instead of using the bible as a prop, will heat its words, to act justly. we need a president for the workers who have lost their jobs because this administration is selling american workers out when we need to buy american. for the farmers and manufacturers and the people of rural america who are sick and tired of reaping what he has sown. we need a president who will look out for the seniors like my dad whose family is now missing through glass windows, never knowing if it will be the last time they see them. we need a president for all of america. i come from the middle of this country where we believe in people joining together to solve problems. we seek common ground to reach higher ground. that has been joe biden's life's work. he is a man of scrappy, working- class roots. a man whose own hardships have only made him more determined to lift up those who have been

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e pluribus unum. it is more than a motto, it is the north star for our democracy. now more than ever we need a president that will unite this country. we need a president who in george floyd's memory, instead of using the bible as a prop will heed its words, to act justly. we need a president for the workers who have lost their jobs because this administration is selling american workers out when we need to buy american, for the farmers and manufacturers and the people of rural america who are sick and tired of reaping what he's sown. we need a president who will look out for the seniors like my dad, whose families now visit them through glass windows, never knowing if it will be the last time they see them. we need a president for all of america. i come from the middle of this country, where we believe in people joining together to solve problems. we seek common ground to reach higher ground. that's been joe biden's life's work. he's a man of scrappy, working class roots, a man whose own hardships have only made him more determined to lift up those who have been l

what happened in charlottesville but what are the ways that we kind of, i don't know if e pluribus unum is the right name but how do we make a solid one country again? how do we do that? >> i think mickey you hit the nail on the head. it's about having discourse. we've gotten away from discourse in our country which means a willingness to absorb and listen and process so if you know your talking points and it doesn't matter the next person says because you know your talking points are not really listening. you might your words out of their mouth but you're not really willing to listen and absorb and i think what we're seeing play out. look at the nfl kneeling discussion that's taking place with a member of the athletes themselves have come down one way and having changes of heart, etc. people are finally listening to each other and understanding that some of the things you might have thought to be mutually exclusive actually are not. if you take a moment to understand why understand the various perspective that may not be your life experiences so like you said one is getting to know you

to hold the senate accountable for living up to the motto of the nation that we serve, e pluribus unum. out of many, one. because this country was built on that idea. it was born from the phrase we the people, and it grew out of the belief that there is nothing more powerful than the will of the citizenry when the citizenry works with each other and for each other. our response to this pandemic is a test of our faith in that founding doctrine. if we focus on the we, if we think about uniting the many into the one, then we can save lives and move past this national trauma together. but it's up to each one of us to act in a way that protects all of us, to act in a way that ensures no one, nobody, disabled or otherwise, will be left behind. with that, i yield the floor. mr. moran: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. moran: mr. president, i am pleased to be on the senate floor this evening, but i'm here to discuss a significantly is tragic issue that affects way too many americans all across our country, certainly at home in kansas, and that is the lack of tr

e pluribus unum, out of many is one. that's what has to happen this year. joe biden symbolizes that and he really lives that as much as anything that i've ever met in public office. >> i think you just gave the best articulation, no surprise, that i've heard all week for what we've seen this week which is an adherence to his principles, but among them bipartisanship and appearances from cindy mccain who narrated that video of joe biden with john mccain. john cass sick and others and i know it's caused some consternation among the very important, very vibrant base of the democratic party. to your point, if they win, they're going to have a lot of healing to do. so is that for you one of the most important themes this week? >> absolutely. absolutely. that's what this is all about. sure you want to win an election, but you want to hold on to a democracy. you want your country to be vibrant. you want your country to be respected. you want your country to provide for each and every one of its citizens a really productive life. you want to leave something for you

pluribus unum, out of many, one. that's what this campaign needs to be about.for a long time now, and i think i've said it on your show before, this campaign is all about restoring america's goodness. this is a great country and there are good people, but we for the last several years under this president have been at each other's throats and for no reason at all. i think that the mayor of portugal got it right today. >> the president is set to go to kenosha, wisconsin later on this week. why do you think he is going to kenosha? what is the purpose, in your view, of that visit? >> to fan the flames. this president, and his counselor, i think she said it a couple days ago, they feel that their pathway to victory is having turmoil, having people at each other's throats. that is not what building a country is all about. we are all about pursuing a country full of promise for everybody. this president believes in insulting people, hanging nicknames on people. that's childish stuff. when i was growing up in a little town in south carolina, my parents would not even

--ght laura bassoon them e pluribus unum. out of many, one. it is the northstar for our democracy.ho in george floyd's memory instead of using the bible as a prop will heed its words, to act justly. we need a president for the workers who have lost their jobs, because this the administration is selling american workers out, when we need to buy american. for the farmers and manufacturers and the people of rural america, who are sick and tired of reaping what he has sown, we need a president who will look out for the seniors like my dad. whose families visit them through glass windows, never knowing if it will be the last time they see them. we need a president for all of america. i come from the middle of this country, where we believe in people joining together to solve problems. we see common ground to reach higher ground. that has been joe biden's life's work. he is a man of scrappy, working-class roots. a man whose own hardships have only made him more determined to lift up those who have been left out. he understands redemption. and he knows resilience. joe biden is a man of de