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that is too much for mitch mcconnell. the hypocrisy as it always seems to be is off the charts here. i will explain. make sure you sit down and watch, okay? facts first here. mr. mcconnell blasting corporations for taking a stand on voting rights. the same mitch mcconnell who, for years, has defended the first amendment right of corporations to hand over millions of dollars in political spending. remember citizens united? but now mitch mcconnell says this. >> i am not talking about political contributions. most of them contribute to both sides. they have political action committees. that's fine. it's legal. it's appropriate. i support that. i'm talking about taking a position on a highly incendiary issue like this and punishing a community or a state because you don't like a particular law they passed. i just think it's stupid. >> it's stupid. suddenly, corporations don't have first amendment rights after all? hmm? not many disagree with them. tim scott tweeting this misleading comparison of a vote in georgia the vote in
that is too much for mitch mcconnell. the hypocrisy as it always seems to be is off the charts here. i will explain. make sure you sit down and watch, okay? facts first here. mr. mcconnell blasting corporations for taking a stand on voting rights. the same mitch mcconnell who, for years, has defended the first amendment right of corporations to hand over millions of dollars in political spending. remember citizens united? but now mitch mcconnell says this. >> i am not talking about...
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of mitch mcconnell the republicans don't want to help, that's fine. it's their choice. they put politics over people, not surprising, and i think it's a mistake. >> you said you would be willing to eliminate the filibuster to pass certain pieces of legislation. you've also cautioned about the risks saying quote when we are in the minority the issues we care about most will be harmed. if you get rid of it now, even for us one vote, which is the legislative process potentially look like in 2022 of republicans were to take back the senate? >> the reality is, is that a lot of things i do care about will be deeply risk. women's rights, lgbtq equality, clean air, clean water. if you look at what president trump accomplished in his first two years as president, through executive order, that is the agenda we should be concerned about coming for mitch mcconnell and the republican majority. the band transgender trip members, they created, some band, they created the most anti- environmental regulations ever for me so my fear would be died agenda was somehow materialize in the u.s
of mitch mcconnell the republicans don't want to help, that's fine. it's their choice. they put politics over people, not surprising, and i think it's a mistake. >> you said you would be willing to eliminate the filibuster to pass certain pieces of legislation. you've also cautioned about the risks saying quote when we are in the minority the issues we care about most will be harmed. if you get rid of it now, even for us one vote, which is the legislative process potentially look like in...
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unfortunately what we've seen from mitch mcconnell is he plays politicst all times. he's really insisted on the republican party staying lock-step and that's not for the good of the country. so if you ask the country do they support this first covid relief bill, overwhelmingly yes, including republicans. so i think from a voters' perspective, they see solving the covid crisis, getting the economy up and running the most bipartisan agenda you could have. >> is that a little bit redefining what bipartisanship means, though? >> it is. and i think that's fair. but in this moment when things have become so hyperpartisan, i still think it's legitimate. and our job and the reason why we were elected and given the majority in the house and given the presidency was because the agenda that joe biden promised to get done. so i think the american people need us to do this. if mitch mcconnell and the republicans don't want to help, that's fine. i mean it's their choice. they have put politics over people, it's not surprising, and i think it's a mistake. >> you've said you would b
unfortunately what we've seen from mitch mcconnell is he plays politicst all times. he's really insisted on the republican party staying lock-step and that's not for the good of the country. so if you ask the country do they support this first covid relief bill, overwhelmingly yes, including republicans. so i think from a voters' perspective, they see solving the covid crisis, getting the economy up and running the most bipartisan agenda you could have. >> is that a little bit redefining...
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mitch mcconnell lashed out at some of these corporate leaders. >> i think this is quite stupid. to jump in the middle of a highly controversial issue. amy: the house passed a bill expanding voter access in march but it faces tough opposition in the senate. a new tape sheds light on dark money. more on this later. we begin with the battle over voting rights. joining us tonight are three top washington reporters. aaron haynes, amon jeffers, and jane mayor. i'm going to start with you. you are a georgia nati. you have covered the battle over voting rights extensively. is what we are seeing now, these new voter laws that are being passed or proposed by republicans, is this a response to the 2020 election or is there something more going on? >> good evening. good to see you in the chair. as somebody who's from georgia and has long covered the georgia legislature, i can tell you that georgia was telling the big lie before. it was the big lie. 15 years ago when i was covering the legislature there in georgia , they were pioneering voter id laws. they were mimicked by several other stat
mitch mcconnell lashed out at some of these corporate leaders. >> i think this is quite stupid. to jump in the middle of a highly controversial issue. amy: the house passed a bill expanding voter access in march but it faces tough opposition in the senate. a new tape sheds light on dark money. more on this later. we begin with the battle over voting rights. joining us tonight are three top washington reporters. aaron haynes, amon jeffers, and jane mayor. i'm going to start with you. you...
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it's not as if it was mitch mcconnell and now it's somebody else, no, it's mitch mcconnell. i don't get involved on discussions of senate rule, i don't welcome them in discussions on house rules. i think we have a discussion on issues and how the american people are met. we sent our for the people ayen da, with the h.r. 1, to -- for cleaner government, cleaner politics in our country is very important. we think h.r. 3 to low they are cost of prescription drugs, we think that h.r. 4, the voting rights act is something that is -- shouldn't be blocked because of process. the list goes on. h.r. 5. the equality act. h.r. 6, dreamers and the promise act that goes with that. h.r. 7. equal fair pay act -- equal pay for equal work. h. rmp 8, background check legislation. as well as 1446, that goes with that, the south carolina loophole. then h.r. 9. protect the planet now and of course h.r. 2, which was our moving america forward, the jobs bill, that we are hopefully working on, which we may -- i hope we can do the bills without reconciliation that we'd have bipartisanship. but shoul
it's not as if it was mitch mcconnell and now it's somebody else, no, it's mitch mcconnell. i don't get involved on discussions of senate rule, i don't welcome them in discussions on house rules. i think we have a discussion on issues and how the american people are met. we sent our for the people ayen da, with the h.r. 1, to -- for cleaner government, cleaner politics in our country is very important. we think h.r. 3 to low they are cost of prescription drugs, we think that h.r. 4, the voting...
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the home of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and house minority leader kevin mccarthy. no coincidence there. >> no coincidence, indeed. and republicans, you guys also have a memo about how they're trying to message against the plan. i think we saw with covid relief, a real failure, frankly, to say anything that had voters deciding it was a bad idea. they clearly want to try to fix some of those mistakes around infrastructure. >> sure. the republican counterpoint to this is a memo that's gone out to all of the communications directors for all the senators on the republican side. and it highlights commentary, it highlights calls from the business community, complaints about the idea of raising taxes on corporations or wealthy individuals to finance this spending. so that's the rejoinder that the republican party is trying to offer to the white house sales pitch. >> so, glenn, how does this all fit into what we saw from mar-a-lago over the weekend? because the things that the former president is saying about mitch mcconnell, who's, of course, you know, functionally the lea
the home of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and house minority leader kevin mccarthy. no coincidence there. >> no coincidence, indeed. and republicans, you guys also have a memo about how they're trying to message against the plan. i think we saw with covid relief, a real failure, frankly, to say anything that had voters deciding it was a bad idea. they clearly want to try to fix some of those mistakes around infrastructure. >> sure. the republican counterpoint to this is a...
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patel, and then he singled mitch mcconnell out for praise. he said he keeps speaking to them. and he said mcmcconnell doesn't say this, but the message is it's a patriotic thing to get vaccinated. on this topic of vaccine hesitancy, i think once supply, and we should say it's a huge accomplishment that we should not be talking about a lack -- but the next phase for this white house will likely be the pockets of vaccine resistance. i'm sure if we probed all the people in our lives, that we could find people who are scared about the vaccine. what do you make of how aggressively they're moving to go and bring cameras with them to showcase shots going in arms and aggressively push to independence day. >> we always need to do more. i'm already flooded by what facebook and social media group that as propagated so much misinformation, that to overcome it, it could just be done in my office or even in a clinic or hospital setting. we need a lot more communication around vaccines and what's been promised and has been delivered. no deaths. it prevents deaths, but we also -- we have not
patel, and then he singled mitch mcconnell out for praise. he said he keeps speaking to them. and he said mcmcconnell doesn't say this, but the message is it's a patriotic thing to get vaccinated. on this topic of vaccine hesitancy, i think once supply, and we should say it's a huge accomplishment that we should not be talking about a lack -- but the next phase for this white house will likely be the pockets of vaccine resistance. i'm sure if we probed all the people in our lives, that we could...
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that's something that republicans like mitch mcconnell fully support to this day. they want republicans not only -- or they want corporations not only to give them money but to use that money as a form of speech. so this is about the issue that is at hand here, not so much about whether corporations have a right to actually speak up in the public sphere but mitch mcconnell is defending bills predicated on a fundamental lie, which is that there was fraud in the last election. he was on the senate floor denouncing that lie, you know, during the impeachment proceedings and after the january 6th riot so there is a real question about whether there is backsliding going on here among some republicans who are willing to denounce the big lie but also willing to support bills that actually are born out of that very same lie. >> in fact, paul, you know, mcconnell is using the term big refer to the portrayal of the voting law as opposed to what it was originally for, which is the lie of the former president's about the election. >> yeah, and george orwell is spinning so fast
that's something that republicans like mitch mcconnell fully support to this day. they want republicans not only -- or they want corporations not only to give them money but to use that money as a form of speech. so this is about the issue that is at hand here, not so much about whether corporations have a right to actually speak up in the public sphere but mitch mcconnell is defending bills predicated on a fundamental lie, which is that there was fraud in the last election. he was on the...
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let's take a look at what he says about mitch mcconnell. he suggests that republicans don't fight as hard as democrats. if chuck schumer instead of that dumb son of a bitch mitch mcconnell, they would have never allowed it to happen. that insult to mcconnoell was greeted. what trump said was pence failed him from certifying the electoral college results and refusing to overturn the election. he made it clear he did not accept the results of the 2020 election valid. everybody should be calling the coronavirus vaccine, the trump-cine. we know when trump was in office and he took the vaccine, he did not announce it and did not promote he taken the vaccine. we learned about it a few weeks after he left office. curious to see his embrace of the vaccine. >> yeah, it certainly is. also he continues to be fixated on the lie that the 2020 election was somehow stolen from him. that seems to not being going away. is that a concern for republicans. after pushing that narrative help lose the senate georgia and arguably led to the deadly insurrection to
let's take a look at what he says about mitch mcconnell. he suggests that republicans don't fight as hard as democrats. if chuck schumer instead of that dumb son of a bitch mitch mcconnell, they would have never allowed it to happen. that insult to mcconnoell was greeted. what trump said was pence failed him from certifying the electoral college results and refusing to overturn the election. he made it clear he did not accept the results of the 2020 election valid. everybody should be calling...
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mitch mcconnell isn't. mitch mcconnell has his eye on 2022. mitch's operative is trying to did what he can to maximize his chances of winning back party. this was a republican national retreat. they all had to go to him? the fact that he -- i mean, he thinks it's in his interest to have taken his visage from their ability to fund raise. he is going the find that if you are a president -- [ no audio ] -- not so sure this is his formula for -- back or frankly -- [ indiscernible ] >> what's your take on it? >> first all, i think you get points for coming up with grievance ground hog day. >> bill murray references are always welcome on this program. >> this guy -- the shtick is wearing thin even among donors. there were applause when he talked about how the republicans were going to take the house in '22 and the white house in '24. but railing against mcconnell and repeating the big lie it is a shtick that's starting to fall flat because it is for nas simple and more grievance and more negative partisanship. and that's all he's got to offer. and f
mitch mcconnell isn't. mitch mcconnell has his eye on 2022. mitch's operative is trying to did what he can to maximize his chances of winning back party. this was a republican national retreat. they all had to go to him? the fact that he -- i mean, he thinks it's in his interest to have taken his visage from their ability to fund raise. he is going the find that if you are a president -- [ no audio ] -- not so sure this is his formula for -- back or frankly -- [ indiscernible ] >> what's...
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mitch mcconnell has not done a great job. i think they should change mitch mcconnell. >> martha: we'll give him a chance to respond to that in just a moment. first, the white house where peter doocy is standing by with more from the white house on day 100. hi, peter. >> president biden said the u.s. government should provide people with more services to help them dig out from the pandemic. >> we were to sit down and get a bipartisan committee together and say we're going to decide what we do in terms of government providing for free education, i wonder whether we would think as in the 20th century that that 12 years is enough? i doubt it. >> a trillion taxpayer dollars to help cover tuition for child care and free preschool and college maybe up the backbone of the biden's family plan. they're assembling a cabinet to help mays the case for this proposal. the democrats say it can beaid by raising taxes on the top sliver of earners. the new plan is separate from the infrastructure plan. the white house claims that they will hear
mitch mcconnell has not done a great job. i think they should change mitch mcconnell. >> martha: we'll give him a chance to respond to that in just a moment. first, the white house where peter doocy is standing by with more from the white house on day 100. hi, peter. >> president biden said the u.s. government should provide people with more services to help them dig out from the pandemic. >> we were to sit down and get a bipartisan committee together and say we're going to...
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. >> stay out of politics, stay out of politics says republican leader mitch mcconnell to business today. also said parts of the private sector keep dabbling in behaving like a woke parallel government, don't you love how they appropriated that word? threated consequences if they attack the country from outside the constitutional order. keep quiet about republican voter suppression or else. what is outside the constitutional order of private corporation expressing a view? what's insane is corporations have of course propped up republican party for decades. in middle of the pandemic last year mitch mcconnell's biggest priority as people are dying unprecedented numbers, day after day, laser-like focus of that guy there was to make sure corporations were protected from covid related lawsuits. that's what he was concerned about. and donald trump's most significant legislative accomplishment by far thanks to mitch mcconnell and paul ryan and others is massively cut corporate taxes which joe biden is trying to raise among opposition from corporate america and drum roll, the republican party. i
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trump used expletives to describe republican lawmakers, including senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and his former vice president. mike pence fox news. jackie heinrich has our report tonight from washington, d. c. the remarks focused on positioning republicans to win back the majority and 2022. but former president trump reportedly spent several minutes tearing into senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and former vice president mike pence for accepting the results of the electoral college and certifying president biden's win. according to reports, trump referred to mcconnell with an expletive calling him a stone cold loser, saying a real leader would not have accepted the results. and also slamming mcconnell for not defending him during impeachment. he also marked his wife for resigning her cabinet post after the insurrection. the bad blood comes as a number of incumbents are fighting for re election seeking endorsements, but so far their priorities are mostly aligned. then i think the one thing that should unite president trump mitch mcconnell myself others who are running for re
trump used expletives to describe republican lawmakers, including senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and his former vice president. mike pence fox news. jackie heinrich has our report tonight from washington, d. c. the remarks focused on positioning republicans to win back the majority and 2022. but former president trump reportedly spent several minutes tearing into senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and former vice president mike pence for accepting the results of the electoral...
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it is the republicans and mitch mcconnell. their feelings are hurt. now they want corporations to shut up when it is not convenient. >> let's see if he says something different tomorrow. thanks for being with us. thank you both. coming up, as michigan battles a surge in covid cases, getting shots in arms is critical and political as one e.r. doc will explain when the "the 11th hour" continues. e.r. doc will explain when the "the 11th hour" continues. announcer >>> supermodel cindy crawford doesn't just walk the red carpet. she rocks it! and today, at over 50, she still steals the show. even vogue magazine exclaims, “at 52, cindy still looks as good as she did at 25!” us weekly calls it “proof that cindy does not age” what's cindy's secret? meaningful beauty supreme! the groundbreaking anti-aging system that has kept cindy's skin looking so surprisingly youthful for so long. ellen pompeo >>> when you see the pictures of cindy at age 31 and then now at 52, her skin actually looks more radiant now then it did then. so... whatever she's doing is d
it is the republicans and mitch mcconnell. their feelings are hurt. now they want corporations to shut up when it is not convenient. >> let's see if he says something different tomorrow. thanks for being with us. thank you both. coming up, as michigan battles a surge in covid cases, getting shots in arms is critical and political as one e.r. doc will explain when the "the 11th hour" continues. e.r. doc will explain when the "the 11th hour" continues. announcer...
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to vote for and no republican -- i just wonder, do all republicans feel like mitch mcconnell when it comes to providing funds for their family in the future? host: thank you for the culprit is headline from cnbc, biden won bipartisan support for infrastructure but republicans and democrats are drawing battle lines. morgan is joining us from reading, pennsylvania. caller: good morn >> the u.s. house is
to vote for and no republican -- i just wonder, do all republicans feel like mitch mcconnell when it comes to providing funds for their family in the future? host: thank you for the culprit is headline from cnbc, biden won bipartisan support for infrastructure but republicans and democrats are drawing battle lines. morgan is joining us from reading, pennsylvania. caller: good morn >> the u.s. house is
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donald trump is remembering what mitch mcconnell said after that election. from here on in, she an enemy. so donald trump doesn't care that's dividing the party. he wants to get everybody behind him and everybody that speaks out against him. he thinks that's the way to move forward. it's a way for him, fund raise, all of that. but it's destroying the republican party. donald trump really doesn't care. >> i want to refer you from the "new york times". i thought this was incredibly interesting, this quote. it speaks also to what joe biden is doing with when it comes to infrastructure and hitting a bipartisan mark here. it resists. it's important the republican party puts donald trump as far into the past as possible said this investor in california who has given million to gop candidates and would annual give to republican lawmakers who voted to impeach mr. trump. hef goes on, if joe biden does not insure major pieces of legislation has bipartisan support, it is he that will bear more support than any republican donors ever could for resurrecting mr. trump's p
donald trump is remembering what mitch mcconnell said after that election. from here on in, she an enemy. so donald trump doesn't care that's dividing the party. he wants to get everybody behind him and everybody that speaks out against him. he thinks that's the way to move forward. it's a way for him, fund raise, all of that. but it's destroying the republican party. donald trump really doesn't care. >> i want to refer you from the "new york times". i thought this was...
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mitch mcconnell wants corporations to keep giving him money. he just doesn't want them taking public opinions on laws and stuff. i mean there is nobody more invested in corporations being involved in politics than mitch mcconnell. getting corporations political access has been one of his life's great projects. i mean his primary pet issue has been destroying everything related to campaign finance reform. you cannot restrict the spending because you are therefore infringing on their first amendment rights to speak. that is the heart of the theory. 1997, republicans blocked the passage of the mccain-feingold campaign reform bill. long-time leader of the opposition forces. it is not going to pass ever. mcconnell was wrong and he became the face of the group challenging the law. made it all the way to the supreme court and failed. eventually emerging victorious when it was found along with mcconnell's argument is that it is in fact free speech. that means you can form an entity and spend unlimited dollars. the first amendment lets there be that and
mitch mcconnell wants corporations to keep giving him money. he just doesn't want them taking public opinions on laws and stuff. i mean there is nobody more invested in corporations being involved in politics than mitch mcconnell. getting corporations political access has been one of his life's great projects. i mean his primary pet issue has been destroying everything related to campaign finance reform. you cannot restrict the spending because you are therefore infringing on their first...
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and that's going to be the channel back to mitch mcconnell. remember what we heard from the president as he was making the case for the rescue plan, what of the $1.9 billion would you take away? would you take away the vaccination blueprint? would you take away the increased testing, the support for local governments? and i think that's going to be the argument back to republicans. what here, as our colleague vaughn hillyard was pointing out with bridges all across the country that are classified in need of repair, what project in your district would you oppose if it would be supported by this, clean water, all the different components of it when you have a bill this bill that there are certainly enough proposals in it that you can sell as relevant in districts and states that i think that they're confident that they can do, but of course that opens the risk to being seen as nothing but a giant pork project we'll see where the midterm landscape is by this time next year, if this is what we're still talking about, even. >> yeah, no, so much can
and that's going to be the channel back to mitch mcconnell. remember what we heard from the president as he was making the case for the rescue plan, what of the $1.9 billion would you take away? would you take away the vaccination blueprint? would you take away the increased testing, the support for local governments? and i think that's going to be the argument back to republicans. what here, as our colleague vaughn hillyard was pointing out with bridges all across the country that are...
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adviser to mitch mcconnell. if you're the current head nominally of the head of the republican party and you are seeing this come from south florida. you're seeing former president trump still try to throw his weight around the party and you believe that that's not in the best interest of the gop, how do you combat that when most of the party is still in the president's thrall. where they hold his convention in his backyard. how do you try to break free from this if you think it's the best move or just go along with it and see if trump can win you a couple of seats going forward? >> i have never been asked that kind of question before, ever, jonathan lemire. i appreciate it. >> this is what i do. >> i don't think you give him oxygen, to be honest with you. i think you try to ignore him, as best you can. but who am i to give mitch mcconnell advice in this regard. but i think you have to understand or navigate these two -- they're intersecting developments. one is the fact that you have a resentful confidence man
adviser to mitch mcconnell. if you're the current head nominally of the head of the republican party and you are seeing this come from south florida. you're seeing former president trump still try to throw his weight around the party and you believe that that's not in the best interest of the gop, how do you combat that when most of the party is still in the president's thrall. where they hold his convention in his backyard. how do you try to break free from this if you think it's the best move...
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then, mitch mcconnell bent over backwards to confirm brettt kavanaugh, i don't think we need to relive all of the ways in which that man is hideously unqualified to serve on the bench and then mitch mcconnell confirmed amy coney barrett, the woman who refused to say whether or not climate change is real, eight days before the november election and after tens of millions of people had already voted. these are hardly the actions of a man or a political party who now claims to revere and a political court system. mitch mcconnell and donald trump have pushed our democracy to the cliffs edge and the conservatives on the supreme court are ready to finish the job and push it right on over that cliff. so we have to address this issue before it's too late. indivisible is proud and supports the judiciary act of 2021 and i know we can get this done, thank you so much. >> thank you very much, megan, chris kang, cofounder and chief counsel of demand just as and i'm here to clear that democrats are done ceding the supreme court to republicans and there is no better than i evidence of that than havin
then, mitch mcconnell bent over backwards to confirm brettt kavanaugh, i don't think we need to relive all of the ways in which that man is hideously unqualified to serve on the bench and then mitch mcconnell confirmed amy coney barrett, the woman who refused to say whether or not climate change is real, eight days before the november election and after tens of millions of people had already voted. these are hardly the actions of a man or a political party who now claims to revere and a...
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and that -- look, mcconnell might be able to hold on because he's mitch mcconnell, but that's unique. anybody else who tries to break from trump in this environment isn't long for republican politics. >> trump also said he was so disappointed in former vice president mike pence for certifying the election results. this is on the heels of a new ap report that on january 6, mike pence reportedly called the acting defense secretary urging to clear the capitol. i mean, don, at one point this was his partner in the oval office. the ap report shows it was pence taking charge during trump's relative inaction during the insurrection. >> yeah, we knew trump wasn't in charge. we knew trump wanted it to continue. he was looking at his television, as he always is, relatively pleased. i don't know what the question on the table is. donald trump is the leader of the republican party. and the energy in the republican party is not with the john danforths and the gentlelady from wyoming, liz cheney. the energy, when you look beyond donald trump, is with people like marjorie taylor greene and lauren bo
and that -- look, mcconnell might be able to hold on because he's mitch mcconnell, but that's unique. anybody else who tries to break from trump in this environment isn't long for republican politics. >> trump also said he was so disappointed in former vice president mike pence for certifying the election results. this is on the heels of a new ap report that on january 6, mike pence reportedly called the acting defense secretary urging to clear the capitol. i mean, don, at one point this...
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ben: we have to keep in mind, mitch mcconnell isn't the leader anymore. he may be top official in washington but clearly the party that was redefined by donald trump, redefined in many ways in terms of the electorate there and i think mcconnell himself was frustrated in the wake of january 6th with everything that happened and his own inability to shepherd through a real break with the president. instead i think he's speaking as the most powerful still within the party's coalition within the time being and he does, i think, have a lot of gripes, a lot of personal gripes with mitch mcconnell. howie: you may or may not be right, mcconnell is the most influential republican in washington. ahead greg gutfeld weighs in and when we come back how 60 minutes botched the story on ron desantis and how media is actually helping florida's governor. ♪ ♪ ♪ [tv announcer] come on down to our appliance superstore where we've got the best deals on refrigerators, microwaves, gas ranges and grills. and if you're looking for... managing type 2 diabetes? where we've got
ben: we have to keep in mind, mitch mcconnell isn't the leader anymore. he may be top official in washington but clearly the party that was redefined by donald trump, redefined in many ways in terms of the electorate there and i think mcconnell himself was frustrated in the wake of january 6th with everything that happened and his own inability to shepherd through a real break with the president. instead i think he's speaking as the most powerful still within the party's coalition within the...
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a source tells nbc news he told senate minority leader mitch mcconnell a dumb son of a "b" and a stone-cold loser. and said, quote, a real leader would have never accepted the electoral results. he also attacked georgia governor brian kemp, who stood by georgia's a results. trump said he was, quote,
a source tells nbc news he told senate minority leader mitch mcconnell a dumb son of a "b" and a stone-cold loser. and said, quote, a real leader would have never accepted the electoral results. he also attacked georgia governor brian kemp, who stood by georgia's a results. trump said he was, quote,
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. >>> plus mitch mcconnell's revision of new anticorporate stance. >> my advice is stay out of politics. >> i'm not talking about political contributions. >>> interview on the push to vaccinate the world and big announcement about vaccinations at home. >> no more confusing rules and restrictions. >> "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. major league baseball all-star game has found a new home and republicans are very angry. mlb moving game from atlanta to denver in response to georgia republicans passing and signing into law new restrictive voter access law. republicans promptly responded with the extended performative whining that's become a central hallmark of modern conservative politics. >> do you believe major league baseball will live to regret this decision? >> yeah, i think they will. almost comical, people here and all over the country have figured this out, they're outraged and sick and tired of cancel cover. >> that's brian kemp, pushing the lie that georgia's law is to make it easier to vote and anybody who says otherwise is trying to ca
. >>> plus mitch mcconnell's revision of new anticorporate stance. >> my advice is stay out of politics. >> i'm not talking about political contributions. >>> interview on the push to vaccinate the world and big announcement about vaccinations at home. >> no more confusing rules and restrictions. >> "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. major league baseball all-star game has found a new home and...
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he saved his harshest words for senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. shane goldknocker, national political reporter for "the times." good to talk to you about this. nbc news has matched some of this reporting, confirming trump referred to mcconnell as a dumb son of a b and a stone cold loser. mcconnell is one of the top leaders of the party he's there to raise money for. does this have to do with mcconnell's speech on the floor after that impeachment vote? >> it has everything to do with mcconnell's speech on the floor. after january 6th and his leadership in the weeks since then. look, donald trump is a problematic figure for the republican party. he is the key headliner for the first donor retreat for the republican national committee. but it's a challenge for the party because he is an animating figure for the base and yet divisive and submissive of other top in the party. attacking the top republican in the party, mitch mcconnell, by name is unusual, to say the least at a republican donor retreat. these are the same donors that mitch mcconnell is p
he saved his harshest words for senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. shane goldknocker, national political reporter for "the times." good to talk to you about this. nbc news has matched some of this reporting, confirming trump referred to mcconnell as a dumb son of a b and a stone cold loser. mcconnell is one of the top leaders of the party he's there to raise money for. does this have to do with mcconnell's speech on the floor after that impeachment vote? >> it has...
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look, mitch mcconnell has a point. republicans have a point some democrats have exaggerated the point of the georgia law and the president of the united states mr. biden got some details wrong but bill clinton said if you see a turtle on a fence post that didn't get there by accident, we're not having this conversation by accident. most of these laws in the states do restrict voting rights and republicans are pushing them. there have been some exaggeration and hype about the georgia law but these conversations in more than 40 states are real. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> has the identity of q, the person behind the extremists ideology qanon attracted followers with the bizarre and false conspiracy theories has q actually been discovered? up next, i'll talk with the film maker behind a fascinating documentary examining qanon why he's convinced he solved the puzzle. vo: calling all builders, all welders, and roofers. engineers and electricians. calling all brick masons and boiler makers. steel workers and ste
look, mitch mcconnell has a point. republicans have a point some democrats have exaggerated the point of the georgia law and the president of the united states mr. biden got some details wrong but bill clinton said if you see a turtle on a fence post that didn't get there by accident, we're not having this conversation by accident. most of these laws in the states do restrict voting rights and republicans are pushing them. there have been some exaggeration and hype about the georgia law but...
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what do you say to mitch mcconnell? >> i'd say, first of all, i have my personal politics and then i represent the company of lyft, which is not partisan, but does support voting rights. and we will speak out on policies as a company that are needed to protect our community members of drivers and riders. and we've had to and will continue to participate in the political process. i think it's important, not only as an individual, but that companies do as well because for our business, having access to voting for drivers and riders on policies that can impact our business is also very important. >> this really, i think, brings up the fundamental question for you and every other president and ceo of a company out there, which is what's the role of the ceo going forward? the head of the naacp legal defense fund said executives like you should be feeling discomfort right now. corporations have to figure out who they are in this moment. is it now your job as the head of a public company to use your power and your money to dec
what do you say to mitch mcconnell? >> i'd say, first of all, i have my personal politics and then i represent the company of lyft, which is not partisan, but does support voting rights. and we will speak out on policies as a company that are needed to protect our community members of drivers and riders. and we've had to and will continue to participate in the political process. i think it's important, not only as an individual, but that companies do as well because for our business,...
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and mitch mcconnell also said, he didn't like it as well. i mean, is it fair to ask if authorities missed something? >> well, listen, i think, you know, absent having all of the evidence that led up to this event, all of the social media around the individual, it's hard to say whether or not there was an intelligence issue here that we've missed a signal. but what it actually speaks to is the fact that whiles there no direct threat to the u.s. capitol, there's a elevated consistent threat and that's what we have to think of. the world that we live in has drastically changed d since january 6th. we have to face the fact that we have a new threat that we face every day. yesterday was an example of the threats that are dynamic, unpredictable and unknown that can present themselves at anytime around the u.s. capitol and other sites. we have to be mindful of that and build a security structure to not only the insurrection like january 6th, but the lone wolf attacks to the u.s. capitol. >> i want to talk about the investigation and the social medi
and mitch mcconnell also said, he didn't like it as well. i mean, is it fair to ask if authorities missed something? >> well, listen, i think, you know, absent having all of the evidence that led up to this event, all of the social media around the individual, it's hard to say whether or not there was an intelligence issue here that we've missed a signal. but what it actually speaks to is the fact that whiles there no direct threat to the u.s. capitol, there's a elevated consistent threat...
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you have now, someone like mitch mcconnell, who's enjoyed financial support of many in the corporate world, lashing out against corporations taking a stand against these -- these voting laws. >> yeah. this is the outgrowth of former-president trump's presidency. he said he was going to go against the elites and corporations, even though he gaf them one of the biggest tax cuts in history. but he did campaign against them and said he was for the working person. and he was going to fight for the working man and woman, against the corporations and elites. and now, you see other republicans, including mitch mcconnell, including marco rubio, take that form of populism and try to use it to attack some of these corporations, which have been their political constituency for decades and decades. so we are seeing a shift in the political atmosphere, and it is not clear where things go, next. if these corporations start to align more with democrats who want to raise their taxes. or whether or not they stick with some of the conservatives who want to protect them from some progressive policies wh
you have now, someone like mitch mcconnell, who's enjoyed financial support of many in the corporate world, lashing out against corporations taking a stand against these -- these voting laws. >> yeah. this is the outgrowth of former-president trump's presidency. he said he was going to go against the elites and corporations, even though he gaf them one of the biggest tax cuts in history. but he did campaign against them and said he was for the working person. and he was going to fight for...
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this activism that mitch mcconnell is complaining about, it was born and bred in his office. he is the one who celebrated with balloons and confetti, when the supreme court said the corporations are people, and can give unlimited political donations under the first amendment. now, the first amendment, the word has turned. the first amendment is to bring these corporations off to say what they think about protecting democracy. mitch doesn't like it so much. i know this, i think we have gotten past the time that republican leaders in business and america are now just looking to vote for republicans. >> michael steele. if there is a typical republican left, the kind we used to define when the three of us were young, disk or pushback make the average republican sweat? >> i don't think and make the average republican sweat. that's always been the purview of the leadership, and senatorial committee isn't congressional committees. the average republicans, at the end of the day, they pay attention to the things they are interested. and they pay attention to how they use their dollars
this activism that mitch mcconnell is complaining about, it was born and bred in his office. he is the one who celebrated with balloons and confetti, when the supreme court said the corporations are people, and can give unlimited political donations under the first amendment. now, the first amendment, the word has turned. the first amendment is to bring these corporations off to say what they think about protecting democracy. mitch doesn't like it so much. i know this, i think we have gotten...
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. >> all right, let's kick things off with mitch mcconnell. senate minority leader, and action figure that got way too close to a light bull be. like most republicans, mcconnell has been very upset that corporations like delta and coca cola are speaking out against georgia's new voter restriction law which limits dropboxs, makes it illegal to pass out water to people waiting in line and lets people skip to the front if they are wearing boat shoes. and now mcconnell is telling corporations to just stay out of politics completely. with one small exception. >> there is also big news concerning the fallout from georgia's new laws restricting voter access. major league baseball announced july's all-star game will be played in denver, following its removal from atlanta in protest of the georgia law. today senate rep canning leader mcmcconnell slammed companies like coca cola and delta for speaking out against the law. >> republicans-- and fly on planes, and drink coca cola too, so what i am saying here is i think this is quite stupid to jump in the
. >> all right, let's kick things off with mitch mcconnell. senate minority leader, and action figure that got way too close to a light bull be. like most republicans, mcconnell has been very upset that corporations like delta and coca cola are speaking out against georgia's new voter restriction law which limits dropboxs, makes it illegal to pass out water to people waiting in line and lets people skip to the front if they are wearing boat shoes. and now mcconnell is telling corporations...
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mcconnell versus federal election commission as in mitch mcconnell suing to make sure that corporations can stay in politics as much as he wants. that is what he built his career on. now corporations are in favor of voting rights today. >> my warning if you will to corporate america is to stay out of politics. >> yeah. stay out of politics if you are going to be on the side of voting rights. we were willing to have you help us in 2006. right now we are on the other side and you better shut up. i'm warning you. it does actually matter when corporations come out and support voting rights. it mattered when they shocked everyone, including john lewis when they did it in 2006 and it matters now. republicans are infuriated by corporations taking a stand about voting rights in georgia. texas appears to be the next battle ground. beto o'rourke joins us from texas next. beto o'rourke joins us from texas next ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ comfort in the extreme. ♪♪ the lincoln family of luxury suvs. vo: calling all builders, all welders, and roofers. engineers and electricians. calling all bric
mcconnell versus federal election commission as in mitch mcconnell suing to make sure that corporations can stay in politics as much as he wants. that is what he built his career on. now corporations are in favor of voting rights today. >> my warning if you will to corporate america is to stay out of politics. >> yeah. stay out of politics if you are going to be on the side of voting rights. we were willing to have you help us in 2006. right now we are on the other side and you...
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and mitch mcconnell did. right after january 6. and then comes out today and says i would never run at donald trump is running for president. and no, no. i would talk to him before i would never challenge him. i would be for him. what is wrong with these people? don't they realize fewer and fewer people are identifying as republicans at this point? their party is shrinking. and it's not going to grow if they are all still cowering in the corner trying to please the liar hanging out at the golf course. >> glad you mentioned nikki haley. we might mention her prior to going off the air tonight. sincere thanks. thank you so much for staying up with us the cdc is warning to one state in in particular. now is not the time to roll back restrictions. we'll ask one of our medical experts about the heightened risk when we come back. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein. wealth is breaking ground on your biggest project yet. worth is giving the people who
and mitch mcconnell did. right after january 6. and then comes out today and says i would never run at donald trump is running for president. and no, no. i would talk to him before i would never challenge him. i would be for him. what is wrong with these people? don't they realize fewer and fewer people are identifying as republicans at this point? their party is shrinking. and it's not going to grow if they are all still cowering in the corner trying to please the liar hanging out at the golf...
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in attendance is the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. he was leaving the groups across the capital. he will be there tonight. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> on your screen is statuary hall, the old house of representatives. you can see the senators being led by the vice president walking into the house chamber. this hall is usually very busy, full of cameras with just a core door for the members to walk through, the supreme court and other guests. these are the senators, just steps away from the house chambers. in just a minute, we expect speaker pelosi to gavel in the house. [inaudible] [applause] [inaudible] [inaudible] [gavel] >> the joint session will come to order to get -- to order. export the president of the united states into the chamber. the gentleman from maryland, the gentleman from south carolina, the gentlewoman from massachusetts, the gentleman from new york, the gentleman from california, the gentlewoman from delaware. the gentleman from california mr. mccarthy, the gentlewoman from wyoming ms. cheney, the gentleman from okla
in attendance is the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. he was leaving the groups across the capital. he will be there tonight. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> on your screen is statuary hall, the old house of representatives. you can see the senators being led by the vice president walking into the house chamber. this hall is usually very busy, full of cameras with just a core door for the members to walk through, the supreme court and other guests. these are the senators, just steps...
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it's not a weird first that mitch mcconnell is making this seem like. >> not at all. and mitch mcconnell is saying that these companies are being political -- you know, they used to side with republicans. now siding with democrats. ceos aren't siding with any political party. they side with business. they want to make sure their customers are continuing to do business with them, that their employees aren't quitting and if those two things aren't happening, their shareholders will be happy. they don't give a hoot about politics and where america is is not happy with what's happening with voting laws in georgia. but one thing to think about is how boycotts actually work and who they impact, and it's something georgians are thinking about. atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms work major league baseball taking the all-star game out of atlanta, a city that has 30 ps of its small businesses owned by african-americans, a city that's 30% african-american, it's going to be a huge short-term blow to the georgia economy to move the all-star game out of the state come july. and so
it's not a weird first that mitch mcconnell is making this seem like. >> not at all. and mitch mcconnell is saying that these companies are being political -- you know, they used to side with republicans. now siding with democrats. ceos aren't siding with any political party. they side with business. they want to make sure their customers are continuing to do business with them, that their employees aren't quitting and if those two things aren't happening, their shareholders will be...
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mitch mcconnell fought for years to raise massive amounts of money from corporations. now he says corporations should be staying out of politics. good evening, i am erin burnett. a pivotal day in the murder trial of derek chauvin. the prosecution bringing back the image of chauvin's knee on floyd's neck to drill down the point that this was not something that chauvin was trained to do. >> in addition to the class room tr training do you teach chauvin how to do these neck restraints? >> yes, sir. >> is this an mpd trained neck restraint? >> no, sir. >> had it ever been? >> not in minneapolis training neck restraint and never has been. >> chauvin's defense tried to pivot the conversation away from what he was not trained to do and instead to raise questions again. >> can you see in this photograph what appears to be the knee of the officer. would you agree that the knee was placed in the center between mr. floyd's shoulder blades? >> it appears to be between the shoulder blades. >> let's go to omar jimenez to begin our coverage tonight. omar, when you take a look at this
mitch mcconnell fought for years to raise massive amounts of money from corporations. now he says corporations should be staying out of politics. good evening, i am erin burnett. a pivotal day in the murder trial of derek chauvin. the prosecution bringing back the image of chauvin's knee on floyd's neck to drill down the point that this was not something that chauvin was trained to do. >> in addition to the class room tr training do you teach chauvin how to do these neck restraints?...
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trump blamed mitch mcconnell for not overturning the 2020 election, the one trump lost. he also took a swipe at his former vice president saying, pence was saying he was so disappointed with mike pence for affirming the election results. the former commander in chief also continued his false claims that he won the election last fall. let's make something clear, he didn't. >>> coming up next -- the shocking video of a routine traffic stop ending with an american soldier being pepper sprayed. now virginia's governor is calling for an independent investigation into what in the world happened. hat in the world happened the patented blend is clinically shown to help manage blood sugar levels. boost glucose control products contain high quality protein and key nutrients to support immune health. try boost. your mission: stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on... with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill can dramatically improve symptoms... rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. and for some, rinvoq can even significantly reduce ra fatigue. that'
trump blamed mitch mcconnell for not overturning the 2020 election, the one trump lost. he also took a swipe at his former vice president saying, pence was saying he was so disappointed with mike pence for affirming the election results. the former commander in chief also continued his false claims that he won the election last fall. let's make something clear, he didn't. >>> coming up next -- the shocking video of a routine traffic stop ending with an american soldier being pepper...
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it's the remarks he mentioned about mitch mcconnell that even governor hutchinson brought up. let me put up these remarks, and we have confirmed them here at nbc. if that were schumer instead of this dom son of a blank mitch mcconnell, they never would allow it to happen. i hired his wife. did he ever say thank you. ashley, mitch mcconnell has been trying to go out of his way to sort of embrace some of the trump world's complaints about election security and things like that with his stance in georgia, and i guess this is the payback. >> that's exactly right. president trump also down there continued to perpetuate the lie that the election was stolen and criticized his own vice president, mike pence, for not having the courage to refuse to certify the results of a free and fair election. therein lies the challenge for the republican party. if there's any leader for the party right now, it is donald trump, the former president, but he does not view himself as the leader of a traditional republican party. he views himself as the leader of a maga movement, a movement of trump sup
it's the remarks he mentioned about mitch mcconnell that even governor hutchinson brought up. let me put up these remarks, and we have confirmed them here at nbc. if that were schumer instead of this dom son of a blank mitch mcconnell, they never would allow it to happen. i hired his wife. did he ever say thank you. ashley, mitch mcconnell has been trying to go out of his way to sort of embrace some of the trump world's complaints about election security and things like that with his stance in...