Replacement in sight. Repeal and replace is going great. And racial bias, Excessive Force and reckless shootings. Todays doj report on the Chicago Police department when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. There is just one week to go until donald trump becomes the president of the United States. He has not even taken office yet and already trump is historically unpopular. His transition, arguably clouded by more serious scandals and controversy than all eight years of the Obama Administration combined. As questions mount about the circumstances of trumps election and his alleged ties to a foreign adversary. Democrats appear to be reaching a breaking point. In an interview with chuck todd, georgia congressman, Civil Rights Icon john lewis became the first to declare openly what i believe many lawmakers have until now only suggested. I dont see this
President Elect as a legitimate president. You do not consider him a legitimate president . Why is that . I think the russians participated in helping this man get elected and they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. I dont plan to attend the inauguration. It will be the first one that i missince ive be miss since ive been in the congress. You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong. Thats going to send a big message to a lot of people in this country that you dont believe hes a legitimate president. I think there was a conspiracy on the part of the russians and others to help him get elected. Thats not right. Thats not fair. Thats not an open democratic
process. Those are remarkable words given the moral authority and democratic witness that john lewis bore throughout his life. Late today, the Senate Intelligence committee, of course, chaired by a republican, announced a bipartisan inquiry into the Intelligence Communitys unanimous conclusion about russians interference in the election including the criminal political hacking and the Committee Plans to interview senior officials of both the outgoing and incoming administrations, including the issuance of subpoenas if necessary to compel testimony. Thats one of the shadows hanging over trumps transition to the presidency. Until this week he rejected the findings of americas intelligence professionals choosing to pick an ugly fight with people hell have to rely on as president. As early as this morning, the President Elect was still attacking the Intelligence Community while seeming to take russia at its word. He tweeted totally made up facts by sleaze bag political operatives, both democrats and republicans, fake news. Russia says nothing exists, probably released by the intelligence, even knowing there is no proof and never will be. My people will have a full report on hacking within 90 days. Trump was referring to the unverified dossier summarized in classified briefings to both the president and the President Elect. The dossier includes allegations the russian government possesses compromising material about trump and that trump team and the russian Government Exchange information during the president ial campaign. There is no evidence the dossier was leaked by the Intelligence Community. It was floating around a number of places prior to being published. Trump categorically denies the allegations contained in the dossier but director of National IntelligenceJames Clapper says the Intelligence Community hasnt made any judgment that the information in that document is reliable. Then theres the controversy surrounding fbi director james comey and his decision to publicly disclose information about the bureaus probe of Hillary Clintons email server including the now infamous letter to congress 11 days before the election. There is mounting evidence the
letter did significant damage to clintons chances and the fbis conduct is the subject of an investigation by the u. S. Inspector general that comes amid multiple reports that at the same time the fbi was investigating clinton it was also investigating the Trump Campaign for ties to russia. Those reports havent been independently confirmed by nbc news. At a Senate Hearing this week, comey was asked if the fbi was examining potential ties between trumps team and the russian government. Has the fbi investigated these reported relationships and, if so what are the agencys findings . Thank you, senator. I would never comment on investigations, whether we have one or not, in an open forum like this. Did you answer senator widens question that there is an investigation under way as to connections between either of the political campaigns and the russians . I didnt say one way or another. Especially in a public forum. We never confirm or deny a pending investigation. Democrats frustration with fbi director comey finally boiled over this morning after a classified House Briefing on russias alleged hacking. Congressman tim wolz said i was nonjudgmental until the last 15 minutes. Some of these things that are revealed, my confidence has been shook. Congressman markcatanho, im very angry. Congressman ted lew tweeted for Members Of Congress who attended a classified intel briefing today, i reiterate my call that you demand donald trump tell the truth. Reporters asked congresswoman Maxine Waters about what happened . Reporter congresswoman, can you tell us anything about the discussion . No, its classified and we cant tell you anything. All i can tell you is the fbi director has no credibility. Well, then. Joining me now congressman tim walz, democrat from minnesota. Do you share your colleagues
assessment that the fbi director has no credibility . Well, i have deep concerns, chris. I went in there listening and trying to find out. This is a serious attack on our democracy. Thats at the heart of the story. We have a foreign power who attempted to undermine our most Sacred Institution of an election and i wanted to find out what happewas Happening Dur that time. I have a lot of questions that needed to be answered and the handling first and foremost of what the russians did, how it influenced our election, we can find that out. Thats critical. It doesnt matter if youre a donald trump supporter or not, you want to know that, what have they done . The bigger question is were they handled are they handling these investigations equally. Are they doing according to their operating proceed your on when they talk about it and dont . My frustration came nothing classified about it when it became apparent they were not handled the same way and thats incredibly frustrating because not just because of the election
and the election results, it undermines the American Peoples faith in the nonpartisan nature of our critical intelligence and thats what came out in there. I want to be clear on this and obviously im respectful of the fact youre dealing with a classified briefing and would not want to talk about things but the source of the frustration is what you believe is a double standard or a poorly applied standard with respect to different campaigns and how possible investigations are discussed . Yes. And i think thats a possibility until today that wasnt apparent to me. Now its gng to so you learned that today. Yofelt like that was confirmed to you today that your fears about a double standard or a poorly applied one were confirmed . If they werent confirmed i have serious doubts, my confidence was shook. Ive been asking for a more indepth investigation into this as my ranking members and Elijah Cummings has. We need to know that. But, yesterday, coming out of
there i dont think what should have been simple answers were not answered in a simple manner. The danger of this, chris, is again of undermining the publics credibility in this. I know those who say well, youre just upset with the election. In my district, chris, Hillary Clinton got 38 . She was not going to win that in there whether the russians hacked it or not, but thats not the point. The point is that they are no doubt they were involved. Theres no doubt we have more to learn on that. But how we as Members Of Congress and how the American Public found out about that versus the email situation does not seem to me to be consistent and i think thats real trouble and thats not in a defense of Hillary Clintons use of email which is i said all along needed to be looked at. So let me ask you this. Given everything youve told me i wonder how you whether you share the assessment of your colleague john lewis who said today on the record chuck todd is that he did not feel this president is legitimate. Do you agree . Do you think this president is
not legitimate . No, i dont agree at this time and john lewis is an icon, i respect him greatly. He is shook on this, too. I would say i need to see more. I respect that next friday when we have an inauguration we will have President Trump will be my president and as i said yesterday when he makes a good decision like his v. A. Appointment of dr. Shulkin ill praise him on that. When hes not ill work on trying to find Common Ground but at stake here is theres more to be learned and we cant be stonewalled on this and my fear is that the person who tells me with that information and i make my judgments on, i have a deep concern about now and thats why that was so damaging to me. Since ive been up here over the last decade, this was the most troubling to me in terms of what i had been led and the expectations and how that turned out and thats why we need more information. Congressman tim walz, thank you. Thanks, chris. Im joined by congresswoman barbara lee, democrat from
california. My understanding is like john lewis you are not going to the inauguration. I wonder, do you agree with Congressman Lewis . Do you view this president as not legitimate . Chris, let me first of all say i believe in the peaceful transfer of power and the office of the presidency. But when you look at the flawed process and russian interference in our election and when you look at what has taken place in terms of our democratic ideals, our processes, i have to applaud congressman john lewis because once john lewis says they are flawed or illegitimate, the elections were illegitimate or this is an illegitimate president , people have to pause and think about this because Congress Lewis is a moral leader, a civil and Human Rights Icon and he did not make that decision lightly. I think the facts need to be laid out. We have a Bipartisan Commission, Legislation Led to really set up a commission to investigate this so when you look at what has
taken place i have to say john lewis is right on target in terms of how this President Elect was elected and the interference and what took place as a result of these elections. Even the fbi in terms of their bias and how they conducted these investigations, what was made public, what was not made public. People can decide for themselves but there are so many problems with what took place until once again congressman john lewis needs to be applauded. Were you in that briefing today, congresswoman . Yes, i was. Did you share the it was sort of a fascinating scene afterwards. Democrat after democrat coming out saying in very strong words how frustrated angered, how many questions they have. Was that your feeling coming out of that as well . Chris, i was angry. I wasnt frustrated because the facts leading up to today were very clear to me but when youd are in a classified briefing of course we cant
disclose what we learned but my reaction was one of anger, i was very i would say upset with the fact that the American People need to have the facts made public. We need some transparency and we need this investigation so the public will know exactly what took place. So you feel there are important there are important things for the public to know that they can not or do not know at this moment . I think its important for an investigation to be conducted that is public and, of course, there are going to be some issues that will be classified that cannot be disclosed but i think for the most part we need the Bipartisan Commission which the house is i think all democrats are on the legislation. We need that so the public will know exactly what took place and make their own decisions about the outcome of this election. All right, congresswoman barbara lee, thanks for joining me, appreciate it. Up next, The Trump Transition is now admitting to
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interference, december 29. Thats the day that was alleged in the column. Did flynn talk that day or not . This morning team trump told the posts David Ignatius the only happened on the 25th and 28th the latter to off condolences for a plane crash. But then in afternoon nbc news producer Vaughan Hilliard caught up with spicer and he admitted there was a phone call on the 29th. Reporter on the 29th, the same day the u. S. Expelled russian democrats and then a day later Vladimir Putin said he Wouldnt Push Out American diplomats in russia. Did general flynn have any conversations to indicate to the Russian Ambassador that the u. S. Trump administration would either ease or roll back sanctions . The only conversation general flynn had was, one, to wish him Merry Christmas, two, to express his sympathies for the loss of life during the plane crash and to commit to establishing a call after the inauguration between
the two leaders. Obviously that Choir Plane Crash was tragic and we know the trump team loves to say Merry Christmas but how many times can you call and text the same Russian Ambassador . Joining me now msnbc terrorism analyst Malcolm Nantz and matt taibbi author of the book insane clown president. Let me start with you matt and then go to you, malcolm. Heres an example of the kind of thing were dealing with. The facts are unclear and in dispute, they seem to move back and forth. There is at one level a totally innocent explanation. Theres some business that has to happen between an incoming transition and the Russian Ambassador but then theres some weird documents around it. And you wrote this piece yesterday saying some line about how we going to get something more important than what were flying through right now . There are two completely different narratives. Theres one where basically the russians lets just say i mean the people that i talked to have a high degree of confidence they were involved with the
hacking of the dnc emails and passing it on to wikileaks as well but theres a version where they do that and trump is basically the idiotic moronic beneficiary and wasnt involved in a conspiracy with the russians. We dont have any hard evidence that theres more than that. The thing of which theres the most evidence is the first order thing that they hacked it for whatever reason to sow discontent because they like trump, they hated Hillary Clinton. They want to sow division in the United States which all great power countries do. We do it. This would be an extraordinary episode but certainly theres no evidence that ive seen that theres this other element where its a manchurian candidate, theres a plot and that would be an order of magnitude much larger. And malcolm, i believe you are a you worked obviously in the Intelligence Community for years, you wrote a book about russias involvement in this election and you are a believer
large largely but what is the evidence there is aside we have this dossier but we cant verify any of it . I like to say this because matts a great journalist and i love his work but matt is a journalist, im an intelligence officer. I look at things differently. There is no such thing as coincidence in my world. Coincidence takes a lot of planning. Everything that happened with regards to that hack took place in an organized bubble that indicated there was a very large Information Warfare management cell being run by russian intelligence. All of the leaks came out precisely to support everything donald trump said within 24 to 48 hours he talks about pennsylvania, every pennsylvania dossier comes out. He talks about florida, every florida dossier comes out. When that Wasnt Flowing Fast enough, d. C. Leaks came out. All of this was on the basis of the systematic release of
intelligence and thats what Intelligence Agencies do. Heres the issue to me, malcolm. I hear you and ive talked to intelligence people who keep saying the same things which that you have not been trained, you are not seeing the Puzzle Pieces fit together the way we have and i respect that. But the standard part of the problem were dealing with is standards of different. So standard of Public Domain to say to someone, you know, matt, that this person is a Foreign Agent essentially or colluding, that is a very heavy thing to sate about a person, particularly the incoming president of the United States. What should the journalistic standards be . Right now all we can say is there are people who believe that. Thats what we can report is that there are people in the Intelligence Community who have apparently have indications that lead them to believe that but we havent seen anything that allows us to say unequivocally that x and y happened last year. All we can say is there are analyses that show that they were probably behind the hack. So the question, malcolm, to you becomes can you imagine a
world in which an unclassified version of evidence could be produced through a bipartisan investigation of some kind that could be entered into the Public Record that could make some determination that meets a standards for amateurs . For citizens . For democratic citizens in a nation who want to know what the heck is going on . Sure. So long as were not talking about the original hacking of the dnc. That evidence is unkwif kabl, on the internet, a Company Called crowdstrike did the analysis and saw the data being stolen. The question is about these links possibly with the trump team, the Trump Administration, that data i think youre probably never going to see the cias report which was parallel written, published on the same day i published and came out with the same conclusions. Youre not going to see that. After next week youll never see that. But our allied nations
this is the super bowl of intelligence crises. Part of the problem is that it seems to me if this sort of attrition through leak the you think the leaks we are getting are coming from the Intelligence Community . No, i dont think a lot of them are coming from the Intelligence Community. Especially with regards to that dossier that dossier had been out there for months. I spoke to david corn. But you have to understand, my book came out four months ago and it was unclassified. It didnt have anything to do with it. So the media takes longer to catch up because you have the two Rule Verification and things like that and information the just leaking out now about what we can see sort of nefarious, may have parameters leading towards sinister and questionable enough to demand investigation to determine if any of these people have links to moscow. The only thing i feel definitive about is there has to be an official commission in which things are systematically declassified, investigated and
presented in some fashion we dont make democratic determinations and immediate determinations based on leaks and counterleaks. Malcolm nantz and matt taibbi, thank you. Coming up, as the ethical concerns pile up around trump and his cabinet nominees, how are the republicans responding . That story coming up. And ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. Do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. Do not drink alcohol in excess. To avoid longterm injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. If you have a sudden decrease or loss of hearing or vision, or an allergic reaction, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. Ask your doctor about cialis. A body without proper Footd Needssupport can mean pain. The dr. Scholls kiosk maps your feet and recommends our custom fit orthotic to stabilize your foundation and relieve foot, knee or lower back pain from being on your feet. Dr. Scholls. One of the very first things House Republicans did when they came to work last week was to vote to gut the independent Ethics Office that polices their conduct. It seemed like a weird foot to get off on for a party that won the election with a promise from the nominee to drain the swamp. After a public uproar, the house gop beat a tactical retreat and promised to revisit the matter
later in the term. It turns out it was just getting started. Despite warnings from Ethics Watchdogs, despite past practice, republicans scheduled Senate Hearings for Donald TrumpsCabinet Picks even though several were yet to complete the Background Checks and Ethics Clearances that are customarily required. Then theres trumps pick to head the department of health and human services, representative tom price who the Wall Street Journal reports traded more than 300,000 in shares of healthrelated companies over the past four years while sponsoring and advocating legislation that could potentially affect those company stocks. Today came reports that price got a Sweetheart Deal from a foreign biotech firm that could earn him a million dollars. Trump, meanwhile, held a Press Conference on wednesday where he defied calls by bipartisan Ethics Watchdogs to divest or place his assets in a blind trust saying instead he would hand his business over to his sons, a relatively meaningless step that he nonetheless presented as a benevolent gesture. I could actually run my business. I could actually run my business and run government at the same
time. I dont like the way that looks but i would be able to do that if i wanted to. Trumps stance did not it is well with the director of the Office Of Government Ethics, walter shaub, and now republicans are responding to shaubs objections with a no so vailed threat, not against the President Elect, rather against the ethics watchdog trying to ensure he doesnt violate the constitution. Jason chaffetz and the gops ethical bullying on ethics next. [dad] alright, buddy, dont forget anything [kid] i wont, dad. [captain rod] happy Tuesday Morning captain rod here. Its pretty hairy out on the interstate. Traffic is literally crawling, but there is some movement on the eastside overpass. Getting word of another collision. [burke] it happened. December 14th, 2015. And we covered it. Talk to farmers. We know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum has been a struggle. I considered all my options with my doctor, who recommended oncedaily toujeo®. Now im on the path to better blood sugar control. Toujeo® is a longacting insulin from the makers of lantus®. It releases slowly, providing consistent Insulin Levels for a full 24 hours, proven full 24hour blood sugar control, and significant a1c reduction. And along with toujeo®, im eating better and moving more. Toujeo® is a longacting, manmade insulin used to control High Blood Sugar in adults with diabetes. It contains 3 times as much insulin in 1 milliliter as standard insulin. Dont use toujeo® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if youre allergic to insulin. Allergic reaction may occur and may be life threatening. Dont reuse needles or share insulin pens, even if the needle has been changed. The most common side effect is low blood sugar, which can be serious and life threatening. It may cause shaking, sweating, fast heartbeat, and blurred vision. Check your Blood Sugar Levels daily while using toujeo®. Injection site reactions may occur. Dont change your dose or type of insulin without talking to your doctor. Tell your doctor if you take other medicines and about all your medical conditions. Insulins, including toujeo®, in combination with tzds thiazolidinediones may cause serious side effects like Heart Failure that can lead to death, even if youve never had Heart Failure before. Dont dilute or mix toujeo® with other insulins or solutions as it may not work as intended and you may lose blood sugar control, which could be serious. Toujeo® helps me stay on track with my blood sugar. Ask your doctor about toujeo®. But my back pain was making it hard to sleep and open up on time. Then i found aleve pm. The only one to combine a sleep aid plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. Now im back. Aleve pm for a better am. And theyre absolutely right. They say that its hot. When really, its scorching. And while some may say the desert is desolate. We prefer secluded. What is the desert . Its absolutely what you need right now. Absolutely scottsdale. A. I wish circumstances were different and i didnt feel the need to make public remarks today. You dont hear about ethics when things are going well. Youve been hearing a lot about ethics lately. Walter shaub, director of u. S. Government ethics delivered a speech decrying the steps donald trump has taken or not taken, he got a letter from gop representative Jason Chaffetz chair of the House Oversight and government reform chairman who earlier this week vowed to continue his investigation into Hillary Clintons emails. Now chaffetzs letter was not a show of support to a fellow ethics watchdog, it was instead a threat. Chaffetz accusing shaub of blurring the line between Public Relations and official ethics guidance hinting he may investigate shaub for speaking out about trumps conflict of interest. Chaffetz, who demanded shaub appear for a closeddoor interview cited a tweet storm from november in which shaub told trump oge is delighted youve decided to divest your
businesses, right decision. Trump has done nothing of the sort but hes apparently done enough for chaffetz. It seems to me donald trump is bending over backwards to do everything he can but he has to abide by the law and hes exempt from most of these conflicts of interest so i thought it was very premature of the Office Of Government Ethics to be in the spin room saying hey, i hate this. Democrats including Chuck Schumer responded to chaffetz letter with outright. Mr. Chaffetzs attempt to bully mr. Shaub out of doing his job are absolutely despicable. Joining me now, senator jeff merckly from oregon, do you share Chuck Schumers Asse Assessment . This is a crazy situation. First the house tries to get rid of the office on day one then they attack the independent Office Of Government Ethics charged with making sure the conflicts of interests are eliminated for the president and people who are nominated for cabinet posts. Boy the president himself held a
Press Conference to say how much he was doing and it turned out his plan was as phony as his photo problems. He had these folders piled up saying these are the contracts im going to divest but they wouldnt let the reporters look at them because they had blank paper in them and the plan was to put his sons in control of the business. Does not eliminate the conflicts of interest. Heres my question at a brass tacks level. The Office Of Government Ethics is an independent body. A fixed i believe five year term, the head of that walter sha shaub. What does the senate or congress do when day one donald trump fires him . He cant fire him on day one because of it being a fiveyear term but i must say it will be very very disturbing for a president to put someone in that office who isnt a professional committed to enforcing ethics laws and will make certainly make a lot of noise about it and consider where whether theres some kind of legislation we can pass that puts boundaries in
place to back it up. What do you make of congressman chaffetz has carved out a role for himself in the house, the oversight committee. The idea behind the oversight commit see the a deep constitutional idea, the tension between article one and article two branches of the United States government that congress over sees the executive. Do you feel that he is does he sound faith to feel that role as he talks about whats going on now . The best way to get the House Republicans to attack something is put the label ethics on it. So its not really its oversight to try to destroyer sight. Its really unfortunate that theyre not taking ethics seriously and its happening on the senate side where theyre trying to ram through nominees without getting the standard ethics report that Mitch Mcconnell himself demanded for president obamas nominees in 2009. Are you confident all of those Ethics Clearances will happen before i know some of the hearings have been postponed. It did seem that was a Mini Battle The Democrats in some
senses won in so far as a bunch of those hearings have been postponed . It seems like weve made some progress but i wouldnt declare victory yet because the challenge, for example, with devod devos is a vast challenge and she hasnt even submitted the paperwork yet. Is the leadership going to say well she hasnt submitted the paperwork and we dont have the Divestment Plan but still we want her in the job and try to push it through . They may well do so and well try to stop it. Devos, of course, nominated for Secretary Of Education who is a billionaire, comes from a fantastically wealthy family, huge amounts of holdings and would have to go through a process she would have to go through a process thats insisted upon by law in a way donald trump wouldnt which is that she wont have any option, right, to pass over the Family Business to her kids or something, she has to divest and put in the a blind trust . This is that is the
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contours were going to be. I have no idea. The problem always has been not that there arent any republican plans, there have been many, paul ryan himself when he wasnt in leadership released one, tom price had one, theres a number of different plans but republicans have never been able to agree on a single one and now thats coming back to haunt them. Theres also the problem, it strikes me, jess, that not only do they not agree in congress, donald trump has made a lot of promises, hes talked about outofpocket costs. He wrote a book calling for single payer. Do you think they can square the promises theyve made . I dont think theyll be able to do that. I think the republicans in the house and senate have made Repealing Obamacare a huge part of their agenda for years now. Donald trump is new to this game. He doesnt the issue. He clearly doesnt understand
the koun tours and what will be the controversial pieces of it and he seems to have no interest in working with the Congressional Republicans that will have to do the heavy lifting here. I hope they remember we started president obamas presidency by picking up this health care fight. It was not easy. The president spent enormous Political Capital getting this done because he believed not just in a set of principles but in how to do it and he worked with Senate Democrats to get it done. Part of the reason it wasnt easy, easy, philip, is people dont like the status quo bias. People didnt like it then, they dont like it now, but i think a lot of people do like it that have gotten care. But change is scary. Youve written about the fact republicans are not being particularly honest about what their principles are which is yes some people are going to lose their coverage. Absolutely. One argument ive made is that republicans should avoid the same mistake as president obama. When he was selling the Health Care Law as you said one of the problems was this status quo bias. People were worried about how it would disrupt their Health Insurance so he over and over again repeated the infamous Talking Point about if you like your plan you can keep it and youre not going to lose your das even though you know that and any intellectually honest liberal Health Care Expert at the time would say look, if youre making major changes to the Health Care System it will disrupt some peoples care. Some people will lose coverage and he could have made the argument but ultimately the overall system will be better but he made these big promises and when the obvious happened and people lost their coverage and Doctor Networks got narrowed on all these changes disrupted a lot of people it was a huge problem for him and thats one of the big reasons why republicans have been able to capitalize and id argue now
control the congress and perhaps the presidency as a result of obamacare. And these broken promises. Now republicans are also, i think, boxing themselves in the corner by making a lot of contradictory promises that wont actually bear out and i think that they should just be more honest and defend, which i think is a defensible position, Repealing Obamacare and replacing it with a marketbased system. That gentleman that spoke to paul ryan last night, it strikes me hes a particular cancer and he was a former republican whatever but theres millions of people that are going to kind of discover theyre in the cross hairs who may not have been activated for this fight before the election but may get activated afterwards. For sure. Were starting with only 18 wanting to repeal obamacare. You dont get to 18 with republican unity by any stretch of the imagination. There are a number of people, weve seen it all over the internet as theyve picked up this fight, people saying well,
im on the aca, repeal obamacare, thats terrible, many i health care will be fine. They dont realize the aca and obamacare and whether thats the medias fault, the president s fault, whoevers fault, these people will know real fast that the obamacare is the aca and thats how they get their coverage. So if were starting at a number this low, republicans are not offering people anything. They are simply saying repeal as if there is a mandate to repeal, as if people see repeal as something being done for them. Theres a repeal to change. As opposed to being done to them. Obama made it through this because he was offering more health care to people. I dont know what trump or the Congressional Republicans are going to be offering. Very good point. Philip klein, jess mcintosh, thank you for your time. Before we go, one last special segment. Both my kids are here and we have a house rule, they get to request any animal video they want when theyre here. For my daughter, theres the black panther