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Donald trump has long been obsessed with celebrities but many celebrities not feeling trump and theyre boosting the resistance, joining students at the march for our lives where you could find a friend of "the beat" and star of billy on the street, billy eichner out marching. he stars in the new "american horror story" season with a trump themed plot and hes been exposing the growing rot at the center of the american experiment we call democracy. >> would you sign this? >> i would love to. >> he...

To that website. headcount.org/glam up 2018. >> full disclosure, ive always been a fan of your comedy. it is very interesting to see you using your platform to engage young people and get all these people involved. its awesome and billy on the street, we appreciate you doing a little billy on the beat. >> you need some designing women in your life. >> do you want to -- this is the thing we do. >> i held your hand last time. ex-yushating amount of time. when can i meet rachel maddow. >> >> i prom...

State trump narrowly won. forecasts have democrats winning back the house and we turn to billy eichner and begin with the big question. are the democrats surging because of your work? >> absolutely. i was watching that and thinking about what a hero hero i am. sometimes im so busy doing the work that i forget. >> you forget to reflect. >> how much i have meant to american democracy. and you know, the republic in general. ive gone to a few makeups lately, history museums. i just walked around thi...

Mike lupica, howell raines, thank you. up next, we go inside the michael cohen raid, how it went down, why its so unusual. thats my special report. then the story we were just discussing later this hour. if its the beat you know well give you the key highlights from mark zuckerbergs testimony today. he says sorry but will that cut it? then later, a little political fun with the comedian billy eichner on his midterm secrets for the democrats. each year sarah climbs 58,007 steps. thats the heigh...

>> i said, not only would i, but ill give you back my salary, if that would help, and ill give you my thanksgiving break, if they would help. >> reporter: "usa today" now reporting michelle williams, nominated for a golden globe for her role in the film, did the reshoot for just 80 bucks a day, while mark wahlbergs team negotiated a $1.5 million fee. >> is this some kind of joke? >> reporter: and that williams, who is represented by the same agency as wahlberg, "wasnt told" shed be making less t...

Gate. >> you are known to be very funny. >> thank you. >> i think youre very funny. >> okay. >> youre not that political. but people are loving your political jokes. what is that? >> im not political. i mean, people -- because when youre a comedian especially in the trump era every interview is like so has it changed your comedy? no, its just not my strength. same reason i dont do impressions, just because its not what i do. but i do it on twitter. but thats because its easy and disposable and y...

We rely on experts and government officials to explain what it all means. the novelist charles argued, in simple thing in a hard way. an artist says a hard thing in a simple way. amen. and this year weve relied on some funny artists to get to the heart of everything like when comedian billy eichner explained you dont need an investigation to figure out if trump colluded, just listen to his bumbling denials. >> the minute trump said that theres no collusion, thats what tells me theres collusion. ...

Sex with paul rudd? >> of course i would. >> for a dollar, look who it is. the hottest star in the world right now. what is his name? >> chris evans. >> no! chris pratt! you lose! tina fey finally failed at something. >> billy credit for pioneering style of comedy all his own. he managed to confront fames magazine any tooted and its inconsequence making him the ultimate new yorker. he even honed his craft on michelle obama. >> and away we go. which is better. arianna grande or eating a carrot? >...

In a panic. the one and only lawrence odonnell live on "the beat" to break it down. and then billy eichner is on the beat getting political. even talking trump. whats the value of capital? whats critical thinking like? a basketball costs $14. whats team spirit worth? (cheers) whats it worth to talk to your mom? whats the value of a walk in the woods? the value of capital is to create, not just wealth, but things that matter. morgan stanley when heartburn hits fight back fast with tums chewy bite...

Paul dixon horror story. im joined by the host and the star of american horror story cult. billy eichner. >> im not the star of it. i am one of the actors on it. >> this is the news. we said youre the star so youre the star. thats how it works. >> im going right to a clip of you talking on seth myers. it turns out theres a trump link. >> i heard this is about the 2016 election. >> im not allowed to say anything. i am sworn to secrecy but yes, it is inspired -- it is inspired -- dont. it is inspi...