attacked so awfully by president trump, i was stunned at the number of republicans that came to my defense. kevin mccarthy, lindsey graham, a host of republican house members, cabinet members, so we cross the line. we have to make a very calculated effort not to cross that line. civility matters. and i want -- nobody talks about this, but i think it's time people start talking about this, that we have foreign countries that are trying very hard on social media and in other ways to throw kerosene on the fire of pitting ourselves against each other, and i challenge every elected official to not become a tool of those trying to hurt us but that we have a responsibility to listen to each other, respect each other, and tone down the rhetoric. >> well, i would certainly vote for that, congresswoman, but that might be a tall task at
passion. >> but decorum matters. >> yes, civility matters. >> [overlapping talking]. >> let me ask greg a question. >> there are two audiences. the senators getting attacked and people on television watching it. how do you think that plays? >> can i roll some piece of tape? >> sure. >> this is my favorite part of the protest. roll this. >> in 30 minutes. meet to the left. if you would like to go to an office to spend time with your senator -- >> [inaudible]. >> reciting oath.
those are just off the top of my head. he does not -- of course he wouldn't take this movement seriously. it's something i'm sure his advisers were cringing he mentioned because he's part of the me too movement and not the good side. >> and joe jackson, he eventually went after maxine waters and talked about her i.q. i'm sure you saw those comments. he again referred to elizabeth warren as pocahontas, and i go to these rallies a lot. much of what he says at these rallies is steep ed in this racial animosity, racially-tinged rhetoric. what's your take on what you heard from the president? >> my take, jim, is quite simple. it's abhorrent. where have we gone? respect matters, civility matters. maybe you're right.
or chastise them publicly in a restaurant in lexington, virginia or here in washington d.c. i'm against that. it is not an interest for our party or the political discourse across the country. >> yes. >> eboni: and, chris, asking you the same question with a different framework around it, is there a call for a lack of civility, does that give enthusiasm to the gop there? >> you know, i would hope that that does not play a role in enthusiasm. i agree with al on this. if it happened during the barack obama administration i would have called that out and had anyone gone and sent for calls for senator mcconnell to stop civility, i would say that that is wrong and we should not do it. i agree with alan on a day like today, the 4th of july, if we cannot say that we stand for more together than we have that we disagree on then something is really wrong with the nature of this country. i think that we move forward now. recognize that civility matters now.
>> oh, god. i'll keep going. >> former obama domestic policy adviser nelly barns weighed in on bill's remarks yesterday. here's what she said. >> i listened to those comments, and my grandmother's voice came in my head. i thought about the phrase home training. you know, the language, the sentiment, are problematic. and the campaign has -- and the president has said, look, the civility matters, the way we talk to each other matters. and they are going to have to as you said make a decision. i saw david axelrod in earlier situations when comments have been made by bill maher say i'm not going on your show. i'm backing away, distancing myself. >> this is fascinating because bill maher has said some extraordinarily insensitive things about women in the past. and the white house has ignored it. and this is something that of course the left and the right and we're talking about during
against each other is so unhelpful. we are not dividing against one another it's just hillary rosen trying to divide us and others who think like she thinks, and bill maher is one of them. president obama has a question to ask himself. this guy donated $1 million to the super pac. president obama keeps telling us civility matters. that guy maher referred to sarah palin as the most vial term you can call somebody. i won't get into examples of what he said. but the president seems to be when it comes to bill maher civility doesn't matter when it comes to a comedian. >> no, bill should not be allowed to get get a way with ts and be a political player. bill remind me of that kid in your class that used to be mouthy and rude to the teacher