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What would it take to bring civility back? >> for mr. trump to say he was willing to work with us. i was shocked when he complained that the prime minister of denmark was nasty to him. >> you were shocked? >> that he -- that he felt that because she said an idea was absurd, which it was, that somehow you cant talk to america that way. this is a man who has set the record for nastiness, for abuse. interesting, by the way, his wording. it was, you cant talk to america like that, especially under m...

Enjoyed, but john never sacrificed civility. i think hes missed most because he understood that a country like ours, a government system like ours doesnt permit one side to have everything its way on the great questions of the day. john was a passionate partisan but he was a states man, too, and statesmen accept the necessity of cooperation, compromise and make some compromise on the challenges. the anger some americans feel for people with opposing views seems to have become more vitriolic and ...

Love of civility, but what mrs. mccain said at its essence is exactly right. he was a flawed man who believed in the country and all its contradictions. >> mike barnacle, he understood others were flawed. he knew very well how to move past fights. we always joke about when he told you that his only regret about the the sub going down was that i didnt go down with it. we maintained a respect for one another. he was the one person i wanted to talk to on the hill after donald trump got elected pres...

And he might be right. >> a return to civility it would seem as if that is part of his pitch. so you got some of the other contenders essentially saying the safe bet is the bad bet. what is bidens mess aaage to handle this criticism? >> well, their plan is basically to say we think that that is where the voters are. i mean, i think that there are senior members. biden campaign that are obama veterans that remember president obama then candidate barack obama in 2008 attracting voters from across ...

Starting tomorrow, the mccain family and institute is asking people to perform acts of civility online and then share them. some examples they gave me, maybe call a competitor and talk to them. maybe talk to a colleague or friend who has a different perspective that you usually avoid engaging with on issues and this is the most surprising of all. maybe call a family member you know youll disagree with and actually listen to them. could senator mccain make our politics even for a little while a l...

Bademan peter lonzo has set this year beating a record. they beat the royals sunday 11 to 5. ainsley? ainsley: thank you. not too long ago next guest lifelong democrat was tweeting at president trump demanding that he repeal the second amendment and stop the nra. steve: and to barack obama as well. fast forward to today, that democrat is now a gun toting conservative and a trump supporter. and now he is calling attention to all the backlash he received in a new op-ed urging the return to civilit...

We see that there is a suppression, a new normal has emerged that i think has got something to do with the shifts in mentality, shifts in the way we communicate with each other. i think technology and digital divide all of those things help to create more information, the more we see killings, the less affected we are by them. the more we have a president who speaks without civility, the more acceptable it is. so it gets mimicked throughout society. racism has been resurgent and so we end up hav...

Vocal points being made was by an individual who calls themselves the head of the local black lives matter group. the hypocrisy of that as well, if in fact other lives dont matter, then your undermine your argument that in this case black lives matter. in order for black lives matter web and i agree that they do, all lives must matter. you cant pick and choose. and i think this lack of civility is important. and one other thing too. shifting gear slightly but pointing out the hypocrisy. literall...

Donald trump was considered a carnival act of the community. it was an interesting moment when trump was asked about ross fundraiser, well, he understands it is hot to be next to me. you may be a democrat and understands that i am hot. you know when hes saying there is he gets that the entire community that disparaged him once is willing to put the morality on the table and bury their ethics and civility in order to do influencing pedaling. >> i dont think ross had to have bought these things th...

>> it is counterintuitive. you say we want our communities safe but not allow the police to do the job. >> julie: you have to hold the community responsible for dysrespecting their police. if you expect respect in the community, if you see disrespect in the community you need to hold them accountable and thats what law enforcement is for. >> it is. sad we have to legislate civility. were seeing its words that are empty and baseless. what im trying to push forward is where our police can hold peo...