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To the point where we cant even think as highminded as this conversation . Its not nazi germany we need to worry about, its the friendly fascism of the 20th century. And i think democrats, people who voted for hillary first of all feel good about the fact that the majority of your fellow americans did not want donald j. Trump as their president. Thats the majority by over 2. 5 million. So take some comfort in that your fellow americans, you know are with you. Are with you. Number one. Number two...

Cheering crowd this. We are going to make America Great again. And ill add greater than ever before. Thank you very much. And enjoy the fireworks. Thank you everybody. Thank you. But after the fireworks, after the inaugural address and pageantry and parades, the hard work of governing the nation begins. Is team trump ready and what will happen on day one. Get no all of that. David douglas brinkley, kirsten powers, david swerd lick, mark preston, Emily Jane Fox and david gergen. And thats it for ...

With his constituents. . >> you hit the nail squarely on the head again, jim. basically whats happening, this entitlement mentality, that strikes a nerve with many of those who are advocates and activists to help those less served. there are people who follow through the cracks. those people who paddle to his houseboat are trying to fight for those who manchin believes are entitled but others believe they are in need. so weve seen this before. we saw william barber take ministers and those in th...

This can be resolved faster. if there is a ground swell from the community. this president now has to be the explainer in chief to get what he wants and to get the democratic party back together on this issue. >> all right. well see. its going to be a heavy lift, i think, for president biden and this white house to pull these sides together. it was almost getting personal by the end of the week. and i think it might have been a good idea to just call a time out when biden went up to the hill. se...

Paid leave and expanded medicare benefits, all popular programs. its price tag has democrats at odds. joining me is washington bureau chief for the grio, ava ryan. and david gegen. two friends with me. thank you so much. david, you first. what do you think about this biden trip to michigan? it sounds like maybe this is what he needs to do. im surprised they didnt do more of this already. >> very good point, jim. i think hes wise to go to michigan. what he wants is a platform. he wants to get to ...

Invited a lot of this media attention to himself. and i suppose hes been around washington long enough to know not all >> bob: positive when you do that for too long. but the president will be talking up this reconciliation bill this week. but, you know, its already pretty popular. a pew poll finds 49% support it, 25% oppose it, shy of the infrastructure plans. the majority support, david, senior citizens probably like the fact that there is coverage for dental and vision care, expanded medicare...

But at the same time more than anything given the low approval numbers i think also look to hear donald trump try to bring this country together. may not convince everybody, obviously wont but could be important first step don. >> jim acosta, thank you. now its time for the panel. start with you david, what about the priorities for the first 100 days. do you think hell do something big or symbolic? executive orders? >> he may. transition team refuses to rule out the possibility which keeps us on...

Would be. taking in the magnitude of the day and appreciating what it is and where it fits in history and i think their father could take a lesson from their behavior. >> as i said to somebody earlier, he won. people didnt think he was going to. maybe give him breathing room to say i did this. or is the time over? >> its over. when he gave the speech day after election day at 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning delivered a very grown-up speech i have to say for donald trump. we walked away thinking he t...

Trying to get them excited. one thing to talk about victory but agree with david, rambling and incoherent even in donald trump standards. did so well all day. lincoln memorial fine. and tonight well have to live with the unscripted part but i dont think he has a sense of founding fathers, reads presidential biography, cares about history. coming from business and advertising and idea is to tell something, you say its the best. the hotel is the biggest, greatest, best. and he cant help himself. h...

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