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Manchin or christian cinema saying wait a second. im not there yet. im not ready to go along with this democrats only approach, biden is kind of in a real problem here. i think that the question is where is the patience beginning to run out? his patience and the patience of his own party. >> professor, back over to you. weve all been involved in this kind of national frog boiling experiment where attacks on our democracy are concerned. the e-mails released today were nothing short of extraordina...

Man in wimberley, texas. i would like to start with you. we have been part of a national frog boiling campaign. you could hear it in the congressmans voice wanting to focus peoples attention. folks, dont you understand that what weve -- whats been revealed would have made nixon jealous? it would have made nixon blush. and yet the sound of crickets across the land is mostly what we get. so, matthew, explain to the good folks watching how much danger democracy is in. >> well, thanks for having me....

His own party is saying okay enough of this. enough of negotiating we cant trust the republicans. theyre not in it for real anyway. dont wait for them. but the problem for that and that they dont have enough of a majority in the senate in particular to move even a single democrat and as long as you have joe manchin and sinema saying wait a second im not there yet. im not ready to go along with this democrats only approach, biden is kind of in a real problem here. and i think the question is wher...

Talk about all of it. jason johnson, campaign veteran journalist im professor of politics at morgan state university co-bears and matthew dowd founder of country over party in the past he was chief strategist for the bush cheney presidential effort in oh four. he is deservedly the most famous man and wimberley texas and matthew emptied i would like to start with you. we have been part of a national frog boiling campaign. you can hear it in the congressmans voice wanting to focus peoples attentio...

Then you have given up. those who know its not done, not over, those who wont allow it to be done and over also know that democracy needs friends right now. in this country we had the extraordinary event of memorial day of hearing the president refer to the democracy as being in peril. we deal with this topic every day but it is like the frog boiling experiment. it is not being treated as an emergency but a rolling benign event. should it be treated as an emergency? >> it should be treated as a ...

Not over, who dont allow it to become be done and over, also know that democracy needs friends right now. and this country we had the extraordinary event on memorial day of hearing the american president refer to our democracy as being in peril. professor, we deal with this topic every day. but its like the frog boiling experiment. its not being treated as an emergency. its kind of a ruling benign event. should it be treated as an emergency? >> it should be treated as a constant challenge. these...

>> what does that mean? whats the practical impact? >> the practical impact is he is now one step ahead of what every player in this game is doing. and he can actually, through his own intermediaries, through spies that he has in the ukraine, through his allies in the russian ole garky and the ukrainian cole gole garky, they actually steer donald trump in the direction that russia wants him to go and can actually craft his counternegotiations with zelensky through hints, tips, tricks, or even di...

Whats the practical impact? >> practical impact is, he is now one step ahead of what every player in this game is doing. and he can actually, through his on intermediaries, through spies that he has in the ukraine, through his allies in the russian olli jar can i, they can actually now steer donald trump, or even through phone calls to donald trump that we know he gets from vladimir putin, they can steer him in the direction that russia wants him to go and can actually craft his counter negotiat...

It, that frog boiling experiment that is still kicking around youtube? >> you know, had they never said they were going to do this, had the president not previewed this, talking it up and saying that it was the only property in america that should be hosting this, i mean, this is -- the summer at the g-7 he was already floating this, and you saw the response. people thought, oh, hes kidding. the presidents supporters were like, hes kidding. democrats and other critics saying, that would be a ter...

Today not only to make the, yes, it was quid pro quo yes, we did it, what are you going to make of it article, which was bracing, but then to take it back, simultaneously announcing this self-dealing, which is something more blatant than weve seen from any president in u.s. history. >> i want to read you walter schaub, the former watchdog of this kind of thing on twitter tonight. in case its not clear from my freaking out, this g7 thing is an escalation. it may look from the outside like its bee...