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A paperback, you can stick it in your purse. thats our story for tonight on this tuesday night. we will see you back there again tomorrow night at seven, tucker carlson is coming up next here in d.c. ♪ >> tucker: good evening and welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." just a week to go from tonight until the midterms and election day is finally becoming a referendum on something that really matters, immigration. who gets to live here? what does citizenship mean? what kind of country do we want? ...

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Americans just 14 days before elections. he trotted out vice president pence to back up some of those claims which the vice president, as youll see, wasnt really able to do. then after doubling and tripling down on his still unsupported claims, he said this -- >> theres no proof of anything. theres no proof of anything. >> he was talking there about his claims that the caravan of central american migrants walking north through mexico is infiltrated by middle easterners suggesting even at times i...

Suggesting even at times isis terrorists. finally admitting however theres no proof of anything. ask yourself, did the president in those few words also reveal something beyond that specific question? about how he views proof and facts and everything else central to public debate in a functioning democracy. well ask that question tonight because were at a time wherever you stand on the partisan spectrum where these things matter most. at this critical moment, president trump appears to be amplif...

Sir. >> in a supreme court case handed down just last year, the court reviewed whether statements made by a juror that indicated racial bias required the piercing of jury deliberation. justice kennedy wrote the opinion of the court racial bias held by a jury provided an yks sepgs to the rule to make sure our legal system can come close to the ever promise of equal treatment under the law thats so central to a functioning democracy. on several occasions you referenced all the texts and questions ...

About how we discuss our differences. the great part of america is that we can discuss our differences freely and openly but we also have a responsibility to make sure that o violence.ot trying to incite >> more democrats are joining the call for civility. a spokesman for virginia democratic senor tim kaine told the richmond times that he "believes in civility and respect from everyone are important to a functioning democracy." >> we are told at the red hen restaurant, which had been scheduled t...

The world. of promoting small d democracy and promoting the institutions of civil society that any culture needs in order to have a functioning democracy. and you might imagine that is a sensitive and controversial issue. right? particularly in countries where their government doesnt really want democracy infecting the way theyre ruling their people. it was meant to be provocative and controversial from the outset when reagan announced it. and thats proven to be true over the years. but these in...

"the new york times" reported. now even some kurdish politicians sound positively conciliatory. i dont mean to overstate where iraq is. it still suffers from widespread corruption, and it is in desperate need of economic reforms. and if the forces committed to dividing a fractiously stitched together country this relative calm could be lost easily. but the way iraq is remains quite extraordinary when you think about how far it has come. what has really changed in recent years leaders of all stri...

Effectively ending the standoff, "the new york times" reported. now even some kurdish politicians sound positively conciliatory. i dont mean to overstate where iraq is. it still suffers from widespread corruption, and it is in desperate need of economic reforms. and if the forces committed to dividing a fractiously stitched together country this relative calm could be lost easily. but the way iraq is remains quite extraordinary when you think about how far it has come. what has really changed in...

Former speech writer for president obama. jason johnson with me, as well. david, let me start with you, youve been in this position having to craft jokes, write speeches for a president going to this dinner. whats this approach? whats one thinking as he writes jokes, writes a speech for the grid iron dinner? >> with most presidents this grid iron dinner is a mu chiel night where they admit this is a night where both sides play a really important part in a functioning democracy. what made last ni...