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donald trump, this is governor roy cooper, donald trump is responsible for north carolina's abortion ban, that restricts women's freedom to make their own health care decisions. since donald trump stands between a woman and her doctor, north carolinians will stand between donald trump and the white house this november. i mean, that is some strong messaging. is it enough to be able to say that reproductive rights are on the ballot in november, when you have donald trump waffling on whether or not he supports the national ban? >> we know that the abortion issue is bedeviling republicans. we have seen a trail of republican losses since the overturning of roe v wade. i don't think by itself, it is enough. i think it has to be done in complement with the economic accomplishment story. and also, frankly, the threat to american democracy that the maga republican project led by donald trump represents. but, that trifecta, the economic progress, the dangers of the freedoms that are going to be overturned and have been overturned on abortion, reproductive rights, and the threat to democracy. that is the trifecta that i think the trump campaign is fearing the most because there

the promise of this nation should extend to all from new york to new mexico, from alaska to alabama. but right now, people like you are losing their freedoms. some in power are suppressing voting rights. banning our kids books from libraries and attacking our right to make private health care decisions. we must act now to defend these freedoms and protect our democracy. and we can't do it without you. we are the american civil liberties union, and we're asking you to join us in protecting our democracy at the national level and in communities like yours. call or go online to myaclu.org to become a guardian of liberty today. your gift of just $19 a month. only $0.63 a day will help ensure that together we can continue to fight

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you are there in iowa, you are promoting president biden despite -- gop nominee in monday. tell me what you're hearing from iowans, and are the prospects good for the president this year? >> well, first of all thank you for having me, alex. it's great to be down here, i said come south to warm up in this, but we're down here to make the case that it's going to be a pretty stark choice. the former president's made it clear that he does not believe in democracy, rule of law, he's made it clear that he wants to suspend pre-existing conditions from the aca. he doesn't trust women to make their health care decisions, and he promotes political violence. those are not values that are -- on the other hand you've got joe biden delivering on infrastructure bills, you've got him making sure that we have in formidable insulin, and making sure that he's doing the job focused on american people. building the academy from the middle out of the bottom up, and that's a big difference. we'll make our case, we are not here to look at polls in

and 60 of them signed a letter, throw out our votes. so, you know, this is not new, but certainly it has happened unabated and has been encouraged by the republican front runner, donald trump. >> i mean, a real centerpiece to biden's 2024 campaign is saving democracy. he says democracy is at stake, in other words. do you feel voters are really taking that seriously, or are people treating it like it's a slogan? >> you know what? i think what the president is doing so definaftly is not just talking about democracy, which he is, but talking about how our democracy is the bedrock of all the other freedoms we depend on as americans, the freedom to make your own health care decisions, the freedom to have access to the american promise, to buy that first home, to feel safe and secure in your community. all those freedoms are at risk. and if we have somebody like donald trump in the white house

putting their words out there. we are putting what their actions are out there. so if they are embarrassed about, the need to change what they do. they need to change how they act, and they need to do what joe biden is doing, which is fighting for all of the hardworking american people. we've got a president right now who believes that we have to build the economy in the middle out, and the bottom up. who believes that women should have the ability to make their own health care decisions, who believes that we've got to protect our most vulnerable in our society. our president gets up each and every day, thinking about how to make this place a better place for all americas people. the republicans, they aren't doing that, these maga republicans. so we're going to remind them of it. >> now let's zoom out from iowa. earlier this month, florida activists successfully participated petition to get initiative on the november ballot,enshrining reproductive rights in the state constitution. of the nearly million signatures -- collected, about a sixth came

that's next. water can't clean tough stains? i'd say that myth is busted. the promise of this tnation should extendde. to all from new york to new mexico, from alaska to alabama. but right now, people like you are losing their freedoms. some in power are suppressing voting rights. banning our kids books from libraries and attacking our right to make private health care decisions.