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The senate. and the president continued his attack on pelosi last night accusing her of, quote, doing everything she can to delay the zero republican vote articles of impeachment and trying to take over the senate. trump writes she has a bad case and would rather not have a negative decision. this witch-hunt must end now with a trial in the senate or let her default and lose. >> and as you can imagine, senate republicans mirrored president trumps sentiments with pelosi with lindsey graham tweeti...

Theres a national economic imperative in boeing fixing this. >> right. the ripple effects are going to be tremendous. you can also pull back the frame even further and say what does this tell us about the moment in our cultures history in terms of how our corporations governed? do we continue to prioritize short-term profits above all else or do we try to work in things like other stakeholders claims and talk about reputational assets as well as financial assets. >> also shines a light on regula...

Its actually the worst kind of transactional. it is compromise with evil. jesus said how do you treat the immigrants and how do you treat me, who is my neighbor, and what is truth? these are questions to assess. so mark, im really proud of what he did, because it isnt about politics for him. i love that line where he says the country is in great moral and political danger because of the grossly immoral character of donald trump. and he must be removed from office because of a moral imperative, a...

Imperative, and in fact a matter of faith -- this is matter of faith. we all have to see this, 2020 as a matter of fate. a test of democracy, yes, but also a test of faith. and i think theres some good news today that some people are rediscovering jesus instead of how hes been sold out for a long time. im saying its time to come back to jesus. >> final question for you, if you talked about creating space, obviously no group is monolithic. what does that space, what does that look like you think ...

Its one more reminder of what is at stake. not just here at home but for world history in the imperative that we win this election -- >> could i respond? >> this is our chance. >> very brief. >> i just want to make very clear, mayor, that the freedom of the press is deep in my heart. my dad was a newspaper man and i am the one that asked every attorney general candidate weve had under donald trump, both of whom i opposed, about their respect for the first amendment. and they have refused -- they...

But it comes down to one r, returning to sanity. [ applause ] >> major buttigieg and then were going to take a break. >> im not worried about the presidents bad sense of humor when it comes to being made fun of. i am worried about the fact that he is echoing the vocabulary of leaders around the world. when he refers to unfavorable press coverage as the product of the enemy of the people, democracy around the world gets weaker. freedom of the press not just here at home but around the world gets ...

Being hypocritical if we dont go along with whats laid out in this editorial? it is unjustifiable on their own terms for them to be supporting donald trump. its morally indefensible in their terms and maybe a moral imperative can start to take hold. these things can move very quickly. not saying this is going to change the evangelical world or theres going to be a schism, but this crack could get bigger as next year wears on. >> and just generically what the editorial represents is an influentia...

Piece and just a remarkable piece of journalism and argumentation. >> another line from the christianity today editorial, to the many evangelicals who continue to support mr. trump in spite of his blackened moral record we might say this. remember who you are and whom you serve. putting it in religious terms. >> well, when theres a moral imperative, then it gives the entire conversation a new coloration. so you could see a situation where the other big evangelical organizations, and unfortunatel...

Have the summit in view. we have disagreements how to get from 80% to 100%, but we have no disagreement on the imperative to get to the sum lt. republicans on the other hand, they want to take us to the bottom of the mountain. if you have a pre-existing condition, the democrats are fighting for you, the republicans are fighting to hurt you. >> youve got -- were in the part of the primary where the elbows get sharpened a bit, the attacks get sharper. aza natural part of the process. i mean, elect...

Of rage, revolt, and revenge. the democrats say their oaths left them bound to impeach by dutdy. well, they did and there was no clearer valley and thats what it is a nightmare. he will make his pain felt by all. the constitutional imperative, now, is to get away from the politics as fast as we can and back to the words that argue most in the constitution, the first three. we, the people. thats is all for us tonight. thanks for watching. the news continues on cnn.