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Perkins. you were in that meeting. >> thank you. >> the president gave those comments, his stark warning coming out of his touting a number of accomplishments for convservative christians, warnig things will turn violent if republicans were not successful? >> well, thanks for the question. i know there has been some audio out there kind of a little snippet of what the president had to say. i think it is important to the know what she said in the context of what he said. he did go through a list ...

Lose. he was like i dont believe the election results, if i lose, we should challenge everything. were bringing it to the forefront because he is afraid he might lose is. >> he quoted the quote on the mantle of the room, he quoted the prayers at the top, but the bottom line may none but wise and honest men governor here. there is nothing wise or honest about how she threatening violence. >> he also said he got rid of the johnson amendment, that you know, it was about tax law and whether or not f...

Americans that dont believe what they see on our network and other places so they dont think donald trump is lying. and then theres also a kind of a grading him on a curve. you know, that as long as he is appointing the right supreme court nominees and he is with them on abortion rights and on things like this johnson amendment thing, they are fine with -- they are willing to let him slide on some of these other matters. >> ken, thanks very much for your reporting on these. coming up, we have ...

Unfortunately, in our politics of using this kind of ideological appeal. we remember that richard nixon famously campaigned on a law and order platform when people were very troubled by the sometimes violent demonstrations of the 1960s. and president trump has gone to this well a number of times. hes also repeatedly trafficking in untruths by saying that he repealed the johnson amendment. fact checkers have found that he has uttered more than 4,000 false or misleading claims. >> why does that no...

Door dinner with evangelical leaders thats been reviewed by nbc news, the president is heard claiming he got, quote, rid of the johnson amendment, long revialed by religious leaders. the comments came after the press had left mondays dinner. hes referring to an executive order he signed directing the treasury not to, quote, take any adverse action against religious organizations for speaking about a candidate or cause, something they werent prohibited from in the first place. theres a clause typ...

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If they are being partisan, the irs could come after them. >> shannon: not saying dont ever vote for democrats. i get what you are saying. the johnson amendment did something that needs to be addressed. this administration so they will do something about it. well see. thank you very much. >> yes, maam. >> shannon: hollywood is taking by samantha bee. what she said about for his daughter ivanka trump, did it cross the line? so far that she should be off the air, too? our panel debates. ted cruz l...

You to election year and maintain nonprofit status. so for these evangelical preachers, for the megachurch, for these big ticket ministries, they are tax deductible status -- >> shannon: the johnson amendment? >> and they want it repealed. they want it so they can engage in direct electioneering, so he can go out and say, vote for him, dont vote for him. maintaining the tax exempt status, they have to catch it, say, well, you should vote for whoevers last name rhymes with gream, whose first name...

Heritage and as president i will always protect religious liberty. we have been doing it. we have been doing it. last year on this day, i took executive action to prevent the johnson amendment, a disaster, from interfering with our first amendment rights. i was so proud of that. ive been saying against the beginning, you know that. i was saying for a long time, were going to do that. across the government we have taken action to defend the religious conscience of doctors, nurses, teachers, stude...

Beautifully and with such love. were proud of our religious heritage and as president i will always protect religious liberty. weve been doing it. weve been doing it. [applause] last year on this day i took executive action to prevent the johnson amendment, a disaster, from interfering with our first amendment rights. i was so proud of that. ive been saying from the beginning, you know that. [applause] i was saying for a long time we are going to do that. across the government we have taken acti...