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Now, ambassador birx, she said and you talked to her as well, she said she had this deeply owned military instinct to not correct a superior, but this was one of those moments where, you know, standing up, maybe even coming over to the lectern and explaining that this is not something that should be normalized in any way because it could be dangerous would have been better. that was something you saw dr. fauci do, many times, you know, throughout the pandemic, coming to the lectern to make those...

Lets watch jen psaki at the lectern. >> of course we are mourning the loss of his life, and we are grateful for the work of every national guardsmen. i would note the national guard works for the state, so he is an employee of the texas national guard, and his efforts in operation were directed by them, not by the federal government. >> harris: joe concha? >> joe: the white house should have issued a statement, not ask a question and respond to it. >> harris: you mean days ago? >> joe: when this...

Senators weve had, and i think if you asked him recently -- he is somebody who is very molded in adapt sows norms. it is striking to see him making this call from the lectern, as a president, towards former body. >> look, the filibuster in a long period -- was used on average one time it was really invoked-ing, it wasnt invoked in supreme court justices it wasnt invoked in a lot of major pieces of legislation. it began to be abused especially with mitch mcconnell, really taking the filibuster to...

Before the president arrives on capitol hill for the senate democratic lunch today you have those strong words from kyrsten sinema. so, in fact, it is in many ways sort of a fatal wound for this president. and while the effort, as you saw, in chuck schumers comments earlier on the floor at the capitol was to try to put this on republicans in many ways instead what its done is shown the discord and struggles within the democratic party right now. thats a real frustration that the white house is t...

How many of the things were not getting done in this body. the overwhelming majority of americans believe in. take common sense background checks, think roe v. wade, that somehow were now in a nation where the things that we agree on arent getting done. and voters knowing that if we get that alignment again of mcconnell, ryan, and trump, they will be more aware that theres even more consequences if we dont engage. i moved a long way, and im hoping, and i have loved to see the wisdom of some of m...

Crisis in the fentanyl crisis killing somebody relatively relatively young americans. i would kick it off with that and then leave it here. why is it harder to vote in your home state of delaware or harder for senate majority leaders home state of new york in terms of voting there than it is in georgia which you have dubbed jim crow 2.0. why is georgia worse when comparing those states? we need reporters to get specific and we need them to pass their own test in terms of accountability and scrut...

>> cnns jeff zeleny was in the room during bidens news conference, asked the president about the competence of his administration when it comes to all sorts of things, including the afghanistan withdrawal and the testing short comings. what was your recovery all take of the very long press conference? >> very long is the key point. this was the sense you had that bria president biden wanted to show that he had stamina, as you were saying, walked in front of the lectern, clearly made that case. t...

Agree with me on voting rights. issue by issue they are losing our country. id be very concerned by the white house is not because jen psaki just said go have a margarita or go to kickboxing. >> you brought that to us this morning, i have missed it. i want to play it. so, kayleigh, said lets go back to the white house lectern, where she used to stand come and see how the woman there now is doing. here is jen psakis advice for people who are frustrated with whats happening in america. >> my advic...

As his choice for the supreme court, he talked about the workings of washington. he talked about government working. he talked about the rule of law. and he has held fast to that. its just that now its all the more important. and i have to say that, you know, what everyone saw there was just so quintessential breyer. he kind of leans forward on the lectern. as you said, john, it could have been a group of high school students. he is, im sure this is a very bittersweet moment for him to take a wo...

That the europeans are not united on tough measures dealing with the sanctions. what am i talking about? the germans sending mixed signals stopping the in order stream 2. france and germany unwilling to talk to european counterparts about what are the specific tough sanctions you are talking about. lay that out for us. they refuse to do it. the other back drop is we know that if the european nations begin to suffer economically as a result of the sanctions, they will likely back off on the sanct...