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Who are these people? why have none of them been arrested? no one has asked that question. no one in congress has, not even republicans. why is that exactly? a longtime conservative writer but began his career on the hard left, the son of communists understands exactly whats happening and has been predicting it for quite a bit of time. we just spoke to david horowitz for a brand-new episode of tucker carlson today and here is part of thatat conversation. >> republicans are poor defenders of our ...

Year, and thats -- there is no exceptions to it. and thats for schools now. >> the administration has been leaning on trusted messengers to tell people how grave covid-19 is but they are confident 500 people can safely celebrate the 60th birthday of barack obama. >> peter: is president obama setting the wrong example about how serious covid-19 is by hosting a big birthday party with hundreds of people this week? >> i would note, first, that former president obama has been a huge advocate of indi...

Problem. what more can we do to encourage these people? we see some messaging from some of the governors, dr. -- governor ivy we see in alabama. what more can we do among people they trust? >> clearly having trust in messengers is very important. sometimes that is political leaders or officials in your state or community. sometimes its just people that you know, friends and family are making a difference, i think, in helping people that have been unvaccinated make the decision to get vaccinated,...

You have trusted messengers, such as faith-based organizations, community workers, your healthcare, your own doctor. many underrepresented minorities, many black and brown patients will, actually, accept the vaccine from those trusted messengers. so, the national medical association was so pleased, yesterday, in the white house press briefing. when -- um -- the biden administration announced that we would be partnering with some of our local doctors in underserved communities to increase vaccine...

>> you know, i see that narrative has been played out a lot, i think the in the media. i think it really doesnt reflect what happens in our community. in our community, when you have trusted messengers like faith based organizations, community workers, your health care, your own doctor, many under represented minorities, many black and brown patients will actually accept the vaccine from those trusted messengers. so the national medical association was so pleased yesterday in the white house pre...

Lot gets a lot more people vaccinated. a resident of brownsville told new yo "the new york times," look, this is a shortcut and doesnt address the root causes of vaccine hesitancy. she lives where they are facing a lot of that challenge. what do you say to those who share her concern? >> its a legitimate concern, which is why for months weve had health professionals out in communities, trusted messengers, clergy talking to people. there is a huge amount of misinformation out there. lets be blunt...

We can still do hard things in this country, but were making it harder than we should to do hard things. by the way, i think america is so fortunate to have ron klain in that chief of staff seat given the variety of crises we have. no, i think there are still democrats, you know, a handful of progressives maybe that are not vaccinated but the data is pretty clear where most of the unvaccinated people lie ideologically. so i think to lift up -- and mitch mcconnell has been from the very first day...

Where right now they are coping with the greatest number of coronavirus cases they have ever dealt with during the entire pandemic. and of course this is all children. and half the cases they have are inside the pediatric intensive care unit. and at least some of the kids are on vents ilators. and this doctor believes that there is a direct correlation between the low number of vaccinated adult and increasing number of sick children. >> when a child comes in to your unit, do you question the par...

Be vaccinated who have not been vaccinated yet. weve got to get to those people and make sure that one way or another we get them vaccinated. the most preferable way, joe, would be to try and get to them through trusted messengers, people that they trust, and explain to them why its so important for their own health, that of their family, and for the entire community to get vaccinated. we could end the outbreak in the country, we have the tools to end it. we just need to utilize those tools. >> ...

Positively is an imperfect method. places like florida, arkansas, and monday and doubling down on messaging with authentic messengers. yeah, i mean yesterday i had add a correspondent in california that is fully vaccinated and they both got covid and theyre having a very tough time. no hospitalization, thank god, but theyre seeing their children got it too. do you agree with the change. how do we convince americans that didnt want to wear masks in the first place to put them on now. >> yeah, i a...