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Do we have michael med ved ready to go? michael. >> thank you, thank you very much. obviously today theres a big emphasis on obamacare which is profoundly important to the american people but seems too often in the last several weeks the administration has gotten distracted and media have gotten distracted by talk of wiretapping at trump tower or the president calling his predecessor a bad and sick guy or criticizing the ratings of celebrity prentice, do you think the white house could do a bett...

That just came out today, declined to contem tdemn the prl altogether. >> well, that is not my policy. i have introduced legislation in the senate that would put in place a three-year moratorium on refugees coming from countries where isis or al qaeda control a substantial amount of territory. >> joining me now, michael steele and sam. michael, ill begin with you. your thoughts. >> why? >> you knew it was coming to you, buddy. >> i did. i did. yeah. no. they call rand paul an isolationist. thats...

Immigration completely. if were in a war of civilizations. what donald trump was saying is obviously repugnant and antithetical to american values, and it -- the groundwork for that has been laid by years of republican rhetoric, including even the premise that people -- >> thats not just. thats just not true. >> hold on a second, michael. the premise that people need to be worried about being blown up in a starbucks. the fact of the matter is what took place in san bernardino was different from ...

Bit of toast calms me right down. second of all -- >> but theyre not good together. >> second of all, i will say that, you know, this idea about the sort of what the american populus wants right now -- part of the issue here is the other candidates have opened the door that donald trump is walking through. i just -- just so that were clear, it was just a few days ago that a lot of candidates, not just donald trump, including jeb bush, the establishment moderate, was proposing a religious test fo...

>> the cynicism tonight, to spend a significant amount of time talking about discrimination against muslims. where is the widespread evidence that we have a problem in america with discrimination against muslims. >> in rubios defense he said this before the person who is whooping him in the polls recommend we stop all muslims coming into the country. but that was -- mike -- i guess, michael, my question is what -- the emphasis on the rhetoric here, the president isnt -- i understand the critique...

How we should feel. i mean, how we should think and react and respond. i think in a real sense thats what the blow-back, the feedback, taking aside the partisan rhetoric, was all about. >> the other side of that, of course, which is just speaking to peoples id, is what you get when you get donald trump. >> of course. i think michael is right. the president should put this threat in perspective, let us know what we should do, whats best to maintain american values. look, im not going to let georg...

What we saw in paris -- >> not yet. we dont know. >> you dont know that. you dont know what the other half of the plan was. >> well see in 16 years out from 2001. the fact of the matter -- >> this is what donald trump is feeding on. if you go to legitimize that type of fear, donald trumps solutions would make sense. >> sam, its not a question of whether i want to or you want to legitimize it. this is what people are feeling. do you spend any time talking to people in the real world? >> of course...

Suspicion over american muslims and an entire religion. we must not force american muslims to run and hide and retreat to the shadows. >> some of donald trumps republican presidential rivals quick to condemn his proposals. lindsey graham, donald trump has gone from making absurd comments to being downright dangerous with his rhetoric. john kasich, this is more of the out rageus divisiveness that characterizes his every breath. chris christie, the radio host michael med visit. this is the kind ...

He said everyone visiting our country should register, be monitored during their stay as is done in many countries. ted cruz has been making a play for trump supporters and is beating him in a new iowa poll that just came out today, declined to condemn the proposal altogether. >> well, that is not my policy. i have introduced legislation in the senate that would put in place a three-year moratorium on refugees coming from countries where isis or al qaeda control a substantial amount of territory...

Treat fellow citizens. >> in responding to this new environment, we must not vilify american muslims. we must not throw a net of suspicion over american muslims and an entire religion. we must not force american muslims to run and hide and retreat to the shadows. >> some of donald trumps republican presidential rivals quick to condemn his proposals. lindsey graham, donald trump has gone from making absurd comments to being downright dangerous with his rhetoric. john kasich, this is more of the...