my gosh, look, he s killing it. you know, involved in every piece of gossip, every administration scandal. on twitter he is weighing in defending his colleagues. his critics are saying, is that the best way for the chief of staff to spend his time? yeah, it s a big p.r. session, a cheerleading session. he should focus on solutions instead of spin. you should see, in terms of who he retreats, he retreats joy reid, like al extensive cable news and a person who plays the race card from the bottom of the deck. he retreats the conservative at the washington post he sees no wrong with this administration. so yeah, like many politicians, talking republican and democrat, list tweeting, list twitter, more do your job and give the sums arrest a little bit. work for the american people. mike: let the record reflect, eyewear giants cufflinks even when my team is horrible. gillian: dang, mike. i am a bears fan. trust me. it ain t too much better for us,
serious blow last weekend with senator joe manchin dancing he is unknow on the bill. but members of the squad who are determined to get the massive spending plan past are urging the president to blow off congress, and use executive action to make it happen, whether or not congress gives the okay. aishah hasnie s lab on capitol hill with the latest. hey, aishah. hey, mike. progressives don t have leverage at all and that s why there plotting a path alone without the likes of senator joe manchin or any other moderate out there. house progressive caucus chair pramila jayapal urged the president to take executive actions and certain provisions. make it clear that those who hinder build back better, that the white white house will deliver. he says he still wants to work with manchin. others say they are looking to the idea of piecemealing certain provisions in this bill. that is at a strategy
to build back better while others in his home state of west virginia say they support him. mike? mike: aishah hasnie, thanks very much. gillian? gillian: the curse we all suffer under. russian president putin says he has no plans to invade ukraine. this after he spent the last several months amassing 100,000 troops along their shared border. up ahead, the new steps that ukrainian civilians are taking to prepare to defend themselves against the potential invasion. mike: plus, the crisis at our southern border as cartels look to move more than dangerous and potentially deadly drugs. getting into human smuggling business. former acting i.c.e. director tom homan will be in next. e. now make another one and turn your equity into cash. with the newday 100 va loan you can take out up to $60,000 or more. veteran homeowners- with home values at all-time highs
reporter: real quick, one last question. he had said back in i think it was june, that we would hear pet news on a day that is a tough newsday. it secretary psaki: it was a lame joke! [laughter] speak a bit weird about major being re-homed, a new puppy, and a white house this is the way dominic was begun for the white house connect [laughter] secretary psaki: believe it or not, jacqui, i don t have time in my schedule to coordinate with the pet folks. but the pet was a present from the president s brother. i met the pet this morning, commander. we can call him by his name. he is very adorable. he s going to bring joy to the president and the first family and to all of us, probably, as well. and i think it was noted by the first lady s team, we can expect to meet the cat, a she, as i ve learned, in january. go ahead. reporter: here in the district and we are seeing similar numbers mike: a sampling of the question in today s white house
dog news story, especially if there is a puppy video involved. just ask instagram, i think that s how they ended up with 2 billion users. mike: absolutely. my dog, jeter, is more popular than i am. i am reminded president truman s quote, if you want a friend in washington, get a dog. [laughter] gillian: it holds true. mike: we are keeping an eye on the courthouse in minneapolis as deliberations continue for a second day in the kim potter trial. officer potter was charged with first and second-degree manslaughter for killing and shooting 20-year-old daunte wright last april during a traffic stop. stop. get ten he has followed this from the very beginning and his lives in a very chilly minneapolis with the latest. hello, garrett. hey, mike. good afternoon to you. the jury is coming up around nine hours of deliberation and so far they have only had one question, and that was to ask for the date when kim potter interviewed with a psychologist. one of the defense witnesses, dr. lawr