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Made up fake news by a general who was incompetent and fired. we all remember very fine people on both sides. we know the president has said things about neo nazis where he found some favorable thing to highlight. >> we know he expressed appreciation for auautocrats. strong leaders who have no relationship with small d democracy. donald trump was able to find favor with those kinds of leaders at a time but hitler is even a part from every one else. as marjorie taylor greene tried to say her apol...

Not alone in the world in facing these threats. and to also recognize that dramatic transformations in our institutions are necessary. democracy requires con mending and so we cant stand still and assume it is a machine that runs of itself. we need to reform our institutions and i think this is something that the biden administration is alert to and the idea of protecting voting rights is hard grinding work and it may even take more than just one election cycle, it may take a decade but there ne...

Minister and his party have rejected multiple calls to concede. an expert on autocracy at the australian university tells the times quote, they do not want to relinquish power. before it was a veneer of democracy, she says. but now this is real democracy in action where power has to be relinquished and the voice of the party is not to former leaders liking. hes not doing what he should be doing. thats conceding. i dont know whats going to happen next in the island nation of samoa. i know that as...

Of these machines you can extrapolate that to all the machines in new hampshire. olate that to all th machines in new hampshire. exactly. because the point of this is not to flip a state rep seat somewhere, the point of this is not to have republicans run more effectively against democrats or to improve election administration. its to turn republicans against small d democracy is something that is trusted so republicans dont believe any election results that dont produce their favorite outcome. ...

Their empires throughout society. that is really what we need to be talking about. its not just about being anti-civil rights, its about beating down marginalized populations throughout the world. >> are you concerned that donald trumps base doesnt really believe in small l liberal, small d democracy? >> thats one of the reasons why i remain a never trumper, because i think every healthy democracy is going to need a conservative party, but it needs a conservative party that believes in the funda...

And everything else. this is like the fundamental of our -- the fundamentals of our democracy being put forward. this is political fairness, democracy. >> and what scares me is that there are six now republicans from texas not seeking re-election, 20 across the country. my concern is if they are not in n. swing districts and they are more ideologically to the right, what will they be replaced by, who will show up on election day. that is what im scared about. because does that deepen donald trum...

Working class white americans and the very, very rich. those two groups of people mooch do you think he has some affection towards the working class base that he is -- no. >> no, not in the slightest. thats the point. and if any of them speak up, he will attack them as he always does. its hard to convey this that people think of him and they describe him in normal terms as if hes just like anyone else. he actually has a kind of rare disorder. being a severe psychopath or sociopath is not a clear...

Those weeks. it is "meet the press daily." and good evening, im chuck todd here in washington. and we begin tonight with what could be the presidents biggest vulnerability. it was on full display last night at his campaign rally when he urged to ban two muslim congresswomen. the president in some ways is rewriting the american story or at least trying to. and some voters are seemingly exhausted by these attempts. his campaign rally made it clear that, one, he hasnt stopped trying to chip away at...

Card federal, wallet sized birth certificate. that didnt prevent 23 days of detention, losing 26 pounds because of what they say were the denial of basic food that he needed. and so on the one hand, people criticizing this. on the other, it is precisely theres a system with checks, balances and judges that that person gets out and dont sit there for a year. in the asylum case i mention in the introduction, controversial rule, people heard a lot about it when trump uncorked it. as of today its st...

Representatives to begin a formal impeachment proceeding against president trump. understanding the gravity of this moment in our nations history. i stand here today because i believe we have reaped the moment where we must stand up for the survival of our democracy. >> weve got a lot of great guests tonight. in a few minutes, ill bring on the lawyers. its not time for them yet. im beginning with the big picture with bill kristol, conservative journalist, former republican white house official a...