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being able to watch and observe outside the room against the backdrop of everything that is happening in this country and against the comedians roast the elites so to speak. >> exactly. well, you did fantastic. my whole family watched. >> thank you. >> and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. happy mayday to those who celebrate and hopefully we all do. this im sorry to say was columbus, ohio, this weekend. gentlemen very bravely wearing ski masks with sunglasses over the eye...

Just last week at the department ofek justice. then theres the blue states, the democratic led states trying tocr head this stuff off in the own way, in a different way. theyre at least trying to provide people some safety, someplace to hide from these kinds of laws that republicans in their uniformed ski mask cheerleaders are now pursuing everywhere they have power. we saw it happen in minnesota a few days ago. the democratic governor there tim walls signing legislation to provide legal protect...

Governor jay inslee, a democrat, has signed the legislation that blocks law enforcement officials in washington state from aiding any other states abortion-related legal investigation. it blocks police in courts in washington from assisting other states investigations going after trans people. he signed legislation to protect washington doctors from professional disciplinary action if they provide care that is in violation of some other states law. he signed legislation that says in washington t...

Officially now says we will provide you refuge. you can come here, you will be safe here. this is the headline in the lead minnesota star tribune. quote, minneapolis star tribune -- quote, new laws make minnesota a refuge for abortion and gender affirming care. people traveling to minnesota for abortion or gender affirming care will now be shielded from legal consequences under a new law signed by the democratic governor. minnesota is among the latest but theyre certainly not alone. thece democr...

You also ran for president largely on a climate change platform and doing the right thingng nationally on climate change. i wonder if you have a message for your fellow democrats and a message for the country about political bravery around climate issues. im struck right now by the fact the trexry secretary janet yellen today said were going to hit the debt ceiling by potentially june 1st, which mean theres got to be action on the debt ceiling to raise the debt ceiling right away in order to avo...

Trying to do. but i was struck at the time we first covered this a few weeks ago. i was struck by the personal put my name on it intervention from the democratic governor of a state that borders idaho whereby washington states democratic governor jay inslee. while idaho was considering that bill which theyve now passed, governor inslee wrote to his republicanto counterpart, wrote directly to the republican governor in idaho, he wrote him a letter man-to-man, governor to governor telling him dont...

Different than what theyre doing in a republican state, not just passing legislation that makes blue states distinct from republican states in terms of policy and likely outcomes. this is the first time that i can rememberrs when democratic controlled states feel the need to pass wraths of legislation basically just to protect themselves from red states and what theyre doing over there. governor inslee also just signed gun policy reform, an assault weapons ban. this legislation he signed just la...