is inaction. we cannot have inaction, because after what we have seen this past year with this pandemic, with this economic downturn, we have to build back better than we were even a year and a half ago. we have to invest in our communities to that have been left behind. that s what is at play here. it s the american people that he is working for. the american people he will deliver for. you remain hopeful. that s a good thing. somebody has to be hopeful. we have to. we gotta keep working. we gotta keep working, joy. we will keep watching. karine jean-pierre, proud of you. congratulations. she s great. arizona republicans have opened a new front in their war on democracy. now they are targeting the democratic secretary of state trying to limit her involvement in future elections. the latest on the walking catastrophe known as
ainsley: we are back with a fox news alert. ahead of today s historic impeachment vote president trump blasting democrats for declaring war on democracy. steve: in a blistering 6-page letter to nancy pelosi, he wrote: you have cheapened the importance of the very ugly word impeachment. you are the ones subverting america s democracy. you are the ones obstructing justice. you are the ones bringing pain and suffering to our republic for your own selfish personal, political and partisan gain, the president wrote. brian: fox & friends weekend co-host pete hegseth joins us now to talk about what happens today and what that letter was meant to do. six pages long. pete: people should read it. as strong of an indictment understanding of this entire process what this president has gone through.
jesse: another big day on capitol hill. you re looking live as the house rules committee continues to set guidelines for a debate and full vote on impeachment. it should be held tomorrow. the president saying they re waging a, quote, war on democracy, end quote. more from president trump. they took a perfect phone call i had with the president of ukraine and absolutely perfect call, you know it, they all know it. nothing was said wrong in that call, to impeach the president of the united states for that is a disgrace and it s a mark of our country. and i tell you why, other presidents in the future, unless they do something about this, other presidents are going to have to live with this. and every time they do something that s a little bit unpopular, a little bit strong, even if they re 100% right.
don t like it. i m saying de niro, you re right to talk about trump. not okay to talk about trump, but it s okay to talk about de niro. it seems to me nobody goes hollywood and says, oh, let s leave this alone. it s just an actor. only conservatives pay attention to these actors as role models. dana: right, just an actor. don t get too worked up about it, everybody. i think there s a little progress on the civility front. this is the first clip we ve shown of de niro talking about trump where he hasn t used the f word. jesse: i apologize. i totally missed that progress being made. i think joy and robert make a great couple and could see them hosting a show together. dana: a little far. jesse: next up, a war on democracy. the latest is coming up. (man and woman) [burst of talking to animals]
blowers and truth tellers than all administrations combined for nonspy activities. some refer it to as a war on democracy. it is highly hypocritical. all of those words aside, his actions speak far louder. you re right. it did take the obama administration to actually charge me. you still work in the computer field but as a former whistle-blower, it s a different one. what is life like for you now? quite different than it used to be. i sacrificed a lot. i faced 35 years in prison. i was able to hold off the government. that s a huge thing. i was able to keep my freedoms. i work now in a very different arena. i sell computers to the public. it s quite a different life. i actually had to rebuild it. not easy. and so what did you learn from your trip to moscow when