the fight against communism. and now they're cozying up to the former head of the kgb. activity blocking legislation that would defend our elections from russian attack. what happened? republicans who know better in congress and they're there, they're quoted saying, yeah, we know this is kind of crazy, are still bending over backwards to shield this behavior from scrutiny or accountability or consequence. seem utterly unwilling to find a backbone to safe guard the institutions that make our democracy work. >> all right. coming up, will president obama's blistering assessment of the trump administration and republicans wake up his supporters and make a difference in the midterm elections? that's next. ything. even "vengeful vermin."