when you look at what is happening in the senate, particularly senate republicans shutting down election security measures, you have democrats in particular but political players of all stripes saying this is terrible but we don't know what to do. >> i want to turn to this. i will get to you because i know you have a lot to say about this, rev, but i want to turn to that question now and what republicans did this week in the face of all of this report, and what mueller said and everything else we know, the reality that despite all of that, you've got mitch mcconnell shutting down a vote on election security measures, two of them. it prompted -- it's one of the most astonishing things i have seen. most irresponsible. it's not the first time mcconne mcconnell does something like this. i want to play a clip of my friend joe scarborough on "morning joe" this morning. let's play that right now. >> he is aiding and abetting vladimir putin's ongoing attempts to subvert american