Jonathan capehart, who just wrapped up an Exclusive Interview with president joe biden. Touching on several issues, including the term that he regrets using during the state of the Union Address. I shouldnt have used it. It is undocumented. When i spoke about the difference between trump and me, one of the things i talked about was the way he talks about vermin, these people polluting. I talked about what im not going to do. What i wont do. I will not treat any of these people with disrespect. The president also addressed the situation in gaza. And had appointed a message for israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. He has a right to defend israel. The right to continue to pursue hamas. He must, you must, he must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as a consequence. I want to see a ceasefire. We have all of the highlights on the Special Edition of the saturday show. Weve got a big show with you tonight. The reason im in the chair, Jonathan Capehart is currently traveling with President Biden and his Campaign Getting unprecedented behindthescenes access. Right now, hes attending a rally in atlanta, georgia. Biden is speaking to battleground voters. Jonathan sat down for an exclusive oneonone with the president in his first interview since the state of the union speech and super tuesday, marking the unofficial start of the general election. They touched on a number of issues, including the threat to democracy and the push for a ceasefire in gaza. Jonathan began by asking by a very touchy subject. It is great to see you again. Great to see you. That was one hell of a speech you gave. I noticed the look of surprise on your face when you saw Marjorie Taylor green. It was priceless. You were shocked, seeing her. During your response to her heckling of you, you used the word illegal when talking about the man undocumented person. I shouldnt have used illegal. Look, when i spoke about the difference between trump and me, one of the things i talked about was the way he talked about vermin, these people polluting. At talked about what im not gonna do. What i wont do. I wont treat any of these people with disrespect. Look, they built the country. The reason our economy is going. We have to control the border. So you regret using that word . Yes. What was it like for you to see republicans not share your tough words for president putin, or for anything that republicans used to stand for. I think some do stand forward, but they are pretty much intimidated by trump right now. Look, i am talking to you. Im talking to these folks. Marjorie taylor green. Yesterday, he spends time at his mansion and the resort, talking about his greatest respects for the president of north korea. I mean, he praises speaking. It is a different world. He is a member of nato. He is, but he says he doesnt believe in democracy. Look, the guys i host, the people i am with, they have Great Respect for one of another. When you have a president who in the midst of their carnage going on as a consequence of russian attack on ukraine, talks about if these guys havent paid their dues, you just do what you need in nato. He talked about getting out of nato. It is critical to our national defense. We made a commitment after world war ii. Look what hes doing. Hes dangerous. You were caught on the hot mic after your state of the Union Address talking to secretary of state Anthony Blinken and senator Michael Bennet saying, quote, i told him, bb. Dont repeat this, but you and i are going to have a come to jesus meeting. What did you mean by that . That is an expression used in the southern part of my state, meaning a serious meeting. Ive known bb for years. He knew what i meant. So what is the come to jesus park . What tough love are you going to get to the Prime Minister . What is happening, he has a right to defend israel, a right to continue to defend hamas. He must, he must, you must pay more attention to the lives being taken. He is hurting israel more than helping israel by it is contrary to what it stands for. I think it is a big mistake. I want to see a ceasefire. Im starting with a major, Major Exchange of prisoners for a six week period. We are going into ramadan. There should be nothing happening, and we should build up that ceasefire. Look, ive spoken with the majority of leaders to jordan, they are all prepared to rebuild the region. That is the focus. What comes at the gaza . Whats next . It is a tough decision, but there is a lot that can be done. On the ceasefire it is saturday. The holy month of ramadan starts on monday. Is it possible that a Cease Fire Deal could be reached in time for ramadan to start . The director and right this minute are still talking about it. I think it is always possible. I would never give up on that. What is your redline with Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu . Do you have a redline . For instance, the invasion of rafah, which you urged him not to do. Would that be a redline . I will never leave israel. The defense of israel is still critical. There is no redline where i will cut off weapons. There are redlines that if he crosses, and you cannot have 30 more thousand palestinians date. There are other ways to deal with the trauma caused by hamas. The first time i went over it, i sat with him. I sat with the war cabinet. I said, look, dont make the mistake america made. We went after bin laden until we got him. We shouldnt have gone into ukraine i mean, we shouldnt have gone into the whole thing in iraq and afghanistan. It wasnt necessary. We just caused more problems. Who actually wants a deal . Do you think hamas actually wants a ceasefire . I think hamas would like a total ceasefire across the board. Because then they have a better chance to survive, and may be revealed. I think the vast majority of people think, look, after what happened in world war ii, the bombing that took place, what happened was, we ended up in a situation where we changed the rules of the game. They should be abided by. Some have suggested you should go back to israel and address the israeli parliament. Is that something you would do . Yes. Would that have to be at the invitation of the Prime Minister . Or at the invitation of the president . I would rather not discuss it more. Does that mean that has been discussed . The possibility of going back to israel . That doesnt mean anything. Okay. Lets talk about the temporary period that you announced during your state of the Union Address to get supplies into gaza, it is going to take 60 days to get that constructed. What more are you doing in the absence of cooperation from netanyahu and a bill from congress to get supplies into gaza . More humanitarian aid into gaza . Everything we can. In the north from israel. We are also doing air jobs. I know several people were killed. There is a way to avoid that in the future. We are working with our friends to figure out how much we can get in. Look, it is a desperate situation. Food, medicine, everything. It is badly needed and it is needed now. You are heading to michigan. On the Campaign Trail probably in the next few days, more than 100,000 people voted uncommitted in the primary to protest your handling of the situation in gaza. Some said they would never vote for you. One said at the new york times, and im quoting, as bad as his rhetoric was in him putting a travel ban on countries, he wasnt overseeing and actively arming a genocide. Those are tough words. What is your response to that widely shared sentiment. That is not widely shared. You guys make judgments you are not capable of making. That is not what all those people said. They are very upset. I dont blame them for being upset. They have families there. They want something done about it. They are saying, joe, do something. Do something. The idea that they all think is genocide, that is a different situation. Look, i can fully understand. Cant you . They come from a family that is still isolated there. And may be victimized. It is understandable. That is why im doing everything i can to stop it. Coming up next, my allstar Political Panel is going to weigh in on what the president just told us about his use of the word illegal, which the Trump Campaign is already responding to tonight. We will have more of Jonathan Capeharts Exclusive Interview, including what President Biden has to say about the Supreme Court and Reproductive Rights. Women speak up. This is going to change. If you give me a congress that is democratic, we will change it back to roe v. Wade. Wade. Fred how are you . fred. Fuel up to 7 brain health indicators, including your memory. Join the Neuriva Brain Health challenge. music have Heart Failure with unresolved symptoms . 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He says he hasnt lost hope for a ceasefire before ramadan. He continues to send aid to no matter what. Jonah me now, msnbc political analyst , serving as the to House Speaker paul ryan and the secretary to House Speaker. Also with me, cofounder of black votes matter, and seiyu mitchell, thanks to all of you for joining us on this very special show. Brandon, i would like to start with you. We just heard from President Biden itself. He will step up his criticism in real time of Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu. At the same moment, he promises not to discontinue aid to israel by providing weapons to make sure they are able to defend themselves. What is the strategy that you see here . I think the strategy is trying to balance a lot of very complicated interest. There is not a new story in that region, of course. You never want to be in a situation as president when your faith is in the hands of someone else. That is clearly with the situation here is. He has incredible influence, no doubt. Ultimately, it is just that, trying to influence somebody else. If you cant get them to change course, and he will continue to find himself in significant political trouble within his own party. The president slipped again in the interview. Jonathan was asking about a total cease fire. The president said hamas would like a total ceasefire. I think he caught himself there, recognizing the thing that his party is calling for would in fact be a gift to hamas right now. He cant go there. He knows he can go there. He knows that israel instill is still an incredible ally. Yeah, and latasha, biden denied that Many Americans are denying what is doing. What have you actually heard from the voters . We have been on the ground talking to voters, particularly young voters. They are very upset what is happening. It reminds me of what is happening, the movement in south africa. Young people lead that. They were very disturbed. The College Students and collegeage students getting around. We are seeing the same thing now. They are very disturbed about what is happening in gaza. They want to see a ceasefire. Theyve been very open about that. The question isnt about what hamas wants, it is about to what his constituents want. That many of the constituents, many of the young voters and new voters are saying that they want to see a ceasefire. That they want something to happen in gaza, that they want to see an end to some of the tragic things we are witnessing, the human lives being impacted by this terrible war. You know, there is a massive struggle in d. C. Right now when it comes to funding. We just heard President Biden exclusively to Jonathan Capehart that there is, quote, no red line when it comes to israel. Your thoughts on how well that will go over in d. C. . I think quite frankly if there was a, quote, unquote, clean israel bill that was put on the floor in the senate, which the house has one, the senate didnt, not because it couldnt pass. There are plenty of senators that want to give israel money. They agreed with President Biden. Senators from both sides of the aisle. What has held up that money is the ukraine question, which is much more controversial. There are a lot more republicans who under no circumstances will they support more money for ukraine. And members of congress who want to give money to you i know that. They dont want to decouple the israel money, because that will make it even harder to get ukraine more money. So the question is, will they continue to hold that line in the sand, wanting to couple that, you know, Border Security and all of that became part of the conversation. At the end of the day, if israel starts saying, hey, we really need that money, we need you to get it to us, there will be decisions made in congress. Right now, it is still tied with that ukraine money. Brandon, we also heard President Biden owning the fact that he made a mistake by using the word illegal. He says he regrets using that term. Already, the Trump Campaign responding, saying, quote, Biden Is Tone Deaf for walking back his use of the word illegal. Your thoughts on whether or not it made sense for him to own up to what he said. It might make sense given where he is politically within his own party. I think it was a huge mistake to walk that back right now, honestly. It just Shows Incredible weakness. Lets understand the context here. This is a person who killed an innocent 22yearold woman who was out for a jog. He just that the person was undocumented. They werent. They actually were arrested several times. When he was in the country and have been arrested for other things. This could have been a moment where he stood up to his own party and said, look, i regret saying illegal, i shouldve said something worse. I understand the politics on the left about language and immigration. I totally get it. I understand why he did this. I thought it was a great moment. He reminded them why people in the middle elected them in the first place. He is not owned by the activist left. I think it is really disappointed that he couldnt use stronger words for someone they just killed an innocent woman. Lotasha, also condemning former president donald trump. This is how he introduced him at maralago. Listen. There is no one that is better, smarter, or better leader than the he is fantastic. He does a great job. He is a noncontroversial figure. He says, this is the way it is going to be, that is the end of it. Right . Hes the boss. Lotasha, i dont think it is hyperbolic to say that the survival is on the line in November Of 2024. How important is watching what we just listen to . How important is the contrast between this and a dictatorship is someone like trump is back in the nova office . I think it is incredibly important. I want to go back to the previous comment. I think that biden has to draw a line in the sand to separate himself. Part of what trump has done is dehumanize this. The common around a legal is not necessarily just about a political comment, but hes a human being. Ultimately, if he is to be a different candidate, then i think you actually create and say, making that distinction. As we are talking about trump actually supporting a candidate that has been openly anti democratic, that in itself is a problem. We are in a tight election. There will have to be two