Good evening and welcome to politics nation. 2024. We are a couple of hours out from tonights Academy Awards in hollywood. We are awaiting the Biden Versus Trump action franchise to premier. With the president and his predecessor for the day to primary. I have my own awards to hand out. The best actor has to go to Congressional Republicans where they act like they care about the issues theyve been crying over. From the southern border to inflation. That is because they are taking cues from best director. Another easy choice in 2024. Who gave the best performances out of the worst actors. Even if it is not what the public wants to see. Just as the best award is for the producers, the best this year has been the president. They have actually produced something. A far better picture than what trump and the gop have to offer. That leads me to the last category, the best screenplay. Biden versus trump sequel will not be finished for another eight months. As the nation finishes the final draft. I think like the last one, the good guy wins at the end. Joining me now, senator bob casey running for reelection. Senator, we are two days from President Biden and donald trump giving the respective nominations for the rematch. We cannot expect the economy along with ukraine and the Israel Hamas War to dominate their campaigns. Those issues have dominated congress for months now. And the massive price tag we can expect putting these two men back in office and a lot less ofmoney is coming out of his own pocket now compared to a years ago. It is good to be with you. What we saw on thursday was not a contrast between two candidates but a contrast between two parties. When you consider what the president is fighting for and what i am fighting for. To protect basic rights for womens rights, we have been on that side, The Other Side has been opposed to protect any of those rights. That is true in the president ial race. These rights are on the line. So i contrast as you said in performance. Being able to show that weve been able to deliver for pennsylvania, Infrastructure Dollars for big cities and small towns to deliver those dollars into rural areas in a lot of communities across our state. It is a marked contrast and the people of our state are getting a sense of that difference. The president has a stronger thanexpected report. 75,000 jobs added in february. A slight uptick for unemployment. The skyhigh solid stock market and inflation shrinking as Consumer Confidence grows, that shows that the biden economy is booming while other economies are stagnant. The campaign has struggled to sell optimism at the border. Is now the time to do both, senator . I think what we are seeing in the last 48 hours is the contrast of the record job growth, 15 million jobs across the country, i see it in pennsylvania all the time as well as the Economic Standing of our families. What the president spoke to in the state of the Union Address talking about lowering costs for families or if it is taking on Greed Inflation and shrinks elation that these Big Companies engage in every day of the week ripping families off while the prophets are skyhigh, jacking up the cost of groceries and household items. By taking down those corporations, he is speaking to the needs of families. I hear about it all the time in pennsylvania. The president spoke directly to that in his state of the Union Address. A lot of people are saying that we have to take action against corporate greed. And also, rolling back tax cuts. All they did was give shareholders a payday. They did not lower the prices or stabilize prices. Gop lawmakers are struggling to find a unified message on in vitro fertilization. Many of them have shared or taken credit for the demise. Now they are trying to support that point of view. I know that you fall into the category of supporting ivf stopping short at federal legislation. Where does this impasse fit into that . In pennsylvania my opponent was asked recently about the ivf bill. It prevents these bizarre and extreme restrictions at the state and local level. That is one option for senators. To make sure that we have this federal protection just like we should have federal protection for women through the Womens Health protection act. He wont say what his position is on the bill to protect ivf. Its another example of the extremism of the republican candidates including my opponent. It puts into focus what is on the line with the senate majority. I have to win not race to preserve the senate majority. We want to stop these extreme abortion bands, we need the senate majority. I hope that folks are with me. Before we go, you have your own senate seat that you are defending this year. Youll have the antiinflation legislation to get a shout out from the president. What does this bill specifically go after that has become a recent target for you and the president . The president was speaking to this reality that so many families face in the grocery store. The products shrink in size but the price does not shrink. It is a rip off by greedy corporations. The prophets went way up during two years in the pandemic. Their profits went up 75 . It is five times the rate of inflation. Corporate profits were driving inflation. We need Price Gouging Investigations and we need the Federal Trade Commission right now to do more by going after inflation with the limited powers that they have. We should follow it up by helping families and rolling out tax breaks to make sure that the middle class gets help and that our families get help through the child tax credit. Thank you, senator bob casey of pennsylvania. Joining me now is josh stein who is also a candidate for governor. Thank you for joining me tonight. Last week he won the North Carolina democratic primary. You are going to run against Mark Robinson. The current Lieutenant Governor in november. This will be the most attention outside of the president ial election. What is your pitch to voters of your state over your opponent . The choice for the voters of the county could not be any clearer. For Mark Robinson, it is bleak and it is rooted in hate and spite. He says the most awful things about people, saying that beyonci is satanic and that barack obama is not an american. He compared the senator to aid drug addicted mugger. These are words that he said out loud. It defies comprehension. Its about taking the state backwards. An incredibly damaging long term effect for our states economy. My vision is different as night and day. It is forwardlooking and inclusive and it is about tapping the potential of every north carolinian so that we can build a North Carolina that is safer and stronger. With all that you said about your opponent and all the things that you quoted, former President Donald Trump likened your opponent to Martin Luther king jr. In an endorsement. Saying he is like king, Martin Luther king on steroids. There are comments about extremism, homosexuality, religion, and more. He has told audiences since july last year it is time to read quotes from dictators. He said that blacks should pay reparations to whites. That trump in the gop are embracing a candidate like this. He would compare this man whose ministry is opposite of Martin Luther king as humanly possible. I dont think he wouldve liked to that comparison. He called king a mediocre preacher. He said it was the communist rights movement. I dont think that is a comparison that can stand the test of history by any stretch. You are the first jewish person to win a State Election as attorney general. This shows that antisomatic acts have increased in 2023 compared to the previous year. If you win this race, how will you tackle antisemitism, racial attacks on blacks during a time when the Israeli Government is at war with gaza . Yeah. This is another group that Mark Robinson has said awful things about. He promoted antisomatic tropes. He cast doubt on the holocaust. These are hurtful and ugly words. He has gone after women, he has gone after people. There is too much hate in our society. It has been unleashed and what we need from our leaders, are people who can speak to the goodness of people. We are all children of god. If theres one person i dont have to tell, its you. That is the kind of value 10. 8 million people, an incredibly diverse state. This has to come from the highest office in our state. This will create all manner of problems and division. People are hurt when these words are used. It will damage our economy. You remember the bathroom bill. We lost billions of dollars in North Carolina because they wanted to pick a fight with a group that was a juicy political target. It is a dead end. Thats where i want to go. North carolinas Current Governor won his last two races well supporting these right wing social issues. Do you think republicans are able to win on the hardcore republican agenda issues . It is from a political philosophy. It is hate and that is what is his entire campaign. He has no political accomplishments. He came Out Of Nowhere by yelling at the city council in 2010 to become the Lieutenant Governor a year and half later. He has accomplished nothing as Lieutenant Governor. In contrast, i have been fighting for the people of North Carolina and delivering for them with the National Negotiations for the drug company has produced 55 billion to help people struggling with addiction. We have the longest list of kids in the country. We have protected womens reproductive freedom. 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That led to the israeli invasion of gaza a few weeks later which has led to 30,000 palestinians killed. Many are still being held hostage by hamas. Calls for a ceasefire have so far failed. One of the most divisive issues here in america and Around The World. Joining me is the former Prime Minister of israel, naftali bennett. Is that still a realistic option to bring the terrible war to an end . Reverend, we wanted cease fire on october 7th. Hamas went in and did a massacre. The only outcome that will be acceptable is to get rid of the Hamas Terror Network next to us. Children and women and innocent civilians are being killed while this goes on. The whole world stood up when i did when that happened on october 7th. I hear a lot from hamas themselves that they are surprised by the un proportional response of israel. I asked them, when you massacre families and burnt babies and kidnapped kids and murdered people in their homes on october 7th, what kind of response did you expect from israel . What did you think . We would lay back and do nothing . I want to remind everyone of pearl harbor, for example. When the japanese killed 2000 americans, the war went on for four years, 3 million japanese were killed and 1 million were citizens. Here we have already killed 13,000 terrorists. Yes, civilians are dying because hamas uses them as human shields. What did they expect . The people that are being killed are not members of hamas. I think that much of the world was on the side of israel. As this goes on, World Opinion is saying that two wrongs do not make a right. Clearly they are concerned about what is going on in gaza. Allowing more shipments of food and message sent and things that people in gaza really need. How do you feel about them preventing aid to go into gaza and use it for the starvation of kids israel is not preventing aid from entering. The problem is that when the food enters gaza, they take it and resell it on the black market in order to make money. They are causing the problem. There is a lot of food but the problem is distributing it because hamas does not want to serve people. Hamas wants this disaster to inflate to bring an end to the World Without dismantling hamas. We cannot allow a Terrorist State to reside within our borders. We will go in and massacre the families and of the women again and again. Would you do anything differently . The women and children that are innocent here. I think someone has to break this cycle. I will not accept this. I am saying that yes, at the same time, someone has to have some humanitarian concern. Let me ask you about the current israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu. You know him well. Biden accused him of hurting israel. He added that the u. S. Will not set a redline limiting action against thomas. Netanyahu replied that the policies are supported by the overwhelming majority of the israelis. Using Prime Minister netanyahu should have stepped down after the events of october 7th . Some say that his intelligence sources failed. He ran against him. I am a political rival of Prime Minister netanyahu he is the israeli Prime Minister. I can tell you that the vast majority of israelis, we all agree. 100 of israelis agree that the only acceptable end to this war is full dismantling of hamas and release of the hostages. Then this will end. This could happen in one hour. You see the majority of people saying they support netanyahu . That is an internal domestic issue. Has worldwide implications. What you make of the rise of antisemitism Around The World . What you make of that . I think this disease has afflicted humanity for a millennia. Thousands of years. We have to always stand up. You stand up against any hate crimes. So do we and israel. People are not always aware. Israel is a very diverse country. We are very clear about that. We do not accept any sort of racism. I appreciate you coming. We disagree on some things. I am and against antisemitism and islamophobia. Thank you for being with us. Thank you for having me. I hope we can solve this with a ceasefire on all sides. Thank you for being with us again. Up next, we usually talk about women in politics on the show. Another field where women are reaching new heights. We will be right back. Back. It only works from The Other Side of the screen, buddy. You still got a land line in your house. Or