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MSNBCW Chris July 3, 2024

Economy. A source of frustration for voters nationally, even as a huge number of those same americans say their own financial situation is actually pretty good. So whats the Biden Campaign supposed to do with that . Well talk about it coming up. Plus, israels apologies, doing nothing to stem the global fury over the killing of seven aid workers. The white house calling for accountability are from netanyahus government, but are harsh words all there is, or will World Leaders actually act . And Donald Trumps last ditch attempt to get the judge in his Hush Money Trial to throw himself off the case. Could it work . We begin with whats both the most obvious key to winning in november and also the biggest conundrum. The u. S. Economy. We have brand new polling that gives us important insights into just how important it is. Even as joe biden focuses his Campaign Message on abortion and health care. And donald trump is stoking fears about migrants at his campaign stops. Its a border blood bath, and its destroying our country. Its a very bad thing happening. We will stop the plunder, rape, slaughter, and destruction of our american suburbs, cities and towns. Theyre not humans. Theyre animals. We dont want them coming into our country with contagious diseases and they have it. Trump also said hell have a statement on abortion next week to which biden respond, you already made your statement, donald. Both of those issues, the border and abortion clearly appealing to decided voters, but the new Wall Street Journal poll shows as much as a third of the electorate is undecided about how theyll vote, and thats where the conundrum comes in. While those voters are overwhelmingly unhappy with the national economy, when theyre asked about it in their own states, their own lives, theyre pretty happy. And statistics show theyre spending money, so whats going on . Inflation seemed untameable, 9 a few years ago, war in the middle east, war in europe, and we have these two candidates, trump and biden, who many people find uninspiring, and when we asked people how do you feel about the economy, how do you feel about things in general . Theres kind after general you could almost say malaise, and people are being asked to pick a choice at a time when the world seems unsteady and uncertain and neither of these candidates seems sure footed and able to guide us into the future. So there you have it. Well, results from four state primaries yesterday also show how the candidates have left voters as the Associated Press puts it underwhelmed. So garrett, donald trump doubling down, triple down on his rhetoric. I guess the question is when we look at those polls and how close it is, is the belief that is going to resonate with these swing voters . Well, chris, i think there are a couple of parts to this. First, for donald trump, that rhetoric is what has worked for him throughout his political career. Its very similar to the way he was talking when he first became a political candidate back in 2015, and he believes both it is exactly how he feels about these issues. He is speaking his true feelings on these matters and he thinks its going to to work a certain extent to basically try to scare voters back into his camp. I have reported on this show before that youre not going to see donald trump trying to reach out and kind of, you know, coddle the nikki haley Voting Segment of the republican party. Hes not going to try to build a bridge for them to come back across into the maga universe. What hes going to try to do is lower their opinion of joe biden and his policies so far that they feel like they have no choice but to come back to him. And on immigration, an issue in which hes the most comfortable going that dark and deep, you see that kind of rhetoric on the campaign trail. Chris, if you look at the polling included in that Wall Street Journal poll, it is to a certain degree working. Voters are saying they trust donald trump more than joe biden to deal with border issues. I mean, is that the problem really when you think about it, matthew . Because so far theres no indication in the polling that what biden is saying about immigration is working, and even when donald trump says things that are arguably racist, that are provably untrue, when you look at this, 52 to 32 , voters think hes best able to handle immigration and border security. Well, in my mind, the strategy of the biden effort is not to win on immigration. Its just to cut the margin that theyre losing on. He doesnt need to win on immigration. Hes not able to be beaten by 20 points on that issue, and so cut the margin, undercut donald trump to some degree. I think in the end as we examine these polls and were in april of 2024, and we look at this election landscape, the fascinating thing to me is nobody that is willing that it will give a prediction today should have any confidence in what that prediction will be because at this point in time it wouldnt be surprising if donald trump won the election and simultaneously it wouldnt be surprising if joe biden won this election when you look at all the polls in all the key states and nationally in the course of this, and this is interesting dynamic of this race to me and it talks about immigration is who is this race going to be about . I think the Biden Campaign wants to make it about donald trump, and i think the Trump Campaign wants to make it about joe biden. So theyre each going to be pointing their fingers across their chest saying this race is about that person and what the country is. I think right now this is a Coin Flip Race in the president ial race, and we dont normally have those kinds of race when is we head in six, seven months before election day. In fact, nancy, that Wall Street Journal poll does show biden and trump neck in neck in every swing state. The editor told msnbc it reveals that highly unsettled electorate, i mean, is the thought theyre going to settle down between now and november. He thinks that at least the indications in the poll are that those who say theyre undecided or Voting Third Party will ultimately come home to one of the major parties. I think this is a race and garretts going to have his job ahead of him, give a prediction for that, is that this is a race where moments in the next seven months are going to be more decisive than any political advertising thats done by the campaigns or any speeches done by the campaigns. Its going to be moments and their impact. It could be a Court Trial Result for donald trump. It could be an international event. It could be a sense that the economy is doing better or is doing worse, and then finally, if we have them, the debates could be exceedingly important. So to me this campaign is going to be the pivot on this Campaign Going from a dead even race to a four or fivepoint advantage race on either side is going to be decided by many of the unknown moments. Garrett, feel free to say whether you think thats what youre hearing as well. We do know for democrats, right, theyre putting a lot of their eggs in november into the abortion basket. Last night donald trump was asked about floridas sixweek ban. Mr. President , do you support the sixweek abortion ban that the Florida Supreme Court just upheld . Were going to make a statement next week on abortion. Were going to make a statement next week. They booed the reporter obviously in case theres any confusion about that. Trump said hes going to put it off until next week. Its not exactly an issue that has snuck up on them, so whats that about . Two things, first of all, i agree with matthew on the idea that this election could be decided by moments. Its one of the reasons you see trump trying to bait that might be enough for them to make a significant inroads and open up this race a little by on abortion specifically, this has long been an issue in which trump has been all over the map. He has taken almost every conceivable position on abortion over the course of his political and private career in business as a sort of Business Celebrity who remarked on just about everything prior to his political life. Of late his campaign has signaled hes probably going to land to try to leave this issue to the states. Which is not exactly a position on the issue of abortion at all. As we sauchb with him when he was President Trump and would push things off several weeks at a time. The reality is the abortion politics are not going to change here dramatically, and at some point hes going to either have to make a much more specific set of what his policies are on abortion or have the issue defined for him as the Biden Campaign has tried to do by pointing out that he appointed the justices who overturned Roe Versus Wade and bragged about it. Unless and until donald trump says something different, that will likely be the albatross hung around his neck by the Biden Campaign. Garrett haake and matthew dowd. Matthew, remember when being a flipflopper used to be a bad thing in american politics. Thank you both for being here. Abortion specifically and health care generally is a Driving Issue for democrats, and today even more specifically Prescription Drug prices, and this is interesting. It wasnt just the president in the treaty room of the white house talking about this today. He was joined by Bernie Sanders, the vermont senator is someone who progressive voters follow carefully and who is often pushing biden to go further to the left. But on lowering the cost of Prescription Drugs, they are on the same page. The very high cost of Prescription Drugs is not just an individual issue, what you pay. It is a taxpayer issue. It impacts all of us. Bernie, you and i have been fighting this for 25 years. Finally, finally we beat big pharma, finally. Joining us now the Domestic Policy Adviser to President Biden. Thanks for coming on neera. Look, in a country as divided as ours, the one thing a lot of folks agree on that the drugs cost too much, that big pharma makes too much. We just heard the president declare a win. Talk about where the white house believes the progress is and what do you say to voters who wonder, okay, the costs of some drugs are down, but when are you going to get to my drug . Were focused to getting to more and more drugs and more and more drugs that americans really rely on. Thats what the president s goal is is to reduce drug costs for all americans. So far we have made significant progress. The president talked about this today with Senator Sanders, the inflation reduction act, which democrats passed and no republican voted for, gave power to medicare to negotiate drug prices. They are negotiating ten drugs, some of the costliest drugs seniors face, and also theyve already reduced the price of insulin 35. That legislation is the law of the land. As i said, republicans want to rip it away. What the president talked about today with senator senator sand because of the action with this administration, other legislation weve passed and investigations launched by Senator Sanders, today we now have three of the four companies that produce inhalers committing to inhalers for asthma, 27 million americans rely on inhalers for asthma. Consumers pay 35 per inhaler when they buy it at the counter. So this is a big accomplishment, but its really from the pressure the president , his administration, and others like Senator Sanders have placed on pharma because they know they cant just get away with inordinate prices any longer. This is something youre doing. Look, the Washington Post, however let me just fact check. Republicans did not vote for this, but the Washington Post says polls have shown that most voters are unaware of democrats efforts to lower drug prices, so i mean, look, you have an event today at the white house and arguably Bernie Sanders might draw the interest of some progressives, but why hasnt what youve been saying, the president , democrats, have been saying resonating and do you have to change your messaing on this . Well, i think most importantly weve held a series of events over the last two weeks to get the message out. Thats also why its important for us to talk with reporters, to engage with you and others to really demonstrate the impact. The president had a person introduce him today, chris garcia. Chris garcia pays 160 for one inhaler and 60 for another inhaler a month. Those inhalers cost basically 5 to make. Thats just too much cost for people. They dont have the Breathing Room. The president really focuses on Prescription Drugs because he knows this is a cost people are bearing. Sometimes seniors are taking one pill instead of two. He understands the pressure that is, the lack of Breathing Room people have. Thats why were going to keep talking about these issues because we know they matter. We hope that reporters will keep covering them because we know they matter, and thats how we get the word out to the country, and of course im sure there will be a campaign. Im not speaking to the campaign. Im im detained by the hatch act here, but i know the campaign, imagine the campaign will be running plenty of ads on this issue going forward. Neera tanden, thanks so much, appreciate you coming on the program. In 60 seconds, will israel do anything as global outrage grows over the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers in those air strikes. Will President Biden . Were live in tel aviv. Will President Biden were live in tel aviv youll never truly forget migraine, but zeromigraine days are possible. Dont take if allergic to qulipta. Most common side effects are nausea, constipation and sleepiness. Qulipta. The forgetyougetmigraine medicine. vo if you have graves disease. Qulipta. And itchy eyes, the truth may be even more uncomfortable. People with graves could also get thyroid eye disease, or ted, which may need a different doctor. Find a ted Eye Specialist at isitted. Com. My names dan and i live here in san antonio, texas. I ran my own Hvac Business and now im retired. 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I heard Prime Minister netanyahu in his statement say these things happen in war, no, they dont. World central kitchen founder jose andres who nancy pelosi nominated for a nobel prize, echoes the skepticism. He writes Prime Minister netanyahu has said of the israeli killings of our team, it happens in war. It was a direct attack on clearly marked vehicles whose movements were known by the Israel Defense forces. The oped, by the way, is also in an israeli publication in he hebrew. For joe biden it adds pressure to put conditions on aid to israel even as the Administration Pushes to send more military assistance, including 15 fighter jets. Joining us now nbcs Raf Sanchez Reporting from tel aviv. Geoff bennett is coanchor of pbss news hour and an msnbc political contributor. Hagar chemali is former spokesperson for the u. S. Mission to the u. N. And former syria and lebanon director at the white house. Its good to have all of you here. Raf, they have done a preliminary investigation into what went wrong. What do we know, and what questions are still unanswered . Reporter a lot of questions still unanswered, chris. Heres where things stand right now. The head of the Israeli Military, the Chief Of Staff of the idf says that this preliminary investigation niends what happened here was a case of misidentification, that israeli aircraft believed that these humanitarian vehicles posed some kind of threat. He said this mistake, repeating that word mistake, happens at night in a complex wartime environment. He says he is committed to a transparent investigation, and that the Israeli Military will publish its full findings once that probe is completed. The big question, though, still outstanding, how can it be that world Central Commission communicated the movements of that convoy to the Israeli Military ahead of time and yet was still s

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