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MSNBC Inside With Jen Psaki September 18, 2024

Theres a lot happening all the time. The days sometimes feel like weeks in the weeks feel like years. The stakes feel impossibly high. Because they are. Tonight we will do our best to make sense of this moment that we are living through together with two very smart and sensible people. Democratic senators elizabeth Warren And Jon ossoff will be here at this table, and i cant wait to talk with both of them. First, i want to get you up to speed about where we are right now. Starting with the fact that for the second time in about two months, authorities are investigating what the fbis calling an appear in Assassination Attempt. Here is what we have been able to piece together. Yesterday afternoon, secret Service Agent at the floor to Golf Club spotted a subject armed with what he perceived to be a rifle on the public side of the golf course perimeter fence. Less than 400 yards away from trump and where he was playing golf. Phone records show the same guy had been waiting there for about 12 hours. The secret Service Agent fired multiple shots, forcing the suspect to flee until he was pulled over and apprehended on i95. No shots fired except by the Secret Service. The suspect is in custody and that suspect, ryan wesley routh, appeared in Court And Charge with two federal crimes. Theres a lot we dont know, and theres important questions about whether or not the Secret Service is up to the task of protecting Trump Or Anyone else they are responsible for. For his part, trump initially reacted to this with a bit of gratitude, thinking the secret Service And Law enforcement for the incredible job they did keeping him safe. But, didnt take long for him to pivot and when he did, he really pivoted. Today, trump told Fox News the rhetoric of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris is, quote, causing me to be shot at. Referencing their past threats, comments calling him a threat to democracy. In the next sentence he said there are people who want to destroy our company country. Its called The Enemy Within and they are the real threat. He also posted to truth social that because the rhetoric on the left, bullets are flying and it will only get worse. He posted again the ominous refrain, fight, fight, fight and all Capitol Letters linking to his fundraising page. I think one all of that i went through and a moment like this, its important to take a step back and acknowledge that multiple things can be true at the same time. The threats against trump are abhorrent as they are against any person in public life. They are and should be condemned by everyone. Trump himself is also doing very little to calm things down, and baselessly blaming his political opponents. Thats also true that he is doing that. We cannot ignore that second piece and we should not. We cant ignore that right now trumps inflammatory rhetoric is having a realworld impact. Look at whats happening right now in springfield, ohio. Ever since trump elevated a completely racist lie about haitian immigrants heating pads to 67 Million people watching the debate, the city has been on edge. Mike dewine announced starting tomorrow, troopers will be stationed throughout the springfield City School District as a precaution. That after Elementary Schools were evacuated today adding to a week of Bomb And Shooting threats. Clark State College is also closing its campuses and moving classes online this week. Multiple hospitals have been forced into lockdown. Members of the haitian community in springfield are hiding in their homes. Those are very real consequences of a very fake story that has been promoted and propagated by Donald Trump and his Running Mate j. D. Vance who represents the people of ohio including springfield. Talking about whats happening in springfield and talking about the impact of trumps words is not incitement to violence against him. Its talking about his long history of inflammatory Rhetoric Isnt Incitement of violence ever. Dont let anyone tell you otherwise. At The End of the day, no elected official should be threatened. No american city should be terrorized. If youre having a hard time figuring out how to hold this in your head, you are not alone. The second Assassination Attempt, the impact of trumps words in a city Like Springfield has long history of dangerous rhetoric, we have to hold them in our heads at the same time. I get the struggle but we have to. My first guest said something that stuck with me as i was grappling with a version of this question after the Assassination Attempt on trump in butler, pennsylvania, nine weeks ago. President Biden Rightfully so is calling for the country to end political violence saying its time to cool it down. Do you think this changes the state of the campaign . Do you believe these candidates will be somewhat different going forward into the general election . Lets talk about what it means to cool it down. In my view, cooling it down does not mean not talking about things that are important. Cooling things down doesnt mean ignoring these important issues. Toning things down doesnt mean turning a blind eye. We are 50 days out from the election. Politics should be about arguments of Idea And Contrast and choices. Right now, one candidate is saying there is no place for violence against anyone, anywhere. Another is saying theres no place for violence against me. Joining me knows democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of massachusetts. It is so great to see you. I have thought a lot about what you said. A lot of people watching are trying to grapple with this. Many things happening at the same time. Trying to understand this moment. I gave my sense of this moment. What did i miss her get wrong . I think you got it right and thats a part we have to hang onto. We are fighting for our democracy. We are fighting for issues. We are fighting for a woman to make her own choices about abortion, family. To be able to make choices about ivf. We are fighting for bringing down prices for working families. These are serious issues. Donald trump wants to go one way and Kamala Harris wants to go in a very different direction. Donald trump has a concept of a plan. Kamala harris has real plans to do that. You put things on the table and test them. You talk about the strengths and weaknesses and to would be helped and hurt. Part of whats happening here is Donald Trump would like nothing better than to shut down the comparison over issues. Lets face it. When we talk about whats happening in America Today for example on reproductive freedom, and people making their own decisions, we live in an america where nearly 40 of all women live in states that ban abortion. This means that for these women, they walk into an Emergency Room in the middle of a miscarriage, the doctor can examine someone and say, i know whats coming but you are not near enough death now so go to the Parking Lot and hemorrhage for a few more hours and then come back and maybe i will be able to give you the medical treatment you need. Doctors, instead of thinking what does my patient need, they think of a criminally prosecuted if i miss guess how close my patient is to death when i go ahead and give her the abortion that she needs to save her life. So, the reason i emphasize something like that is trump doesnt want to talk about that. J. D. Vance doesnt want to talk about it. Republicans running for office dont want to talk about it, but make no mistake, its on the ballot. Donald Trump And J. D. Vance are coming for abortion, Abortion Ban nationwide. Kamala harris and the democrats are saying, we will put roe v. Wade, Access To Ivf right back in and protect not just people in blue states but protect everybody in the country. Thats a clear comparison, and trump, j. D. Vance, theyve got to find something else to talk about. Throw up what they can. The choices which are clear to your point, that must be hitting them right now. One of the things that struck me, to your point, they are trying to change the subject. This fight, fight, Fight Chant what you heard trump do right after the shooting in butler. We saw that once again on truth social. That scares me a little. How do you feel about that . I am a fighter. I have written books that talk about fighting, but i mean with words. That is all this means. In a democracy, we need to be able to go back and forth with our words. We need to be able to disagree and put those issues in front of the american people. That is how we inform people about our positions, and thats how we get back in and make a decision the majority of americans want. Its only by talking about those. That is very very different from a man who incited an insurrection. A man who refers to his political rivals is firm and. A man who has said just in recent days that he wants to lock up the people who dont agree with him. That is a very very different kind of approach, not just a politics, but to democracy. One that ultimately does put our democracy at risk. Puts us all at risk. Just as you stated, i want him to be fully protected. I want Kamala Harris to be fully detect protected, but we have to keep the space open to talk about the issues and to draw the contrast with Donald Trump. He is responsible for the things he has said in the same way that Kamala Harris is responsible for what she has said, for every plan she has put out there, for every idea she put in the public space. We need to keep this open so people talk and people are able to make a decision. Do you want a candidate who is embracing nationwide Abortion Ban . He wants to lie about it and pretend because he knows its unpopular, but will not say that he would be to an it, he will Wink And Nod at his extremist groups. Or do you want someone who flatly puts it out there and says give me a chance is Kamala Harris does and i will sign Protection Access to Abortion And Ivf into law. It is a huge difference. I want to ask, i mentioned springfield because i think its important for people to understand the facts and the impact of language. I want to play something that j. D. Vance said about springfield and talk about that too. The american media totally ignored the stuff until Donald Trump and i started talking about cat memes. It wasnt just a meme. If i have to great stories of the media pays attention to the suffering of the american people, then that is what i will do. I raise that because people are being terrorized in springfield, ohio. There are haitian families huddled in their homes. He said he is making up stories. Its a distraction but having realworld consequence. Think about what he said. He said he will lie to get attention. When someone has said that, then you cant believe anything they say. He will lie to get attention. If it hurts other people, if the consequences of that lie are to put people at risk . Evidently j. D. Vance just doesnt care because he is hopeful that it will advance Donald Trump and j. D. Vance, and give them one more opportunity to win the election. I talked to people, we have a vibrant haitian Community Thirdlargest in the country. And i talk to people in our patient community. I had a conversation on saturday with one of my dear friends who was describing what its like to have to tell little children whose parents are haitian, growing up in america, and tried to explain whats going on, what they are hearing in the news. And what it is like for seniors who have come here and flood times of great stress and try to build secure lives here, and they watch something unfold like this . This ugliness and hatred, fingering them, pointing them out . All a lie but a lie that can do enormous damage. That is the kind of thing that tells you who people are. For this one, once again, think about the contrast. Who do j. D. Vance and Donald Trump fight for . Nobody but themselves. Kamala harris, tim walz, they are fighting for all our families. Not a few but all our families. Quite a contrast. Thank you for agreeing to stick with me. We have some any more questions. Ore questions. If we can come up with a plan that will cost our people, our population, best cash then i would absolutely do it. Until then, i run it as good as it can be run. You still do not have a plan . I have concepts of a plan. I wish we had seen Vice President Kamala Harris face in that moment but that moment will have shelf life. Donald trump has been promising to get rid of the affordable Care Act since he first ran for president 10 years ago and has no plan what he would replace it with. Having only concepts of a plan is probably one Reason Trump doesnt talk about Health Care on the Campaign Trail. Senator Elizabeth Warren said theres another big reason. A new bed, the problem is not that Trump Cant Think of a way to put his values into action. The problem is when he and other republican leaders produce plans with details, they horrify the american people. Senator Elizabeth Warren is still with me. Theres a lot to be said, but you are a Policy Nerd in the best way possible. What is one horrifying thing they dont want people to know . That they have tried to repeal the affordable Care Act. So everyone remembers, that means repeal the law that says everyone with a preexisting condition cannot be discriminated against. Anybody out there with a child with a Heart Anomaly for anyone who has had any medical condition, Donald Trump wants to say they can be discriminated against. 26yearold on your policy and millions of people, millions of people across this country, who have access to Health Care now because they have insurance through the affordable Care Act. Donald trump doesnt just say, i will work something out. I still remember because i was in the senate in 2017 when they got it through the house to repeal the affordable Care Act. Then they went to the White House and celebrated taking away Health Care from millions of people, but they had to get it through the senate. You may remember that night. I do. Kamala harris, senator, was on the floor. We were so nervous you literally couldnt sit down, democrats. We understand the republicans have the votes. If they stick with Donald Trump, americans are going to lose Health Care all across this country. It was John Mccain that last vote when he did the thumbs down and saved Health Care for millions of americans by one vote. Dont tell me trump doesnt have a plan. His plan, he said it plain as day just last year, his plan is to get rid of the affordable Care Act. Understand that is not all of his plan. His plan is to get rid of that 35 insulin and the 2000 Cap On what seniors are spending. To get rid of the negotiation with medicare, the big drug companies. The plan is a nationwide Abortion Ban. Get rid of mifepristone. How do i know . Because they laid it out. They laid it out and project 2025. Trump himself has said it. J. D. Vance has said it. They laid out their plan, and it is horrifying. Here is the thing about it. Its not just horrifying. Its the american people dont want it. Im not just talking like a handful. I am talking they are majorities of americans. I like having access to health insurance. I like having people with pre existing conditions being protected. I like people being able to make the run decisions about ivf and abortion. The answer now from Donald Trump and his sidekick j. D. Vance is, concept of a plan, because i dont want to talk about exactly what they will do if they have the power. We will not let them get away with it. I know you are not. I want to ask, theres a vote on ivf. Tomorrow. Last time republicans did not allow the right thing to happen, shall we say. Is j. D. Vance going to show up . Lets see. Where is j. D. Vance . Allegedly, Donald Trump friend of women, champion of women, says he is all linsky and he wants to protect Ivf And Help pay for it. You will be glad to hear that helping pay for it and making sure it is accessible across the country, thats what the vote will be on tomorrow. I havent heard it, but i assume Donald Trump is on the Phone Tonight calling every one of those republican senators seeking vote to protect ivf. Lets wait and see if that happens. We will wait to see if that happens. It was great talking to you. Always love having you on the show. Donald trump is unveiling plans for his latest graft as we speak. This time in the crypto space. Fortunately, my colleague is here. She will join us in a few minutes. If you want to understand what the republican party is trying to do on everything from Abortion Rights to voting rights, look no further than georgia. Senator Jon Ossoff is standing by in the studio. He was doing Field Hearings in atlanta and he joins me after a quick break. Quick break. A perfect day for a Family Outing shingles doesnt care. But shingrix protects. Only shingrix is proven over 90 effective. Shingrix is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults 50 years and older. Shingrix does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients or to a previous dose. An increased risk of Guillainbarre Syndrome was observed after getting shingrix. Fainting can also happen. The most common Side Effects are pain, redness, and swelling at the injection site, muscle pain, tiredness, headache, shivering, fever, and upset stomach. Ask your Doctor Or Pharmacist about shingrix today. Since the overturning of roe v. Wade, we have witnessed the horrifying effects of state Abortion Bans and restrictions including stories of a woman being refused care, forced to suffer in Parking Lots. We were talking about this with senator warren, until theyre sick enough to be treated. Left to miscarry and bobby bathrooms. According to a report from Pope Paul the republican, we know they

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