wait a minute. when we were part of a different nation? when were black people part of an other congregation of voices who were outside of the precincts and providence of american democracy? we know that there's a sense of black people as the other and these strategies deployed by republicans reveal their beliefs, essentially, about black citizenship not being legitimate. >> mitch mcconnell made that comment wednesday, he came out friday, two days later, to directly address the mistake, saying it was inned a verve tent, but nonetheless, michael eric die zone, thank you for coming on and sharing your really important perspective on this topic. >> thank you so kindly. >> and be sure to join jim acosta as he hosts "democracy in peril" at 9:00 eastern all week on cnn. breaking news just into the "cnn newsroom." president biden meeting with his national security team as we learn more about russia's aggressive actions towards