Bill, anyway. He left people in masses by not getting this bill signed, leaving millions in a lurch during the pandemic. He has been trying to undermine a coup of this election after he clearly lost seven weeks ago. After courts laughed him out of court and dismissed him with prejudice all over the country. After pushing different legislators to push electors to the Electoral College, the last thing he wants is for the congress to push it which the congress will not do. Cnns Boris Sanchez joins me live in west palm beach, florida near where the president is staying. Boris, is there any strategy at all to any of these actions . Reporter jake, its hard to say. Even senior officials at the white house are frustrated with the president s actions, making a series of demands, stalling on helping millions of americans who are already struggling, making the situation worse for them before ultimately caving with absolutely nothing to show for it. The 2,000 stimulus checks for americans, republicans are apparently not getting behind that. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell putting out a Statement Last night after President Trump signed the stimulus package into law, thanking the president for that but not mentioning any of his demands, not mentioning a review of section 230, liability for social Media Companies, or that request from the white house to focus on election fraud, this allegation that the election was stolen from him, something the president has presented no evidence for. On top of that, there is a cover of one of the president s hometown newspapers, the new york post, a paper that endorses President Trump, mildly conservative, asking him to stop the insanity. The first line says the president should stop this dark charade and stop cheering on this coup. Jake . Thank you so much. We are just two hours away from a prospective vote in the house of representatives to veto the defense bill that has funded the military. This bill represents a pay raise for the troops. The president did not like that current military stations named after current generals would be allowed to change the name, and he didnt like that it protects social Media Companies such as twitter to be liable for what people post. They said they would not override the president s veto, but House Democrats who control that chamber remain confident that they have the votes they need to override the president s veto. It requires a twothirds supermajority to do so. Cnns Phil Mattingly joins me now. Phil, what are you hearing at the house . Do the democrats have enough votes to override the veto and what about the senate . Reporter people im talking to believe the votes will be there to hit that twothirds threshold. Its based on attendance. Twothirds who are present in that vote. You make a great point. This would be the 60th year this bill would be passed. Its almost always bipartisan. Its very rarely a close vote, if its ever been a close vote, not that i can actually recall. It was 3578. What this all underscores is this moment republicans are in, particularly in the house, where theyve spent the better part of the last four years being completely loyal to President Trump doing whatever he said. You noted some republicans, including House Republican leader kevin mccarthy, who voted for the bill, said they will not vote to override the veto now. Steven scalise, number two in the conference, voted against the bill because of the president s concerns. How will republicans vote . They believe they will have the votes to override the veto. The Top Republican in the Armed Services committee sent a note to his colleagues, telling them, your decision should be based on whats actually in the bill rather than smisrepresentations. It was very clear who he was talking to based on what the president said about this piece of legislation. Jake, you asked about the senate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell made no bones about it, the senate will override the president s veto on the National Defense act if they get the chance. First the house has to act. They will in a couple hours, jake. Joining me now to discuss all this and more is senator Amy Klobuchar of minnesota. Senator klobuchar, thank you for joining us. I want to ask you about one of your colleagues, tommy tuberville. He left the door open to maybe join some House Republicans in this lastditch effort to overturn the free and fair results when congress looks to veto the vote. The top people in the senate want to overlook the spectacle because it would require so many republicans to vote against President Trump by upholding the election results. You are the top democrat on the senate rules committee. What do you expect to happen . First of all, this is crazy, jake. We have had now over 80 judges reject these claims that the president is making, including a bunch of judges appointed by President Trump and other republican president s. We have the leaders in the Republican Party in the u. S. Senate and governors across the country congratulating joe biden on his victory, so lets remember that. What this is, its a law thats been on the books for hundreds of years, only twice used in history, where the house has actually had to go and vote, and yes, you are correct, if a house member is joined by a senator, then we have to vote on the state on which the objection was made. And the senate votes, the house votes, and there is no reason to believe that the results would be changed in any way given the position of senate republicans, given the fact that Speaker Pelosi has a majority. Nevertheless, donald trump continues to drag us through this, including this ominous note on twitter yesterday where he said, see you on january 6. I think most people thought, whats that about . I thought, this is going to be a long day. I think what thats in reference to, is there are a bunch of President Trumps supporters coming to washington, d. C. To rally by him, to protest. They call it stop the steal. Obviously the election was not stolen. This is all just a lie and a myriad of conspiracy theories. But what do you make of this and what are your concerns . I have to say there are millions of americans who believe these lies. They have been fed lies by President Trump and his most loyal supporters in the house and senate and maga media, lies that the election was stolen. They are upset. They believe the election was stolen. It was not. Their Information Sources are wanting but theyre upset and theyre coming to washington. Are you worried . Im not worried because i believe our democracy will prevail. People have a right to peacefully protest, we all know that. I think we expected some of this. Did i expect the president to be leading the charge when he should be engaged in a peaceful transition of power . I guess weve gotten to the point where nothing is out of bounds for this president. I think where the American People are, though, you saw it in the votes for joe biden, the millions and millions of people, votes most cast for a president in the united states. You see it now across the country where a number of them, slowly and maturely, not fast enough for me, but they have come to the point where they have congratulated the president elect on his victory. Thats where we are, jake. Thats the truth. I think as more and more people are seeing a president , while we are heading into a Georgia Senate race, where there are so many military bases, so many patriotic americans that serve our country, that this president literally rejected a strongly bipartisan defense act . Thats on him. Thats on their party. And thats why, of course, the house is going to override that veto and youll see the same thing happen in the senate. But, again, this is the president of the Republican Party, and i think one way for the people of this country to really push back is in those Georgia Senate races which are going to be held the day before we have this Electoral College what the president is trying to turn into a spectacle, but i believe is something that happens every four years and is part of the peaceful transition of power. You just laid out there an optimistic view of the Republican Party, but i have to say, a majority of House Republicans, a majority of them, signed their names to that crazy Texas Attorney general lawsuit that had lies and conspiracy theories and nonsense and called for the four states to be stripped of their electoral votes. It would disenfranchise 20 million voters. Thats a majority of House Republicans. How Many Senate Republicans do you think have been infected with this bizarre view of the Republican Party and what that means, that is, loyalty to trump above anyone else . They all have. With the exception of, i think, one, they were supporting him in this election. The point i was trying to make here, jake, we even have people who supported him in the election who are leaders now acknowledging that these claims on the election, these claims that something was wrong with the election when you have republican governors and republican secretaries of state all across the country certifying the results, are even a step too far for them, despite what the House Republicans did. I just think its an important point to make, jake, because in the end, joe biden and Kamala Harris are going to be inaugurated. And youre going to have leadership from both parties standing behind them, and i think that is really, really important for our country to get through this pandemic and to start actually getting things done for the American People. Its joe biden, that when he was declared the victor for the first of many times in the last few months, said that we must end this grim era of demonization in our politics. He reached out to President Trumps voters and said, look, i know its not easy to lose an election, but im going to give you a chance if you give me a chance. We have no choice but to start his presidency with those views. I will not let President Trump, with all of hthis craziness, spoil that, because our country has a moment when we can start afresh with our democracy. Joe biden is walking out right now. Were going to listen to that. Thank you, senator klobuchar. Lets listen to president elect biden. I want to say a few brief words about the explosion that took place friday in nashville, tennessee. Federal, state and local Law Enforcement working around the clock to gain more information on motive and intent. This bombing was a reminder of the destructive power of an individual or a small group can muster and the need for continued vigilance across the board. I want to thank the Police Department in nashville, particularly those five Police Officers who worked so quickly to evacuate the area before the explosion occurred, risking their own lives. And for all the firefighters and First Responders who jumped into action early on that christmas morning, last christmas morning. Their bravery and coolheadedness likely saved lives and prevented a worse outcome, and we are eternally grateful to that Law Enforcement agency. And i know the hearts of all americans are the people of nashville as they rebuild and recover from this traumatic event. Now, Vice President harris and i, along with our nominees to lead the National Security institutions, have just been briefed by some of the professionals who have been conducting Agency Reviews as a part of our transition. Its a longstanding part of the orderly transition of power in american democracy. We welcome teams from the incoming pen incoming pen incoming pence. They conducted ber vieinterview personnel and to assess the state and federal government that we will shortly inherit. These teams worked under incredibly difficult circumstances, taking covid19 precautions and waiting weeks for the ascertainment, meaning so they could go in and be cleared to go in. But they have done an outstanding job. For some agencies, our teams received exemplary cooperation from the career staff and those agencies. From others, most notably the department of defense, we encountered obstruction from the Political Leadership of that department. The truth is, many of the agencies that are critical to our security, have incurred enormous damage. Many have then hollowed out in personnel, capacity and in morale. In the process they have been atrophied and sidelined and despaired in our alliances. In our key institutions that matter to the welfare of the American People, and in general, disengagement from the world. And all of it makes it harder for our government to protect the American People, to defend our vital interests in a world where threats are constantly evolving and our adversaries are constantly adapting. Rebuilding the full set of our instruments of Foreign Policy and National Security is a key challenge that the Vice President elect harris and i will face upon taking office, starting with our diplomacy. Today we heard from the leaders of the state and usaid teams about the critical investment well need to make in our diplomacy, in our Development Efforts and in rebuilding our alliances. To close the ranks with our partners and bring to bear the full benefits of our shared strength for the American People. When we consider the most daunting threats of our time, we know that meeting them requires american engagement and american leadership. But also none of them can be solved by america acting alone. Take Climate Change, for example. America accounts for 15 of global emissions. But without the approach from the other 80 of the carbon emit t emitters, storms will continue to get worse, and we will have threats to the very existence of our planet. We learned the cost of being unprepared for a pandemic that leaves borders and circles the globe. If were not investing with our partners around the world to strengthen the Health Systems everywhere, were undermining our ability to permanently defeat covid19 and were leaving ourselves vulnerable to the next deadly epidemic. And as we compete with china, the whole china government is accountable for trade abuses, economy, human rights and other fronts, our position is much stronger when we build coalitions with likeminded allies that make common cause of this in defense of our shared interests and shared values. We make up only 25 almost 25 of the entire economy of the world. But together with our democratic partners, we more than double our economic leverage. On any issue that matters to the u. S. And china relationship, from pursuing a Foreign Policy to the middle class, including a trade and economic agenda that protects american workers, our intellectual prosperity and the environment, to ensure prosperity in a pacific region, to champion in human rights, were stronger and more effective when were flanked by nations that share our vision in the future of our world. Thats how we multiply the impact of our efforts and make those efforts more sustainable. Thats the power of smart, effective american leadership. Right now there is an enormous vacuum. Were going to have to regain the trust and confidence of a world that has begun to find ways to work around us or work without us. We also heard from key leaders of our defense teams, including Deputy Director of the National Intelligence and retired Lieutenant General karen gibson. We talked about the different strategic challenges were going to face from both russia and china and the reforms we must make to put ourselves in the strongest possible position to meet those challenges. That includes modernizing our defense priorities to better deter aggression in the future rather than continuing to overinvest in legacy systems designed to address threats of the past. We have to be able to innovate, to reimagine our defenses against growing threats and new realms like cyberspace. Were still learning about the extent of a solar winds hack and the vulnerabilities that have been exposed. As i said last week, this attack constitutes a grave risk to our National Security. We need to close the gap between where our capabilities are now and where they need to be to better deter, detect, disrupt and respond to those sorts of intrusions in the future. This is an area where republicans and