We will talk to congressman James Clyburn of south carolina, about this massive showdown, and the very real impact of a government shutdown. Plus, Meet The PressModerator Christian presses donald trump to explain where he stands on Abortion Bans. Why his answer did exactly clear that up. But, the former president did make clear who called the shots, on denying the 2020 election results. And democrat adam is on the ballot for a second time, working to oust republican threat lauren boebert, from her why he thinks he can succeed this time. And, were going to get his thoughts about boeberts beetle juice incidents. I am symone sanderstownsend, and i have something to say. The two cannot work, because Somebody Else couldnt do their job. It sounds crazy right, because thats what i was the only start this show, because thousands of, and hundreds of federal workers, they are facing the possibility of temporary layoffs in unpaid work, not to mention interrupted Government Services that you pay for, because House Republicans just cannot get on one accord. Congress has until September 30th to pass a resolution to fund the government. But, some republicans in the House Freedom caucus are demanding that any such resolution be attached to a litany of demands, regarding the border, the Justice Department, and even what they call cancerous woke policies in the military. Well, House SpeakerKevin Mccarthy has yet to succeed in corraling these members, but he says he expects an agreement this week. Here is his message to fellow republicans, in an interview on fox news today. When you shut down, you give all of your power to the administration. But, how are you going to win your arguments, to secure the border, if the Border Agents dont get paid how are you going to make any arguments to get wokeism out of the department of defense, if even our own troops arent being paid. You have no strength there. Im not even going to address the woke thing, but as you and i both know, they are making this up. Here is the real thing. This may be a game for some politicians out there, but uncle sam employees around 2 million americans. Real people, with families to support. And whether you are a federal employee or not, if the shutdown does come to pass, you will be affected to. Remember the last shut down in 2019. Flights across the country were delayed due to staff reductions an air traffic controllers. Some of our nations most popular monuments, and those pristine parks that we all love, they were overwhelmed with garbage, because there was no one there to care for them. Food safety inspections were brought to a halt for more than a month. Do you remember the lattice . Now, there are continually plants in the Office Of Management And Budget get, and they give us some clues for what agencies will do, if the government shut unsound again. With thousands of americans on strike, all but 13 of the 1200 employees at the National LaborRelations Board would be overloaded. Back pay and litigation, it would in fact be impacted. At the department of education, reviews of grant applications, and a warnings of funds would stop. Its office of civil rights would be able to investigate civil rights complaints, like the one at harvard. The Nuclear Regulatory commission, would not conduct inspections. Decommissioning activity for nuclear reactors, or and, thats just three agencies out of more than 100. These are agencies you may have never heard of, but these are agencies that we rely on, they are important to us. And, we are going through all of this, or potentially we could go through all of this, because theres this schism among House Republicans. We are looking at a potential government shutdown, amid a baseless Impeachment Inquiry against President Biden. It all seems too much, right . Well, heres what House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries had to say, about what republicans are doing right now. The House Republican civil war is hurting hardworking american taxpayers. And, limiting our ability to be able to solve problems on their behalf. Its unfortunate, but as house democrats, were going to continue to try to find Common Ground with the other side of the aisle, to work with senate democrats, and senate republicans, and President Biden. Republicans, they champion the idea oflimited government. But since they took control of the House Of Representatives, the only aspect the government that House Republicans have limited, is its ability to serve the people who funded. The people that they are supposed to serve, people like you, and me. Ive got some questions. And joining me now is democratic congressman from south carolina, and the assistant democrat leader for the House Of Representatives, James Clyburn. Welcome to you, congressman. I mean, you heard this whole set up before we came to you. Can you just shed some light, for folks, about what the democratic leadership is doing to help avoid a shutdown . Are there republicans that are actually willing to work with you all . Well thank you very much for having me. I think, has it right. They are in a civil war. And, they cannot get out of their own way. And the public is hurting oh us weak, and the public knows exactly who is where, in this process. I defy anybody who, listens to the news, who reads the newspapers, to tell me one time theyve ever heard a democrat talk about shutting down the government. We dont believe in that, we believe in working together, to make the government work for all people, especially those who are living paycheck to paycheck, those people who work for the government, working, people who need to educate their children, to feed their families, and fuels themselves. They dont want to see a shutdown. No democrat has ever called for shutting the government down. But yet, thats all we heard last week. Shut it down let it they are in a civil war, and it is destroying the fabric that has kept this country together, for all so many years. And so, i would hope that the speaker is correct, when he says that weve got to get something done this week. Its sometime on September 30th, there is the state. But congressman, if in fact the republicans in the House Of Representatives are in the midst of a civil war, how exactly then will a Deal Come To Fruition . Isnt even realistic to hope for a deal at this point . Yes it is. And i think that the speaker is a speaker of the whole house. He is not the speaker for the freedom caucus, or for the republican conference, he is a speaker for the House Of Representatives. And that includes the 213 of us on the democratic side. And we are willing to work with him, and with those people in his party who have their good senses around them. To keep this government open, and keep things functioning. Because we are in a very critical state. In this country, in the world, and we do not need to see any buddy out of work, we need to do you, congressman clyburn, see that Speaker Mccarthy is willing to work with democrats . Or do you think that he is more concerned about this potential motion to vacate, that. A small but vocal minority of House Republicans continue to dangle out there in the wind . Well he is concerned about that, we are all human beings, and you have to try to function. He functions within the caucus. And he will always try to find relationships among ourselves. But, the fact of the matter is, he seemed to have about a dozen, maybe 15 to 20, people who are hellbent on just causing chaos. They are not interested in governing. And so, to the extent that he wishes to step aside to reach out to the other republicans in this conference, they, will help him, like we will help him do whats necessary, to keep this country moving forward. Speaker mccarthy, also authorized Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden. I would note, with zero evidence of any crimes committed. The president , i should note, responded to a question of the inquiry today, for the first time, jokingly wishing republicans quote, lots of. Luck is reporting that minority leader jeffries is actually enlisting some democrats behind the scenes, to have a meeting on tuesday, to strategize a response. Will you be at this meeting, and what is on the agenda . Because i know even if you are not, there you know its going on. Well, i was not there in the meeting. And because, his fellow impeachment managers. As you know, there are two impeachments, and we had two sets of democratic managers. They were very skilled at this, they were experienced at. It and i suspect that they are the ones that will be getting together, and but, i would once again say to the american people, what are they talking about, impeaching President Biden for . Being a father . Being a father, who has a son, who is having some difficult, and its a history that all of us know. The kind of difficulty thats been in every family, in america, every family that i know. There is a Family Member with certain difficulties, similar to this. And this man, this president , is being a father to his son. And they are trying to demonize fatherhood. They cant see, that its to make this country great. Family, is very important to this country. And joe biden is being the head of his family. Congressman James Clyburn, i think that is the most forceful defense of the president i have yet to hear on this issue. Thank you very much for being here today. Appreciate your time. Thank you very much. Up next folks, if you need any more proof said of the party is All Over The Place on abortion rights, i think you should look no further than Donald Trumps interview this morning with Meet The Press. His position on Abortion Bans is, murky. And that is being kind. My Political Panel will help unpack that, and how democrats should be responding, after the break. But before that, our bestie is here, my colleague richard lui, with todays other top news stories. Richard, what is going on out . There simone, a very good sunday to you. Some of the stories were watching as, the white house is working the phones, trying to resolve striking autoworkers with the White House Team assembled to resolve the strike, well, they plan to travel to detroit this, week to support of the negotiations there. There are no talks expected today, now on this third day of striking in the three states. Five americans detained in iran, could be released as soon as tomorrow. The u. S. And secure their release by issuing a waiver for six billion dollars, in iranian oil. The Biden Administration also agreed to release five around in citizens, in exchange. Actress drew barry moore, no longer plans to resume her talk show during the ongoing hollywood strike. The reverse comes just days after she announced plans to restart the show anyway, causing some fury from striking writers and actors. Her announcement today, barry moore expressed her quote, deepest apologies to anyone hurt, and into her team. More simone free, right after this break. 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We are going to agree to a number of months or however you would define it. Both sides are going to come together. Both sides, both sides, this is a big statement, both sides will come together. For the first time in 52 years, you will have an issue that we can put behind us. At the federal level . It could be state, it could be federal. Youre not committed to a ban . Everybody including the great legal scholars love the idea of roe v. Wade being brought back to the states. I would say this from a legal standpoint its probably better. I can live with it either way. Its more important the number of weeks. Meet the press also extended an Interview Invitation to President Biden. Look, as you can see, donald trump is literally All Over The Place on this issue. Frankly, so is his party. After years of railing against roe v. Wade and working to have it overturned, republicans have now been struggling with how to handle abortion now that they got what they asked for. Banning the procedure anywhere from 6 to 15 weeks of pregnancy. I would like to say that democratic lawmakers should not be engaging with this back and forth about how many weeks abortion should be. The reality is, democrats have done a good job of framing this, a debate about freedoms. Its no longer debate about weeks. This is about freedoms. This is about whether or not you go to the doctor, are you and your doctor making the decisions for your life . Thats an elected official in the d. C. Capital. Republican candidates are arguing over imposing limits on a womans right to make decisions about her own body. I think this is a nonstarter in the general election. Many places in america right now, they dont have that freedom. In, fact women and idaho, tennessee, oklahoma have filed new losses claiming that their lives were put at risk after being denied abortions under the states restrictive Abortion Bans. Im very passionate about this. Lets discuss. Ashley pratte oats as a political commentator and contributor to msnbc news think. Mola lately, a longtime political strategist and Executive Director of georgetowns Institute Of Politics and public service. Anthony coley is here. The former director of the justice Departments Office of public affairs. A current msnbc legal analysts. Todayss birthday. Ashley, lets start where i ended. First of, all let me just say, we are going to talk about the fact that what donald trump said in that interview is like a completely different thing from what he said to Chris Matthews when he noted that women should be punished for having abortions. What do you think about what you heard