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>> is there a second? mr. applebaum? >> democrats, sisters and brothers, i'm stuart applebaum, dnc member from new york and the executive vice president of the 1.3 million member united food and commercial workers union, afl-cia. this has been a great process with amazing candidates. we've listened to each other, we've learned from each other. now we must be moving forward together. we must leave this meeting united. [applause] our country, our democracy demands it! and i'm proud to second the motion to make this election by acclimation. thank you. [cheers and applause]

>> it's been moved and seconded by acclimation. all in favor say aye. >> aye. >> opposed? all right. ladies and gentlemen, it's my great honor to present the next chair of the democratic national committee, a great friend, champion of working people, progressive leader, visionary, a great american, mr. tom perez. [applause] >> thank you! thank you! [applause] thank you so much. thank you so much. you know, folks, i would like to begin by making a motion. it's a motion that i have discussed with a good friend,

Forward together. we must leave this meeting united. our country, our democracy demands it. and i'm proud to second the motion to make this election by acclimation. thank you. >> it has been moved and seconded. in favor, opposed? ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege to present the next ch champion and visionary that i have enjoyed working with, mr. tom perez.

Amendment which says that the right of free speech shall not be abridged. and it is addressed in particular to speech critical of the government. i mean, that was the main kind of speech that tyrants would seek to suppress. >> you spent a lot of time with him. was this flag burning decision a tough one for him? >> it was a very difficult one, because i think he was torn on the one hand. he was very patriotic, and other hand, he understood that given the court's precedence, that this kind of protest is speech. mr. trump, of course, is having to get acclimated to the rather rare air of the presi...

To get acclimated to the rather rarefied air of the presidency, and it looks as if we are in for a long acclimation. >> well put, brian. >> that was -- i like that remark. so donald trump has often praised, alan, he's praised justice antonin skacalia and he talking now -- >> he praises justice scalia because he doesn't know anything about justice scalia. he just knows that he was a conservative member of the court and he was pandering to the hard right. what worries me more about donald trump is not the flag burning. most elected politicians would vote to ban flag burning, so that's a close qu...