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From the republican side. only one democratic senator, but remember, this isn't a 50-vote issue. this is a 60-vote issue. guys. >> hans, thank you, and thanks for the correction on that. hans nichols for us at the white house. >> for more on all of this, let me bring in "washington post" washington bureau chief brian grim, and political reporter anne gearan. welcome to both of you. let's start with this. president-elect trump's thank you speech tour, thank you tour, starting in cincinnati. what did you make of it? >> well, it sounded very much like the trump of six weeks ago, riding high befor...

Nevada. a fourth state, maine is nearly a recount. but, donald trump's nominee, jeff sessions is no friend to the legalization movement. earlier this year, senator sessions say "good people don't smoke marijuana." >> joining us now the author of the book "this is your country on drugs." brian, thank you for talking with me this afternoon. >> thank you for hing me. the relationship between the obama administration and state's initiatives was never an easy one. what can look under attorney general sessions if he's aattorn atorned? >> not only good people don't smoke pot and he said a decade ago,...

That's true with drug policy and swings all over the place and so the people who were in states where it is legal, needs to know the history and needs to know that these gains are not necessarily permanent and if they are not handled responsively, it can get rolled back and quickly when you see the pensions on swing back, get out of the way, it could be swing through. >> this is a hot topic. brian grim, thank you for talking with me. >> thank you for having me. >> next hour, nbc live, donald trump proposed muslims ban in a warning. his own family was held during camp during world war ii. he's ...

He's been around for a long time. but what he does understand is that donald trump understands message. as much as he captures all this fear and taps into that, he talks about making america great again. he's going to be willing to upset the apple cart in order to do that. there aren't other republicans who seem ready to do that. you know who might be? joe biden, if he got in the race, he could upset the apple cart. voters are looking for people like bernie sanders who are going to be pushing the envelope and try to make this a more interesting context. >> brian grim and jamal simmons, thank y...

True. she would love to take it back. but every slip they're going to pile on. and the cash is going to come pouring in. >> karen, let's say you did that. how do you think the book tour has gone in general. do you think the dead broke comment was the worst headline so far? >> i think so. you know, when she answered the question initially and said, you know, dead broke and the next day when she put it in context when they left the white house they were $12 million in debt it put it in a different context. still it was not my favorite comment. i think she would probably agree with that. but in g...