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>> rachel: is to tear down donald trump cut by cut by cut. it's about 2020 and making it seem like it somehow a fact that he is a racist when there is no proof of that. >> melissa: a surprising development after an ugly dustup between mark meadows and rashida to leave after she accused him of a racist act. their moment on the house forward and what this means for civility in washington. plus, democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez apparently warning moderate democrats that she's putting them on the list and is raising new concerns over whether or not there was a place in the democra...

To american people the last week and before and as he has presented them to the republicans in the congress on numerous occasions. he has reached out to them. he has tried to meet with them. they have rejected all of his overtures and rejected all of his ideas. instead, they have been threatening to shut down the government if they don't repeal the affordable care act. they have been threatening, of course, to default on our debt unless we enact a very radical budget that would hurt the middle class and provide tax breaks for the wealthy. the president has really challenged the republicans to ...

That reversing a culture here in washington dominated by special interests was going to take more than a year, more than two years, more than one term. probably takes more than one president. >> president obama also weighed in on the current field of republican candidates running for president. >> if i can't get republicans to move, partly because they've made a political strategic decision that says anything obama's for, we're against, because that's our best chance of winning an election. but keep in mind, i'm talking about republican members of congress, i'm not talking about republicans ar...

Are not taking this seriously? >> well, i thought maureen daud had a great column today in which she talked about the fact -- >> and the fact that she could bring jane austen into it. got to love that. >> but the point she makes about another man blaming women for sexual harassment, i mean, it is -- it's sort of disgusting to watch the way herman cain has handled this. from top to bottom cain hasn't run the most professional campaign, his policy positions aren't the most mainstream ideas and if you look at the rise and the q poll, the fact that he's at 30, doesn't take into course what's happe...