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Contributor nick campusory and director of progressive programming for sirius xm and serena maxwell and john horowitz. and let's react to congressman meeks. he think the president is a racist and they are talking about if there is no deal for d.r.e.a.m.ers, not voting to fund the government. good idea, bad idea? >> probably a really bad idea. i think bringing in ancillary issues as opposed to dealing with this problem specifically and deal -- because there is a deadline and we have to get this resolved so 800,000 people don't immediately lose their status and find themselves having to move int...

Whole sense of what this weekend ought to be about. it's about inclusion, about love for everyone, it's about being a true america, of which he is not. and we're going to protest as long as we have to protest. >> reporter: you can hear the applause behind me. they're saying this service is about love, it is about faith, it is about coming together. and as you heard the people we spoke to earlier, they said the president's comments this week really show that he is not in a place that is representative of what we stand for as americans in terms of inclusion. so again, we're going to finish heari...

Haiti and the earthquake victims went to a lot of the clinton cronies. i really want to be your greatest champion and i will be your champion whether you vote for me or not. >> do you believe the president meant what he said there? is there anything he can do now to alter the narrative, jimmy? >> well, i think he wanted some votes. we know that florida is full of haitians. and those votes did count, unfortunately. so once he got his vote, he's moving on with his agenda. >> okay. jimmy jean-louis, thank you for getting up early. it was good speaking to you. >> thank you very much. >> let's brin...

Speech is sparking a lot of speculation about her next move. social media predicted this was the speech everyone would look back on when she officially announces her run for 2020. it's all wishful thinking as of now, for their part, it's making major news heads lines. joining us now to talk about this selena maxwell, director of progressive programming. and a former director of progressive media for the clinton campaign. and president of emily's list, which aims to help pro choice democratic women get elected to public office. thanks for being here. could oprah be a serious candidate? >> oprah...

The past president and a chief of staff whose own son has died. and at this point it's unclear if there is ever any point where all sides can come together for any kumbahyah moment of any kind because at this point everyone is dug into their corn sorry deeply, peter alexander, thank you for all of your extraordinary reporting on this topic. it's a sad thing to have to cover. but we appreciate having you yesterday and today. >> thanks. >> let's bring in the rest of our panel. joining jonathan and me at the table, republican strategist and msnbc contributor steve schmidt. the director of progres...