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News interview. he's will is is doing legislative actions which critics say could make the next election hack more likely and make america more vulnerable. he served as something of a one-man roadblock to protect elections telling his colleagues he has no plans to consider any bills to protect the election infrastructure moving along with his role at the grim reaper. >> let me tell you this, if i'm still majority leader of the senate, think of me as the grim reaper. none of that stuff is going to pass. none of it. >> apparently that stuff doesn't just mean democratic bills. these security bill...

Donald trump through that fox news interview. he's will is is doing legislative actions which critics say could make the next election hack more likely and make america more vulnerable. he served as something of a one-man roadblock to protect elections telling his colleagues he has no plans to consider any bills to protect the election infrastructure moving along with his role at the grim reaper. >> let me tell you this, if i'm still majority leader of the senate, think of me as the grim reaper. none of that stuff is going to pass. none of it. >> apparently that stuff doesn't just mean democra...

Because if you don't look at it, you're not going to know how it's bad. how are you going to know if it's bad? of course, you give it to the fbi or report it to the attorney general or somebody like that. but of course, you do that. you couldn't have that happen with our country. everybody understands that. i thought it was made clear. i actually said at the beginning i think i said i'd do both. >> so the big question we're asking today, why is senate majority leader mitch mcconnell blocking election security bills? joining me now, msnbc political analyst jonathan lemire. political national se...

Attention of every american. >> in addition to making it explicitly clear his report did not clear donald trump, robert mueller opened and closed his remarks by discussing russia's efforts to interfere in our election and undermine our electoral process. last month, the fbi director warned it's ramping up. democrats in congress along with some republicans have sought to pass a bill to combat foreign interference in our elections. their efforts are being blocked by mitch mcconnell who is refusing to bring any election security bills up for a vote. in doing so, the top republican in congress see...

There's a renewed push from house democrats to focus on the first part of the mueller report and do more to protect the united states and its elections from foreign meddling. >> the threat is still there, so i'm the chairman of the appropriations subcommittee that fund election security, and i promise you the bill that we're going to be moving forward with will make an extraordinary effort to defend this country. it needs to happen soon because the election is coming soon. >> no offense to congressman quigley but subcommittee action does not new law make. five election security bills signature...