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Redistricting in texas discriminated against black and hispanic voters. the districts were drawn in 2011. texas could still appeal the case to the supreme court, but if the decision holds, the districts will likely have to be redrawn. it could also mean that texas' voting practices could be put back under federal supervision as originally required by the voting rights act, which the supreme court gutted four years ago. ruling that racism in voting laws was pretty much over. up next, the trump administration's draconian plans for women and children crossing the border. are holding you back or i...

Take them for granted as democratic supporters? >> some democratic candidates have actually said that, and they have no idea how much resentment they generate when they make statements. secondly they act like it. look, there are very few republican african-americans, probably a handful, they could probably fit in the studio, but the republicans go a long way trying to lift them up. now, their voting practices and theology of politics is i think alien to what african-americans want to see but they do in an unconventional way respond to them and try to talk with them. one african-american i know...

Democratic party was registering dead people to vote. so this is something that does need to be examined. i'm glad the president wants to do that. i'm also glad with regard to this election, the popular vote in individual states was properly counted. we saw recounts requested by democrats that confirmed that the vote was properly counted and that he won the election in the electoral college. >> right. but his suggestion, the president, is that your state contributed to some three to 5 million illegals, as he calls them, voting against him costing him the popular vote. do you agree with the pre...

Briefing was going on. it seems like if you are going to question voting and say that 2 to 3 million people voted illegally, that is a major major story. that is something that calls for an immediate investigation. that is the foundation of our democracy. if we're not voting legally, if we are not voting -- you can't trust our voting practices, how can you trust that anything we do is democratic? >> that's right. shawn spicer, as you mention, made several claims and suggestions that have been repeatedly and widely debunked. we show the government. we show the government's claims as we just did...

The voting rights act an intrusive piece of legislation, and i wondered if you could explain that as well as talk about how you will actively enforce the remaining pieces of the act. that would be section two which prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race and the section three bail in provision forwhich most states can be subject to preclearance. you don't have to go into great detail on those two sections. can you do it later. if you could just explain your views of the voting rights act moving forward and what would happen in terms of enforcement if you...