donald trump is falling apart. i think that you saw him up there behind the podium slurring his words today, lost, confused at times. and i don't think that the president looks well, and he is being defeated politically. his trump coalition is in retreat. his attacks are more outlandish by the day, and we have the spectacle in the united states of america that an american president who knows he's losing trying to disrupt the free and fair election for the president of the united states that has gone on uninterpreted in this country since 1979. it is a real threat to liberal democracy from this president. and we see the huge suffering that will be caused in delays by veterans getting their prescriptions delivered, people getting what they need in the mail. it is an appalling moment to see donald trump launching the type of assault he's delivering for the purposes of trying to advantage himself in the election by making it harder and harder to count the votes of the majority of this country of people that want him ou

trump -- donald j. trump. south dakota. delegates with the following delegates, 29, president trump. >>>> madam secretary, i'm christine olds. [applause] [cheering] the firstoud to be female governor of the great state of south dakota. we have the beautiful black hills, the greatest pheasant hunting in the world, and we have mount rushmore. the most iconic monument in this nation. and it is honoring leaders that led this nation through calendaring times. south dakota is proud to be the home of medal of honor recipient, fighter pilot and former governor, joe voss. we are proud of the great lakota leader, sitting bull, and author, laura ingalls wilder. in south dakota, under god, the people rule. our government respects people's rights. we love our freedoms. and we honor the men and women who have come before us to build this great nation. we are grateful to president trump for bringing fireworks back to mount rushmore. [applause] bringing jobs to our towns and he puts america first each and every day. on

and what you will see in donald trump's eyes is the abject fear of vladimir putin that makes donald trump say things like this. >> i'll tell you who's meddling in our elections, the democrats are meddling by wanting and insisting on sending mail-in ballots where there is corruption all over the place. >> leading off our discussion is the democratic senator of maryland, a member of the senate approapriations committee. first of all, your response to the president and his characterization of the democrats being a threat to the country? >> well, lawrence, again, this is a projection because what we know from the latest intelligence reports is like back in 2016 vladimir putin not only supports donald trump to be the next president of the united states, but is engaged in active measures to keep him that way. and what you saw today at the podium was the president again refusing to admit that and trying to point fingers at everybody else. the reality is that you saw the president try to equate china and iran and russian interference when there is no equating them. make no mistake. it is vladimir

with donald trump as much you could? >> well, listen, the idea that those 10 minutes with mitt romney legitimized donald trump i think is an absurdity. it was 10 minutes. that's it. that's all it was in a campaign that was like a lot of 10 minutes. >> let's talk about the lincoln project. >> yeah. >> america is better than donald trump. >> you're an adviser to the lincoln project. what is the ultimate goal of the lincoln project in 2020? >> well, our immediate goal is to beat donald trump and to beat trumpism. we really see ourselves as trying to stand for american democracy, american values. we're just campaign consultants, you know, and we know how to do some stuff. and we're faced with kind of three choices, right? we either support donald trump. well, that's not gonna happen. do nothing. well, that kind of stinks. or work to beat trump. so we know how to do certain things. we're just doing those try to beat trump. we see donald trump as being the most anti-conservative president really of our lifetime. and it offends

you know, you want to talk about donald trump's america, most of donald trump's america is peaceful. >> oh, i see. it's not all his. only parts. donald trump trying to take advantage of the racial unrest that has gripped the country for the past few months to scare voters into giving him another four years. we know this, because one of his top aides let the cat out of the bag. >> the more chaos and an worky and vandalism and violence reigns, the better it is for the very clear choice as to who's best on public safety and law and order. >> starting us off this hour is phil rucker, white house bureau chief for "the washington post." also with us, donna edwards, former democratic congresswoman and contributing columnist for "the washington post." and elise jordan, former aide to the george w. bush white house and state department. lucky for all of us, all of them are msnbc contributors. phil rucker, take me through the reliance that this white house has on what kellyanne conway, who's getting a lot of play here at the top of the hour, described the very first week of the trump presidenc

what i say about donald trump and racists, you don't have to be a racist to support donald trump. but ultimately you have to be comfortable with having a racist as president. and it's something you think that you're getting from him being president is more important than him being a racist. and that's increasing difficult to deny every hour as we go forward. i think that that's just a very haunting truth, that you have to come to grips with. the same weekend that my home state of mississippi took down their state flag, which is a confederate battle flag, a very moving moment, donald trump was trying to raise the confederate flag over the white house. it's a sad way the republican party has gone. >> and that full story is told in stuart stevens' book. the book is "it was all a lie: how the republican party became donald trump." stuart stevens gets tonight's last word. thank you, stuart. "the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> and good evening, once again. day 1301 of the trump administration leaving 82 days until our presidential election and today we got to see the dem

. >> donald trump's failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods. >> i wish donald trump knew how to be a president. >> i did hope for the sake of our country that donald trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously. >> look at how bad he was, so any effective, so terrible, did such a bad job that i stand before you as president. jillian: donald from that assessment democrats attacking each other as kamala harris makes history as the first woman of color to accept the vice president will nomination. >> democrats rolling out star power on night 3 of the dnc with former president obama. nancy. hillary clinton analyst with warren. jillian: griff jenkins live in wilmington, delaware with their message and the president's response. >> reporter: history was made as kamala harris accepted the nomination talking about personal history and the promise of america is what she wanted to beat it but when it came to rebuking donald trump the prosecutor in her was on full display. >> i know a predator when i see one. donald trump's failure of leadership has cost lives and livel

donald trump said it is what it is. with more than 30 million unemployed, donald trump says great. with so much pain and suffering and more now that republicans have failed to make a deal on an extra $600 insurance benefit, donald trump tweeted great jobs numbers. donald trump said about the jobs report this. >> that's big stuff. that's big news and great news. we're getting them even in a pandemic, which is disappearing. it is going to disappear. >> the pandemic is not disappearing. today the united states got closer to reporting five million cases of the coronavirus. the united states has suffered 161,657 deaths from the coronavirus. that 1,333 deaths reported just today. it's not disappearing. here is the reality about today's job's numbers. the unemployment rate dropped to 10.2%. the unemployment rate for hispanic workers 2.7%, higher for black workers. it's 4.4% higher. 1.8 million jobs were added in july. but the cumulative number of those employed is still the lowest since the great recession. stock markets are actually near record highs right now. the s&p 500 is within stri

you go down the whole list and, of course, donald trump -- even had donald trump yesterday, even with his people begging him, stay on message, try to paint joe biden as a left winger. instead, he repeated his lie that barack obama spied on his campaign in 2016. something that has been disproven time and time again. and his own aides were so discouraged that he did it because he can't stay on script. but, you know, you had don junior saying that the choice was between -- this is very funny, actually -- church, work and school, or rioting, looting, and vandalism. yes, don junior and donald trump is the paragon of church, work, and school. and you just go down the list. even nikki haley, whatever she wants, i hope it's worth it for her. nikki haley going out and saying that donald trump did with north korea what barack obama and joe biden -- what? let them accumulate more nuclear weapons and advance their nuclear program, their missile program forward under the protection of an american president who continued to visit him when all of his experts told him not to visit kim jong-un. again,

moving away from donald trump, educated voters moving away from donald trump. i'm just curious, though. six points. is that still a little too close for comfort? not only in this poll but also in polls that you see in michigan, arizona, north carolina and other swing states? where are we? where is this state of the race as far as you're concerned by all the numbers you're looking at? >> joe, on the electoral college likely voter polls, biden has a meaningful but not sufficient advantage. and i think it's important in the coming weeks that people focus in those states, they focus resources, communications efforts, strategic efforts in those states to rev up the early voting because this is going to start as early voting starts in a very short window from now in most states, donald trump is going to try to roll out an august, september and october surprise to drive down democratic turnout. we're going to have to be ready for those things. the earlier people vote and request their absentee ballot and get back in, the better we are. especially if he's playing shena

she is blaming the death directly on the policies of donald trump. so the theme of donald trump. so the theme of tonight is we, the people. they claim donald trump has failed in the pandemic, the economic response and failing to lead america at this moment in the quest for racial justice. that is the theme so far. move technical glitches really, which i am short of the relief of the producers, but the keynote speakers are coming up, burning sanders and michelle obama. what is your sense about how this will play with the voters? for people who don't watch this obsessively, it won't be that much different, because the bid networks only usually take an hour of the thing itself. this next hour is the hour that the us networks are opting into. so if you are an undecided voter rather than a committed part of them has probably been watching online devotedly since the cable networks started running live coverage a couple of hours ago, then this next hour is the key one. the messages that come out of it, these other clips that will be repaid on the news, one that will be influential in mo

that donald trump retweeted. here she is. >> what about the video of them scuffling and shooting paint balls at people. >> i don't think the president's seen that video, nor have i. >> when leaders -- let's say in the muslim world talk a lot of violent talk and encourage their supporters to be willing to commit violence including on their own bodies in order to win against whoever they decide is the enemy, we in the u.s. media describe that as they are radicalizing these people, particularly when they're radicalizing young people. that's how we talk about how muslims act. when you see what donald trump is doing, is that any different from what we describe as radicalizing people? >> i don't believe so. at the rnc, we had mike pence talk about a protest, the shooting of a court officer in oakland. and he failed to mention that the actual shooter was a bugaloo, someone associated with a far right extremist group. he's taking a page out of pu putin's playbook, he's taking a colonel of truth and using disinformation t

to sooth donald trump's ego. to make him feel good. >> here's the thing it is not supposed to be about him. it is supposed to be about the health and safety and well-being of the american people. by that measure, donald trump has failed. donald trump does not understand the presidency. he thinks it is about him. it is not. it is about you. it is about all of us. the people. i would say the following words. kamala harris for the people. that is why a stand today to speak for the people. we know the truth. donald trump has failed at the most basic job of the united states. he failed to protect the american people. plain and simple. trump showed that we in the legal profession would call a reckless disregard for the well-being of the american people. a reckless disregard for the danger a pandemic would propose for american lives, for the devastation it would do to our -- to our economy. for the damage it would do to communities of color, who have been subjected to structural racism for generations. for the chaos tha

think of what donald trump can do. donald trump could radically change immigration law, i will not enforce immigration laws against computer science or mathematics from american university use. and american businesses, create his own daca program. search for a place children and parents have children with stem degrees or assets or skills, i don't see why there should be a special constitutional law of presidential power that limits trump, the supreme court finding a completely rule the benefits other presidents. >> host: your arguments comes back to the take care clause of the constitution. you wrote the book, you wrote it with an eye to that case and you said it cannot be the case the courts can force a president, in your book, cannot be the case the courts can force a president to enforce a policy he believes to be and in fact is unconstitutional. it is ultimately an argument for presidential duty and valor. >> guest: that is the bigger issue behind the daca issue, with the roberts court, it knows best what the const

frankly donald trump should worry. part of the role of the vice presidential nominee is to be able to get out there, be on the stump and hammer away at president trump. i think either of these two women, and others, would do exactly that. i don't like to speculate. i'm really looking forward to the choice. >> you know, jason, i know that normal candidates look for a partner to run the country should they win. i reported this earlier and i think it was misconstrue. the trump organization views this as a casting for the vice presidential debate. my reporting suggests they're most anxious of senator kamala harris, that she could chew up and spit out mike pence. obviously that's not the only criteria for joe biden. from the psychological impact that that choice would have on the trump campaign, seems they're already psyched out and they have the opposite frame around the more debates are more strategy for donald trump. >> yeah, i agree, nicolle. senator harris would do a very good job of taking down mike pence. mike pence

and on that measure donald trump has failed you see at its most basic level donald trump doesn't understand the presidency he thinks it's all about him well it's not it's about you it's about all of us the people. as a lawyer an advocate when i would rise to speak in a courtroom i'd say the following words camila harris for the people and that is why i stand today to speak for the people because we know the truth donald trump has failed at the most basic and important job of a president of the united states he failed to protect the american people. plain and simple trump showed that we in the legal profession would call a reckless disregard for the well being of the american people. a reckless disregard for the danger a pandemic would pose to american lives for the devastation it would do to our economy for the damage it would do to communities of color who have been subjected to structural racism for generations for the chaos that would up and our daily lives make it impossible for many of our children to go to school make it impossible to live normally and with a sense of certainty he nev

america, donald trump has quit on you. todd: of course they were going to attack trump but were those attacks rooted in fact? >> schumer on statues, a democrat leader talking about statues and clinton on the oval office, they don't know iron he. i was holding back laughter listening to that. this is an interesting dichotomy for them because as democrats let cities burn they are having an event on production values filled with people talking about essays. they can attack the president that can't attack him on his accomplishments. he has done more in 3 and a half years than any of them have done, joe biden had 7 years in dc. they are attacking someone because that person has accomplished, donald trump is unmatched in his fervor for the american people, his desire to see everyone not just have a job but still in our economy. we are on the way back up. everywhere you look, like high school bullies, they are attacking him for an imaginary thing. they don't say what donald trump is done that is wrong. they just give euphemisms.

how does donald trump continue to be donald trump in face of that. i think the answer is we're going to see more of donald trump. not a different donald trump. more of donald trump but just like in spinal tap he's going to try to turn it up to 11. >> let me follow up. i guess i'm coming from what i learned from matthew dowd and some of the smartest pollsters that i worked with when i was on campaigns. an attack, no matter how nasty and brutal and i think when we watch it, we cover trump on the dial. it goes to 11 and you think it's more damaging. no, no, no. the measure of how damaging attack is how plausible it is. we know there's 35% that will believe anything trump says. if he says joe biden hangs upside down at night. they will believer that. that's not who you're talking to by this week. by this week, you're talking to largely married suburban women in lake county, ohio and wisconsin and erie, pa and people who have been given pause over the last few years. of good people on both sides of a kkk rally and for them to see joe biden not just in com

trump -- donald j. trump. south dakota. delegates with the following delegates, 29, president trump. >>>> madam secretary, i'm christine olds. [applause] [cheering] the firstoud to be female governor of the great state of south dakota. we have the beautiful black hills, the greatest pheasant hunting in the world, and we have mount rushmore. the most iconic monument in this nation. and it is honoring leaders that led this nation through calendaring times. south dakota is proud to be the home of medal of honor recipient, fighter pilot and former governor, joe voss. we are proud of the great lakota leader, sitting bull, and author, laura ingalls wilder. in south dakota, under god, the people rule. our government respects people's rights. we love our freedoms. and we honor the men and women who have come before us to build this great nation. we are grateful to president trump for bringing fireworks back to mount rushmore. [applause] bringing jobs to our towns and he puts america first each and every day. on

it's now dominated by donald trump and by people who have bent the knee to donald trump. once you do that, once you betray the constitution, there's no coming back. it does no good for marco rubio to allow -- he got a little bit -- rubio got a little bit of positive spin for saying he allowed the report to come out, as if this were a favor to the american people, and then he betrayed it by attacking the report of his own committee. the party has -- the president has, i think, is a binary choice because at this point, you know, any other choice really is almost inexplicable to me. this isn't a 1996 where you're picking between bill clinton and bob dole. this is a time for choosing. but also, there has to be a voice raised and a vote cast against the enablers. we're all former -- we're either current or former republicans. we have a sentimental attachment to the republican party. we all loved "old yeller," but at some point you have to take him behind the barn and put him down. >> wow, that's an analogy. let's talk about the convention because it kicks off tomorrow. it's go

that's donald trump. i thoi don juniors speech very much channeled his father and where they are going to go. we had the greatest economy. he can build it again. biden is a socialist. he's going to take us in the wrong direction. and cultural wars. and i think we'll see a lt of that for the rest of this week. >> yeah, we'll look ahead to the second night of the convention after a quick break. we'll be right back. ♪ water? why?! ahhhh! incoming! ahhhahh! i'm saved! water tastes like, water. so we fixed it. mio it's ubrelvy. for anytime, anywhere migraine strikes without worrying if it's too late, or where i am. one dose of ubrelvy works fast. it can quickly stop my migraine in its tracks within two hours, relieving pain and debilitating symptoms. do not take with strong cyp3a4 inhibitors. most common side effects were nausea and tiredness. migraine hits hard. hit back with ubrelvy. the anytime, anywhere migraine medicine. so are we. prudential helps 1 in 7 americans with their financial needs. that's ove

donald trump a billionaire businessman. both of them had different backgrounds but they certainly were fluid in their early years in terms of the political affiliations that they had but what both men had in common was love of country, love of the ordinary person who lived in their country and they had sentiments and tastes that resonated with the people of the time. in the movie the darkest hour a couple years ago many of the viewers will remember a scene where winston churchill goes into the tube in london and visits with the regular commuters and had that kind of great relationship with the average person and rather surprisingly because winston churchill was aristocratic, born into money, wealthy, in the same way donald trump is this billionaire businessman that seems to have a lot of blue-collar tastes in terms of the food he says what he does, both men very relatable. donald trump loves junk food, winston churchill similarly a doomed dutch like all of us to on occasion, drank too much, these are all things that we kind

trump, their hatred of donald trump. kind of a blinding raging hatred that doesn't usually work well in elections. the problem here is you have people like aoc and bernie sanders who do stand for things and do believe things. it is nuts, totally crazy but they believe in things and that is the animated part of the party but trying to put joe biden into that tent is kind of impossible and a striking moment when michelle obama gave what is so far been the most unifying -- not most unifying but most high profile speech the last two nights where she took a dig at bernie sanders and aoc about how this is not a time to waste our time with people who can't get elected, that was a real digger people like aoc and all of her ideas. >> she has felt herself elected and the number people she backed in the primaries unseeded incumbents this time around, the squad is growing and will continue to grow after the election this fall so the party has a lot to manage with that wing and those who would say joe biden is truly a moderate, that

trump who early cut off travel to and from china, something joe biden disagreed with, donald trump starting a whole of america response was not only making sure we used american companies to get the ppe that hospitals and coronavirus patients needed. to the point we have a deficit of ppe because of the obama biden administration's lack of preparedness and keeping the stockpile well-stocked and we are at a point we can give some to other countries because of donald trump's quick and swift reaction, i will rely on the best america has to offer to respond to this virus and that is what he did and that is a difference from the obama biden administration. >> the rnc is drastically different on substance but what about form. how will a contrast with the dnc on form? >> we will be in person in charlotte. there was a big effort on the part of our chairwoman to figure out how to do the business at the convention in person despite historic circumstances. you will see the rollcall vote, the business of the convention is a priority task of any convention will take place in person. there will be fewer p

like donald trump and people who work for donald trump because something new comes out every time. >> well, that's absolutely true. and, you know, just to put a finer point on the matter, the reporter also, you know, listed from the president once again the false claim that he's been tougher on russia than anybody. look, this is the same president who betrayed our allies in syria, betrayed the people who have been fighting and dying against to american forces, which was a huge gift for vladimir putin. this is the same president that withheld hundreds of millions of dollars from our ukrainian ally that is fighting russia, has its people dying every week. this is the same president that, you know, as i mentioned before, sided with putin over his own intelligence agencies and calls russia's systemic interference if our last election a hoax and has done nothing to stop russia from interfering in our next election. >> nancy pelosi discussed her dissatisfaction with an intelligence briefing today. she publically said the intelligence officials who briefed congressional leaders should be mo

like donald trump and people who work for donald trump. because something new comes out every time. >> well that is absolutely true. and, you know, just to put a finer point on the matter, the reporter also, you know, listed for the president once again the false claim that he's been tougher on russia than anybody. look, this is the same president who betrayed our allies in syria. betrayed the people who have been fight asking dying next to american forces, which is a huge gift to vladimir putin. this is the same president that withhold hundred of millions of dollars from our ukrainian ally that is fighting russia, has its people dying every week. this is the same president that, you know, as i mentioned before sided with putin over his own intelligence agencies and calls russia's systemic interference in our last election a hoax and is doing nothing to stop russia from interfering in the next election. >> nancy pelosi expressed her dissatisfaction with an intelligence briefing today. she publicly said that the administration officials who

. >> donald trump is the wrong president for our country. he is clearly in over his head. >> biden is just a trojan horse for socialism. they sold off your dreams and gave away your jobs. now you have a president who is fighting for you. >> attacks on donald trump dominating night one of the democratic national convention. good morning, thanks for joining us. todd: the two our virtual event with the present of nominee joe biden only making one appearance. jillian: griff jenkins breaks down the highlights. >> reporter: good morning. the first night in the virtual convention, thousands of cheering delegates camped in their respective state areas, something of the new york times called in online awards show. it was complete with celebrity, democrats oberstar's, republican in the leader of the progressive left bernie sanders who painted a dark picture of life under a second term of donald trump. watch. >> we have a president who is not only incapable of addressing these crises but is leading us down the path of authoritarianism. nero fiddled whi

donald trump jr. was the one speaker who had the opportunity to humanize his father, the president of the united states of america, but he didn't do that, did he? he was more like a political speaker. >> in many ways was ramping up for his own father's speech, which we're anticipating on thursday which obviously will be written out and it will be prepared but we do know that he tends to go off and riff. i think what we saw in donald trump jr. is what donald trump wanted to hear his son say as he was preparing for perhaps the biggest speech of his lifetime on thursday. >> donald trump has raised hopes in america promising a covid-19 vaccine will come very soon in his words. we were told to expect surprises this week during the convention. any idea what that might be and what the rest of the rnc might offer? >> i think if you saw what happened this past evening where he had hostages that were repatriated back to the united states, freed, i suppose, from their captivity from some of these nations, i thin

she went after donald trump. and as i mentioned it, she did mention donald trump's name is. it was an elevated speech, she talked about what biden was going to do in contrast but barack obama went low. i thought it was really bad. shannon: you pick the portion of the former president's speech. let's get your reaction. >> what i know about joe. what i know about kamala is that actually care about every american. and they care deeply about this democracy. shannon: most of his speech wasn't about somebody to get around to endorsing and praising his former vice president. why did you pick this part? was plank of the speech, turned into 3 sections, the first section was donald trump is completely inadequate and not -- totally bungled the job. the second part about joe and the human connection in his capacity and kamala harris's capacity to care about people, this is been central to joe biden's success throughout his career that he can connect with everyday americans. and he is the amtrak guy. that video of amtrak workers was especially powerful. when you look at how historically

>> i would want donald trump. the predominance of my service was under the obama administration which joe biden was a part of and i can so you point blank it is not even the same military morale, has never been higher, the military loves this president and it is not even a question, donald trump is our commander-in-chief it needs to continue to be the commander-in-chief or another four years. jillian: those of us who are not on the frontline to don't know what it is like to be fighting for this country what is the big difference between the administrations? >> i got out as donald trump was getting elected. i served in iraq underneath bush and obama. the difference is the feeling of the president has our back, the president has our men and women in uniform's back, what is going on with police right now sometimes these men and women putting themselves in harm's way to protect citizens it is not always about needing more money, more health care coverage, it is knowing when push comes to shove the commander in chief i

mitch mcconnell and donald trump. instead of crushing the virus, they are trying to crush the affordable care act and its pre—existing conditions benefit. as speaker of the house i've seen firsthand donald trump's disrespect for fa ct, donald trump's disrespect for fact, for working families and for women in particular, disrespect written into his policies toward our health and our rights. not just policies toward our health and our rights. notjust his conduct. but we know what he doesn't, that when women succeed, america succeeds and so we are unleashing the power of women to take our rightful place in our national life by championing a woman's right to choose and defending roe the wade, safe and affordable childcare, social security and passing equal pay for equal work. who is standing in the way? mitch mcconnell and donald trump. we will remember in november when we will elect joe biden for president whose heart is full of love for america and rip the country of trump's hustlers. it gives him the courage to lead.

donald trump shows strength overseas. the fact that he moved the israeli capital of jerusalem was a great move by him. but one -- he's had one success after the next on the international stage. and it's because he is willing to stand up and do what is right. he's willing to do what's right on behalf of the american people. not on behalf of any corporate special interests. he's doing what's right for you and for me. and i think that's all these things in combination is what's going to lead him to victory in november. host: congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, your reaction to the secretary of state. ms. wasserman schultz: do as i say, not as i do hypocrisy. the fact that the secretary of state was on an official trip in jerusalem. he's the secretary of state giving an unprecedented political speech that he asked his own diplomats not to engage in. it's unethical and it's why there's now an investigation being done by the foreign affairs committee in the house of representatives into his abuse of power and his unethical

donald trump's desperate right now. donald trump understands that he's losing in michigan. he's losing in pennsylvania. he's losing in florida. he's losing in wisconsin. he's losing in arizona. hell, he's even losing in texas, according to some recent polls. texas is, in effect, tied. instead of blaming himself, he's trying to undermine american democracy. i understand, you have been upset at elites for years. my family was upset at elites for years. i was upset at elites for years. i still think what goes on on college campuses too often is ridiculous. i think what goes on on the far left wing of the democratic party is ridiculous. but come. don't go along with a guy who wants to undermine american democracy. you believe in exceptionalism your entire life. now is no time to turn away from that because of a failed reality tv host is about to become a failed politician. the next hour of "morning joe" starts right now. >>> president donald j. trump is a working class president. >> i'm really rich. >> this campaign's going to try to match his work ethic. we're going to have a

donald trump can be appealing to racist. you think about his appeal to black voters, black men and talks about the step back. i've talked to some black republicans, not the expected black republicans but that say we have lost faith in the democratic party or leaning towards the republican party who say they've been abandoned. before george floyd, that number might get up to 15 or 16%. democrats may find themselves if they can slice off 1,000 here or there, they might find themselves in the same position of 2016. >> ending the conversation with a very vital warning. thank you so much to our guests. >>> next up, bishop william barber will tell us what he thinks about trump and biden's agendas for america's most at risk. so when it comes to screening for colon cancer, don't wait. because when caught early, it's more treatable. i'm cologuard. i'm noninvasive and detect altered dna in your stool to find 92% of colon cancers even in early stages. tell me more. it's for people 45 plus at average risk for colon cancer, not high risk

actually thought that donald trump could pick up some export there because joe that donald trump could pick up some export there becausejoe biden has shown that he is not exactly the statesman that he was when he was vice president to barack 0bama. almost a decade older and just has not been as fast and is click on the campaign trailas many not been as fast and is click on the campaign trail as many would like to have seen. so i think that donald trump may well have some cars up

we try to shift the race from a referendum on donald trump between a choice between donald trump and joe biden. an important point. donald trump cannot win a referendum on him. that is where he is right now. he used joe biden ‘s name 41 times do not, joe biden never mentioned donald trump last week. in those 41 times, he tried to define him as the antithesis of what donald trump is doing and would do. in these past four yea rs would do. in these past four years in another four year term if he had it. in every term, he ran into three of the same issues, covid—i9, economy and racial injustice. donald trump tried hard to make the race now a choice going forward, now that the general election officially begins now and we will see if it works, but i don't think it will go much beyond the people who were in the audience today, his face in particular will love it, there we re particular will love it, there were certainly references along the lines we had this week to appeal to black voters, which is really to appeal to suburban women voters and certainly appealing to his face, he did no

what does that say about donald trump? >> by the way, what you're seeing for the audience there, that is steve bannon exiting the courtroom. for bloomberg, he came out and said to the media there that all of this, this indictment, is just to stop people who want to build the wall. i'll stay with you just for one moment, kurt, because they're not leeching off the american people, they're leeching off very particular american people. people who are afraid of demographic change, people who are afraid of mexican immigrants, people who don't like immigrants from africa and from other places that are not europe. they're leeching off a particular kind of people and they're getting them -- there's one piece in this indictment where it said that people told them that, you know, we don't have -- i don't have a lot of money. i don't have a lot of money, but i'm willing give it to get the wall. so they're leeching off a particular kind of people, kurt. >> yeah. and it's the people that steve bannon trafficked in long before donald tru

voting for donald trump donald trump usually thrives on these become ventures with lots and lots of support is cheering him on this is of different type of conventions it's very virtual how's he doing with that belief if. he's also a t.v. man and this is a t.v. event so we already saw some of those pictures very slick pictures very slick background very slick production values so while donald trump does thrive on that live experience the t.v. aspects very good as well and remember this kind of vent virtual pre-planned means it's much more controlled he stays on script less chance of him saying something that might get him into trouble. from the peep from from voters who didn't quote thank you very much for this analysis. we're going to india where the least 2 people died and many more were injured when an apartment block collapsed in the hard south of mumbai some 60 people have been pulled from the wreckage of the 5 story building but dozens are believed to be trapped it's not clear what caused the collapse it's. can you hear me a rescue worker beckons for survivors to answer his call. unde

donald trump runs a team of grifters. it's a craft he has perfected and the people around him see an opportunity to continue. i think even as we're watching the dnc this week the democrats are having to make a choice. are you pressing that theory of the case, that donald trump is unfit to be president, or are you giving the policy platform that responds to people hurting? for some people it's not enough to say trump caused these problems. let's get rid of him. we've seen this platform of robust ideas from health care to taxes. democrats are sprinkling that in. it's competing with the message that donald trump is a threat. has biden left the obamas and hillarys and other press the case against donald trump and we see policy from biden? >> peter baker, there was a deal mentioned. i hear deal and i hear donald trump and all his attacks on flippers and rats. he sits atop the department of justice which calls those people cooperating witnesses to prosecute federal crimes. what do you think donald trump really thinks? usually w

with donald trump, quote, all roads lead to putin. it's the one consistent thread of the donald trump candidacy and his presidency. at no point has donald trump been willing to stand up to vladimir putin. special counsel robert mueller's report found that russia attacked the 2016 election in order to help donald trump win the presidency and that the trump campaign welcomed that he help. today the officer of the director of national intelligence confirmed that russia is once again interfering in our election to help donald trump win in 2020. quote, we assess that russia is using a range of measures to primarily denigrate former vice president biden, pro russia ukrainian parliamentarian andriy derkach is spreading claims about corruption, including through publicizing leaked phone calls to undermine former vice president biden's candidacy and the democratic party. some kremlin-linked actors are also seeking to boost president trump's candidacy on social media and russian television. the assessments also warned of threats by china and ir

donald trump eliminated it. the implemented standards for nursing homes to improve infection control. donald trump is erasing them. before the virus hit, trump made us vulnerable. -- made our country vulnerable. after it was struck, he failed to do what was necessary. as it continues, he is making it worse every day. just this week, the social security administration said a cut to social security like the one trump is proposing would end disability benefits within one year. and all benefits within three years. let me be as clear as possible. if donald trump's extreme proposal goes into effect, the checks that american seniors are relying on, that you rely on to pay your bills, to buyer ur medicine, to live, will stop coming. the very people who have suffered so greatly in this crisis. it is unthinkable. and in the middle of a health crisis made worse by his own actions, donald trump is in court right now trying to throw out the entire affordable care act, including protections it provides for people with pre-exi

donald trump puts pressure on the u.n. to reimpose sanctions on iran often embarrassing defeat to extend an arms embargo. defiant and determined protesters braved the threat of a renewed crackdown in groups to rally against the will of the president. former u.s. president barack obama has delivered a stinging rebuke of his successor on day 3 of the democratic national convention he says donald trump has shown no interest in putting in the work and has sought. need to help himself and his friends obama urged americans to vote for joe biden in the presidential election saying he has the ability to lead the country out of dark times. a former democratic nominee hillary clinton and current house speaker nancy pelosi expressed their support for biden i have sat in the oval office with both of the men who are running for president but i never expected that my successor would embrace my vision or continue my policies i did hope for the sake of our country that donald trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously that

donald trump. did his presidency change the conclusions or assumptions that went into your thinking when looking at the american presidency. >> yes. the challenge you put your finger on was a central one because part of the argument, one of the things i discovered we have become a presidency obsessed nation and that has stuck in my head. the founders would be terrified we turned the president into a celebrity. and and and restraining yourself for the purposes of rebuttal, that would be see very foreign in the way we treat the president as a celebrity today and so that has been the way i'm thinking about the presidency so we have donald trump is a celebrity who became president, very hard to measure the office without thinking about donald trump. the president to be analyzed and touches every part of the presidency and shines light on it and helps us decide about telling the truth and responsibility. the head of the party and the country. and the notion of staff and how important they are. i think o

president donald trump... the top back republican lawmaker was the keynote speaker, as republicans try to show white voters put off by mr trump's polarising rhetoric on race, the president has african—american support. there are millions of families just like mine all across this nation, full of potential, seeking to live the american dream. and i'm here tonight to tell you that supporting the republican ticket gives you the best chance of making that dream a reality. much of the convention was devoted to ominous warnings about what a biden administration would do to america. take this from mark and patricia mccluskey who were filmed brandishing guns to defend their home as racial justice protesters marched by. no matter where you live, your family will not be safe in the radical democrats' america. and the culture wars were front and centre as kimberly guilfoyle, girlfriend of the president's old est girlfriend of the president's oldest son, stated that a biden presidency would threaten americans way of lif

president, donald j. trump. thank you for the north country for the opportunity to serve as your voice, god bless the united states of america, the greatest country on earth. a, the greates country on earth > >>> madison cawthorn. this is a time to vote for our country and i know something about this country. at 18-year-old i was in a car accident. i was given a 1% chance of surviving. thanks to many skilled doctors, i made it. it took me a year to recover. my first public outing on a wheelchair was two professional football games. before my accident, i was 6'3". at 20, i thought about giving up. i knew i can make a difference. my accident has given me new eyes to see and new ears to hear. go god protect my mind and the able to speak. i see you and i hear you. at 20 i made a choice and 2020 our country has a choice. we can't give up on our idea. we need to work together. i choose to fight for the future and see the high grounds and retaking the city. republicans want to rebuild and restore and renew. i just turn