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GOWDY: “Director Ratcliffe, thank you for being here, Happy Father’s Day to you. Let’s start with the laptop. Why in the world would federal prosecutors use Russian disinformation to prosecute the president’s son?” RATCLIFFE: “Well, Trey, you can imagine, I’ve gotten that question a lot this week and a lot of people saying, ‘You feel good that you’ve been vindicated and this has all proven to be true,’ as if it was some open question. Trey, this has always been a settled matter, it’s never been open to discussion or opinion. Either the government, you know, has the murder weapon with the defendant’s DNA all over it or they don’t, and in this case the government always had Hunter Biden’s laptop with the evidence of his crimes on it. So, you know, that wasn’t a matter of judgment or opinion, that was based on conversations that I was having at the time with the Attorney General Bill Barr and with the FBI director Christopher Wray, and we put out statements because people like Adam Schiff and then later these 51 intelligence officials were attempting to mislead the American people about that. You know, the problem, Trey, is some of the people on that letter that organized that, Jim Clapper, John Brennan, Mike Morell, these are the same people that did the same thing in 2016 when they ran the first Russia collision hoax. So, you know, at some point it crosses over from a campaign dirty trick to actual election interference, and it’s something that Merrick Garland should investigate but he won’t. So the only accountability will come if and when Donald Trump is elected and the Trump Department of Justice seeks to hold people accountable under the law.”

GAHLER: “Rachel was not his first victim. And it’s my understanding that this suspect, this monster, fled to the United States illegally after committing the brutal murder of a young woman in El Salvador a month early, in January of 2023. Once in our country and likely emboldened by his anonymity, he brutally attacked the 9-year-old girl and her mother during a home invasion in March of 2023 in Los Angeles. And as everyone, I believe, is aware, that was our first DNA match linking Rachel’s case to the Los Angeles case. It has been a fear of mine that once we identified this suspect, the result would be exactly this. And I want to now direct these comments to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and to every member in both chambers of Congress. We are 1,800 miles away here in Hartford County, we are 1,800 miles away from the southern border, and the American citizens are not safe because of failed immigration policies. This is the second time in just two years that an innocent Hartford County woman has lost her life to a criminal in our country illegally. Let me repeat that. 1,800 miles from the southern border, and this is the second woman in our county to be killed by an illegal alien. Suspects — in both cases, they are suspects from El Salvador with ties to criminal gangs. Should not be happening. Victor Hernandez did not come here to make a better life for himself or for his family. He came here to escape the crime he committed in El Salvador. He came here and murdered Rachel, and God willing, no one else, but that should have never been allowed to happen.”

TAPPER: “My first guest could be theoretically joining Donald Trump on the Republican ticket. Joining us now, potential Trump vice presidential pick Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, also a U.S. veteran. Thank you so much for being here, Senator. Really appreciate it. Let’s start with Ukraine, which I know is an issue you care about in terms of military aid. Last night, at a rally in Michigan, the former president, Mr. Trump, went after Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for constantly seeking U.S. aid, saying, ‘It never ends. It never ends.’ This is a criticism that comes after he reportedly told House Republicans when he was on the Hill the other day that the money the U.S. is sending to Ukraine isn’t worth it, and asked, ‘If Ukraine wins, what will be the benefit?’ Now, you have been a strong supporter of military aid to Ukraine to fend off Putin’s war. What is your answer to that question? What will be the benefit if Ukraine wins?” COTTON: “Well, Jake, thanks for having me on, and happy Father’s Day to you.” TAPPER: “To you as well, sir.” COTTON: “And happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. I think it’s important to look at the context of what’s happened in Ukraine over the last 10 years. I have noticed that Vladimir Putin only invades Ukraine when Democrats are president. It happened under Barack Obama. It happened under Joe Biden. It didn’t happen with Donald Trump. In fact, the weapons that Ukraine used in the early days of this war to fend off the Russian invasion are the weapons that Donald Trump sent, that Barack Obama and Joe Biden had refused to send. One reason why Joe Biden — or why Vladimir Putin thought he could get away with going for the jugular in Ukraine is because of the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, which projected weakness and indecision. It was just a few weeks later that he began to mass troops on Ukraine’s border. President Trump has said that he believes and supports Ukraine’s survival and strength. But he also thinks that Europe should do more and, in fact, should care more, because it is in their backyard, ot is on their borders. I think that too. Europe should be doing more of this. But what we all want is a return to the peace and stability that we had when President Trump was president, not the war and chaos we have seen over the last four years.” TAPPER: “Does it bother you at all when President Trump says things like, if Ukraine wins, what will be the benefit, which contradicts the policy issues you just illustrated?” COTTON: “Well, President Trump, again, presided for four years over the peace and stability. I understand that European leaders and Democrats here in America didn’t care for some of the language or rhetoric he used. I would say that was necessary to get tough on foreign leaders, who are our putative allies, who had been free-riding off of American military strength for 35 years. And what you saw is European leaders actually finally investing in their common defense. That’s something they will do again when President Trump is back in the White House.”

RUSH TRANSCRIPT: Scott: “There are a couple of high Trump aids, former President Trump aids, who are serving sentences, Peter Navarro is serving a sentence right now for contempt of Congress, Steve Bannon is supposed to report to jail in July for contempt of Congress. The Biden Administration didn’t have any problem prosecuting them. What is different about what they did or their cases from what the attorney general is charged with?” BURCHETT: “That is even worse. That was a bogus committee created by Nancy Pelosi then the speaker wouldn’t — she wanted to make the Republican appointments, which she did, Kinsinger and Liz Cheney, you all know how that turned out. That was just a production produced by a major network as a matter of fact. The whole thing is bogus. Locking up my buddy Steve Bannon, to me, is just a complete miscarriage of justice. Like it or do not like and for other things but the reality is not showing up for a bogus committee is truly a miscarriage of justice. Matt Gaetz has a proposal with the speaker right now that I believe has merit. He is a lawyer and of course, Speaker Johnson is a constitutional lawyer and I believe there is going to be some things coming out on that very shortly. And I would hope so because this is just a complete overreach by the Justice Department. Frankly, we should not stand for it as the American people. When the Republicans are in power, the Democrats are not going to like it anymore either. I think Justice needs to be blind in this case they choose to open and close them when they want.”

RUSH TRANSCRIPT: COLEMAN JR.: “Rina, I want to pick up on what was just pointed out. The RNC, they are having their convention in Milwaukee, the very city is hosting the Republican National Convention, a month from today. He is the leader of the party. What is he thinking here? Make it make sense to me, please.” SHAH: “There’s not a strategy in Trump world right now except for whatever Trump is feeling that day of the week. He wants to go ahead and propagate what’s on his mind. And what’s on his mind is usually the uttering of Americans that are not just new but minority communities, black and brown folks across the country know how he has not only mischaracterized, leaned into stereotypes that are ancient. This is a person that does not think about what his campaign needs to do right, he is just thinking about what gets to people, that misinformation that will maybe get people animated, get them fearful of a change in America that maybe they don’t fit into, and what he’s also kind of relying on, Charles, inside politics, is that Wisconsin delegation of Republicans in Congress that for now well over a decade and a half pledged allegiance to him. There was a former RNC chair, members of Congress, that have all had this fealty to Trump. Pledged again allegiance to a man it forward in the party, and he has a narrow vision. He’s not thinking straight, and he’s kind of going right for that again, I hate to say it, but red meat, that changing America and America that does not fit in for folks who are white.”

RUSH TRANSCRIPT: COLEMAN JR.: “Evening to you both. We have basically seen Donald Trump use this playbook before. We know that he’s going to disparage certain cities and that most of those cities are going to be Democrat-led. But, it’s another element here, because most of those cities have nonwhite mayors. I am sure this is no coincidence, but you could certainly prove me wrong if you think otherwise.” CROSS: “You took the words right out of my mouth. It’s not just that they are democratic-run and it’s that they’re black-run as well. The same attitude that we have seen Donald Trump have for Milwaukee he has for my home city, the one that I am in right now, Chicago. He consistently is saying things that are not true, they are not factual in the least. He talked about rising crime and violence, crime has been on the downturn in Milwaukee for about four years now. This year alone has seen some of the most sizable decrease they’ve seen in crime in the past two decades. I think there are a lot of lies, he likes to propagate, but he also likes to attack cities that are urban centers and cities that are diverse, diverse to be is the death nail to the Republican Party and is the death nail to Trump and Trump’s agenda. He does not appreciate people of color, he does not appreciate young people. He does not want to see diverse communities rise, he does not want to see the economy that is growing across Milwaukee, he does not want to give strength to that city. What it means for the state of Wisconsin and the fact that the convention will be nominating him, there is a sheer level of disrespect that goes beyond Milwaukee to every single urban center in this country, particularly those run by people who are black.”

RUSH TRANSCRIPT: COLEMAN JR.: “For a moment, talk to me about what this means for down-ballot candidates in his own party who are in purple districts or in light red districts and still need to get reelected or elected when he pulls a stunt like this one month before their national convention.” SHAH: “Yeah, it’s a moment again which highlights how every man is for themselves. In the races they are in, when you are in a tough district, which Donald Trump did not win, I am talking about several members of Congress who are part of the GOP caucus in the House in particular, they know that they are left to their own devices. Whether it’s for fundraising, whether they are looking for support, they can’t call this guy into the district. He’s terrible for them. So again, it’s just a moment that doesn’t really jive with how actual, I don’t want to say, retail politics is done, just decency. There was a time when you get together, you talk about unity, you put forward a more hopeful agenda for the country, you start to talk about what you are for and what you are against, that’s all been flipped on his head. So these folks and purple districts are abandoned. Simply put.”

RUSH TRANSCRIPT: Scott: “No really, Steven this economy is absolutely great if you read some of the headlines what you think?” MOORE: “Jon, I wonder if those headlines were spoof headlines or real I guess they are real. These people who write those headlines, maybe they should go to the grocery store, maybe they should go to the gas pump, maybe they should try to pay for a rental car or an airline ticket. There is good news and bad news on the economy from this week. The good news is that the inflation rate did come down and I am glad to see it. We’re now running about a 3.5% inflation rate that still a long way from the 2% target the Fed has set. But we do not forget the 3.5% inflation is on top of 18, 20% inflation we’ve already had under Biden. I think this is a tough sell for Joe Biden as somebody working with Trump on the campaign, we want this election to be about the economy. We want people to ask the question, look, did you do better under Trump or did you do better under Biden? If you look at almost every statistic people did much better under Trump’s presidency whether it is gas prices, whether it’s poverty rates, whether it’s real take-home pay, and by the way also true for minorities, blacks did better, Hispanics did better, Asians did better. So let’s have a national debate about whose performance was better on the economy, I think the evidence of that is pretty crystal clear.”

RUSH TRANSCRIPT: WHITFIELD: “In just 12 days, June 27th, just steps from where I am standing here at san ends Atlanta studio. CNN will host President Biden and former President Trump for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle. We are now learning more about the format rules. Follow the 90 minute debate will include two commercial breaks and during those breaks, the candidates and their staff will not be allowed to interact both presidents will appear at uniform podiums and their position will be determined by a coin flip. Muted throughout the debate except when it‘s a candidates turn to speak, there will be no props or pre-written notes aloud on stage. Each candidate will be given a pen, a pad of paper, and a bottle of water there will be no studio audience. And the moderators, Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will enforce timing and ensure a civilized discussion to qualify for the debate, any candidate must satisfy the requirements outlined in article ii, section one of the us constitution, and they must file a formal style statement of candidacy to the federal elections commission. Both Mr. Biden and Trump have done so as have third-party candidates, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Cornell, west, and Jill Stein. And in addition, the candidates must appear on enough state ballots to reach the 270 electoral vote threshold to win the presidency. See currently, only Biden and Trump do. And finally, they candidate must receive at least 15% in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet CNN‘s standards of reporting Kennedy has received at least 15% on three qualifying polls so far, and he is on the ballot in six states, making him eligible for 89 Electoral College votes. You‘ll be able to watch the debate—“

RUSH TRANSCRIPT: Gallagher: “We talk a lot about the economy. We talk about the border, Morgan Ortagus, clearly abortion is also a top issue in a lot of aspects. The Gallup poll says this and you put this up on the screen here. They only vote for the candidate who shares your abortion views and right now you have record numbers of people saying that, okay, 32% will do just that. What do you think?” ORTAGUS: “Listen, the poll speaks for itself. I think you are going to see President Biden and the Democrats running hard on this issue going into November. They also have to lean into this issue because they don’t have a winning record to talk about. As I just said there is chaos and war in every theater. Even if inflation does come down, there is still the residual effect. The price of bananas, the price of peanut butter, the price of milk, that is still incredibly high for a lot of people as is gas prices. I think you have to run on abortion when you really don’t have a record of accomplishment or a feeling from the American people that you are in charge, that you are in control.”

RUSH TRANSCRIPT: MELBER: “So, we will get to your book, it’s all related. As you see when we look back other presidents both during and directly after crises have seized on them to great effect policy and in the politics, in the public acclaim they’ve gotten. How is President Biden doing on that measure, and is it different with the economy where everyone lived it and this pandemic where I would say anecdotally, I’m not a historian but anecdotally a lot of people want to forget it.” GOODWIN: “You know, it’s so interesting there is a mystery of leadership even before FDR was able to institute the New Deal that first inaugural address alone instilled confidence in the American people. He said, as you were saying earlier, he didn’t make light of it. He said only a foolish optimist would deny the brutal realities of the moment, but the only thing we have to fear — He famously said — is fear itself. But then he said it’s not your fault American people, it’s leadership that’s failed and I’m here to provide that leadership. With that one address confidence was projected, his confidence is the American people. That night they said we have a leader in headlines, the government still lives. A man wrote in among hundreds of thousands of letters saying my roof has fallen off, my dog ran away, my wife is mad at me, I’ve lost my job, but everything’s okay because you are there. That’s the mystery of leadership. He hadn’t even done anything yet but projected his own confidence. So much happened with what President Biden has done. It has had a lot of largeness to it, it will affect us in the future, but still somehow it hasn’t fully translated into the fact that the people are giving him credit for the fact that the economy has gotten better. It’s growing more than it did even in pre-Trump Covid. Covid, I think, did something to us to take our confidence away from ourselves, and nothing seems quite the same, and I don’t think the trust is in government and the institutions the way it once was certainly during FDR’s time. So, it’s much harder for him to gain the traction, I think, because we’re in such a different era.”

RUSH TRANSCRIPT: Sanders: “We are just sitting here, chatting is a continuation of the last question we asked joyce about, why Republicans want the audio, the potential to manipulated on the American people who understand that that is kind of like the game that they are playing, and we have seen it in so many instances just this week. Not the audio manipulation, because they don’t have it, and they are likely not to get it, but who knows, but you see these videos of Joe Biden at the G7 and we will have it for folks and he is at the G7 police paratroopers are landing, and in the clip that went viral from the RNC and the New York Post and all of these right-wing outlets that put it out there, you would think that Joe Biden was just a doddering old man, he had to be yanked back by the Italian leader.” Steele: “That is also the video that they adopted that showed Joe Biden looked like he was trying to sit on a chair made up there.” Sanders: “ “Yes! And France.” Steele: “In France and Normandy. Look, I am telling folks who have been seeing it for a while whenever we talk about it, we haven’t got into the ai piece of this. This is just taking this raw footage and editing it—“ Sanders: “Clipping it.” Steele: “Clipping it and editing it. Wait until we get into the meat of this campaign and the hard right starts throwing out AI versions of their reality and putting this in the public space, and people will be confused. You were talking about a group of folks, you are talking to and their impression, based off of what that one clip—“ Sanders: “I was talking to some students yesterday and I have them how many of them saw the video of the president at juneteenth and they all raised their hand I said what did you think? And they said oh, he was frozen, he was stuck and I was just like you all not— first of all, I’m sitting behind the president and kurt franco was on stage being like I don’t want to love nobody but you, do it Mr. President, Joe Biden was like — we are not doing— The vice president can do it. It’s not going to work for the president, but without the context that is a type of discipline that I am looking to go. Know your limits. Joe Biden was like —“ MENENDEZ: “Meanwhile in the back I was like — you have a former president talking about how the city where the are in is going to be hosted is horrible, and then the Republicans don’t even know which defense to use.” Steele: “They don’t. That is so awkward, they don’t even know which defense. So, yeah, so you have the ones, but all of the defense is Donald Trump is right, that at the end of the day, whether he knew about it, didn’t know about it, whether he agreed or disagreed he was right, and so, look, this is the reality. You can’t expect anything more than what you are already getting from Republicans. There will be no national discussion on big policy issues as Jamie Raskin talked about. That is largely going to be left to Democrats to sort of frame those narratives. But at the same time you have got to do the politics. The politics go to what simone was talking about in terms of taking things as they occur and recontextualizing them into our—“

RUSH TRANSCRIPT: Gallagher: “We talked about President Biden having an audience with the pope, today Byron York. Two years ago Pope Francis took a swipe at Joe Biden’s abortion views, quoting here, Pope Francis said the president should check his conscience and consult his Bishop or his parish priest. This comes the same week when CNN analyst says that Joe Biden is the most Christian president in her lifetime.” YORK: “Abortion turned out to be an issue at the G-7—kind of a collision between American politics and Italian politics. There was a final statement from the 2023 G-7 that supported access to abortion. And Biden just wanted that to be repeated in this statement and the new leader of Italy did not. And they took the word abortion out. Biden had threatened, actually, not to sign it if they did that. But they essentially reaffirmed their commitment to last year’s statement so they found a diplomatic way out of it. But it was really interesting to see how powerful this issue is domestically for Joe Biden that he takes it to the G-7 as well.”

BLITZER: “Norm, it’s interesting that the court isn’t scheduled to issue more decisions until Thursday, further delaying any resolution to Trump’s immunity claim. At what point does holding that trial before the election become totally unrealistic?” EISEN: “Well, Wolf, we’re on the brink of that. This question of whether the immunity that Donald Trump asserts — even to send SEAL Team Six to assassinate his political rivals was first placed before the Supreme Court on December 11, 2023. There’s no call to take six months to decide the absurdity of that question. And with every passing day, they’re more responsible for the problem you identify of getting this trial on the books. We’ll see. Elie is right about the two forks in the road. We’ll see which one they take. You could still jam a trial in, or if they announce a test with fact-finding, the district court has time to do a mini-trial, ascertain the facts and determine whether immunity applies or not. It doesn’t on these allegations.”

L. Trump: “So you have to make that contrast for people out there because there are some people who watch the wrong thing out there, get their news from the wrong information sources, and they’ve been bamboozled a little bit, shall we say. But you have an opportunity right now, because people are hurting everywhere in this country. You have to tell people you don’t have to love everything that Donald Trump used to tweet but now posts on Truth Social, right? You don’t have to love it. But you do have to look at the policies and that’s the difference between Republicans and Democrats. We speak in truth and facts on this side. The other side is all emotion-based. Bring people back to the truth, bring people back to the facts. Bring people back to how their lives will every day be impacted with Donald Trump back in the White House, and I believe we will see him reelected as our 47th president on November 5th of this year.”

Tlaib: “Thank you Mr. Speaker. Juneteenth is a day of joy, a celebration of freedom and a reminder of the work that lies before us as we continue to fight for true equity and justice for our black neighbors. On Juneteenth and every day in our community, we honor the trauma and acknowledge the pain and hurt of our black Americans who fought tirelessly for their freedom and we still aren’t done. We celebrate this independence day with activists and organizers and community leaders who uplift black history and carry on the enduring struggle for justice for all. Our country, our country right now that our own black neighbors literally built, including this very building, I’m standing in, the Capitol, yet systemic racism and discrimination continue to plague our constitutions and our communities. We see it in disparities in health care, education, housing, access to basic necessities, racism in our legal system, and economic opportunities and so much more. By providing reparations the debt owed to our black neighbors upon emancipation for enslavement and oppression we can begin Mr. Speaker to address the injustices. I know the 12 congressional district knows that reparations are debt that our nation owes, a true acknowledgement of the pain and harm inflicted on generations of our black families. Juneteenth is a reminder of how far we’ve come, but also how far we still need to go to. This Juneteenth please join me in honoring our black neighbors as we commit to fighting for reparations, voting rights, ending police brutality, investing in black maternal health, HBCUs, and so much more. Mr. Speaker, the Supreme Court is not facing an ethics crisis, it’s a corruption crisis. But it seems like that every single day, there’s new headlines about more corruption coming out of the U.S. Supreme Court. I know we need urgent action to hold these unhinged, corrupt extremists accountable. It is extremely disturbing that the United States Supreme Court, the highest court of our land, is the only court that does not have enforceable code of conduct. Justice Thomas, which my residents call ‘Corruption Clarence has received over $4 million in 193 gifts, including multiple vacations, fought flights on private jets, helicopter rides, Mr. Speaker and yacht trips from Republican billionaire megadonors like Harlan Crowe, who actually have cases before the court. And we are supposed to expect this court to hold itself accountable? Give me a break. One of these luxury trips actually cost $500,000. And it’s not just ‘Corrupt Clarence,’ it’s Justice Alito, who has also been hit with numerous scandals recently, including accepting luxury trips, and flying insurrectionists’ ‘Stop the steal’ flags outside of his home after the attack on our U.S. Capitol. And yet, here we go. The American people are supposed to trust him to decide the cases around January 6. And these unelected justices serving lifetime appointments, Mr. Speaker, continued, again, to strip us of our rights, shred our voting rights, got our environmental protections, our right to breathe clean air and drink clean water, and sell our democracy to the highest bidder. It’s time to expand the Supreme Court. It’s time for reforms. I know our residents in the 12th congressional district are demanding that I move with urgency on this issue. We need to enact term limits to Supreme Court justices to enforce binding code of conduct, real reforms, and expedite impeachment proceedings. These reforms are long overdue. I know Justice Thomas should have never been confirmed in the first place. We should have listened to Anita Hill. But let me be clear, Thomas and Alito needs to be impeached and removed from the bench now. Our country deserves a Supreme Court that’s acting in the best interest of the American people, not a court that is accepting bribes and doing the bidding of right-wing extremist. Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize the Caribbean American Heritage Month as we celebrate the contributions of our American Caribbean Americans in Michigan’s 12th congressional district and across our nation. I know the Caribbean American Heritage Month was first recognized in 2005 and this was a combination of tireless efforts of organizers that highlight the amazing contributions of Caribbean Americans. I want to also uplift in our backyard, the Caribbean Community Service Center, an organization based right in our district that is proudly uplifting the history and continuing to celebrate that culture and our neighbors in southeastern Michigan beyond this month. So please join me in recognizing Caribbean American Heritage Month and the contributions of our Caribbean Americans across our nation and in the 12th congressional district.”

HARVEY: “They have done a lot, man, but we — we — see I’m on this radio show, I’m hearing all these people talking about. I’m not voting if they not doing None for us. Listen to me, if you do not vote, the analytics will show — they know how many women vote, how many — they know the age you are when you vote. If we don’t vote how are we going to ask for something next time? If you ain’t got no voting power. You talking about reparations? [Indecipherable] give you no reparations and you don’t vote. Well, you think they [indecipherable] to give us some money? Man, I hope they do. They owe us. I go down there I’m sorry.”

WILLIS: “While they’re over there running their mouth, I’m over here paying them no mind. (...) See, I’m so tired of hearing these idiots call my name as ‘Fanny,’ in a way to attempt to humiliate me. Because like silly schoolboys, the name reminds them of a woman’s rear.”

ELROD: “Disinformation is alive and well. We have to use surrogates and voices across the country to combat this and make it clear that not only do we not play this game, but, to your point, President Biden was out there literally representing America at the G7, saluting our troops, you know, doing what he does as president of the United States. And look, we’re going to see more of this. This is just the reality of campaigning in 2024. So we have to combat that disinformation, we have to hit it hard when it happens and make it clear that these are dirty tactics that MAGA Republicans are using because they can’t run on the issues. They have to use these dirty tactics like this because they are not right with Americans on the issues. So we’re going to see more of this. We’re going to do what we can to combat it. But it does take the voices of surrogates across the country, it does take the media to call it out, it does take social media platforms, where a lot of Americans are getting their information, to point it out as well.”

Newsom: “We’re back down at the border, Tijuana right behind me, San Diego sector. This is the San Ysidro port of entry, not too fat away, which is the largest in the Western hemisphere. We’re just down here with the National Guard, meeting with customs agents as well as Border Patrol, talking about our partnerships. We have 390 National Guards, men and women, that have been working, particularly as it relates to fentanyl here in the state of California. Look at the bottom line, the end of the day, they need more resources. Everybody needs more resources. And the Republican Party has been consistently standing in the way of providing the resources to support the men and women working hard not only here at the border, but throughout the state of California and in this country to address the issues related to the border. It’s time for them to stop playing politics. It’s time for the speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, to stop playing politics and do the right thing.”

RUSH TRANSCRIPT: He‘s always done New York democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman joins me now. Congressman, welcome to the program. I‘m glad that you‘re here. How are you this evening good to see you. >> Me. >> Just ended and that is this endorsement now by Hillary Clinton for your challenger. What‘s your reaction to that? >> Definitely wouldn‘t call out a major endorsement with all due respect. >> Sitting us senator Elizabeth Warren sitting us senator Bernie Sanders. >> The Democratic Party, Hakeem Jeffries, will also endorsed by planned parenthood 11, 99, and many others. So I love our endorsements and they are going to help us win this race. You know what? Unfortunately, my opponent and Secretary Clinton do not support a permanent ceasefire they support Benjamin Netanyahu and they support billions of dollars of our money going to Israel and Netanyahu for an unjust attack on civilians Gaza, versus those billions come in here to our district to help people with childcare, housing, transportation and so many other issues. So it‘s unfortunate that my opponent and unfortunately, Secretary Clinton seem to both be out of touch with this district well, I certainly won‘t speak for either one, but I would presume they believe that they‘re support is far more nuanced, but it‘s interesting, congressman, because there‘s been a lot of attention less so on your policy positions and more so on who is choosing to endorse you and who is not. >> Today with latimer and I‘ve heard quentin also a former congressman Monday or Jones, who used to be kind of a progressive darling and now running for New York 17th congressional districts. >> He was citing to the point you just raised your position on Israel as a top reason I‘m going to read a few what he said. >> Of morality aldi compelled me to intervene, given how god awful Mr. Bowman‘s conduct has been going on to say Mr. Bowman‘s specific actions have caused anxiety, fear, and anger among my Jewish neighbors. What is your reaction to a statement from a former member of Congress in your own party? >> Educators in Congress and less career politicians are those who seek to be career politicians. I am an educator. I worked in public schools for 20 years. I have a doctorate in education leadership. I‘m actually dr. Bowman and I‘ve spent my entire life keeping kids safe teaching against hate and fighting racism anti-Semitism, islamophobia sexism and all the isms that continue to play gus after we condemned October 7, we formed we had a healing breakfast with our Jewish constituents to hear from them, listen to them and learn from them. And then figure out how to govern with them critique of Israel is not antisemitism critique of zionism is not antisemitism the icj has stated that Israel at the moment may be committing a plausible genocide. The un has stated that famine is sitting in. So when we talk about more orality more orality is not our taxpayer dollars going a bomb, infants and babies and children and civilians. It‘s about bringing that money back here and leading with peace to get us to a place to a free Palestine, a safe Israel. And that‘s how you end Hamas well, before for me not to give you your due title, congressman and dr. Bowman on these issues, but there has been statements, not without controversy you of course, are intimately familiar with this regarding the stances that you have taken and voters are keyed into this likely for the very reasons you talk about that, people are very leaned in to thinking about foreign policy, not just what‘s happening in their own home states back on October 8, the day after Hamas attacked Israel the democratic socialists of America held a rally in New York. I understand where attendees chanted quote, resistance is justified when people are occupied and one protest or even displaying a swath sika. And what has become pretty widely circulated photo at the time, I remember you came out and you condemned the rhetoric and your office said that your membership that organization had lapsed, but then The New York Times has been reporting this week, I‘d love for you to address this that you told the group in a private video meeting last month that you never actually left the organization, that you never let your dues lapse is that true? >> Reported, can you comment on what you want to clarify, if anything? >> You for stating that we condemned the rally on October 8th with that horrible swat sticker. And even holding a rally at all, we completely condemned that. So thank you for stating that. I don‘t have much to say about The New York Times are the book article it‘s not an issue that‘s really important to the people of our district. Are district wants to know what am I going to do to decrease gang violence? What am I going to do about affordable housing? What have I done about education and climate justice. >> Is, it is important. I don‘t want to cut you off, but I do want to hear response, but voters also are interested in, as well and understanding what memberships you currently hold. They often look at that as indicative of your value system politically, are you a member of the organization? >> Dsa, yes. Absolutely. That was a logistical era on their part that led to me saying that wasn‘t a member because I thought once we stop paying our dues, we were no longer members. That wasn‘t the case. My point is, it‘s not about the membership or lack thereof it‘s, about us discussing a logistical issue and not talking about gun violence in a district or for the ability or education which we are brought in tens of millions of dollars to the district to start programs to deal with all of those issues throughout the district, as well as climate justice. And that‘s what people here when you pull them das, what they want to talk about, not about the gossip that unfortunately too many people are writing about, not you, of course, Laura. But I mean others well, of course, never me, but thank you so much for clarifying. I appreciate it. What congressman thank you for articulating some of your other policy positions as well. Obviously, the ultimate judge will be the voters. This coming fall and we‘ll look forward to hearing. Of course, ultimately what they choose. Thank you for

RUSH TRANSCRIPT: Interview. >> Greg: Jesse, can this lovers — this relationship be saved? I mean, we’re overlooking the fact they may be in love with each other. >> Jesse: you’ve got to break up to make up, greg, you know what I mean? That’s always the best part. I didn’t even know it was fani until three weeks ago. >> Dana: that’s because you’re not listening to me. >> Jesse: what? >> Dana: [laughs] >> Jesse: you know you say after the bombs started going off in Ukraine, we all called it a Kyiv and then they called it “keev,”” I’ve been calling it “kee-of” for a month. This has nothing to do with race. If it was a white fani and a white lover boy and they went on a cruise to nova scotia instead of the caribbean, I would still be handling the corruption because it is a kick back that should be color-blind, greg. The one thing you don’t do in an interview. Get to the corner and ice his eye, no, you let him go through it. For him to not be briefed on the one question everybody cares about, when did you guys start having sex, the only question relevant to this entire thing and he is not prepared? How did the consultant not prepare him and how did he not just know how to say, I don’t know, it’s private, we have answered already in the case is pending. Why did he leave the chair? And why does he have a media consultant? Fani doesn’t have one. Jack Smith doesn’t have one. Bragg doesn’t have one. >> Greg: you don’t have one. >> Jesse: I don’t need one! He needs one because he is a sex toy. They would be a shame that these are the people that they are using to prosecute the former president. >> Greg: as eloquent as always. >> Dana: holding your hand now now.

Trump: “There’s tremendous unity in the Republican Party. We want to see borders. We want to see strong military. We want to see money not wasted all over the world. We don’t want to see Russian ships right off the coast of Florida, which is what they are right now. That’s unthinkable. We want to see just success for our country. And we don’t have success right now.”

TAPPER: “David, so Biden and the Democrats are really emphasizing to a great deal the threat that they say Donald Trump poses to democracy. How satisfied are you with the messaging? Do you think it’s effective? And do you think this is something they should be talking about as much as they are?” AXELROD: “Well, look, I think today it made sense when Trump was returning to the Capitol after, what, 1254 days or whatever it was, you know, 1254 days after he sent a mob rampaging through that building. I think it was an appropriate time to raise this. We’ll see how extensively they use that ad. Look, I’ve said before, I mean, I’m — Jake, I’m — you know this, I’m a son of a Jewish refugee from Eastern Europe. And I so love this democracy. And I think this is a central concern. But I’ve also said, if you are talking about democracy over the dinner table, it’s probably because you don’t have to worry about the cost of the food on your dinner table. And I think that these campaigns are fought out on issues that are very close to the ground and close to people’s lives. And I would, I would think the messaging should address that. I think the people who are hanging out here, the people who need to be reached and motivated are more motivated by those kinds of issues than they probably are by the issue of democracy.”

BARNICLE: “... years we’ve been going through this dance with various Republicans, Donny. It verges from spinelessness, to lack of character, to complete duplicity, to fraud, one political party, major political party, gone, diminished, means nothing to a lot of people today. I don’t know how you rebrand that.” DEUTSCH: “The — the problem is not — the real problem is not the party itself, it’s the voters who are subscribing to the party, 74 million of them last time around. This time Trump ahead in the polls not by a lot. So the real question, and the thing that is the most troubling, and — and I know a lot of these Trump voters is the party speaks for itself. They’re transparent. We see it. Other than Liz, Liz Cheney, and Mitt Romney, I don’t think there’s — and now you saw Paul Ryan — I don’t think there’s any Republican that has spoken outside of or against fearless leader. So what is it about at this point, half the country that says, ‘That’s my party, I’ll vote for that. That works for me.’ That’s the troubling part, is the — is — beyond the party is the voters that are subscribing to it. That keeps me up at night.”