Further two week recess. There is more on this glimmer of bipartisan progress just ahead. By then administration also putting its weight behind fighting a surge of Violent Crimes in the country. Homicides up 24 , gonna salts up 22 over the same period last year, late today the president and Attorney General outlined a new anti crime strategy focused on getting more money to Police Departments and to violence Intervention Programs while cracking down on socalled rogue gun dealers. Zero tolerance for gun dealers who will fully violate the key existing laws and regulation. If you will fully sell a gun to someone whos prohibiting from processing it, if you will fully fail to run a background check, if you will fully falsify a record, if you will fully we will find you, and we will seek your license to sell guns. We will make sure you cant sell death and made him on our streets. Biden also noted crime traditionally rises during the summer months. He warned things could get worse in just the coming weeks. As we emerge from this pandemic with the country opening up back again, the summer spike might be more pronounced than it usually is. As senator joe biden as you may know was the principal authors of the 1994 crime bill, hes often presented himself to audiences as a democrat as tough on crime. But Lindsey Graham said that his current Crime Fighting strategy doesnt go far enough. Theyre going after trying to take guns off the street which is a fine thing to do but the reason that there is a spike in crime is nobody is getting prosecuted. The liberal left has created this problem, and the joe biden up to 70 who was tough on crime no longer exists. In the meantime the effort to prosecute those responsible for the violent siege and desecration at our capital nearly six months ago now is yielding even more dramatic new video showing exactly what Police Officers were up against four hours that day. This latest footage has just been released by the Justice Department like everything from that day it is disturbing. That day it is disturbing. [noise] usa, usa. bleep [noise] the government today also release never before seen footage showing officers in the basement of the capitol complex that day gearing up and preparing to take on the rioters. We need [inaudible] lets go. Today 49 year old woman from indiana was the first person sentenced in connection to the january riot, she pleaded guilty to illegally demonstrating faces three years on probation, 500 dollar restitution payments for damage to the capital. She told the court she was ashamed of the violence that took place. Nancy pelosi is said to be still weighing whether to create a special 9 11 Style Commission to investigate the attack, after republicans of course blocked legislation to create a bipartisan panel. White house also confirmed today the Vice President will travel to el paso on friday with the secretary of homeland security, Kamala Harris of former senator from california, of course, is making her first trip to the border as vp after relentless criticism from republicans who argue, she should have gone there much sooner. The former president who you remember wanted to build that wall has weighed in with the statement that reads in part harris and biden were given the strongest border in American History. And now it is by far the worst in American History. If Texas Governor abbott and i want going there next week, she never wouldve gone. Well have more on the border issue coming up, there was also a Surprise Supreme Court development today, a decision some are hailing as a key victory for free speech. The court ruled in favor of a former High School Cheerleader who posted a profanity laced reaction on snapchat. After she failed to make the varsity cheerleading squad. The pennsylvania teenager had argued she should not be punished by her Public School for speaking out while off School Grounds and she won in the highest court in the land, no less. With that lets bring in our lead off guest on this wednesday night Philip Rucker Pulitzer Prize winner, Senior Washington Correspondent Over the washington post, his highly anticipated new book written with his colleague called i alone can fix it donald trey trunks final year its do outages day. Professor melissa murray, and why you law school who was lock lurk for Justice Sonia sotomayor on the federal branch prior to her nomination to the Supreme Court, and Jason Johnson federal contributor at the grow and a professor of politics and journalism at morgan state university. Phil rucker, i would like to begin with you. The white house will beat, why did the white house choose, at the best of your knowledge, to launch this anti Crime Initiative . It was an important day for President Biden to launch this initiative in part because there are indications that trump crime this summer could be going up in cities across the country, biden warned of that of course in his remarks from the white house today. He wanted to try to take political advantage or position his administration better as this summer bears on. You know, this is a politically tricky issue for democrats, it always has been for decades now. But especially in this moment because republicans on capitol hill have said that they wanted to try to use crime, if theres a crime wave this summer, as a Campaign Tool to try to defeat the democrats and take back the majority in the midterm elections next year. What we heard from biden and 70 Attorney General is a suite of Policy Proposals that they think can get a handle on crime. First and foremost including the new Gun Restrictions that have been so important to the democratic partys agenda over the years. To try to show that the American People are responsive, theyre predicting what could be happening in the trying to come up with ideas at a federal level that they can get control over the crime situation in the cities. Jason johnson, next to you, a piece of journalism from the New York Times i want to run by you the headline is, want to get trump reelected . Dismantle the police. The authors tom friedman and he writes in part this is political dynamite for democrats the trump called gop will pound them on this publishing issue. Biden needs to keep rolling his party tightly around his right answer, transformed policing and sufficient policing, not defunding the police. Your response . First i dont know why he is continuing to perpetuate this myth that democrats as a whole were calling for defunding the police, they never were. They never have. And if it didnt kill the democrats last year during the election, if people if you can win seats in georgia, georgias seven district if you can win seat when you literally half protests and riots in atlanta, georgia. This defund the police is a mess and it doesnt affect voters. That is the first thing. I can say this as a voter not somebody who is very clear i say that we need to abolish modern policing and create something new. The idea that joe biden, and again he is about to take money from Coronavirus Relief and put it into Police Departments after the last year of protests that weve seen, after all the evidence and information in the Empirical Data that says that giving more money to Police Departments doesnt actually solve crimes, i think that is a huge mistake and the wrong message to send to the kind of young activists that they will need to be excited next summer to maintain the house and senate in 2022. So professor murray, this biden anti crime strategy leans on social programs it also leans on beefing up Police Departments. Your response to that combination . I think jason is exactly right this doesnt have to be an either or situation. You can have serious law enforcement, long order policing, but you can also have policing that is sensitive to the communities in which that policing is occurring. I think Biden Administration is trying to thread that needle, recognizing the difficulties that some communities have had with excessive policing in the past while also noting that these very same communities which for safe communities and safety for themselves. Again, it is not an either or, black or white, situation, it can be both and it needs to be a more nuanced conversation. That is the balance they are trying to strike. Phil rocker, as you heard at the top of the broadcast, as you already knew, part of the news out of washington tonight is this framework on a possible deal on infrastructure and jobs. Here a couple Democratic Senators reacting tonight. We will talk on the other side. L talk on the ot that deal right now has 20 votes, not 60 votes, were gonna have to take a deep dive into the agreement that theyve reached to square it with the needs of our voters. There will be one Infrastructure Deal, and it will be a big Infrastructure Deal. A part of this is how were going to pay for it. That means making sure that billionaires and giant corporations are paying a phase share and they are enforcing the tax laws. Phil, what is your best read as of air time tonight on where this thing stands . Well, brian, it is very much a hot potato here in washington tonight. Will we know is that this Bipartisan Group has come up with a framework in negotiation with the white house. It is a far smaller and less ambitious framework than the one that the Biden Administration proposed and does not achieve all the policy goals that Many Democrats are hoping for, including these Climate Change programs. Including other care and social programs that have been at the heart of what progressive have been pushing throughout this spring and into the summer. The meeting tomorrow reveal more details at the white house about what this proposal does it. Is unclear whether it will have the support of all the democratic supporters but he will have the support of enough senators from both parties to pass the senate. It is not the only Infrastructure Deal that could be on the table, because simultaneously as this bipartisan negotiation has been going on, Senate Democrats and House Democrats have been working with the white house on a separate track to pass the bigger package that you heard senator warren talking about there through a measure called reconciliation that would only required the 50 plus one vote majority in the senate. And so there is a possibility here that there could be two infrastructure bills. That the bipartisan deal that the republicans have agreed to could pass and then the other elements of the Biden Administration proposal could later passed through reconciliation with democratic votes on party lines. Jason, your smart guy, smart enough that a Major College trust you to inform young inquiring minds, let me ask you this. What should have happened, what should have happened say today after that loss by the democrats on Voting Rights in the senate . What is the next step in your view . The next step is, and i want to make sure that we credit the president for this look, its very clear that he has been working behind the scenes, Stacey Abrams has been working behind the scenes, i dont think this is a lack of effort in the part of the administration. When needs to happen now is every single day, every activists, every organization on the face of the planet needs to be outside cinemas office, outside manchins office and outside republican offices as well. There is a way to put pressure on people to bring forth some of this information. To bring forth the need for this Voting Rights bill. Quite frankly look, i believe in symbolism, Gold Campaign messaging. If i were joe biden i would be asking democrats around the country, what is the longest lines of vote this year . And if i was joe biden i would stand in line with voters who have to wait three, four hours this fall and say this is what we are fighting against. This is weber fighting against. They need to go out into the country and show that this bill is to fight against the inconvenience and the Voter Suppression that everybody is facing, full court press, this should be the word out of every Politicians Mouth for the next six months. Professor murray, finally to you, im going to play for you donald trump commenting on two of his justices to the Supreme Court, specifically kavanaugh and barrett, who in his view went the wrong way on obamacare. Went disappointed and that ise way it goes. Im very disappointed. I fought very hard for them. I was disappointed with a number of rulings. So professor, whats if anything, does this prove about him, about the court as an institution, about the justices that he appointed . Well, first, its suggest that the framers of the constitution imagined and independent judiciary that did its own bidding rather than dancing to the tune of the president. Irrespective of that, i think its still early days to assume that the recent term appointees are not exactly of the character that he intended. That they are staunch conservative. Its early days yet and while the court has seen a number of quote unquote, victories, theyre not robust victories for progressives, they are often very narrow decisions that the aca case was a jurisdiction issue, it didnt broach the merits of whether the individual mandate was unconstitutional whether the entire aca had to be struck down. It was a jurisdictional decision. Although the court has posted a few winds for liberals, this is really early days and there is still more to come, and we have a big Voting Rights case that will be expected next week. We can see more of that conservative element in some of those really pivotal cases. Well let me hit you with a quick followup before i have to get to a break, do you think they will allow a case to the whole court that challenges obamacare in all . I think were done with the full frontal assault on obamacare, but i think just as roe v. Wade was saved in 1992, you can still see some piecemeal challenges. In the same way that the right to an abortion is allegedly entrenched, we none the scene have seen the chipping away at it over time, over the last 30 years, i can imagine a number of challenges to different parts of obamacare, certainly the contraceptive mandate rather than some broad, full frontal assault on the entire legislative slate. A journalist and not one but two professors, phil rucker, melissa murray, Jason Johnson, our thanks for starting us off tonight. There is a good chance, coming up, if you live in a big city that its already bad and it is going to be a long hot summer. The president trying to take a bite out of crime as weve been talking about. We will take a closer look at what is at stake, politically, even wet is possible on the streets of our country. 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Of course this being 2021, no sooner had the president said it it became a massive political issue with republicans and democrats already taking issue with his plan to head off whats is projected to be an especially violent summer in our country in portland, homicides are up a staggering 530 from last year. Atlanta has seen a 41 increase in murder, as to the president s strategy . The ap sums it up this way, there are quote tricky politics at play and bidens plans show how few options the democratic president has on the issue. Well, back with us is paul butler a prosecutor at the department of justice, currently a professor at Georgetown Law School who has written and spoken extensively on this topic, among his books in fact chokehold, Policing Black Men , paul butler, great to see you as always, thank you for coming. What is your take, your initial take, on what the president laid out today . Brighton, his last safety project was the crime bill of 1994, which brought us Mass Incarceration and race disparities. This time, biden is focused on crime prevention, rather than harsh penalties and that is a more evidence based approach to what really works to make community safe. So the Attorney General is going to order prosecutors to throw the book at gun dealers who sell firearms to people who arent allowed to have them, but the problem is there cant be any meaningful gun control without the support of congress which biden does not have on this issue. The phrase defang the police have been more successful than we know what has become of defund the police, and im asking because three concurred and 50 Billion Dollars and it is an interesting mix of social programs, and enhanced policing, it is a ton of money. Biden said that states can use some of their federal stimulus money for policing, and im sure he sees this as a good political strategy to answer republican who claim that he wants to defund the police. But for they want to see federal money shifted from policing to social programming, biden is doing some of, that hes expanding summer jobs for young people hes supporting violence interruption programs. He wants more resources devoted to help people who are coming home from prison. But activists are going to zero in on this 350 Billion Dollars that was supposed to be for pandemic relief and now can be used to hire more cops. Of course paul, im duty bound to say that voters are usually interested in one thing and that is when they call 911, they want to know something is going to happen in someone is going to arrive. And there is nothing wrong with that, it is true, as Biden Press Secretary said today, there is no conflict between Fighting Crime and police reform, young black men are more likely to be victims of police abuse, and there are also more likely to die from homicide. Both Community Safety and Racial Justice require focusing on both. But, brian, at the same time the protests in the 1960s led us to Voting Rights act, an important civil rights law. Last summers pro protests were very effective at creating reform of the state and local level, but so far, there hasnt been any significant federal law. Let me bring up some of the more searing episodes of our recent history and that of course is the death of george floyd. Chauvins sentencing is set for friday, prosecutions recommending three decades behind bars, 30 years, his defense is asking for probation. Given your experience, what is realistic here especially how closely and carefully youve watched this judge, during the proceedings . The guidelines call for about 12 and a half years for former officer chauvin. The prosecution and the judge agreed that the sentence can be enhanced because of aggravating factors like the five but chauvin committed this murder in front of children, and that mr. Floyd was especially vulnerable. I think that the judge will probably compromise, hes not likely i think to send officer chauvin to prison for 30 years. I think somewhere around 15, or 20 is realistic. Although many activists, as well as mr. Floyds family, wouldnt be satisfied with anything less than the maximum punishment. Professor paul butler, georgetown university, always a pleasure to have you here. Thank you for being our guest tonight. Another break for us and coming up. Democrats reportedly consider it their biggest threat, in 2022, we will talk about the politics fraught as they are, surrounding policing in our country when we come back. Y when we come back. You have nausea, heartburn, ingestion, upset stomach. 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They go on to report, democrats say it is no coincidence that eric adams, the leader in the New York City mayoral race, ran against defunding the police. In fact, eric adams is a former new York City Police officer. For more, we welcome back to nights Juanita Tolliver, veteran political strategist To Progressive Candidates and causes and mike murphy, strategist and codirector of the center for political future at the university of southern california, also the cohost of the hacks on tap podcast. Good evening to both of you. Juanita, what about the points made in the axios reporting, not in a vacuum, but knowing as you do what will happen to a movement, would already has, starting with the first appearance of signs that demonstrations defund the police, what happens in the trump friendly media. What happens in trump paint ads, somebody called 911 at the answer is how is a week from tuesday . Look, brian, i kind dont even want to touch that frame because i want to recenter us back on the concept that is important that democrats first and foremost center the voters, center the needs of the communities theyre looking to serve and anything that theyre doing. Whatever attacks are coming from republicans are going to be there, and so when it comes to Public Safety in Violent Crime i would urge democrats to not do this only to toward potential gop attacks was and what we see and what the Biden White House rule today that theyre trying to do that and biden learned some lessons from 1994, and that theyre really trying to be proactive here in Prioritizing Targeting Gun Manufacturers and gun dealers, as well as invents sting in Community Based solution. When i think about candidates like eric adams in new york which, you are right, hes in the league right now but as we all patiently wait for the votes to be counted. I think there is something to be said that you still have maya wildly, as well as Catherine Garcia who still have viable path to victory, and as they get into absentee votes as well. I wont say that eric adams is necessarily the explicit paths that they should take across the country, but they should take some notes from what we saw world up from biden and you said as a potential playbook paired with other things that were seeing that again, focus on the response in the needs of their community. So mike, lets go there right now, it is an interesting contrast between eric adams and maya widely, frequent contributor in the past in this network. Eric adams, former New York City cobbs, former republican has a place in jersey, maya wildly, chose to run against the nypd because the secret to life is timing at a time where crime is spiking, what do you take away from the New York City mayoral race, the point we made last night this is important nationally because they have more constituents in New York City than 30 aids than the United States, over 70 u. S. Senators . Look, a city mayors race is a huge thing for democrats, it is the largest, Progressive Center left electorate in this country. It says something. Juanita is right, the votes arent all in but the Statistical Patterns are really strong. If you add up the candidates who did not run on the maya wylie platform, massively change the police platform, they did very well and she did poorly, shes going to end up and second, but i would be stunned if she makes it to mayor. The chances are high that it will be eric, they are very clear the patterns. It was a clear referendum. Its funny, in practical politics, its always your own side that could get you in trouble. In the Republican Party we have january six deniers and speak laser coops, but these progressives on the democratic side are pulling the Center Of Gravity of the party in a way that is not helpful. Were gonna see more of these fights on other issues, but it is a real sign that the strongly endorsed aoc candidate who Ran Maya Wylie on a strong no apology agenda got beat bad. Significantly in an electorate that should be more friendly to that sort of stuff than any other electric in the country. When needed, let me put it less artfully than our friend mike just it, its been set on this broadcast 1 million times, democrats have a hard earned reputation for eating their own young, what do you say about the dynamic mike just laid out about what the progressive wing is doing in terms of pressure and policy to the National Party . Look, i think progressive wing of the party is pushing the party as they should. More and better in terms of systematic reform is opposition shull to progress, nationally. The Progressive Party isnt going to back off, and what we see now in the dynamic nationally, even looking to the dynamic were looking towards progressives and biden is that they are pushing him to do more, to be able to deliver on not only the agenda that theyve promised to the American Public which elected them, not only in the house, democrats in the senate as well as in the white house, but theyre looking to deliver because they know that going into midterms people want those tangible differences. They want that tangible impact, and they want to know what democrats are going to deliver for them. I disagree, wholeheartedly that progressives are pulling the party downforce is pushing the party forward. For the folks who want tangible stuff like jobs, bridges, the border wall, have we got a conversation coming up after this break. Juanita and mike have agreed to stay with us. When we do, who else is headed to the border with the former president next week, when we come back . A border crisis, aloha isnt this a cozy little room . Sorry your Vacation Request took so long to get approved, so you missed out on the suite special. But lucky for you, they had this. When employees are forced to wait for Vacation Request approvals,it can really cramp their style. Im gonna leave you to it. Um, just with paycom, employees enter and manage their own hr data in a single, easytouse software. Visit paycom. Com and schedule a demo today. Humanitarian crisis. Crisis. Cartels. Illegal immigrants. Tens of thousands of Hundreds Of Thousands that are coming. As the recount pointed out, republicans quote really stuck to the border talking points today. It comes as political reports about a dozen House Republicans planned to join donald trump at the border wall next wednesday, as weve mentioned Vice President harris is said to visit the border this coming friday. Still with us, Juanita Tolliver but, mike murphy, when eat a couple of things, number one theyre Little Theater groups all across the country tipping their hats to the cast of the border crisis, based on how many hours of rehearsal that coolly early took up. Give me your honest assessment, how real is the border as an issue for americans who are not glued to fox news, newsmax, and the likes. Bryants, you eliminated the audience, what am i supposed to do with anybody else who does not stick to the same sources of information that repeat the same lines that we heard from republicans right there . The gop has truly master the concept of message discipline. The impact of their viewers, their voters hearing that messaging day in and day out, of course, across the course of months and years is masterful in terms of getting them to the polls and getting them excited about this issue. And so, thats what we can expect from trump and republicans when they go to the border. More of the same lies. More of the same content. More of the same language that will rile up their base. Again, reaffirmed the gops alignment with trump. This is masterful Power Posturing for trump to be visiting the border with these gop members right now, who are fully being docket about just reaffirming their commitment to trump, and really affirming their commitment to trumps immigration policy, which will always remain a hot issue with their voting base. Mike murphy, whats it is an actual issue across this country to people on both sides of the aisle, is what was announced tonight, this framework on infrastructure for those joining the english language version of our broadcast, that basically means a tentative deal on jobs and bridges, and mike, as you know, this cross cross party lines, this is stuff for folks that have to drive their kids to School Across a bridge they have worried about for 50 years. Did you always think the republicans would come to the table meaningfully and have to hand slow motion realize this stuff matters back home . Yes, ive always thought so. I think you will boil down to a pretty good bipartisan bill with a trillion plus with a Record Number of dollars spent on this, which is good for the country. It will be on hard infrastructure water, bridges, electric grid which is a good thing. I think for our viewers who like to watch political theater, the question now will be, will some of the progressives who would like to see a lot of social where a fair spending attitude this bill, that will not get republican support, will they put on their Mitch Mcconnell cautions and blow it all up in the end, or will they go along grumpily . That will be the lift for speaker pelosi, and leader schumer. I think this bipartisan deal with a lot of Real Infrastructure is a good ending place, i think biden, and theyre sending the signals will be able to live with it, i think its important for the country to show that we can get Something Real done. We need to show the europeans and some of our allies around the world that we are capable of functioning in Africa Congress that can move beyond food finding, this will be good for the country. Im optimistic, there are still gonna be roadblocks and there is a chance that progressives could blow it all up, but in the end, after a lot of noise, theyre going to reluctantly get on board. That is my guess. And mike, one more worried about Mitch Mcconnell. He is so unique among political figures in American History, certainly in modern American History for saying no. For wanting to be obstructionists and saying the quiet part out loud. Correct me if im wrong, he still has the ability to hurt Republican Senate chances back home, just because he wants to win the game . I would call him honest, hes pretty transparent. You know, conservatives like the way that he stopped things that are bad. He has political calculations to make. The republicans are holding good cards to win back the house. In the senate, it is a tougher terrain. Were really on the razors edge there for either party, and theyre watching the pennsylvania race and other places that are not easy for republicans to win, but they can. Mcconnell is mixing, i think the pressure hes under is both to hold the conservative line on policy and all to be pragmatic and mitch, like any good politician knows, nice roads and more bridges, it is good for his caucus as well as for the democrats. I think everybody would find some credit and from his point of view, it moves the ball forward politically. Final prediction from juanita, will we get to 60 on this front . Will some combination of schumer and mcconnell make it happen . Yes on this bipartisan deal, i think you stand back for a second package, it meets the need of progressives but individuals working in childcare women, who were impacted by the lack of childcare and the lack of the support throughout this pandemic needs these real piece of infrastructure that impact the way we live our lives every single day. Juanita tolliver, mike murphy two friends of this podcast for good reason, thank you so much for joining us and staying up with us. Coming up. What todays Supreme Court ruling means for Public School students, and their rights to free speech. T free speech. N telling everyone. The secret to great teeth is having healthy gums. Keep yours healthy with crest advanced gum restore. Its clinically proven to detoxify below the gumline. And, it restores by helping heal gums in as little as 7 days. Because you cant have a healthy smile, without healthy gums. Advanced gum restore, from crest. The 1 toothpaste brand in america. 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The ruling is a big boost for the Free Speech Rights and a victory for randi lee of pennsylvania. When she was a ninth grader she lashed out after finding out she didnt make varsity and would remain a Junior Varsity cheerleader. On snapchat she wrote f school, f softball i was upset and i just wanted to blow off steam and express my feelings. When our coaches saw the message, they suspended her from cheerleading. But by a vote of 8 to 1 the Supreme Court said she shouldve been punish partly because her expression wasnt that disruptive. But going further Justice Stephen breyers Majority Opinion says schools have far less authorities over students when theyre not on campus. He called Schools Nurseries of democracy that should encourage free expression. This is a huge victory for student free speech because so much of what students do and that schools are concerned about happens off cant campus and on social media. He was the only december, he has said schools have authorities over it leaves the door open for school to punish cheating on tests, or violating the rules on extracurricular activities. And our thanks to Pete Williams for that report. Coming us for us, something you probably didnt think you would live long enough to see. Republicans who are anti u. S. Military. Start your day with secret. Secret stops sweat 3x more than ordinary antiperspirants. The new Provitamin B5 Formula is gentle on skin. With secret, outlast anything no sweat. Secret. Last thing before we go tonight, general mark milley, what he didnt learn while attending princeton or columbia or while on overseas battlefield. Hes been forced to learn on the job. Like his regret at having been roped in on that autocratic stunt that allowed trump to hold up a bible after protesters were beaten and gassed. And like the hearing where he and Defense Secretary austin testify today, republicans, as you know, have decided were in a crisis of some sorts where our military is both soft and woke. Our kids are being taught Dangerous Things like white rage and Critical Race Theory and when asked about the curriculum at west point, milley made clear he wasnt having it. First of all, on the issue of Critical Race Theory action tara, whatever the theory is her, but i do think it is important, actually, for those of us in uniform to be open minded and be widely read. It is a university. It is important that we train and we understand and i want to understand white rage, and i am right white. I want to understand. What is it that causes thousands of people to assault this building and try to overturn the constitution of the United States . What caused that . I want to find that out. I want to maintain an open mind, and i do want to analyze it. It is important we understand that because our soldiers and guardians come from the American People. It is important that the leaders, now and in the future do understand. Ive read mile say tongue, ive read karl marx, ive read lennon, that doesnt make me a communist. What is wrong with understanding, having some situational understanding about the country for which we are here to defend . And i personally find it offensive that we are accusing the United States military, general officers, are commissioned officers of being woke, because we are studying some theories that are out there. That was started at Harvard Law School and a propose that there were laws in the United States, prior to the civil war that led to a Power Differential with African Americans covered three quarters of a human being when this country was formed. And then we had a civil war and Emancipation Proclamation to change it, and then it took another hundred years to change. I do want to know. Florida Congressman Matt Gates who did not serve in the Military Budgets mark while General Milley was testifying, also went on to troll the chairman of the joint chief on twitter saying with general like this its no wonder we fought considerably more wars than weve won. Easy enough to lava common like that from the cheap seats but then retired u. S. Army general and combat veteran Mark Hurdling tossed this out there hey matt gates, see those Stripes On General look milley s right sleeve . Each one represents six months in combat. Secretary of defense austin has more, but they arent on his suit. You really want to do this . To be fair, gates the same matt gates who faces potential Sex Trafficking Charges which he denies, did also tweet today to free Britney Spears which kind of makes them a freedom fighter. That is our broadcast for this wednesday night with our thanks for being here with us on behalf of all my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, goodnight. Ws goodnight. 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