deep divides over the u.s. role are growing. house republicans are in chaos. and the former president is preparing to take the stand. i'm going to discuss all of that plus new polling on the presidential race with the chair of the congressional republic -- per mila jayapal. plus, his two adult sons testified in new york last week, and donald trump himself will be under oath to new york tomorrow. the in-house law firm -- neal katyal is standing by for a full preview. and later, stacey abrams hasn't spoken extensively about the indictments in fulton county until now. i asked her about the strength of the case, the stakes for her home state, and yes, her own political future. okay, i hope you're sitting down for what i'm about to say. because you might find it a little disorienting. here it goes. we are exactly one year out from election day of 2024. one year, exactly. look, i know that for the better part of this decade, we've heard a lot of talk about certain elections being the most consequential of our lifetimes. but this one actually kind of feels like it is. a brand-new poll out today from the new york times shows donald trump leading president biden in five out of six swing states. it also shows biden leading trump by just one point, among young voters across the states. there's a while to go, but you still have to pay attention to these numbers, even at this point. so that's the state of the race. at least according to that one poll. and here are the stakes, according to joe biden. >> there comes a time, maybe every 16 generations, where the world changes. it changes in a very short time. >> are we at that time now? >> we are. and i think what happens in the next two or three years is going to determine what the world looks like for the next five or six decades. >> what is happening now and over the next few years, and what happens a year from today, both determine what the world looks like for decades. and what is happening now is a pretty high level of dysfunction in washington, and growing divisions across the country. a republican run house is barreling towards shutting down the government, and completely failing at the same time to support our allies overseas. they passed an aid package this week for israel, but not for ukraine, not for humanitarian aid in gaza, and not without -- cuts to the irs, which only adds to the deficit. they're not going to pay their taxes. in other words, the bill is dead on arrival in the senate. meaning any much needed aid will be delayed. and if speaker mike johnson's delay here wasn't bad enough, there is also republican senator tommy tuberville, who is continuing to block military promotions. that affects readiness in the middle east. even republicans are now fed up, as they should be, given the state of the crisis that we're watching overseas. on the ground in the region today, secretary of state tony blinken met with palestinian authority president abbas in the west bank, as the biden administration privately presses israeli officials to take additional steps to avoid civilian casualties in gaza. this is all happening as protests about u.s. support for israel break out across the country, with thousands gathering in d.c. this weekend. we're also seeing a sudden and disturbing surge in hate crimes amid the war in israel. antisemitic incidents have risen about 400% since the october 7th terrorist attack. and anti islamic hate crimes have risen almost 200%. cornell university actually canceled classes on friday, citing the extraordinary stress its campus and its students have been under, amid violent antisemitic threats. a pakistani american student at johns hopkins university just detailed being targeted, surrounded, and accosted by other students for being perceived as pro palestinian. that is just a taste of the divisions we've seen this week. if we look one week back, we saw deep divisions over gun legislation in the wake of the latest horrific mass shooting in lewiston, maine. if we look one week ahead, we will see stark divisions over abortion rights, as voters head to the polls in just two days in states including virginia, ohio, and pennsylvania. this is the kind of country the next president will have to deal with. they will be faced with big problems, both here and around the world. so the question one year from now is, who is best equipped to lead the country through turmoil? and between now and then, with so much division here, how do we grapple with the crisis there? joining me now is democratic congresswoman perjeta jayapal, she's chair of the professional caucus. thank you so much for joining me today. i want to start with your calls for the cease-fire in gaza, given the horrific impact on civilians we've all been watching. there have been a range of calls for a cease-fire's, and different versions of it. so i just want to ask, you when you call for a cease-fire, are you saying you want israel's military operation to end full stop and not restart? are there parameters of a military campaign that you would be comfortable with at any point? >> yes, and thanks for having me on. when i called for a cease-fire, that means a stoppage immediately of israel's bombing, and attacks, airstrikes, as well as the ground attacks. in order to make sure that we can get the hostages back, and that we can get humanitarian aid into gaza, and that we have a plan for how to move forward. i don't think the question is about whether we should allow israel to take out hamas, and whether all the international allies would be in favor of taking out hamas. that is absolutely true. the question is how to do that. and there is increasing toll, both with civilians in gaza, violence in the west bank, but also a question of whether you kill thousands and thousands of palestinians, and thousands of children, and you bomb refugee camps. even if you are taking out some hamas leaders, and it is unclear to me exactly who is being taken out. but let's say you are. the reality is, if you keep doing that, you will radicalize the population and another hamas will arise. most of the top leaders of hamas are not even in gaza, they're in other countries. and so i think we have to be clear that we need a cease-fire, and when i say cease-fire, i understand that you can't ever have a permanent cease-fire. that's not really realistic. but what you do is you call for a cease-fire. it is a negotiated settlement, which is why i say that you can at least have a cessation of hostilities immediately. but, i do think that we need to recognize that this crisis is not going to end, and hamas is not going to be taken out, unless there is a political situation that allows both israelis and palestinians to coexist with self determination next to each other. and that is something that can't happen while israel is continuing to bomb and kill innocent civilians in gaza. >> there is no question there needs to be a diplomatic solution here. congresswoman, it sounds like you are open to israel using military action if it's more targeted, if the hostages are out, if there's assistance in. you're not determining that, but you're open to a resumption of that. i just want to ask you, speaker nancy pelosi says a cease-fire is a gift to hamas. hillary clinton said the same thing, and that people demanding a cease-fire don't understand hamas. it sounds like you're not agreeing with that. what would you say about their views? >> i just don't agree with that, and i think that if you look at the history of how these conflicts have happened, i'm not talking about progressives who have said this. i'm talking about national security experts, experts on terrorism, who have written extensively about instances where countries have gone in, including israel, into lebanon, including the united states going into iraq. and what happens when you do not -- when you essentially go in without a plan for how you move forward. you might succeed, jen, in the immediate short term. you may be able to declare victory of taking out one leader or another. you do not solve the problem. and i think this is very important, and i also think it's important to recognize that the united states is increasingly isolated by saying that we are not ready to call for a cease-fire. that we are standing with israel, no matter what. that allows impunity for israel to continue to do what it has done and is doing to palestinians. killing children -- jen, i just have to say. one palestinian child is being murdered every ten minutes at the rate of killings that is happening now. nobody has forgotten what hamas has done to israel on october 7th. i have condemned that. it is horrific, it is a terrorist act, israel absolutely should, and the allies, including the united states, should go after hamas. should try to end and take out hamas, and find other solutions. but this is not the way to do it. and the united states is the largest backer of military aid to israel the idea that we cannot do anything about what israel is doing, i do not think is -- it's just not credible. the reality is that if israel continues to go in that direction, i think taxpayers, who were paying for that, deserve to be able to know that the united states is holding israel accountable to what president biden has rightly said in calling for israel to follow international humanitarian law. they are not doing that right now, john. >> congresswoman, i think this is such a complicated, heartbreaking, difficult issue. which is why it's so important to discuss it with people like you. i did want to ask you, because there's a lot of impacts here at home, as we're seeing. a friend of yours, congressman receded tlaib, released a video on friday about the war. in case our viewers haven't, i want to play a piece of it. >> we will remember in 2024. >> now, you've been very outspoken about the need for a cease-fire, about the horrors we've talked about, quite a bit in gaza as well. she is accusing president biden as supporting what she described as the genocide of palestinians in gaza. do you agree with that? >> this is heartbreaking. rashida is the only palestinian american woman in the united states congress. she has a grandmother who lives in israel, in the west bank. and the reality is that she is bringing her lived experience to bear. i don't think we can say we want diversity of views, but then not listen to what those views are. i think genocide is a very, very complicated term. i believe that we have to do everything we can to elect joe biden president. you know that i have been an extremely strong supporter of president biden on the domestic front. and i think that it's important that we recognize, though, that the reality, and i've said this to the white house privately for many weeks and then recently publicly, because i think it is important to recognize. that we have a very divided country, as you well know. you have said the polls really don't reflect where people are. i agree with you. but i will tell you this is the first time, jen, that i have felt like the 2024 election is in great trouble for the president. and for our democratic control, which is essential to moving forward. because these young people, muslim americans, arab americans, but also young people, see this conflict as a moral conflict. a moral crisis. and they are not going to be brought back to the table easily, with if we do not address this. >> no doubt, congresswoman. i think we are seeing a generational response to what's happening overseas. language also matters, and genocide is defined as the intentional destruction of an entire ethnic or religious group, and a lot of people do listen to statements made by members of congress. so i just want to make clear, do you agree with the description of this as genocide, and the president's role in that? >> i am not willing to say that yet. but i will just tell you that rashida is not the first person to say this. there are credible reports from agencies across the world and the united nations has said we are hurtling towards the genocide of palestinians. that is not an isolated view. but i think it is important for us to focus on what is actually here at the core, which is over 9000 -- i think it's somewhere near 9300 palestinians have been killed. over 3000 children, 6600 palestinian children killed. and i think that we are our 2.3 million palestinians going to go? we are they going to go? the attacks on a refugee camp, we're talking about half a mile for this refugee camp. that is the density of how many people live in that area. when you release bombs that are 2000 pound bombs in a dense area, which is something that the united states has signed on and said we will not do that, but israel has not said that. that is what israel did in the jabalia refugee camp. 2000 pound bombs, jen. and so the horrors are terrible. i think that there are families of hostages, israeli hostages, who have gone to the icc and said what hamas did is also a war crime, and qualifies as genocide. and i think we have to make sure that we are taking into account all of the innocent civilians, israeli and palestinian. but at the end of the day, international humanitarian law exists because we have learned from our past, that you cannot solve these problems by targeting innocent civilians. and the united states has to be very, very clear about this. >> congresswoman primala jayapal, thank you for joining me, for all of your clarity, and for speaking out about these issues. coming up next, donald trump is set to testify in his own fraud trial in new york city. -- what they're expecting to see. and later, my wide-ranging interview with stacey abrams. i'll ask her about the fulton county indictments, whether trump should serve time in prison if he's convicted, ande what she thinks the political landscape looks like one year out from election day. we're back, after a quick break. k break. he hits his mark —center stage—and is crushed by a baby grand piano. you're replacing me? 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now, we've seen this tactic work for trump in the world of politics, calling investigations witch hunts, insisting on perfect phone calls, attacking prosecutors as deranged, and telling anyone who will listen about stolen elections. and his people tend to follow him. but in a court of law, where the entire point is to settle the facts of a matter based on the law, trump's usual strategy is clearly falling short. he and his team have insisted that their fraudulent activity was just business as usual. nothing to see here. this is just the real estate business in new york, and you all just don't get it out there. for instance, trump's lead lawyer said that the inflated value of trump's assets simply reflects the change in a complex and sophisticated real estate development corporation. that's it, nothing to see here. and for trump brothers john junior and eric, this is about them, two leaders of the company, it's all just a classic case of accountants being accountants. >> before even having a day in court, i'm apparently guilty, guilty of fraud for relying on my accountants to do, wait for it, accounting. >> i just don't seem to recall anything about this. it i operate properties, i don't focus on appraisals. >> for all of their talk about pouring concrete, give me a break with that and not focusing on appraisals, -- to their direct knowledge about the fraudulent financial statements. their direct knowledge, of course. words for the attorney general pointed out that they said the office was 33,000 square feet, when it really is 11,000. that's quite a difference. john junior then passed along those questions to a trump organization lawyer, noting that there was a quote, insane amount of stuff there. one week later, the younger donald trump still signed off on a statement that falsely claimed the penthouse was 30,000 square feet. so basically, he echoed the lie, even though he knew better. and then there's eric trump, who initially testified that he didn't know anything about the financial statements until recently. when confronted by the evidence, he acknowledged that he was aware of them as far back as 2013. see, the trump's can gaslight to the cameras outside the courthouse. they may do that tomorrow. they can post online about their complaints and conspiracies, which they certainly will still do. they can describe trump's mood as defiant, which is how they're describing how he's feeling going into tomorrow. but ultimately, that playbook doesn't work inside the confines of a courthouse. and this strategy that has worked for donald trump so well in politics might end up actually costing him big-time in this case. our in-house law firm is of weissman and catyall is here to discuss all of it, and they're coming up after a very quick break. but i'm protected with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. rsv can be serious for those over 60, including those with asthma, diabetes, copd, and certain other conditions. but i'm protected. arexvy is proven to be over 82% effective in preventing lower respiratory disease from rsv and over 94% effective in those with these health conditions. arexvy does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients. those with weakened immune systems may have a lower response to the vaccine. the most common side effects are injection site pain, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and joint pain. i chose arexvy. rsv? 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>> it's a hobson's choice. i think both are a problem, so jen, i think you're absolutely right at the start to say this trial is not going well for donald trump. there is no doubt about that. the judge has already basically found fraud. trump has a choice tomorrow, does he continue the 440 times of asserting the fifth amendment or not? the case for him taking the fifth amendment is he's basically going to probably purger himself one way or another, if he takes the stand. he also is known for giving meandering testimony, so in that deposition, that lasted like seven hours or something like that, he kind of randomly says different things about different -- at all times. and the jean carroll thing, he went so far as to say if you are a star historically, then you're allowed to grope women. so if he does actually take the stand, i expect the new york attorney generals office to basically give him a lot of rope. on the other, and if he doesn't take the stand, then new york law, because it's a civil case, not a criminal, says the judge can infer everything against you. so you can read trump's silence to be the absolute worst. so, you know, i can't imagine having a client like this. it's a little hard -- >> you're probably not a candidate for being hired by him. or would you. andrew, what do you think here? i guess he could not take the stand, i guess you're saying. even though he is scheduled to. he could plead the fifth 400 times again. what do you think his best tactic here is? >> well, he obviously has to appear in court. he is subpoenaed as a witness, so he will showed up. whether he decides to answer all of the questions i think remains to be seen. i think some of that goes to the strategy that the attorney generals office uses. now, as you noted, there are a lot of things that they could cross examine him on that go to the size of his apartment, how he valued mar-a-lago, sort of black and white issues that i think it's extremely hard for him to come up with a consistent theory that's not going to get him into a lot of trouble. but they could also go big in the questioning, and asked about all of the lies that are laid out, according to the government, in the d.c. case and in the florida case. in other words, it's relevant that the attorney general's office says they're dealing with somebody who sort of lies as we live and breathe. and so i think when it gets to questioning that might go big, he could take the fifth and say if it relates directly to those outstanding criminal cases, i'm not going to answer. but i think he really is going to be sort of forced to answer strategically, because as neal says, if he doesn't answer, this whole case is over. the court gets to say i'm finding against you just based on your fifth amendment. >> so these cases are all very different. there's a lot of cases donald trump is navigating right now. but if you're jack smith, fani willis, what are you watching for? they all watch each of those cases, what are you looking for? >> two things. one, procedure, one substance which trials are going when, because they all have to work in some sort of a sequence. so with respect to the trial tomorrow, that's not, fair because that's already started. and you're just watching, is that guy donald trump a different animal when he's on the stand then when he's out in front of the cameras? my suspicion is not, but trump is afraid. he's always been afraid of being questioned, particularly under oath. the guy's afraid of being questioned in the republican debate. so that's why he's not going, and we all know that the truth is not exactly an element of republican debates. but nonetheless, he's afraid of even showing up there. so given that, i think you're going to be watching what kinds of things what might we get him to answer in a court. >> andrew, real quick before we let you to go, what you expect the headline to be tomorrow, when the day wraps? >> i think it's going to be about his incredible answers about the size of the mar-a-lago evaluation, and about the size of his trump tower apartment. i think those are such concrete, clear things that i think that something that newspapers, reporters are going to latch onto. because everyone can sort of understand clear black and white issues, and i don't see a way out for trump in giving an explanation here. >> andrew weissmann, neal katyal, thank you both for joining us. lots to watch tomorrow, we'll be on tomorrow night at eight. we'll talk all about it. next, one-on-one with stacey abrams. she has some thoughts about whether conviction can change anyone's mind about donald trump. he --. i'm richard louis here is what happened. california 30s are investigating it run at stanford university is a possible aid crime. the victim is a muslim student of arab descent. he released a statement from the hospital today urging everyone to spread face in the love in the face of hatred. the driver's not yet been found. and the death toll from friday's massive earthquake in nepal is going to get a least 157 people. officials warn that number will continue to rise as rescue workers dig through the rubble. more inside with jen psaki after the break. after thbre eak. 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[dog barks] no it's just a bunny! only pay for what you need. ♪liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty.♪ >> well, there are lots of factors that led to joe biden's victory in georgia in 2020. one of them was undoubtedly a massive effort to drive up voter turnout, led by stacey abrams and a network of activists. one of the places where that effort paid off was in fulton county, which is now the home to the historic indictment of donald trump and 18 codefendants. stacey abrams had not spoken extensively about this case until i spoke down with her for a very wide ranging conversation this week. >> let's dig into fulton county, because you have not spoken extensively about the case against donald trump and his codefendants. let me just start with, what is your reaction to the indictment? >> i believe in our justice system, and as a former attorney, i respect very much the importance of allowing the judicial system to play itself out. to let the process unfold. i think that the district attorney has done an assiduous job of building the cases that she's built. we have seen four people plead guilty early on, and we know that there are additional defendants, including the former president. the responsibility that we have is to keep our eye on the ball, which is that this is about election conspiracy and attempting to undermine how our process works. no politician is entitled to it, i know that personally. but we are all in entitled to trust the process. and when that process is threatened by outside actors who are willing to undermine election security and undermine and commit fraudulent acts to achieve their ends, then they are forwarding the word of the people. yes, we have the right to question systems. absolutely. but what we do not have the right to do is manufacture information and manufacture crises in order to achieve political ends. >> so you have of course run for office in georgia, you've hinted that you don't necessarily think that republicans in georgia will be moved by these indictments, or this process, unless there's something significant that happens. i heard that, analyzed it as a conviction. do you think something like that could play out in the court system, between now and next november? is that even possible? >> i think the speed of the trials will be entirely determined by the judge and the evidence presented. and the defense has presented. we don't know if the defense is going to do. i would say that in politics, people have fairly hard and belief systems. and those who have seen the former president and action over the last seven years, they know who he is. i am not certain that the outcome of this case itself will shift their beliefs, because it's a question of whether you believe in him, whether you like what he did when he was in office. those are two different dynamics. and there are those who may revile his behavior but celebrate the outcomes. and that's the case where i think no one who shares my political values should get comfortable. we should not presume that the inputs necessarily connect to the outputs. and there are those who may not care for the persona of donald trump, or even his actions, but do you believe that he is the standard bearer for what they want to see, and that's the place where i'm doing political analysis, we should focus. we should focus on what good we can get done, and not presume that a conviction is going to necessarily change the belief system of someone who likes what he does. >> that's such an interesting point. because intellectually, many people whose share our views might say, well if he is convicted then that will change peoples minds. it sounds like you're saying it may not. it probably won't. >> i grew up in a region of the country where politicians got indicted a lot and still kept their jobs, or came back. >> there are certain minimum requirements in georgia law under the r.i.c.o. statute, as you referenced, including jail time. but we're talking about a former president here. there's a range of views on this. if he is convicted, do you think he should serve the minimum requirements? >> my belief is that there is a status associated with holding the highest office in the land. but that does not exonerate you, or exempt you from having to face punishment. i would argue that depending on what he is convicted of, if he is convicted, there will certainly be a conversation about how to hold him accountable. and if jail time is appropriate, i believe that the court and the prosecution will negotiate what that looks like. >> and determine, nobody is above the law. >> nobody is above the law. however, we recognize if there are different needs for communities. there are people who are given not protections, because they are better people, but protections because they face different outcomes. i think it is disingenuous to believe that a former president is going to be treated the same in terms of incarceration. we have to understand that there are threats that come along with having held that job that will have to be taken into account when determining punishment. >> and they will determine that through the legal process, you are saying you would be comfortable with their determination. >> absolutely. >> i want to ask you about threats, because this is something that has just been on the rise. i know that you have been the subject of threats, many people have. a man was just indicted for threatening fani willis, as well as of course the fulton county sheriff. fani willis revealed earlier this year that her office was receiving some pretty vilel messages, which i am not going to quote. but extremely vile and offensive and threatening. how much do you think the former president's rhetoric has contributed to these types of threats that we're seeing against prosecutors, and others in the legal system? >> it is absolutely connected. the former president has been blithe in his willingness to use invective to make his points. i think unfortunately, he ignores that people who hear him do not see it as rhetoric. they see it as instructional. and as somebody who has seen my threat level increase when he sends out a tweet or makes a comment, i know that there's connective tissue between his willingness to demean and undermine, and to cast aspersions, and the response of the public to say that this is an instruction manual for how we should respond and defend donald trump, or defend some of the ethos that we think is true. >> you ran against brian kemp and you've been outspoken about the impact that he and others have had on suppressing voters and voter laws across the state. his role in speaking out against what donald trump did leading up to 2020, and some of the republicans, has received a lot of contention. it was all over the indictment, maybe led in part to the indictment. do you worry that that's going to give him and others a free pass for what they've done to suppress voters in the past? that people won't forget about that? >> it already has. brian kemp did not commit a crime, which is what donald trump called on him to do. and i applaud his refusal to commit a crime. i applaud his refusal to overturn an election that was rightfully conducted. but, that does not create a hero. doing your job is the expectation we should have. and one of the challenges of the last eight years has been a lowering of our threshold for what we expect of public officials. it is insufficient that you are lauded for simply doing the job you are hired to do. and then you get to erase the bad you continue to do. the work done by brian kemp and brad raffensperger to undermine access to the elections for average georgians continues to reverberate. and it is a terrible, terrible stain on our democracy. you don't get to claim that you are a defender of democracy when you're still engaged in behavior that undermines it. i can very easily separate yes, thank you brian kemp for not suborning a terrible auction, but that does not exempt you from the bad actions you've already committed. >> more of my conversation with stacey abrams is coming up after this break. you'll hear her thoughts on the race for president, as we mark one year to election day. stay with us. like here. and here. not so much here. farxiga reduces the risk of kidney failure which can lead to dialysis. ♪far-xi-ga♪ farxiga can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract or genital yeast infections, and low blood sugar. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking farxiga and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this infection, an allergic reaction, or ketoacidosis. when you have chronic kidney disease, it's time to ask your doctor for farxiga. because there are places you want to be. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. ♪far-xi-ga♪ ( ♪♪ ) growing up, hughes and cowboys were one and the same. my daddy's a cowboy. i'm a cowboy and i'm raising a cowgirl. and discovering that my family come from farmers, for generations. this life is in our blood. and we ain't stopping no time soon. give the gift of family heritage with ancestry. okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. 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>> i think president joe biden has been an exceptional president on a range of issues, he has overperformed expectations. he has navigated incredibly difficult circumstances, and he has shown that he is willing to stand with the people of georgia, with the people of this country, to move the nation forward. we have to remember what we face if we want to continue to hold on what we've had. but we can't ignore the fact that peoples lives are harder. and this is not because of the president, it is because of the global issues and international challenges, and market conditions, and a whole host of things that don't matter to you when you're sitting at your kitchen table. but for elected officials and those of us who want to see people show up and vote, and participate, and reelect joe biden, we have to meet people where they are. they have baked in the successes they've seen. they need to know what's next. and i think president biden is doing a great job of laying out what that could look like, and painting that picture. >> one of the groups that has been traditionally democratic voters, that has been dissatisfied with the president in recent weeks is the muslim american community. given his support for israel, and their military response to the terrorist attack. let me start with the substance. do you agree with what those have been calling for, a cease-fire? >> i agree with secretary blinken and with senator john ossoff, and others. we have a humanitarian crisis unfolding. and let's begin with this. the october 7th attack on israel's unfathomable. it is horrific, and it cannot be allowed to stand. they have the right to defend themselves, and i am proud that the united states stands with israeli democracy. we also know that gazan families are facing bombardment, food shortages, medical shortages, they are landlocked because the rafah gate is insufficient for their exit. and unfortunately, again and again, they have faced the extraordinary trauma, not only of the tragic loss of life, but the loss of children's lives. we have to be able to allow israel to defend itself, but also hold them accountable for the humanitarian cost of that defense. and so i believe that the cease-fire is one of the tools that could be considered. but there has to be humanitarian operation that does recognize that innocent civilians are paying the price for a terrorist organization's actions. >> that's politics. we're talking politics about all of this, but there is this possibility of a third party challenger. they've kept that option on the table, there are a number of names that are thrown out there, the argument is that the american people are dissatisfied with both donald trump and joe biden, and a percentage of people want an alternative. what do you make of that argument, but also what do you think the impact would be on the state of georgia, a key state, in determining the outcome here, if there's a third party candidacy? >> while i believe that if you can stand for office and you are qualified, it is your right to do so, i think the structural nature of elections in the united states for the presidency tend to diminish the utility of a third party. i think that the satisfaction with president biden is strong and high, i do not see a third party candidate making inroads in georgia or any other places. >> could it help elect donald trump in georgia? could it help him win georgia? >> i have not seen that third party candidacy will have any real effect. >> i want to ask you about the vice president, because she has been under a huge amount of scrutiny through her entire time in office. i think there's a lot of reasons for this. but i want to ask you, as a prominent woman of color who's run for office, do you think that she would be receiving the same critiques if she was white? >> no. >> no, not at all? >> no. we will always question the person behind the person. but we cannot ignore the misogyny and racism that remain very prevalent in our politics. and for those behaviors that don't rise to either misogyny or racism, there's also just indifference. our expectations are set for the traditional white male president. >> that's what it's always been. >> it's what it's always been. we are not always great with new. but more importantly, i know that if you filter through the critiques, if you think about how she is castigated, it is inextricably linked to race and gender. i applaud the poise with which she has responded. >> have you ruled out running for office in the future? >> no. politics is a part of what i am, and part of what i do. my approach is to do the work. politics is one of the tools that i can use to do so. the work that i do, supporting small businesses and defending diversity, equity, and inclusion. the work i'm doing with rewiring america on electrifying everything. all of those are facets to what i believe in most importantly, which is that we should have the right to succeed. the freedom to be successful, the freedom to dream of what can be, and politics is one of the tools that i can use. but for right now, i'm focusing on some other things. >> thank you to stacey abrams for spending a bunch of time with me earlier this week. i've got some exciting announcements about some guests that will be joining me on the show tomorrow night. that's coming up, after a quick break. 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