th authoritarianism and abuse of power. >> that's what we do. we're doing our jobs, and that noise is the sound a functioning democracy ways. ted, as you know all too well, going along with trump's attacks on the media, you see death threats against journalists. you see, you know, people like, you know, my longtime friend br brian carem, april ryan, getting all kinds of death threats because they went up against trump. we'll talk about this further another time, but really appreciate the insights. thanks so much for coming on. ted boutros, thanks again for your insights tonight. we appreciate it. >> so great to be with you, jim. thanks. and toxic polarization is poisoning america, but if there's any hope of finding the antidote, we need to understand what's fueling it. john avlon unpacks it all in tonight's reality check. there he is. that's coming up next. vazalore... is the first liquid-filled aspirin capsule