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Sharpton is not an smytantisem. Any suggestion of that this announcer this is cnn goes to show that the trump war breaking news. Welcome to the lead. Room doesnt have real things to im jake tapper. Go and talk about, so they are right now President Trump is in california to visit the border grasping for straws. With mexico. Any minute, he is expected to everyone, stick around. Take a tour of a new section of six months after Jamal Khashoggis murder, saudi arabia is detaining two americans and border eventsing. Its not only its not the its a Replacement Border fence that Officials Say has been only u. S. Ally that feels like its okay to grab americans and planned dating back to 2009, throw them in a cell, lately. Before donald trump was even running for president. Why is that . Stay with us. And theres a real divide within the Trump Administration about whether this fence is actually with uncontrolled moderatetosevere eczema, the trump border wall, as it or atopic dermatitis. Says, on that plaque, bolted. You feel like youre itching all the time. Into it. Reading that it is, quote, first and you never know how your skin will look. Section of President Trumps border wall. Because deep within your skin. This barrier has been planned,. An overly sensitive immune system. In some way, shape, or form for. Could be the cause. At least a decade, but trump is, so help heal your skin from within. Of course, the one who pushed with dupixent. For funding and made it a dupixent is not a steroid,. And it continuously treats your eczema. Priority. Thus, the money was finally allocated in 2017 with a design. Even when you cant see it. That the president approved. At 16 weeks, nearly four times more patients and Border Agents do give the president credit for making this taking dupixent saw clear or almost clear skin a priority, which in their view, compared to those not taking it. Neither obama nor bush did. And patients saw a significant reduction in itch. Significantly. Now, detractors, however, they do not use if you are allergic to dupixent. Can point out that this is not being paid for by mexico. Serious allergic reactions can occur, and a running joke among border including anaphylaxis, a severe reaction. Agents, im told by a good tell your doctor if you have new or worsening eye problems, source, is that the selfcongratulatory plaque will including eye pain or changes in vision. Serve as a decent foothold for if you are taking asthma medicines, those looking to hop the fence. Do not change or stop your asthma medicine and then theres this. Without talking to your doctor. This fencing is decidedly not an help heal your skin from within. Ask your eczema specialist about dupixent. Immense concrete wall, as trump promised it would be, on the campaign trail. The president was convinced by new lower price. Experts in his administration wow. Thats a lot of asparagus. That bollard fencing was smarter yeah, you said get a bunch of asparagus. Than a wall, so he went with that. And you can give him credit for oh, you. That. But at the end of the day, we a bunch. Have a fence with a plaque on it i. Thought you kinda. Calling it a wall. A bunch. Which however you slice it, its get 2 medium, every day at marcos, 1topping pizzas for just 6. 99 each. Kind of strange. Perhaps in a similar vein, the because it takes two. President s visit today comes after he retreated from his to make a great everyday value. Threat to close the southern every store. Every day. Border altogether and after he the italian way. Suddenly withdrew his pick for hello primo. I. C. E. Director. Cnns Kaitlan Collins is in san ysidro, california. If your moderate to severeor crohns symptoms and kaitlan, why is the president now backing off this are holding you back, threat to close the border . And your Current Treatment hasnt worked well enough reporter well, jake, the president says its because mexico is apprehending more it may be time for a change. People, preventing them from coming up to the u. S. Border. But also, hes heeding warnings ask your doctor about entyvio®, from not only business leaders, the only biologic developed and approved but also republican officials, just for uc and crohns. Who have been telling the entyvio® works at the site of inflammation in the gi tract, president for days that closing down the border would be and is clinically proven to help many devastating economically to the patients achieve both symptom relief and remission. United states. It was going to affect ports of infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen entries like the ones behind me, san ysidro, one of the busiest during or after treatment. In the western hemisphere and entyvio® may increase risk of infection, responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars in trade which can be serious. And also thousands of people pml, a rare, serious, potentially fatal brain crossing back and forth every day, going to their homes, going infection caused by a virus may be possible. To their offices. Responsible for communities like tell your doctor if you have an infection this. And it would greatly affect them. Right now, jake, the president experience frequent infections or have flulike symptoms, or sores. Seems to be heeding those warnings, for now. Liver problems can occur with entyvio®. I never changed my mind at if your uc or crohns treatment isnt working for you, all. I may shut it down at some ask your gastroenterologist point. Reporter President Trump on about entyvio®. The border today after backing entyvio®. Off his threat to close it. Relief and remission within reach. I would rather do tariffs. Reporter though officials insisted hed follow through it certainly isnt a bluff. You can take the president seriously. Reporter the president now says hell give mexico a year to stop the surge of Central American migrants and drugs crossing the u. S. Border. If they dont, were going to tariff their cars at 25 . Coming into the United States. Reporter today, trump praised mexico after blasting the country last week. Because mexico has been absolutely terrific for the last four days. Theyre apprehending everybody. Reporter a dhs official tells cnn, mexico has apprehended 1,000 migrants a day, double the levels from last week. On his flight to the border town of calexico, trump tweeted, hell be visiting a portion of the new wall being built. But what hell see is a far cry from what he promised on the campaign trail. Ill tell you what its going to be made of. Its going to be made of hardened concrete. Reporter trump will be standing in front of an upgraded section of fencing that already existed. That fencing is now 30 feet height, and bears a plaque with the president s name. I think part of thats just a its an optic, to have the president stand in front of the wall indicates immediately to any viewer that hes at the border. Reporter trumps visit coming just hours after the white house suddenly withdrew the nomination for the director of immigration and customs enforcement. Rons a good man, but were going in a tougher direction. We want to go in a tougher direction. Reporter three sources tell cnn, Senior Adviser Stephen Miller directly lobbied the president to pull ron vitellos nomination, arguing he was soft on closing the southern border. The move blindsided dhs officials, who until friday morning thought it was a clerical error. A source telling cnn, even dhs secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was unaware the nomination with us being pulled and still hasnt our world lead now. The state department confirming officially been told. To cnn that two u. S. Citizens are among those who have been now, jake, ron vitello is a arrested and detained by saudi authorities after a crackdown on 30year veteran of Border Patrol the kingdoms critics on and he was scheduled to be with the president on this trip thursday. This seems to be the first massive roundup of saudi today, by yesterday he was told he was not going to be coming dissidents since right after the murder of Washington Post any longer and now today he journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Finds out he is no longer going but as cnns Michelle Kosinski to be the i. C. E. Director, reports, saudi arabia is hardly either. And kaitlan, one source close the only autocratic regime to detain americans since president to the white house noted that they had just burned a lot of Political Capital for his trump took office. Nomination, apparently for reporter if you thought the brutal murder of washington nothing. Reporter yeah, dhs officials post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by saudi officials would keep werent the only people blindsided by this. The crown prince on his best republican lawmakers were, too, people who have been trying to behavior for a while, it didnt get this guy confirmed to this last long. Position. Now the kingdom has rounded up a and also, this is someone whos been leading the i. C. E. Agency group of activists, including since last summer. And now theyre deciding to two american citizens, a withdraw his nomination at a time when enforcement officials journalist and a physician. Say that their system is at a seven people in total according breaking point. To cnn sources under arrest, all writers and bloggers interested thats the confessiusion here. But also, theres some inside in social reforms and womens the white house, too, jake. Rights in this latest saudi because some are wondering, if crackdown. Dont given, dont despair. Stooem we will not. Reporter just this week, Stephen Miller is saying this guy isnt hardline enough to secretary of state mike pompeo represent the president in this spoke to family members of capacity, then who is going to be able to do that . Who is hardline enough to meet american hostages, like journalist austin tice in syria the white houses standards, that can also get confirmed by and those who have lost loved ones like Otto Warmbier in north congress . Jake. Kaitlan collins traveling korea. I want you all to know that i with President Trump, thank you am not here today to instill in so much. Joining me now is republican senator john kennedy of louisiana. Senator, thank you so much for you any false hope. Joining us. We appreciate it. As kaitlan just reported, the sometimes our best simply is not enough. Reporter the Trump Administration has made some white house suddenly withdrew energetic efforts to bring americans home, more than a the nomination of ronald vitello dozen in the last two years. And some tough cases. To lead i. C. E. Finally freed from north korea, he was on track but senior venezuela, egypt, the Coleman Family from pakistan, pastor adviser stooemephen miller convd the president to pull the brunson from turkey. Nomination because he didnt the president clearly revels in think vitello was tough enough. Whats your take on all of this . These successes. Yet, still, many nations remain undeterred to arrest more the president apparently did this without consulting americans, both friends and congress, without consulting secretary nielsen . Foes, saudi arabia, turkey, well, the president , jake, is russia, china, iran. Entitled to surround himself not long after trump publicly with advisers of his choice. Said the arrest of a chinese telecoms executive on u. S. I dont want us to take our eye off the ball here. Charges might help in trade were at the breaking point at talks with china, as if this was politically motivated, cnn the border. Learned there are now multiple in march, we had 100,000 people american residents believed held come into this country in chinas vast internment illegally. Thats the most in ten years. Camps. Because trump is showing were on track to set records disdain and disrespect for the rule of law, that theres not going to be any repercussions if here. And i look, personnel, thats they do the same. Up to the president. Reporter some analysts say the administration has been but the new head of i. C. E. , alone, cant solve this problem. Inconsistent. The administration, while doing well in some areas, has the United States congress is not done well in others. Going to have to help. And frankly, we need help from and therefore has a mixed our Central American friends and reputation. For example, not yet opening from mexico, as well. A hostageonly communications well, youre kind of making my point, because this is, channel with iran. Obviously, a time theres a a former Administration Official says the u. S. Has been insisting humanitarian crisis at the that the at least five americans held there need to be released border. It is a difficult time. Before there can be discussion the u. S. Government is facing of anything else. A stance some experts feel wont this very challenging situation. Work. And trumps refusals to hold and then, for whatever reason, north Koreas Kim Jongun this nominee, this to be head responsible for Otto Warmbiers death. He tells me that he didnt of i. C. E. Is kind of ig nan know about it and i will take him at his word. Reporter or the Saudi Crown Prince for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi send the message that some things, no matter how brutal, can be explained away mousily thrown by the side of for those at the top. The road. Yes, the president can do this, but isnt the way this is being the saudis arent commenting on the americans held there, but as done without consulting you and your colleagues in the senate, for americans detained around without consulting secretary the world, its tough to know nielsen, doesnt that kind of undermine the whole argument exactly how many there are. That this is a real crisis that some arent made public, some are released after a short amount of time, but experts on were in . Well, jake, im hesitant to this subject tell us the best comment, because i just dont know why the president did it. Estimates they go by is that i dont know the background. I mean, you know, if its mr. Currently 3,000 americans are held globally and about 100 of miller had second thoughts, he those are considered hostages. Probably should have expressed jake . Michelle kosinski, thank you those thoughts as first thoughts very much. A little while ago. Two of President Trumps latest picks for financial seats but the worlds not going to give a whole new meaning to the spin off its axis, here. We do need a competent person, phrase, keep your friends close. Stay with us. [farmers bell] an aggressive person, whos head of i. C. E. But weve got bigger problems than that, frankly, right now at the border. And i know weve been through this in the last six months where the democrats say, we dont have a problem at the border and the republicans say, we do. Weve got a problem at the border absolutely. Its not like the problem we used to have. Yeah, absolutely. But weve got a serious problem. Sure, especially with all of these families coming and there isnt the housing to take them all in. And keep them. I want you to take a listen to driver relax, its just a bug. The secretary go ahead, sir. Thats not a bug, thats not a bug well, i was just going to burke hit and drone. Seen it, covered it. Say, there are two problems. Number one, our asylum laws need we know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum to be changed. Number two, you know, rather than cutting off the money to el the way you triumph over adversity. Salvador and guatemala and our other Central American and live your lives. Countries, i would like to see the president call an thats why we redesigned humira. Immigration summit with the we wanted to make the experience president of mexico and el better for you. Salvador and guatemala and now theres less pain immediately following injection. Nicaragua and honduras and say, weve reduced the size of the needle lets say, how can we solve this and removed the citrate buffers. Problem . Similar to what we did with and it has the same effectiveness you know and trust. Humira citratefree is here. Colombia, when we had a lot of problems with the drug of a little change can make a big difference. Colombia in the late 1990s and humira can lower your ability to fight infections. In 2000, into the next decade, serious and sometimes fatal infections, we sat down with the president including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lymphoma, of colombia, we put up some of the money in return for specific have happened, as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, commitments. But i think that would help a and new or worsening heart failure. Tell your doctor if youve been to areas where certain lot. But, but the thing that would fungal infections are common help the most is to design some and if youve had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flulike symptoms or sores. Asylum laws that looks like somebody designed them on purpose. All you have to do right now, dont start humira if you have an infection. Jake, as you know, is make it to ask your doctor american soil, say the magic about humira citratefree. Words, youre turned free into heres to you. The country, youre told to come back in two years to court. And of course, nobody ever turns plants capture co2. Back up. Well you know, you could you what if other kinds of plants captured it too . Could drive over around d. C. , pick the first person sleeping if these industrial plants had technology under the interstate and say, that captured carbon like trees can you draw up some asylum we could help lower emissions. Laws . And theirs would make better Carbon Capture is Important Technology sense than the ones we have right now. And experts agree. I know youre speaking thats why were working on ways to improve it. Hyperbolically. I think statistics show most so plants. People do show up for their can be a little more. Hearings. But i take your point, central like plants. American and asylum laws, that is the situation. You talked about a summit. Homeland security secretary k Kirstjen Nielsen actually had a summit last week in honduras i know, its not enough the president needs to do it. She was on chris cuomos show last night. I want to see what you think about something. Lets roll that sound. In this environment right now where you want focus on the kids and the families, why is the president going down to view fencing and not going to see the kids . Well, i think part of thats just a its an optic. Now, i know youre talking about the humanitarian crisis, im talking about the humanitarian crisis, both of us have been talking about it for a long time. The president is very fixated and focused on the wall. Now, i understand in his view, the wall is part of the solution to the humanitarian crisis, because it will deter people from coming. But dont you think theres also this other side of it, and if the president went and met with these refugees, that might also help get something done . Well, yes. The short answer, yes. Look, we do need a wall. But a wall alone is not going to stop the problem. We do have some unsavory people coming across the border, gang members, drug dealers. But weve got a lot of people coming from Central America out of fear, not hunger, fear. Their countries are being run by gangs. I saw a recent survey done by vanderbilt university, something like, depending on the country, between a third and a half of the people in our Central American countries have been victims of crime within the past year. And usually, its extortion. And so theyre leaving. And thats why i want to see and im glad that the homeland what do you look for i want free access to research. Yep, td ameritrades got that. Secretary, Homeland Security secretary went down there, but free access to every platform. The president this is a job for the president. He needs to call a central yeah, that too. I dont want any trade minimums. Yeah, i totally agree, they dont have any of those. American immigration summit, i want to know what im paying upfront. Invite the president of mexico, yes, absolutely. Do you just say yes to everything . The president s of the northern hm. Well i say no to kale. Triangle countries, say, look, mm. Lets sit down. Yeah, they say if you blanch it its better, youve got a problem in your country. Its causing a problem in my but that seems like a lot of work. No hidden fees. Country. Were willing to put up some no platform fees. No trade minimums. And yes, its all at one low price. Money in return for specific td ameritrade. Commitments. We did the same thing in 1999 with plan colombia with colombia. Now, thats the root of this problem. We also need to ask for some cooperation from our democratic friends. We need to change the asylum laws. They make no sense. Okay. Senator kennedy, stay right in our money lead now, the there. We have some breaking news. And i want to get your reaction dow gained 40 points at the closing bell a short time ago to it. Some lawyers hired by president after hiring leaped back to trump have sent a letter to the life. Treasury department after a key todays jobs report showing the House Democrat demanded economy added close to 200,000 President Trumps tax returns. Jobs last month alone, a great cnns pamela brown joins me now. Rebound from february, when only pamela, what are you learning . 33,000 jobs were added. Well, were learning that the lowest number since 2017. Lawyers that the president has the Unemployment Rate also held hired to represent him in this strong at 3. 8 , the same as tax fight just sent a letter moments ago to the treasury february. President trump today pumped up department, pushing back on this those very promising economic request from the house ways and numbers while also trying to Means Committee chairman for the president s tax returns over the direct the otherwise fiercely last six years. These are lawyers from consavoi independent Federal Reserve on economic policy. Mccarthy park law firm, saying i personally think the fed the chairman does not have a should drop rates. Legitimate purpose in requesting i think they really slowed us the president s tax returns and down. Theres no inflation. Critics say the president is that this would set a bad trying to stack the federal precedent, saying this is all about politics. Heres one of the sentences from reserves board of governors, the letters, jake, saying his request is a transparent effort which is specifically designed to remain free of political pressure, in order to keep the good times rolling while hes in by one Political Party to harass an official from the other party, because they dislike his office and in particular, his politics and speech. 2016 economic adviser, stephen so, basically saying that even moore and herman cain of 999 if they do say they have plan president ial fame, faces legitimate purpose here, that the president seen many times on really, its all about politics cable news. And not liking the president , lets go to cnns cristina because hes in a different alesci. And how are three picks being party. It also notes the fact that the viewed in the business community, more in herman cain . President s tax returns are under audit, according to the president. Now, as we know, jake, tax well, there are serious concerns about both mens returns can still be released, even if they are under audit. Qualifications and whether they can make objective decisions in and they also asked the treasury the best interest of the u. S. Economy and ignore pressure from department to consult with the their friend, President Trump. Department of justice on this both economists and executives before doing anything, saying that this is an unprecedented that ive been speaking to have been expressing skepticism. Request. And an Administration Official last night, i asked jpmorgan ceo telling my colleague, jim jamie dimon whether moore and acosta, that lawyers are willing to fight this all the way to the supreme court. It appears, jake, this fight cain are right for the job . Just beginning. Pamela brown, thank you so i know them from seeing them much for that breaking news. Let me bring back senator john on tv. Ive never sat down and had a kennedy from louisiana. Long conversation. Senator, your reaction to the they dont seem like the right president s legal teams letter people to be on the fed. To the Treasury Department . Some background, moore was an adviser to trumps 2016 jake, i will be very blunt. Campaign. Hes better known as a political pundit than an economist. Chairman neal, powerful man, he also worked here at cnn as a head of ways and means, i know contributor and had fiery exchanges, defending the president. As for cain, hes also known for hes an adult, but i dont think hes like a real adult. A president ial campaign, his he says that he needs trumps own. Just last year, cain announced a Political Action committee to tax returns. Counter the socalled resistance to President Trump, saying it he says its policy, not had become unhinged and absurd. Politics. He has said, i think on cnn, that the reason he needs them is but unlike moore, at least cain has some experience in the that he needs to determine how Federal Reserve system, but the one thing that might jeopardize well the irs is auditing his potential nomination, Sexual Harassment allegations. Hes denied them, but just taxpayers. I cant believe he really thinks the American People are going to today, an attorney representing fall for that. One of the accusers issued a statement. She says, anyone who uses their it must really suck to be that position of power to take dumb. Advantage of a woman does not look, this is very simple. Possess the character, betti mr. Neal wants to screw with the president. He doesnt think the president integrity, or values required to ought to be president. Reserve on the Federal Reserve board. I tried to reach representative well, you know, words cant cain and havent heard back yet. Express how much i dont care. Its not mr. Neals call. Jake . Cristina alesci, thank you so the American People have chosen much. Donald trump as president. Appreciate it. Tune in this sunday morning to if you dont like it, in two state of the join. My guests will be the white house director of the economic years, you can vote against him. In the meantime, dont screw couns with him, let him try to be council, larry kudlow michael president. Now, mr. Neal is not in good bennett, and congressman adam schiff, the chairman of the faith. Nobody believes hes in good house intelligence committee. Thats at 9 00 a. M. At noon eastern on sunday morning. You can follow me on facebook faith. And twitter jaketapper. This is wildly dishonest. You can tweet the sho this is thoroughly in bad faith. Show theleadcnn. We actually read them. Our coverage on cnn continues and i dont blame the president right now. For pushing back. Theres no requirement that he have a great weekend. Turn over his taxes. If i were running for president , would i turn over my taxes . Ly si will see you on sunday. Yeah. But theres no requirement. Happening now, breaking and trump said, im not going to turn over my taxes, theyre news. Being audited. Attacks and defend. President trump digs in against democrats demands for six years the American People knew that when they voted for him or of his tax returns. His lawyers have written to the didnt vote for him. Department of the treasury, he won the election. Citing legal arguments why the and mr. Neal, you know, i dont president should not comply as mean any disrespect, but hes an Administration Official warns of a Long Court Battle ahead. Not fooling anybody. He just wants to get these taxes bordering on confusion. To screw with the president. Well, you say President Trump visiting the you can vote against him, but border with mexico and a section enough is enough. Of the border barrier, hes backing down on threats to close you said you dont mean any disrespect, but you said, it the border but for claims, and must suck to be that dumb. Im quoting him now, our country is full. Let me just take the opportunity iced out. To say to chairman neal, if he hours before he was supposed to accompany the president to the wants to come on the show, he is border, the nominee more than welcome to come and defend himself. But were running out of time, senator kennedy, and i know you want to talk about this new legislation that would stop Government Employees from using ndas, nondisclosure agreements from silencing workplace Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault victims. I should point out, your bill would just protect government workers. Does that go far enough . I wish we could go further and maybe eventually, we will. Its real simple. It says, if youre a federal official or a state official and youre accused of Sexual Harassment and you settle the lawsuit, you cant keep it quiet, unless the victim wants to keep it quiet. No nondisclosure agreement unless the victim agrees. If youre spending tax mary money, taxpayers needs to know, even if they even if youre not spending taxpayer money, voters still need to know. Just because youre accused of something, doesnt mean youre guilty. But these facts or at least the allegations need to come out. And i think it will cut out a lot of people acting like pigs. All right. Republican senator john kennedy from the great state of louisiana, thank you so much for your time, sir. We appreciate it. Thanks, jake. Joe biden making not one, but two jokes about getting permission to touch people in his first public event since allegations of inappropriate contact. By the way, he gave me permission to touch him. 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I just want you to know, i had permission to hug lonnie. He gave me permission to touch him. As cnns arlette signs now reports, biden is also insisting that his intentions have always been good. Reporter today, a partial apology from joe biden. Im sorry i didnt understand more. Im sorry not sorry for any of my intentions. Im not sorry for anything that i have ever done. Ive never been disrespectful intentionally, to a man or a woman. Reporter the former Vice President still grappling with how to respond to claims that he made women feel uncomfortable in their interactions and acknowledging that more people could come forward. I wouldnt be surprised, but ive had hundreds and hundreds of people contact me, who i dont know, and, you know, say the exact opposite. Joe biden. Reporter as he took the stage at his first public appearance since the allegations, biden gave out a hug and made this joke. I had permission to hug lonnie. Reporter and then did it a second time after calling a group of children up to the stage. By the way, he gave me permission to touch him. Reporter but shortly after, biden scrambled into cleanup mode, telling reporters, he wasnt making light of peoples feelings. I hope it wasnt taken that way. Reporter bidens interaction with voters in the spotlight as he gets closer to that 2020 bid, hinting its not a matter of if, but when. I think its going to have to change somewhat how i campaign. Its not a bad thing. Its a new thing. Its important. Reporter and saying he wants to be the last two announce. I get a shot and then were off to the races. Bidens already drawn the attention of President Trump. No, i dont see joe biden as no. I dont see him as a threat. I think hes only a threat to himself. Reporter hes hitting back. He doesnt have time to do his job, but look, Everybody Knows who donald trump is. As he prepares to enter a crowded democratic primary field, biden also made it clear how hed brand himself in the campaign, saying hes an obama biden democrat and proud of it. Arlette signs, thank you so much. Lets bring in the panel here. And i want to note that lucy flores, the former Nevada Assembly woman, reacted to the Vice President s jokes. He got a lot of laughs, the Vice President , when he talked about how he got permission to touch people. He was in a Friendly Union crowd, the electrical workers union. Lucy flores was not laughing. She tweeted, quote, its clear joe biden hasnt reflected at all on how his inappropriate and unsolicited touching made women uncomfortable. To make light of something as serious as consent degrades the conversation women everywhere are courageously trying to have. What do you think, jen . Well, clearly even those of us who love joe biden will admit the humor today was a miscalculation. And you saw him come out and work to clean that up quickly afterwards. Hes not always going to get it right. And that element of today was not right. But what were seeing him work through publicly is what i think even a generation of men is working through. And maybe even men younger than that. What is appropriate, what isnt appropriate, and how to deal with it in public. He does deserve credit for being a part of the conversation, to acknowledging he was going to do wrong, saying hes going to do better, and saying hes going to change how he campaigns. Well see. I also believe that saying hell change the way he campaigns changes the way he operates. But hes a tactile guy. Thats how hes always operated in politics, and thats going to be more challenging for him, too. Simone, what was your reaction when you saw the Vice President joking about this . I cringed, much like, im sure, many people at the table today cringed. And i agree with jen. But look, i think that i do believe the video was sincere, his comments after today were sincere, and he is publicly working through this. Voters will have to decide whether this and the many other things that are deal breakers for them. But breaking news, joe biden has not even announced his candidacy for president yet, if he is going to announce it. So i think this is something that will continue to come up. And i have confidence that the Vice President is going to get it right. Donald trump, though, on the other hand. Look, ive always said people that live in glass houses should not throw stones, rocks, or bulldozers. And donald trump has no room in this conversation, when he has not worked through being credibly accused of actually Sexual Assault. Nobody is accusing joe biden of Sexual Assault. So i think this is a worthwhile conversation to have about the spectrum of what is and what is not appropriate and about consent and what not, but this is not the same thing as donald trump and i think we have to make sure we have nuance in our conversation when discussing that. Amanda . I think the thing thats been rightly asked is, why cant joe biden just apologize . I think he cant apologize because, a, he doesnt think hes done anything wrong, and he can just not change. He isnt a person who has a filter. I think in the glow of the obama presidency, people forgot how gaffeprone he is. Hi, heres your reminder. Perhaps his staff should institute a biden rule, dont touch someone unless they touch you. Unless someone nuzzles your neck first and sniffs your hair, you wont get in trouble if they do it first. And he made those jokes on stage and then hep went outside and repeated that its on him to be aware of how he treats others. Take a listen. If you embrace someone if you touch someone, its with their consent, regardless of your intention, even if youre trying to bring solace, if youre trying to welcome them. And its my responsibility to do that. I just think joe biden is a decent man. Our current president is not has not behaved decently towards women, one or two former president s did not behave decently towards women. Joe biden is not like bill his will fade away, ump. Because theres no real ill intent there. And whatever you think of joe biden and whether he should be the next president of the United States, this is really, i think its not a bum wrap, people are entitled to say that he made them feel uncomfortable. Im not going to sit here and secondguess other people. But the idea that joe biden in some fundamental way is disqualified for Public Office because of this, i think, is not the case. There arent that many people saying hes disqualified for Public Office. Lucy flores doesnt think he should be the nominee, either. I think theres a thing with younger women. I forget who expressed the sentiment online, but they want someone to campaign and run for president that is us, not just listens to us. I think women are sick of having to explain to men why this is a problem. Why do we have to keep taking the time out to say why this is wrong, why this makes me feel uncomfortable. It would just be better to start with someone fresh who already knows these basic things. As simone pointed out, President Trump might not be the best person to be making light of all of this. Here is what President Trump said, he was asked i his respon. No, i dont see joe biden, no. I dont see threat. I think hes only a threat to himself. But hes done a lot more than that, to make light of the biden situation. And as simone pointed out, there are at least a dozen women on the record that have come forward with serious and credible allegations of Sexual Harassment, and in some cases, Sexual Assault. Thats right, about President Trump. And i would love to see the outrage coming from many in fact Republican Party who have been so outraged about joe biden about President Trump present company excluded, obviously. Leaning on President Trump to excuse bad behavior from other people just gets really to be clear, no one is excusing bad behavior. Everyone, all of the democrats have consistently said, even nancy pelosi was like, look, dont touch people. Respect peoples personal space. But joe biden, look, the president of the United States of america, donald trump, has been accused of being a sexual predator, of Sexual Assault. Nobody is accusing joe biden of being a sexual predator or Sexual Assault. And i think symone made a very important point earlier, which is the danger we go down here, which has been concerning a bit to me this week, is grouping everything together. Sexual assault and rape is not the same as an uncomfortable moment of having your hand touched. We all there are many, many women who experience Sexual Assault and rape. I dont think they see this as speaking on their behalf. And so i think we have to have a nuanced conversation about it and not group it together. Its a shame when that happens. Absolutely. Stay with us. Shes gotten the biggest applause at the convention that almost all democratic president ial candidates are attending. The problem is, shes not running for president. Stay with us. We bought a house in a neighborhood with a lot of other young couples. Then we noticed something. Strange. Oh, could you, uh, make me a burger . Poof youre a burger. [ laughter ] everyone acts like their parents. You have a tattoo. Yes. Fun. Do you not work . 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Some 12 of 17 2020 hopefuls made it a priority to stop at reverend al sharptons annual gathering. A leader of black voters to hear how these candidates would look out for them if elected. The candidates are well aware 2 obama in 2018 in 2008. No justice no peace. No justice no peace. Reporter a string of 2020 president ial candidates today, courting a key democratic voting bloc. I will not back down reporter making their case at the National Action Network Conference to the africanamerican community. A powerful constituency crucial to the outcome of the democratic primary. Just today, seven president ial hopefuls addressing the crowd, following five others earlier in the week, all focused on key issues, like racial inequality and criminal justice reform. Lets talk about what justice looks like. It looks like leaders having the courage to understand we need reasonable gun safety laws in this country, including universal background checks and a renewal of the assault weapons ban. The boldest policies were talking about right now cant just be about sentiment or about acknowledging the past. They need to be about actually balancing the economic scales and confronting the bias that persists right now in the present. Reporter massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, for the first time, calling for eliminating the senate filibuster, saying the tradition has been used to block racial progress. For generations, the filibuster was used as a tool to block progress on racial justice. And in recent years, its been used by the far right as a tool to block progress on everything. We should get rid of the filibuster. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders rallying the audience by slamming President Trump. It gives me no pleasure to tell you that we have a president today who is a racist, who is a sexist, who is a home nobody, who is a xenophobe, and who is a religious bigot. South bend mayor, pete buttigieg, forced to explain his controversial comments from the past that all lives matter. What i did not understand at that time was that that phrase, just early into mid2015 was coming to be viewed as a sort of counterslogan to black lives matter. Since learning how that phrase was being used to push back on that activism, ive stopped using it in that context. Reporter host al sharpton asking every candidate whether they would sign a bill that would create a commission to study the issue of reparations. The overwhelming response from the 2020 contenders yes. 100 , of course i support congresswoman jackson lees hr40. Yes, i would. I already support that bill. Go hr40. And i will sign that bill. Yes, im going to pass this come on, now. The conference, an Important Campaign stop for democrats, hoping to court africanamericans, who make up about 20 of democratic voters. Reporter this conference is just a reminder that all of the democrat candidates are trying everything that they can to try to set themselves apart in a field that is growing. Mj lee, thank you so much. A cnn exit poll showed 89 of the black vote went to Hillary Clinton in 2016. In 2012, 93 of the black vote went to the black candidate, barack obama, the incumbent president. This voting demographic is almost certainly going to go over women for the democrat, especially with President Trump in office. But i guess the question is turnout. Yes, turnout is the key question. And in 2016, i know a lot of folks talk about these disaffected working claesz voters, people talk about White Working Class voters that defected to donald trump and they really talk about 8 of the electorate in 2016, which were obama trump voters. But the untold story, i think, was that black voters did not come out in the numbers that they needed in places like wisconsin, michigan, and pennsylvania. 100,000 votes was the difference between Hillary Clinton and donald trump being president. Democrats understand that this time around. But more so, the person who can capture the hearts and minds of black voters is the person, in my opinion, that will be the democratic nominee. So lots of these folks are in the fights for their lives. Thats why the National Action Network Conference, showing up in places like the quad cities, iowa, going to wayne county, where detroit sits in michigan, are really important. Going on a southern tour, like Elizabeth Warren has done. So im excited that folks are really fighting for the plaque vote, jake, because black voters are not just going to turn up and turn out for anybody. They are waiting to see. Its interesting, this is the most diverse field ever. Two of the candidates are black, at least one is latino, one is asian american. But even with all of this and with a lot of candidates, as you saw there, i think pandering is a fine word to use in this context, just agreeing to what the crowd wanted, none of them got the biggest welcome and the biggest applause at the convention. Take a look at who did. The people sussed out congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez thats right. Its the hometown crowd for congresswoman ocasiocortez. But does it also push to the popularity of the policies and her fighting spirit . You know, i think her policies certainly have a following in the democratic base, thats true. Weve seen that with the green new deal, but i also think, as a personality and as a person whowho has charisma and is bringing excitement back to democratic politics, thats something that should be welcomed in the party, whether you agree with her policies or not. And i often think thats something that should be reflected when you see excitement in these rooms. Shes become a representative of accessibility to government and politics, which is ultimately a good thing. I think aoc should just run for president. Unfortunately, she cant. Why not . Shes 29. Who would her