unable to cover an expense of $1,000 or more. i m joined by steve ratner. the former auto adviser to the treasury to president obama. you know him as the car czar. you wrote about this for the new york times, i thought it was fantastic, is the trump economy leaving the working class behind. you say yes. i say yes. you clearly outline the facts when it comes to stock ownership and who benefits and who doesn t. the other side of the coin is, what happened to wages. wages are up 6/10 of a% since trump took office. the average american has not really participated in this. house prices are up 4% since trump took office. that s for most families their biggest asset. the stuff the average working class family gets its income from and its quellth from, they re not participating in the stock market rally. what about the fact that who
former auto adviser in the treasury department under president obama and author of the book overhaul: an insider s account of the obama administration s emergency rescue of the auto industry. i want to read that. and former congressman alan grayson, who is running for congress who speaks his mind and quite well, i might add. great to have both of you with us tonight. congressman, i want to ask you first, is president obama inciting hatred toward the rich in this country when he points out the income gap? no, i mean, for paul ryan or any republican to talk about this, to talk about the president inciting the politics of division, is much like o.j. saying he s going to devote his life to finding the real killer. they re the real killers. they re the ones who ve devoted their lives to a politics division in this country. for my entire adult life, going all the way back to nixon s southern strategy, they ve pitted white against black, north against south, straight against gays and now
we re here. msnbc. the ed show. every night. monday through friday. 8:00. give him some backup, will you? i mean, it s outrageous what that guy just said. he is inciting civil war. that s what he s doing. you take his comments and dissect him and see exactly what they mean. it s almost as if the republicans want violence to take place in our society. and the democrats just sit there and let president obama take it. where s the communication team of the democrats? why aren t you out on the talking heads on talk radio across america with editorial boards, on talking head shows on cable saying, you know what, this is wrong. where s the force? where s the passion? where s the fight for the democrats? does president obama have to do everything? let s turn to steven rattner, former auto adviser in the treasury department under
correcting the record or going to bat for president obama. we re here. msnbc. the ed show. every night. monday through friday. 8:00. give him some backup, will you? i mean, it s outrageous what that guy just said. he is inciting civil war. that s what he s doing. you take his comments and dissect him and see exactly what they mean. it s almost as if the republicans want violence to take place in our society. and the democrats just sit there and let president obama take it. where s the communication team of the democrats? why aren t you out on the talking heads on talk radio across america with editorial boards, on talking head shows on cable saying, you know what, this is wrong. where s the force? where s the passion? where s the fight for the democrats? does president obama have to do everything? let s turn to steven rattner, former auto adviser in the treasury department under