impeachment. they want this to drive the news because they think it s going to help. okay. but i m i mean, isn t that part of the problem? beth, is that republicans have accepted that there s an existential threat to trump. and so they re willing to do whatever it takes to do it. and part of the reason why this impeachment message isn t breaking through is that an existential threat? or do you cut a deal on nafta? well, isn t that amazing? let me ask it this way. you watch msnbc all day. and you see this you see all this happening on capitol hill. and you live in iowa and you go to an elizabeth warren event or pete buttigieg. you name it. they re not talking about impeachment. suddenly, wait a minute. i thought what s the existential threat here? yeah. well, the what s going on in washington and what s going on the campaign trail is, without question, very different. but in fact, what s going on in washington is sort of diminishing what s going on the campaign trail. no
responsibilities, keeping a check on the article two branches of government. that s what this is about. it s about the conduct. it s about the actions. and they are duty-bound to do their jobs. i think steve schmidt will become my new constitutional therapist. that was some good, wholesome reminders. steve and adrienne, beth. thank you. we ll be back. rienne, beth. thank you. we ll be back mory support br. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. plaque psoriasis uncoverth clearer skin that can last. in fact, tremfya® was proven superior to humira® in providing significantly clearer skin. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur.
their lives have been destroyed by scum. okay? by scum. welcome back. there was president trump speaking at a campaign rally last night lashing out over impeachment. continuing his criticism of the fbi and the russia investigation. calling the fbi scum. which was at the center of today s senate hearing. with the justice department s inspector general. and when it comes to what exactly the i g concluded, apparently it s going to depend who you were listening to. ended up having influence in some of their conclusions, republicans focused on the conclusion that the fbi made serious mistakes. joining me now, beth fuey. republican strategist, steve schmidt. beth, you and i had a conversation about this earlier today. right? it is just this was today s hearing it is this is the world we live in. i thought the senate might be a little more little less partisan than the house these days but that s not the trump
conduct. you know, having a relationship with an intern in the oval office. but saying it didn t meet the grounds of impeachability. republicans won t even do that. they won t condemn the behavior. except for the people like mitt romney, who are very much, you know, alone in the wilderness. they made that decision anyway. beth, stephen, adrian. you guys have to stick around. coming up, just about 90 minutes from the start. you love hearings? now, we ve got em at night. the hearings have gone primetime. the markup of the impeachment articles will begin tonight. we re going to hear from a member of the house judiciary committee who will be there to explain what they re marking up. o explain what they re marking up. do you recall, not long ago we would walk on the sidewalk all around the wind blows we would only hold on to let go blow a kiss into the sun we need someone to lean on blow a kiss into the sun we needed somebody to lean on
that when the question was asked, who would replace private health care with the government-run program elizabeth warren threw up her hand, like bernie sanders. it s clear she s ready to stake herself out, her team feels like this is a way for her to win the nomination, that this is where the democratic voter field leans left. and go back to the middle if she gets the nomination. don calloway, what s your take? it s important to make sure democrats know you re not losing your private insurance. a public option is what was most popular about obamacare before the actual bill that became elected. the public option is what would make private insurance companies lower their prices because they would have to compete with quality government-issued health care programs. i think that beth is right. it s going to be the kitchen table stuff that s going to be most crucial among the electorate. my thanks to both of you.