campaign with this president. he launched a birtherism campaign at you, went after your faith, he threatened to spill the beans about your wife about something. ukraine blatantly interfered in our election. note the audible laughter on-set on meet the press. experts warn the ukraine conspiracy theory has been promoted by russian intelligence services. john kennedy claimed that former president poroshenko actively worked for hillary clinton. trump allies have been using the ukraine election meddling claim to justify the president s decision to withhold military aid. bill barr, warning president trump, his personal attorney, rudy giuliani, has become a liability. that s according to the washington post. concerns are escalating among the president s advisers that the former new york city mayor is becoming a key player in the impeachment inquiry.
lindsay graham saying that president trump should really rise above this and not engage in this type of politics. i do think it s significant and important to point out that president trump has a history of this type of rhetoric. remember, he launched his political career on the birtherism campaign, and that idea something that he has since stepped away from. but he engages in identity, race, and culture politics, ali, and he s giving us a preview, i think, of things to expect on the campaign trail as he fights go re-election, ali. kristen welker for us at the white house. joining me now is reena shaw, republican strategist and board member for the republican women for progress. reena s worked for republican members of congress and faced racist replarks from supporters of president trump. reena, you in fact in 2016 when you said you couldn t back trump, you started to face that backlash that included some of the language that we ve heard today, the go back to where you came from. r