things that have gone uninvestigated for two years. and so, you know, i think president trump is going to be in for a world of pain. i don t think he s really prepared for what he s about to experience. it s interesting, scott. you have been on this program with me for a couple years now. we talked about elections have consequences, remember? the remember was elected and congress is a co-equal branch of government. it is one of the most important things they do. it s what voters wanted when they sent democrats to the washington in majority. do you think the president understands that? well, i think he understands what s about to happen. i don t think he s ever going to like it. i don t think he ll ever accept it. he s going to always make the case that democrats are overreaching on him which is getting in the way of making progress on issues that matter to every day americans. that s a core theme of his campaign. but you re exactly right. election dozen have consequences. the dange
experience. it s interesting, scott. you have been on this program with me for a couple years now. we talked about elections have consequences, remember? the remember was elected and congress is a co-equal branch of government. it is one of the most important thing thez things they do. do you think the president understands that? well, i think he understands what s about to happen. i don t think he s ever going to like it. i don t think he ll ever accept it. he s going to always make the case that democrats are overreaching on him which is getting in the way of making progress on issues that matter to every day americans. that s a core theme of his campaign. but you re exactly right. election dozen have consequences. the danger, i think, the political danger for democrats is falling into the president s trap. if they spend all their time on this and he s able to paint them as obstructionists on other issues that, you know, matter to folks that have to do with economic matters or ot
fascinating. there s a core theme, and that is these people worry a, that trump won t deal with facts. he just disposes of facts as his own facts. and the second issue is that trump will not listen to anyone. he will not take advice. and i guess you could say a third element here is there aren t the kind of hash it out meetings that a president needs. bring in the advisers. what do you think? let s not make these decisions on impulse, and impulse, trump s personal impulse are driving this. so you have a group of people who might come in to the administration who just shake their heads and say i don t want any part of it. so who is going to be the new
and men who have survived this. and that s why we re so we re feeling so raw in this moment. the story the last few years has been the story of women s political anger as the sort of driving force in american political, honestly. it was the core theme. what was that today and for the movement that i think you re a part of? you know, in many way, the zenith of what s been building for months since brett kavanaugh was named. we have to remember, even before these incredible stories came out. and let s not forget dr. christine blasey ford is one of three women who have come forward the committee doesn t even seem to want to hear from the other two. correct. there. had already been unprecedented energy from women who understand what it s like for men to have power over your bodies and over your lives. and i think the convergence of this moment is that.
about the things that she can remember about the trauma, her mouth being covered, chris, i remember my rapist taking his socks off. that s one of the things that i remember about my own attack. those kinds of details ring true for millions of american women and men who have survived this. and that s why we re so we re feeling so raw in this moment. the story the last few years has been the story of women s political anger as the sort of driving force in american political, honestly. it was the core theme. what was that today and for the movement that i think you re a part of? you know, in many way, the zenith of what s been building for months since brett kavanaugh was named. we have to remember, even before these incredible stories came out. and let s not forget dr. christine blasey ford is one of three women who have come forward the committee doesn t even seem to want to hear from