Children, and as an american, am tired of the fighting. What specific steps would you take as president to bring all parties to the table and bring americans together to end the divisiveness in this great country . Well, thanks for the question. Its something thats very meaningful. I share your aspiration for our country. Look, i said before, i think democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. And over the last 20 years of my career, weve always tried to aspire to that ideal. My faith requires me to treat others the way i want to be treated, and while earlier in my career, the first time i ran for office, i didnt live up to that. Ten years later, when the opportunity came around, we sought to do just that. And quite frankly, over the course of my years in congress and as governor and as Vice President , ive always ive always tried to reflect that. You know, i think our politics are more divided than ever been, in my lifetime. But im not convinced the American People are as divided as
children, and as an american, am tired of the fighting. what specific steps would you take as president to bring all parties to the table and bring americans together to end the divisiveness in this great country? well, thanks for the question. it s something that s very meaningful. i share your aspiration for our country. look, i said before, i think democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. and over the last 20 years of my career, we ve always tried to aspire to that ideal. my faith requires me to treat others the way i want to be treated, and while earlier in my career, the first time i ran for office, i didn t live up to that. ten years later, when the opportunity came around, we sought to do just that. and quite frankly, over the course of my years in congress and as governor and as vice president, i ve always i ve always tried to reflect that. you know, i think our politics are more divided than ever been, in my lifetime. but i m not convinced the american peopl
jake, back with the team here in new york. one of the things that the former vice president talked about was the first which he seemed to talk initially as being tough on crime, and then walked away from one day in a pointed out that ron desantis has been pushing against it. more mr. pretzel man stuff. the thing i think is sad about explained what the first step act is? it was a criminal justice reform measure that passed under a bipartisan basis under donald trump. 87 senators signed on to it. that would ve been 88 if lindsey graham got off the plane at the time. it was a massive success. they think about it is, it worked. this is the crazy thing. nobody talks about the actual facts. usually about half the people who leave federal person get in trouble quickly. with the first step back, it s not 50 or 45, it s top percent of the people who came home under the, got in trouble. it s a miracle, and why? because they took a set of
governor gretchen whitmer has been caught breaking restrictions again, this time according to the washington free beacon she was spotted of at a popular hot spots. she skipped out on an event in neighboring virginia. the cdc does allow people to go mastery only if they are eating or drinking. nationwide struggle to deal with the recent rise in vlent crime, one well-known progressive lawmakers playing the blame game pick of the white house is endorsing a controversial criminal justice reform measure, some argue it s making immunity is less safe chief breaking news correspondent trace gallagher is on the case tonight. in 2020 murders across the u.s. were up 30% and 2021 could be a record year, it s already a record year for murders in minnesota. far left congresswoman ilhan omar said the reason crime is up in minneapolis, the state s largest city is not because of defunding police,
and i think it s critical that we have a commission and it s critical that the grand jury go forward and all these investigations need to take place. you re the principle negotiator for the criminal justice reform measure that we invited you onto talk about initially. i wonder how this kind of news, which is in the critical justice forum, does that impact your negotiations? are you negotiating with people who feel confident that can take a step away from a potentially criminal former president in order to negotiate in good faith with you on the george floyd bill. that s primarily tim scott on the republican side. it s senator booker but we were talking about republicans and i really don t have any doubt that she negotiating in good faith.