weeks. that s because there is a gubernatorial election coming up next weekend. and the trump campaign is hoping that the president s presence there will help the republican candidate against john bel edwards there. the president hopeful because in the last few weeks when he was there, he helped to kind of force a runoff there and all signs are pointing to that being a big factor heading into that election. so here in the south lots to watch for, lots of story lines, ayman. thank you so much, monica. desiree, let s talk a little bit about senator doug jones here for a moment. because, quite frankly, and statistically, it was women and especially black women who delivered him that senate seat in alabama as we just noted there when he defeated roy moore. the significance of him being able to do that again, is he so far in a position to bring those voters out once again? does he have that coalition? i think that, you know, i don t want to speak for all african-american women, but we
i see you shaking your head. the governor is right. if it s roy moore against doug jones, that s a problem for republicans, which is if you look at the president s history of getting involved in republican primaries in alabama, he is not good at it. he should not get involved because that s how he ended up with roy moore the last time. so, i see what the governor who is going to be the one to tell president trump don t come down to alabama, we don t need you? that s just not going to happen, you know that. but for the primary i think he is going to be very careful because they do not want roy moore again because roy moore will lose again. all right, susan, stick around for us. desiree barnes, thank you so much for making your debut here on kasie dc. just when you thought the democratic field was getting smaller, another new york billionaire starts filling out his paperwork to get in the race, believe it or not. bernie sanders with alexandria ocasio-cortez in iowa. we are go
orleans, telling gayle king how she felt leaving the white house on inauguration day in 2017. to sort of sit the at that inauguration and to look around at a crowd that was not reflective of the country. it was just such the opposite of what because during barack s inauguration yes. we made sure that the crowd looked like all of america. i had to sit in that audience, one of a handful of people of color, and then listen to that speech and all that i had sort of held on to for eight years watching my husband get raked over the coals, feeling like we had to do everything perfectly. yeah. you know, you no scandal yes. no nothing. no scandal. no nothing at all. i think there was so it was a lot emotionally. here to discuss, the former obama administration aide is desiree barnes. desiree, it s always a pleasure
comfortable at where she is at and i think she s saying things that resonate with a lot of people. desiree, thank you. thanks for having me. always a pleasure. we ll be right back. mhm aaaah! nooooo. nooooo. nooooo. quick, the quicker picker upper! bounty picks up messes quicker and is 2x more absorbent than the leading ordinary brand. [son loudly clears throat] sigh [mom and dad laugh] bounty, the quicker picker upper.
for me and the boys, please? i ve been saving a lot of money with progressive lately, so. progressive can t protect you from becoming your parents. but we can protect your home and auto when you bundle with us. it s the former first lady, michelle obama s book tour, but the crowd went wild as you saw right there in the d.c. area arena when former president barack obama surprised his wife on stage with flowers. michelle obama s book, becoming, is out and she is promoting it by dotting the map with these appearances. last night as she talked about hershey and her husband are taking a moment to reflect on their time in the white house and how frustrated she said she is with the current state of politics. joining me right now is desiree barnes is a former aide for the