case, dr. caitlin bernard, the indianapolis-based physician who took care of the young girl, she s been the target of threats and smears including from indiana s republican attorney general, who said he ll be investigating her. none of this is new to dr. bernard, or to many other abortion providers. they ve been the targets of threats for years, back in 2020, doctor bernard stopped offering her services to a clinic after the fbi alerted her employers that a kidnapping threat had been made against her daughter. there is in fact a long history of violence against abortion providers in this country. according to the national abortion federation, there have been 11 murders, nearly 500 assaults, 42 bombings, and 196 artisans directed at abortion clinics and at volunteers since 1977. the threat of violence has been increasing for years. last week, tammy coleman oscar, the director of north dakota s last remaining abortion clinic spoke of the threats that her clinics have recently e
bit. maybe not pushback, but let me get at one point, i think it s worth addressing. i will start with you. you can t snap your fingers, and undo these things. but the white house would say look, he has called for getting rid of the filibuster, to codify road. he s called for the same for voting rights. he has been openly critical of the supreme court. he has pushed a dramatic domestic legislation initiative. but they have a 50/50 senate, and there is one or two votes, on the democratic side, that do not want to do any of these things. and so, you cannot do these things, if you are in the white house, and you see for instance, this past week, senator manchin, saying he is not even going to do climate initiative as part of his agenda, what tools do you have at your disposal? are just setting people up, for disappointment, when manchin gets in the way? i think one of the most powerful tools, the president has, is the ability to speak to americans, particularly to your