go ahead. i believe trump knows he s never going to get over 40% in this country, maybe 43% in a tough election with a weak opponent. what he wants to do is solidify all his borders. christian right, help with roy moore down here. this helps with roy moore, with the christian right. going out with the ranchers and the miners. you know, in utah, to grab that land back, give it to them. i think he s going around the country, parcelling out, almost in biblical fashion, giving everybody a piece of what they want so they ll stick with him. i think it s all politics with him. he doesn t care who roy moore is. he just wants to build up the support with the evangelical right down there just like he s doing with the capital of israel. whatever you say i would believe. trump is not a man of values. just a guess. thomas friedman, the best columnist out there. up next, the white house shames congressman john lewis for boycotting trump s appearance at the opening of a civil rights appeara
of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that son of a bitch off the field right now. out, he s fired. he s fired! white house press secretary sarah sanders struck back at the boycott saying it s unfortunate that these members of congress wouldn t join the president in honoring the incredible sacrifice civil rights leaders made to right the injustices in our history. the president hopes others will join him in recognizing that the movement was about removing barriers and unifying americans of all backgrounds. well, john lewis, of course, was a co-organizer of the 1963 march on washington. as well as the 1965 selma voting rights march, an event that became known as bloody sunday after activists were confronted by alabama state troopers as they crossed the edmund pettus bridge. lewis was beaten so badly, his skull was fractured. let s bring in the hardball roundtable. eleanor holmes norton, eli stokols, reporter for the wall
and say we re with you, mr. president. when does the president of the united states get total backing from the senate democrats without parcelling out, but if, but if, what if, what if no. this is crystal clear. it s time to have the rubber meet the road and travel hard over the republicans. it s time to tell the top 2% 450,000 millionaires in this country, that s who the republican party is protecting and the corporations. the president said he wants to re-do the tax code. that s what the republicans have been crying about for years. so let s get it on. no, we ll probably have more obstruction. get your cell phones out, and i want to know what you think. tonight s question, will republicans vote for any bill that asked for shared sacrifice from the rich? text a for yes, text b for no to 622639 and you can always go to ed.msnbc.com and we ll bring you the results later in the program.
finances of america with straight talk the way the president did today and the 16 democrats and one independent who i m definitely not worried about, bernie sanders, after re-election will have to step up and say we re with you, mr. president. when does the president of the united states get total backing from the senate democrats without parcelling out, but if, but if, what if, what if no. this is crystal clear. it s time to have the rubber meet the road and travel hard over the republicans. it s time to tell the top 2% 450,000 millionaires in this country, that s who the republican party is protecting and the corporations. the president said he wants to re-do the tax code. that s what the republicans have been crying about for years. so let s get it on. no, we ll probably have more obstruction. get your cell phones out, and i want to know what you think. tonight s question, will republicans vote for any bill that asked for shared sacrifice from the rich?