in the capitol s history. reporter: police and the fbi continue to warn of violent right wing extremist plots. man: there are now three plots that we ve been briefed on to attack lawmakers and assassinate them potentially so we are taking those threats extremely seriously. jamie raskin: the threats are crazy now, not just against democrats, but against republicans, especially against republicans who defected from trump. i wasn t afraid of anything at that point. my state of mind was essentially that the very worst thing that could ever happen had just happened. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the president-elect of the united states (crowd cheering) jamie raskin: but tabitha said, we just lost tommy, and we can t lose you and it s a dangerous environment out there. chief justice roberts: please raise your right hand and repeat after me.
but, of course, right when we got into the majority and the new term started, donald trump shut the government down. (air whooshing) tabitha raskin: take the tie off. let s see what it looks like without the tie. hannah raskin: that s better. tabitha raskin: much better. so, stand up. let s see. come on, man, we re trying to help you out! okay. all right. that s doable. here. back up, back up, back up. hannah? hannah raskin: it s better. tabitha raskin: dad, that s good. that s fine. jamie raskin: what s wrong with the tie? tabitha raskin: you re too fancy on the top and too casual on the bottom. jamie raskin: and now, i feel like i m just too casual. tabitha raskin: no, no, no. no, dad, it s a food drive, right? jamie raskin: right, right. tabitha raskin: so then, you should be casual. reporter: this is the third government shutdown on president trump s watch as lawmakers failed to reach an agreement over border wall funding the president is demanding.
(gavel bangs) irving: madam speaker! the vice president and the united states senate! (all clapping) jamie raskin: it was the day after we had tommy s funeral, so it was a very tender, raw time, and our youngest daughter, tabitha, said, daddy, don t go. i want you to stay home. and i said, i have to go in because this is a constitutional responsibility. so i invited tabitha instead to come with me. madam speaker, i wanna thank you first, and all my dear beloved colleagues for your love and tenderness which my family and i will never forget. (all clapping) i felt very disoriented,
but i was overwhelmed by the love of my colleagues and i entertained this completely fantastical thought that sympathy about tommy would somehow prevent any further division or polarization on that day. and of course, that was just a pipe dream. we are not here, madam speaker, to vote for the candidate we want. we are here to recognize the candidate the people actually voted for in the states. after i spoke, tabitha went to an office nearby. i started getting texts from constituents and people all over the country and family members saying, are you okay? and at that point i thought everything was still outside. (banging) mcgovern: the house will be in order. okay. (men shouting) jamie raskin: we begin to hear a terrible ruckus. (doors slamming)
american carnage was not what he was running against, it s what he was running for. (audience applauding) (audience applauding) reporter: we can now officially project that the democrats will take control of the house. reporter: now, for the first time, donald trump will have an effective opposition party that will be able to thwart his agenda. crowd: jamie! jamie! jamie! jamie! jamie! jamie raskin: thank you! crowd: jamie! jamie! jamie raskin: all right. our next speakers are very special people, if you guys would listen up for a second. just pay attention for one second. i m bringing on two of my three kids, who are gonna introduce me so i can make my speech. please welcome tommy raskin and tabitha raskin tonight. come on up!