government was hoping that they could sort of sucker 90% of the population into getting vaccinated. and it isn t happening, right? [ cheers and applause ] younger people what you just heard there, people in the cpac audience celebrating the u.s. falling short of its vaccination goals. they re doing that, in part, because of misinformation coming from the right. do your fellow republicans need to stop questioning the vaccine and start pushing it instead? well, the vaccines are a miracle. it s amazing. by the way, it s president trump s administration that started this effort with operation warp speed. and it is something we should all celebrate. vaccines are safe. the vaccines are effective. as you know, dana, i was in one of the trials. i m still in the trial. the j&j trial. i got my vaccine early to show my constituents that i trusted the vaccines, that they were safe and effective. and the numbers are overwhelming.
legislation that can move forward. some of the key features of the agenda that was supposedly the heart of some kind of new republicanism that was trumpism, are being implemented and pursued by democrats and this democratic administration in front of our eyes while at cpac, they re cheering missed vaccination goals. and passing around laminated cards about how they will get donald trump installed as speaker of the house to have him restored to the presidency, which is to say whatever idealogical tendencies that are that swirl around trump, the center of this movement, a vortex of cruelty and nihilistic thrill of destruction is at the center of it, and boy, is it on full display right now. michael bender is senior white house reporter for the wall street journal, also the author of frankly we did win this election, the inside story of how trump lost which will be available everywhere tomorrow. michael, welcome to the show. one of the things that struck me as i was going through the
barron s in. he s a former new york times reporter. he s become a fox news celebrity for pandemic truth, and his doubts that masks work, or america could ever see half 1 million people die from covid. no way. he was dubbed by the atlantic, the pandemic strongest man. which is stiff competition, but he has earned it. he was of course an honored guest at cpac this weekend, where he earned applause from the crowd, when he highlighted the fact that the biden administration came up short of its own vaccination goals. clearly, they were hoping, the government was hoping, that they could sort of sucker 90% of the population to getting vaccinated. it isn t happening, right? [applause] younger people are well aware of what the risks are. this is someone who is against masks, and against lockdowns, and like all the other people in that part of
from washington as the u.s. fails to meet the president s vaccination goals. good morning, reporter: good mou too. celebrating independence from covid-19 from this dreadful virus, that was the theme at the white house last night. president biden and the first lady, dr. jill biden, joined first responders, also essential workers and military personnel, more than 1,000 of them on the south lawn to thank them for their service. the president told americans that america is coming together. 245 years ago we declared our independence from a distant king. today, we are closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus. reporter: the white house was a little bit short of that goal as you mentioned, president biden wanted at least 70% of americans with one shot by july 4th, fell short by about 3%. still, a success story if you ask white house officials. they were close and they plan to
and the biden administration to put more pressure on the canadian government to accelerate this reopening. still a significant step. that s what the canadian prime minister is calling today but it s not enough for many people along the border areas. ayman? all right. shaquille brewster. thank you as always, my friend. in washington, congress is celebrating the fourth of july holiday today ahead of a busy schedule of legislative priorities that awaits them in washington. this follows last night s celebration by president biden. he touted the country s independence from covid-19 even after falling slightly short of the administration s own vaccination goals. joining me now are our punch bowl news founder and msnbc contributor anna palmer. and associate editor anita kumar. i ll start with you, anna. biden will take his first presidential trip to illinois visiting crystal lake. it is a suburb that went for trump in 2020.