Including those of jeffrey rosen, former acting u. S. Attorney, is that Donald Trump was pushing across the body politic, looking for soft places where he could work his will. And it is fortunate for american democracy that where he tried and where it was most sensitive, he encountered resistance, from rosen, from people like Brad Raffensperger in georgia. The challenge of course is what happens next time and are republican officials facing similar pressure willing to do the same thing again that was done with Donald Trump. We dont know the answer to that, and the Senate Judiciary Committee led by dick durbin, the chairman, is trying to get some answers. John avlon, we know trump was pressuring other georgia officials like the secretary of state Brad Raffensperger to push his bogus Election Fraud claims. But luckily the system worked and state officials did their jobs. What happens if there is a next time and those officials arent there or, you know, if these new Voter Laws go into effect, they could just overturn the election if they want. Go on. Thats why we need to pay attention to these efforts, not just to voter suppression, but what rick hassen, the election law expert, has called election subversion. Because you know, Brad Raffensperger stood up, did the right thing, was under direct threat on tape by the president of the united states to find 11,000 votes to effectively flip the election. He held. But we dont want to underestimate what means for the guardrails of our democracy. Raffensperger was kneecapped by his own political party and now trump congressmen are running to hold that office implicitly so that the next time this might occur they would do the will of a trumpist figure. And thats the real danger here. Thats why weve got to keep our eye on the ball because this is not over. There needs to be real accountability. And then an implementation of what weve learned to help avoid it again. But its going the opposite way in some critical states. And its just interesting. This is so egregious, what the former president did, and the systems that republicans are putting in place because of a lie. And in many places its working and who knows what effect its going to have on elections to come. Mr. Harwood, were getting so many new details about just how far the former president went in his attempts to overturn the election. Do you think republicans just dont care that he was essentially attempting a coup . Are they good with coups now . Look, the republican party is gripped with fear that they are not going to be able to win elections fair and square. And so members, maybe not as crudely as Donald Trump, are willing to tolerate pushing the boundaries. And so thats why you see some of these Election Laws, as John Avlon just referred to, the ability to put partisan figures in charge of election administration. They are comfortable with that because fundamentally, the republican party is representing a group of people who think that the way the country is changing is overwhelming them. This is principally older, white, rural, evangelical christians. They think the majority in america theyre not real americans. So theyre pushing their elected officials to do everything possible to keep power. And the republican party by and large is okay with that. Donald trump is the cartoonish extreme. But if you get some of these Election Laws put in place, you wont have to have a cartoonish figure next time, it will be a smoother process if you have an extremely close election. We dont know that that will happen but we certainly know that it could happen. John avlon, i want to turn to this new piece. Its in the Washington Post. And its titled Republicans Risk becoming the face of the delta surge. As key gop governors oppose anticovid measures. Theyre talking about abbott in texas, desantis in florida, and noem in south dakota, all resisting any public health mandates to stop the spread. What kind of political strategy is it to put peoples lives at risk . Its a strategy designed to play to the base of the party nationally, to gain potentially a foothold in a partisan primary at the expense of the Health And Safety of their own citizens. Its a breathtakingly cynical gambit. And that is what we are seeing in these states right now. The numbers are spiking. The hospitals are being overwhelmed. But they are looking for opportunity amid that crisis to advance their own political futures. Over potentially the bodies, unnecessary deaths of their citizens in their its a. And its just reprehensible. John, john, thank you both very much. I appreciate it. Be well. Now i want to turn to two Health Care workers on the front lines of this pandemic. Jeremy johnson. He is a traveling Icu Nurse for aya health, healthcare, who has been treating patients in multiple covid hot spots throughout the pandemic. And dr. Havi karkowski. She is an Obstetrician Hon has been working with pregnant covid patients. Shes also the author of high risk stories of pregnancy, birth and the unexpected. I really appreciate both of you joining us on this very crucial topic. Thanks so much and good evening to you. Dr. Karkowski, im going to start with you. You wrote a very powerful piece in the The Atlantic about unvaccinated americans. This is part of it. You say by refusing the most effective Intervention Female are risking not only their own life but the lives of many around them. What makes me the maddest, one of my Doctor Friends told me, is these people will reject Science Right until the second they need everything i have to keep them alive and then they feel that they can come to our door and be entitled toe that help and that hard work. You say many Health Care workers rejecting lifesaving vaccines feels like a giant f. You. Thats what you say. From about 29 of adults np this country. Tell me about that. I think were really seeing that Health Care is made out of people. Were just people. Were devoted people. Were welltrained people. But ultimately were people that are going through a really difficult year, now two years. And when we feel that most of the country is unable to listen to the science that we have i think it makes a difficult Job One that is draining and impossible. Its hard to connect to your team when you feel like theyre not quite on your team. And its exhaustion. Jeremy, you have worked in icus in multiple covid hot spots since the start of the pandemic. New york, arizona i believe. Now youre at a houston hospital. Last year was different. But with lifesaving vaccines so accessible are you having a hard time sympathizing with patients who arent willing to protect themselves . Don, first off, i want to thank you for having me on the show. I really appreciate it. As a Health Care professional you cant have that outlook on it. Anybody that comes into the icu, is very critically ill, and whether they got the vaccine or not its my job to take care of them the best that i can with every advancement that we have and i wish people were more of them were vaccinated but i dont treat them any differently. I Go To work and i take care of everybody the best that i can. To dr. Karkowskys point, though, jeremy, i think she makes a very good point, that people get to the end of the rope and then they want every bit of science that will help keep them alive or keep them out of pain or to cure them but the one that they ignored in the beginning is the one that would have helped. Yeah. Absolutely. I mean, the evidence is there. The numbers for delta are spiking. And in most of the patients in the icus, like a vast majority, they are unvaccinated personnel. And dr. Karkowskys absolutely right. You get to that point and you get to the point where you want to repent for that and you want that redemption for not getting it and taking those steps further but you know, at that point a lot of times unfortunately its too late. Yeah. You point out that, dr. Karkowsky, most people are now choosing to get hospitalized with covid. Are Health Care workers having conversations about how to use limited resources now . It sounds very harsh. But is there an argument to be had that these people made a decision and now theyre facing the consequences . I want to reinforce that thats not how we treat people. Right . You come to the hospital, we take care of you, the patient, not your bad decisions. Or even your decisions. Thats not relevant. And i dont think it will become relevant. I think weve all worked very hard over the last year to provide a really high quality of care. What i am seeing is that i think providers are getting burnt out. And so what youre having is either providers who are working burnt out and finding theyre unable to muster the compassion they need to do this complex and exhausting work or theyre leaving medicine. And i dont think either of those things are good for the country or for the people. Yeah. Very good point. What are you hearing or points there. What are you hearing from unvaccinated, jeremy, Unvaccinated Covid Patients in your icu . Do they regret not getting their shot . Yeah. I mean, because once you get to the icu like you said before, don, the icu those patients are the sickest of the sick. Those are the most critical patients. A lot of times with covid, you know, they are kind of knock on deaths door. So absolutely. They do have some regret for not taking those steps, you know, to potentially prevent that. Even i know theres a lot of stuff back and forth about it. But you know, if theres an option to get it why not . Why not attempt to get that and stop it before it happens . Dr. Karkowsky, lets talk about the young folks among us who really cant make the decision for themselves. Some of them cant even be vaccinated. Youre a mom of children who are too young to be vaccinated. In the height the pandemic you couldnt kiss them for three months. Are you worried that you may need to stay away from them again . Can you imagine . This pandemic was a really big test for us all. I think i like many others considered moving into my Moms Basement and not going to work. I didnt do that. I went to work. And ill do it again. Ill do it for as long as we need us to. But it has a toll. Right . It has a toll on me and my family. There was about six months of terror where i really worried what would happen if both my husband and myself got sick and left my children without a caregiver. We can do that and we will do that. But we are as a i would say as an institution getting tired and probably a little traumatized. Ive heard from multiple people who told me theyre leaving medicine after 25 or 30 years of icu work. Thats a loss to us all. And i think we really need to grapple with sort of the hopelessness that set in in the medical profession after such a big ask for so many months. Yeah, the people who are really on the front lines and who are threatened by covid at every single moment. Youre an on stet igs, dr. Karkowsky. So i have to get your reaction. The cdc urging all pregnant Women Today to get the vaccine as soon as possible. Theyre warning of the possibility of severe outcomes. And i quote that. Severe outcomes for those who dont. Talk to me about that. How important is this message . Im so thrilled that they were able to use that language. I think that those of us on the front lines have been using the sort of more gentle language that they published a while ago where they said it should be available. But frankly im a Highrisk O. B. Doctor. I have sent patient to the icu. Ecmo, delivered preterm babies. And i think what we need to remember is not getting a vaccine has risks too. And as we learn more about the risks of not getting the vaccine i learn more and more about how safe the vaccine has become, i think this new language is absolutely warranted. Im so thrilled to be able to give such a clear message to my patients. Thank you, doctor. Thank you, jeremy. I appreciate it. Be safe. Yeah, absolutely. Thanks for the opportunity. Yes. Coronavirus hospitalizations higher than ever in florida this week. The federal government sending hundreds of ventilators to the state to help meet the rising need. But one unvaccinated Florida Man is fighting the Delta Variant as his family is desperately hoping for treatment to keep him alive. Justin sole, a 32yearold father, is on a ventilator in the icu at a jacksonville hospital. His Father Kenny sole joins me now. We wish him The Very Best, and we thank you, kenny, for joining us. We really appreciate it. Were so sorry that your son justin is in such tough shape right now. Tell us how hes doing tonight. Whats the latest . Well, honestly, i havent been able to find out today. Thats one of my biggest challenges, is its a fight to get information. Im not in florida. Im 2,200 Miles Away. But if i was in florida, I Cant even go see him. When i call to get an update, i might get a call back, i might not. Whether its the doctor, whether its the nurse on duty, its very, very hard to get any information. Its very frustrating. Especially in Todays World with the technology that there is, that we cant get a text, a fax, an email, a video chat, something, for five minutes, two minutes, three minutes, to let us know the status of My Son. Let me give you an example. We found out that he needs an Ecmo Machine. We found out they are working on a flight for him for friday of this week. You know how we found out . From the angel med flight needed paperwork filled out. Thats how we found out. And you know, My Son has covid. Hes got a 6monthold daughter. And im doing everything i can to try to help save him. Ill go pay and fly him anywhere. Ive got the moneys to do that if i have to scrape them up. Ill get it. But the communication is horrible for the Loved Ones trying to find out the status of their Loved Ones. Thats got to change. We need to know, you know, is he doing better today or worse . I dont know. Can i interject here, kenny . I understand its frustrating. Trust me. You know, I Cant even imagine because i dont have a Family Member who is in the Hospital Or Someone whos dealt with this. I have lost people i know, Loved Ones, friends to covid. But you understand that the hospitals are overrun with patients now, many of the hospitals are overrun with patients. Health care workers, you just heard the folks before us, saying theyre burned out and people are quitting. Yes. So the hospitals are really taxed at the moment. I understand that you have a question, concerns about communicating. But doesnt that indicate to you just how bad the situation is right now if you have people who are in the hospital and they cant even find the time to communicate with you . That should say something, no . Well, it does say something. And i know all these wonderful doctors and Health Care professionals are doing everything they can. But theyve got to understand too, im a business owner. If my customers arent being called back, ive got a problem, houston. And they have a problem. The switchboard needs to call them back. We need but have you been able to communicate with him at all, though . When was the last time you talked to him . With My Son . Yeah. Today a wonderful, wonderful lady facetimed My Son for me to where i could see him. Theres wonderful people that are at this hospital where hes at. And they are trying hard. But at the end of the day, today i dont know how hes doing. All i did was see him on a ventilator in his room. I said can i get a status on him . Well, well have the nurse call you. Well try to have somebody get back with you. Thats the frustrating thing. An email, a text, anything so i know. You know. And thats whats frustrating. For me. He is 100 on a ventilator right now. But you say yes, sir. Has been for he needs more help. What are you asking the doctors to do . Well, first thing is to let us know what our options are. Now, a couple of days ago a doctor who i called twice to talk to who had never got back with me, we found out that they are recommending an Ecmo Machine for him. Which theyre in short supply. And so we found one when i say we, the hospital found one in georgia. But then there became a glitch on insurance. And i said hey, ill wire money, whatever. Dont keep him from getting this service. And at the end of the day we still didnt know where were at till i got this information on a life flight. Thats horrible communication. Let me just read, kenny, what the hospital says. Because we have a statement from Ascension St. Vincent hospital where your son is being treated. And they say, while Privacy Laws prohibit us from communicating on a specific patient, we want to emphasize that the Health And Safety of all of our patients is our top priority. Facility transfers are made when a patient requires a higher level of care. However, a patient can only be safely transferred when there is an available physician and the r and a facility that Con Sents that has space to receive the patient. We do everything possible to ensure safe, timely Patient Transfers but some transfers have unfortunately become more difficult due to the notable increase in covid19 hospitalizations and limited Bed Availability across our state. I understand that. Ive even been on the phone calling hospitals, trying to help. Thats not the normal protocol. And we hit brick walls. Nobodys willing to help us. In fact, we run across quite rude Hospital Personnel that hardly even want to talk to us. And thats coming from the hospital that hes in, the people within saying hey, were willing to help. The parents, the Loved Ones willing to help but theyve got to help us. I asked them, can you just send me a letter stating and ill call every hospital in 50 states if need be. But we are sitting there on pins and needles trying to help also and i know that theres a Covid Pandemic out there and there has been for a year and a half. I had covid last year. I know what its like to have it. Its horrible. Now My Son has it. Hes doing a lot worse than me. And at the end of the day all im doing is trying to save My Son. Everyone totally understands that. But i just want to something that you said. Your son is unvaccinated. You said you just told me you had covid earlier in the pandemic and didnt want to get vaccinated. But that changed with the Delta Variant, right . Yes, it did. Do you want to talk to me about that . Well, it changed because i didnt Go To the hospital. I felt like i was going to die having covid. So did my lady that was taking care of me. But i didnt want to be put on a ventilator and not be able to converse with her. So i toughed it through. I made it. My son, we suggested he went. He was put on a ventilator. Hes struggling through it. Before that, with the Delta Virus i said you know what, it was so hard, the virus that i had, im going to go get the shot. And thats what i did. And im ready to go get the second one and im a little fearful to go get it but im going to go get it. Well, kenny, i hope other people a lot of us are the vaccination. Well, listen, i hope other people i hope people listen to you. The science is clearly the science that the vaccine is safe. That the mostly unvaccinated people are becoming sick in hospitals and having a tough time. We wish you The Very Best with your son. We thank you for joining us. Thank you. Thank you so much. Well be right back. Hey. Hi. Whoa, nice car. Thanks, yeah. I actually got a great deal on it too, although my Interest Rate is awful. Have you checked your credit . I got like a free score from some App Or Something like that. But lenders dont even use that score. Creditrepair. Com has a free Credit Snapshot that can show you exactly whats happening with your credit score. And killing my Interest Rates. Well, great seats though. Thank you. Like really. Just knowing your Score Wont improve it. Instead, work to actually fix your credit with creditrepair. Com. Tonight, in misinformation nation, Senator Rand Paul and Gop Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene both suspended from Social Media for covid misinformation. That as a battle between the white House And Facebook is heating up after biden says misinformation on facebook is killing people. Joining me now kara swisher, the host of the Sway Podcast and a contributing writer for the New York times. Opinions i had the recent pleasure of being on her podcast. And i enjoyed it. Thank you, good to see you. Good to see you, don. Covid is raging again and Social Media remains awash with disinformation. Yes. Have facebook or the other Tech Giants stepped up their game in any meaningful way to shut down that misinformation . Theyve been trying, obviously. Its a flood that you cant even believe what happens in terms of how much is uploaded every day to each of these systems, billions and billions of pieces of information. And so i think the issue is that its just too much and they have a hard time Keeping Track of it and people change, do all kinds of tricks, and theres bots and malevolent players. So think the problem is the system really does help people who want to push misinformation out the way its built, as weve talked about many times before. And especially if theres, you know, sort of bad players with bad intent like Rand Paul or Marjorie Taylor Greene who keep getting kicked off finally because they keep putting up misinformation. But theres no incentive not to do so until you get kicked off, essentially. So Rand Paul, lets talk about him, saying some masks dont work on youtube. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene says vaccines were failing and ineffective in reducing Virus Spread on twitter. And the punishment was a weeks suspension. I mean, what is that . Is that a slap on the wrist . What do you think . They have a system that used to be more opaque in terms of how many because they didnt want people to figure it out. At the time it was Alex Jones it was like five times and it was certain this. They have these rules internally. But now i think on youtube its a threestrike thing. They have different things that escalate over time. And if you do five or more within a certain period of time you get kicked off permanently essentially. And its all leading to someday youre going to get kicked off if you keep misbehaving like that, theyll take a record of it. I suspect both of them get kicked off at some point because they enjoy creating trouble and they enjoy getting kicked off in some weird way. Because they can fundraise over it. And the base is like rah, rah, rah, good for you. And then go over and get her. I was noticing greene was having a fit On Getter. Im On Getter right now. I want to see whats going on over there. But its still not as impactful as twitter, as you can see Donald Trump was unhappy about getting kicked off. But probably Marjorie Taylor Greene will be permanently removed would be my guess. I cant believe youre torturing yourself with more Social Media. Its okay, theres some very you know what, theres always good people, theres a lot of bad people but good people on all these platforms. Talk about the financial incentives, kara. Involved with these companies. Why is misinformation profitable for them . Its not particularly profitable, its more profitable to Soccer Teams and, you know, things like that where people organize or Book Clubs and things like that. Thats where they really want you to be. They want you to have your community and live your Life And Mark zuckerberg just started talking about the metaverse. Essentially wants you to live your life on facebook. I think this is not something they like at all. They dont like to deal with it. But theyve been pulled in because this is where people meet and its like the Public Square even though its not a Public Square. And i think that thats the difficulty, is everybody thinks if you heard Rand Paul or Marjorie Taylor Greene, you know, my First Amendment Rights are being violated. Theyre absolutely not being violated. You dont have to, you know, Go To theres a giant food across the street. If i do something bad in there i get kicked out. They have no particular right to be on it because these services are not Public Squares. So its really difficult to do anything about it because in a lot of ways you cant tell the companies what to do because it violates their First Amendment Rights. They can make any rules they want on these things. And the problem is that they dont execute very well against their rules and the situation is so vast and so massive that its almost impossible to corral. I would say they are working on it buzz it hardly matters because this stuff gets through and i think the biden administration has a really difficult road ahead of it in order to stop it. The best headphones in the business. Kara swisher. Thank you. I havent seen your ears in almost two years. You know what . Youre going to have to live with it. Im in my this is my podcast studio. What do you want . Just having a little fun. We can all use a laugh. Me and howard stern. Thats how we are. Ba bahbooy. Thanks very much, kara. Ads spending across facebook. Republicans fundraising by blaming the Covid Surge on people who dont even live here. The big Border Conspiracy theyre turning into big money, next. Not touching is still touching protection. 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And people here should be afraid. I can tell you, whatever variants are around the world, theyre coming across that Southern Border. Reporter a refrain predictably repeated on fox news. Allowing hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants that we know about every month across the border, many of them with very high rate of covid positivity. What happened yesterday in La Jolla, texas where it was learned that migrants had been released by border patrol, they were in La Jolla found at a whataburger with extreme signs of illness. And they themselves said they had covid19. And then it was learned there was a hotel full of people with covid19. Reporter earlier this year, fear of covidcarrying border crossers was mainly used to attack the biden administrations immigration policies. The top republican in the house led a congressional delegation to the border in march. How much spread of covid is he creating every single day by his policies at the border . Reporter it did not take long for the message to morph into a political fundraising appeal. These ads popped up on facebook in the past week. When we asked, facebook said the ads dont violate its policy on hate speech, which it says allows for debate on whether any unvaccinated people should be allowed in shared spaces. And experts say theres no doubt that people with Covid Have crossed the Southern Border into the u. S. There will be migrants with covid just as there are people in every population who have covid. Reporter but thats not the point, he says. The problem is clearly with unvaccinated people in the united states and not with migrants. Reporter experts say the solution to reducing cases is getting more people vaccinated and widespread masking to stop the spread. But republican governors in states like texas and florida are blocking mandates. Bottom line, demonizing migrants is an ugly old habit that could distract attention from what really needs to be done to get covid under control. They clearly exploit hateful narratives that weve seen being used by Fullon Hate actors. But its also medical misinformation that might persuade people that the way to solve this crisis is not through vaccination and through following public Health Guidance but instead to somehow restrict immigration. Reporter we reached out to the offices of the politicians who used the issue of migrants with covid in their fundraising, including florida governor desantis who is seen as a potential candidate for president and whose state is the american epicenter of the pandemic. His office said the governors main concern is about the biden administrations policies and how they are executed. A reminder, don. His state currently is overwhelmed by the virus. It is. Thank you, Joe Johns, i appreciate that. 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First, we know that along with golf and hunting, demonizing immigrants at the Southern Border is a favorite hobby of some of the republicans, elected republicans. Couple that with this idea that they are Freedom Fighters against masks and mandates and passports and things that really dont exist, not from the federal government, and you have youve got the perfect storm. And theyre using it to raise fear, to raise division, and to raise funds. That is where it gets very irresponsible, because and dangerous because look, i am from florida, i live in florida. You cant tell me that the Emergency Rooms and icus in Alachua County and Orange County and Dade County are full because of whats happening 2,000 Miles Away at the Southern Border. And thats also a crock about whats happening at the Southern Border. The same policy the Trump Administration used, title xlii, is being used because of a Health Emergency to deport people back to their countries. Let me get scott in there. Scott, you heard the expert in Joe Johns story there, yes, there are migrants with covid because theres covid in every population. The problem is unvaccinated americans. And many of those are republicans. Is it just easier for some of these republicans to blame immigrants than to level with their own base about whats needed . I think i dont think theyre demonizing the immigrants, i think theyre demonizing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for what they see as failure to get the border under control. These ads, i dont know why everybody is so upset about it, theres an element of truth in all of it. I actually talked to one of the campaigns running the ads and they pointed me to mcallen, texas. Last week 7,000 migrants were released in mcallen, texas. 1,500 according to City Officials tested positive for covid. So theyre not making this up. This is actually happening. Now, is that the only thing Driving Covid in the united states . Of course not, thats ridiculous. But it is a fact. Just as you said, don, there are migrants coming across being released that do have covid. And as ana pointed out, immigration is a hot issue for republicans, especially in republican primaries, and especially among republican grassroots donors. So its not surprising to me that republican campaigns would take facts that are true and use them in their own campaigns to raise money and gather support. As ana pointed out, its the same hang on, ana, i just want to say, it has been a general policy that migrants are tested for covid and given Hotel Rooms to quarantine if they test positive. Though that data has not been made public. The Washington Post reports detained migrants are given masks and required to wear them but the Practice Hasnt always been enforced. Go ahead, ana. 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