become clear 2 1/2 years in is that donald trump's two most dangerous allies are bill barr, the current attorney general, and mitch mcconnell, who makes into policy everything that donald trump tweets with his little thumbs. i think it's a bigger problem. right? just than what donald trump says and does. is that he's got enablers in congress. i think there's sort of this idea that senators and obviously democrats elect more senators than -- or nominate more senators. but i think that the senators are showing themselves as very well suited for sort of addressing some of these structural problems we have. >> while i understand we have a former senator sitting with us, chris matthews has now been joined by congresswoman gabbard. >> tulsi gabbard of hawaii. >> aloha. >> first of all, how far are you into this race? are you going to run for re-election if you don't get the nomination? >> i'm focused on running for president. >> you're giving up what you've got. >> i'm focused on running for president because i think there are serious changes as i pointed out in this debate tonight that