running for reelection? >> did you hear the question, senator? running for reelection in 2026? >> i'm sorry. we are going to need a minute. >> . >> if somebody else has a question please speak up. >> after that episode neither of the 2 questions that followed reference what just happened. but this was a final push. >> and for trump's latest indictment. >> it is a question about trump. >> i will not comment about the president. >> the mcconnell spokesperson tried to explain this away that momentarily he felt lightheaded and paused during the press conference. that is not what we saw. this is a pause. we have real problems here in both parties the government is about to begin what are monumentally decisions and 5 men that are supposed to play a dominant role in the talks biden is 80, schumer, 7 80, schumer, 72, mcconnell, 81 in jeffries and mccarthy are in their fifties. at that means at least 2 of the 5 involved are deciding how we spend trillions of tax dollars are no longer capable of working full time. and both show symptoms of serious physical and cognitive decline. this is always a tough situation and any family, but in this case with the authority and the power they have come i have no words for their wives and families who keep pushing them out there. jill is not a real doctor so she cannot diagnose biden's obvious deterioration. >> now i will yield to. who? >> neither mcconnell nor biden should be in their current jobs. given everything we know about the money trail biden is utterly compromised by his health but the millions and millions his family has made overseas being corrupted is bad being corrupt and senile is even worse as for senator mcconnell he should be at home enjoying his twilight years he did some good stuff with supreme court nominations and should get credit for that but every member of the republican congress should compassionately urge him to step aside the last time this happened. the fact that nobody did this is stunning and irresponsible. of course as "the ingrahm angle" has noted they will only do it if he has become a political liability and they have not thought that yet. they actually prefer having a puppet like biden as president because he is easily manipulated. but republicans cannot feinstein mcconnell and continue on like this. it's cruel and it negates the ability to make his own stay in issue in 2024. by the way whoever the gop senate chooses to replace mcconnell should not be his establishment under study. instead they should reflect the majority views of the party on china, border, deep state, reform, ukraine and trade. we already wanted to be on the big issues of the gop. no going back 2005. joined we now the executive better on the common sense society. chris, who can we look to as a potential mcconnell replacement? >> i don't see anybody standing up in the ranks. of course the replacement is who shows the most money to the colleagues. you were right when you said who was negotiating on behalf of republicans and conservatives? the answer right now is no 1. so that the leadership level so right now the democratic party is literally arresting and charging the political opposition there is no attempt with holding money from the government to do that. for months and months and maybe even years senate colleagues have noticed mcconnell declining nobody will speak out because anyone who does will lose access to the money he funnels. rick scott can stand up and say i have an idea and a plan and i want to replace mcconnell, but until they can follow the money in the senate and they will not get very far. >> laura: that is depressing but we have to soldier on. mitch mcconnell is out of step with the republican party. he is. that has to change. right now all i see is rubberstamp. rubberstamp as long as ukraine gets f-16 there is no negotiation. today was sad and for people who want change, infuriating. >> i totally agree. mitch mcconnell has been deeply antagonistic toward america and has a cognitive decline. he needs to step down from his leadership role and vacate the spot. will not advocate for him resigning politically. i know the gubernatorial election will determine when mcconnell should resign from the senate. hopefully david cameron wins the election in november and can appoint a replacement for mcconnell. but it would be nice to see a leader in the senate gop caucus that is not antagonistic toward america first and actually wants to see the policy priorities for the base advance and hopefully winning the white house in 2024 and take the senate back, have somebody work with the america first president to advance that agenda instead of fighting it every step of the way as mitch mcconnell did. >> laura: is there a consensus candidate to be the senate minority leader? is there someone that doesn't offend the populace yet is tolerable? yothe baby it will not be josh or jamie. they are juniors. >> absolutely. any of his deputies could step forward at this time. republicans will back him. they know things will change. mcconnell is a master of the senate, truly. he made a scene to his deputies and adversaries that he was necessary to make everything flow and work. those couple months he was absent after his fall, people realize this and it works without mitch mcconnell. the moderate and liberals were able to work together on some level. so they know now they don't need him to go forward. but nobody will take a shot. want someone does, i think generally the caucus will eventually come behind them once mcconnell and the money are willing to step aside. >> laura: but with president biden sending out the press secretary to defend his condition yesterday. >> with - - what the president brings to the administration's wisd and experience. that is true. the president can deliver. >> your part of the 23 percent of adults who are not concerned about the present ability to be president because of his age and stamina. >> laura: is not a convincing argument? he push back on that. >> jake loves to jump on an issue and say that is not a convincing argument at all. that people cannot keep up with the joe biden. the democrats have turned on this. republicans have turned on this. at the end of the day when you have the repeat of an election between biden and trump the democrats will fall in line. is not great for the future for america's standing in the world but it is a safe bet for the democrats. >> laura: politico rate on —- rush to mcconnell's defense almost immediately he quickly convened with allies pointing out the gop leader still has unfinished business try to facilitate more aid to ukraine and an alternate vision to former president trump. that really is the rub his with the establishment in the media and the democratic party on key issues. is he not that's why they rush to his defense. >> absolutely great for him for blocking and also the nuclear option but that only happened because trump 1 and by the way i think chris pointed out he was considered an expert with procedural stuff that was the staff i think mitch is very much expendable and has made a very clear his priorities with ukraine and other things have nothing to do with the republican base. i think it will be john thune the senate has been disappointing but if we get john thune from the house i think he would be palatable to the base. >> laura: do you agree with that, chris? >> . >> he is the offensive. bubble changes what he decides what to do with that power perk of conservative republicans feel boxed out. to the political - - political headline that's not surprising they would do anything for access to power. >> laura: in the status quo keep the money flowing. thank you both. part 2 of this collusive interview with trump codefendant and former legal advisor. but first continuing the trend of putting the row before american citizens is the administration about to give a biggest assist to biggest military adversary? my angle next. every business deserves a great deal. that's why comcast business is launching the mobile made free event. with our business internet, new and existing customers can get one year of unlimited mobile for free. it's our best internet. powered by the next generation 10g network and with 99.9% reliability. plus one line of free mobile for an entire year. it's the mobile made free event-happening now. get started for just $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get one free line of unlimited mobile. comcast business, powering possibilities. here's why you should switch fo to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like chrome, but it blocks cooi and creepy ads that follow youa from google and other companie. and there's no catch, it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. >> laura: biden's beijing bailout. the focus of tonight's angleof. lo♪ ♪ it was summer loving. >> 3 very productive days, full days here in china. visited iconic american coanieboeing boeing. i had a wonderful to her of disney here in shanghai. t wiof course i met with my counterparts from the prc government. both meetings were productive i o report. >> laura: this week that commerce secretary was the latest of senior officials who made their pilgrimages t oo beijing. after this trip, 4 days long it is clear this white house is far more excited about cooperating and working with the chinese communist party than they ever have been or will be with the gop.r wiwithesta now to establish working groups a tourism summer it on —- su summit. >> we agree the technical experts from china and the us will convene to strengthen protections for trade secrets. this trip is an excellent start. >> laura: wait a second. we will get trade secret talk a china?lp from talk about the fox guarding the hen house. democrats ever give republicans the benefit of the doubt? the answer is no. of course all the climate change dances they are d a complete jon and the press has been hilarious "politico" cited china committed to regular conversations represents a substantial ste p in restoring trust. this is insane. we are on a suicide mission by aligning ourselves against fossil fuels while letting china by oil and everything else from russia and iran. they arewe all swimming in oil. we know what china once. they want to supplant america on the global stage by beginning the process of the dollar which is the end of the middle class and the superpower status. but the globalists they are not preoccupied what happens to the working-class here or america's decline in generaln gene. they are too worried about china's economic problems, which we know are growing exponentially. and they are worried about managing china's decline. new york times columnists supposedst to public and is 1 of many in the ofe orbit pushing se type of a us bailout of beijing. drop the tariffs on chinese imports he argues because that is showing, i love thi this, american economic mag and amenity.gh think of where where we are right now with the trade deficit. nightmare $308 billion in 2020 now 352.9,000,002,021 and a82 staggering.3 382 billion last year. none of this is enough for janer yellen oair brett stevens anyboy in the dc establishment actually i think they are happier if we had a bigger trade deficit with china and it would be euphoric if more dependent on china for supply chains. cheaper stuff to buy here. of course this means china will get even richer and buy even more weapons and threaten more peoplepens. no matter what happens answer from the establishment is always the same.oo more engagement withmi china. china booming? more engagement with china. >> to share the responsibility with china and united states can find ways tos work together for urgent global issues the united states stands ready to do just that.be >> laura: let's do ccp level propaganda and encourage americans to invest incause th . that's what she was doing with her women executive meeting today. is china supporting russia and ukraine? of course. no big deal. g >> we have been very clear about ukraine as long as it takes, we just will nomeett get ahead of o putin and president she may have. >> laura: is china committing genocide? don't focus on thecide?on't neg. >> we have had open candid t conversations to explain us policies to encourage china what it is not his decoupling or looking to hold back the chinese communist. >> laura: it never matters. they areno convinced the matter what happens or what w china dos we will always and forever maintain good relations with china. never decouple or think about it abo. they would rather have good relations with the ccp then have good relations with the 74 million americans whoh votet for donald trump. they like the chinese communist party and how they do business better than they like there trup voters and their traditions. song as they can get away with it politically, the establishment will always prio the ccp overg any of you in middle america. the lost manufacturing jobs were not a mistake china spectacular growth over the years was not a mistake. their ability to take our technology and threaten our position all over the world was not a mistake. th policy.heir this would still be there policy by the way if not for the 4 years of donald trump.poli if they win in 2024, i promise it will be there policy again. that is the angle. of course we haven't gotten to th y e fact on the 4 day vacation was preceded by china and what is called the bric bk summit tht is trying to eclipse america in thmue g 20ch hel. joining us down senior fel fellow, gordon chang.go thrde beijing bailout, you say something like that has been tried by past presidents? how did that work out? >> 1972 with nixon. bill c i.w. bush 1989. clinton 1999. 3 rescues of the communist party. we thought by being generous, china would reciprocate? nod . would actually strengthened itself to become more hostile. this is the biggest diplomatic mistake in uhis history and clearly we have an east coast establishment that wants t it.o continue. brett stevens talking about beinh reg magnanimous which meas being pretty awful to american workers.etin >> laura: when you think of this meeting how significant is this? they say is not a big deal but isn't that a direct assault on america as preeminence as a superpower as it continues to expand? >> china once it to move in that direction but you have tmember o doorn,. that we worry about the petrodollar trump had the greatest relations and that is exaggeration.ti so now the crown prince is retaliating by trying to buyng d se o oil. also brazil the new president of brazil is trying to d dollarized the world.e if biden did not help him so we have opened the door at 1 —- in fact bidende did. >> laura: when people hear the phrase de-dollarization they don't understand what that means to their budgets. what does this mean for dollars an id cents thats? >> the world does not use the dollar they have to borrow to somebody else's currency which is much more expensive and also interest rates will go up well beyond where they are right now the us loses a lot of diplomatic leverage so where the world for the dollars of dominan>>t hurts america. >> laura: when we see biden send for the top officials to beijing to crush freedom in hong kong and all of these liberals in the unitethesd states, aoc we are the progressives think they cared about human rights? >> they don't care about human rights or atrocities , but biden is trying to show the chinese that we think because that's the way heay h uses it forcing offis a return of aut senior official to washington. it's bad diplomacy and makes president xi more aggressive because he does not respect the united states and thinks we are weak. >> laura: thank you. part 2 of my exclusive interview with former trump attorney and codefendan t john eastman. after this. >> laura: january 6th, 2021. then trump legal consultant john eastman spoke at a rally just blocks from the capital in the ellipse. he >> laura: january 62021. legal consultant eastman smoke on —- spoke at a c rally energie the crowd ahead of the presidents of remarks but shortly after the capital was breached. what did he the president hope would happen that day? not many people have thought that through. what was the goal of the rally? here is part 2 of my is eaw with johnervie eastman. >> laura: what was your reaction when you first learn the capital itself had beestat w lea hadnan d breached? >> it was terrible if anybody thinks we had any hand in coordinating that doesn't know how much it was contrary to what we were trying to do which is get the illegality and fraud allegations aired in a public way. that went out the window the second the capital was. the bre. it was against our interest as anybody.n the peaceful valley down at the • was somewhere between a quarter billion and half a million people another permitted to occur on the northeast capital it was the american people to petition their government for redress and to speak at what they saw what was wrong with the election. all of that went out the window when the doors of the capital capitoreache d. >> laura: do you think the president should have spoken out sooner given the footage that was readily available? >> i don't want to get in the middle of those deliberations. i was not party to them. there's a lot that goes on in the situation room and i don't know about that. >> laura: just to clarify on january 6, what did you want.n,o happen and how is that historically grounded in the history of our country? how would that have taken place just of the viewers can understand what would have unfolded of how that ultimately would have andtely been constitutional. >> . >> some urge the vice president had power toto reject the elects who certification was still i pendin dg. >> laura: i don't believe that but go ahead. i don't agree with that. eisand i explicitly told vicl presidensut pence in the oval office even though it is an open issue under the circumstance i thought it was the weaker argument and would be foolish to exercise such power. what i recommended and i have said this repeatedly, hen asked more than 100 legislators to give them a week to sort out the impact of what everybody acknowledged was illegality at the time of the election. >> laura: not everybody acknowledged but that is the argument that was made, obviously. obviously there were irregularities everyone had s seen. whether it rose to the level of changing the outcome of the election, without a legal proceeding in the states that mattered, the argument ultimately was difficult 1 to make. hence, here we are. >> the question is what do you do? in georgia he filed a significant election challenge of 1500 pages of sworn affidavits e en and analysis it's not even get a judge appointment until the ad on —- and of the month and then the status hearing was scheduled 2 days after the certification in ressauracongress. >> laura: so you thought 1 week would be enough to hear all of the challenges or were rejected? >> we are 2 and half years later still looking at the evidence but 1 week would have given them the opportunity to assess is that uncertainty so great because of the illegality in the election that we have a failed election? and then to do the best they can goes back to the legislature. because as you know article 2 of the constitution is very clear. the plenary power to picr isk in the legislature not the state court or secretary of state or county clerk with the legislature. if there manner was not complied with as a clearly was not, 1 week would have given them time to decide what if anything to do about ita we. we were never going to get to the bottom how muchaveh fraud i1 week. but we could get to the bottom of illegality and estimates and extrapolations to do the best job we could to assess the likelihood outcome actually was. >> laura: we have irritated joy read and we will tell you why and the 5 late-nightshow hos start a new late-night show. next. goli, taste your goals. ♪ >> laura: it's time for seen and unseen segment we explore the >> laura: is time for the seen an sd unseenegment segment withx news contributor raymondr s arroyo. it feels like we struck a nerve at msnbc? >> i think we did. this is how they reacted to the idea that black voters might be trump a second move. >> that trumpet being an accused felon has brought in his appeal with black voters. >> 1 black lady i spoke with earlier that trump is a gangster. that means he has credited with the new block of voters that perhaps had never given him a serious look and now they are looking again. >> you don't know black people agaiou eall ? >> know. sho those were imaginary black guests on th done show and i dot know any black people in new orleans and i never go into that city or the communities most affected by dcly tal policies ad actually talk to the people that most networks ignore. no. i have never done any ofess all. >> laura: so all of those polls are the phantom polls that show trump as an increasing percentagee upy ar? they are criticizing the fox poll.th >> not just the fox poll there are others reuters and ask he owes all say the same thing. >> laura: we have to remind everyone you cannot be authenticallencally afin sy afrn in the eyes of some on the left if you don't subscribe to their views on a friday of issues that's whenever though tt thomas aulongest clarence thomas was authentically black or any the people that we featured they are not real. they are fake they use phrases that are horrible like uncle tom. that is what the think.y think y they are not authentic and i take issue with that. >> democrat see the same polls everybody thinks is make-believe. out sharpton is trying to revive trump surging the death penalty for the central park 5 in the de 1990s.e >> let them come to tell the rappers and others that have been seduced by trump what he did in his t own hometown. weight. they are being seduced by trump? he better watch it joy will tell him he doesn't know black people but of all the people trying to recall the late eighties and early nineties sharpton should be the last 1 to talk about race in it period for. i have 2 words. remember that hoax?o >> laura: and remember black thamericans who get in their way and that is the next point you l would raise.ey >> this is the other problem the democrats have ended is electoral. cornell west. this is west commenting on bernie sanders in the democratic party. >> they are dominated by the corporate wing. dominated by the military with foreign-policy arests me . he and aoc and the others willdr be windowdressing for theti ondemocratic party at this poin. >> laura: i love how joe biden, harris the answer to all of this with they invite if you leads to the white house for the photo op in the listenin>>gdi sessiobln. >> we wanted to convene this in person. w to tell them what they tell us. >> there is an anecdote to this i am sure of it those who like 60 years ago marched and stood there is an opportunity in fronl of us. >> do you think the needle is moved 1 iota in the community itself? raising grocery prices, rising gas prices, members of the black community are enduring every day. that's what they see and tablexperience.i so they see a bunch of elites sitting around the table with biden they have to do a heavy editing job because nobody made a coherent sentence in totaldoue .id we will see some moves the needle with black america. >> laura: i'm not sure if anybody made aen coherent statement i'm sure biden did not i'm happy to hear from anyone on the subjects but don't claim to have the market cornered on what people caraboue about. i think a lot of people are worried about this economy why feart to whip up racial fears and intentions. racism is horrific but it is not the core of our country anymorem >> you mentioned at the real problem is the mental state of the president himself.cconnell all voters have grave concerns about biden's competence but apparently now he thinks he is the president of t canadhiuta. >> think about that. company that makes the drug here in america sold in chicago, you can buy this same drug in toronto or paris cheaper than toronto. >> why is he worried about the price of drugs in toronto? it doesn't make sense. i listen to this 4 times nowhere didn't make sense. >> laura: he's probablyme talkindig about having the medicare most favored drug pricing that other countries get that we don' squint get but his squinting eyes.mo he seemsnd in pain as much as we were. he did say here in chicago. he corrected it. but we are just so used to his mumblings at this point. it's great to see you tonight. i am glad you are authenticall noy you. whice yoh sexually explicit boos are your kids now getting in the school library? one parent is here to tell us what h e found and that is shocking. next. >> h john roberts. we have a relationship with the audience where they look at us for with the real deal is when it comes to politics. they trust us. they believe that we are going to tell the story and that we will give them the tools that they need to make a decision about where this nation's future should go. >> laura: all right, i can't believe it is already back-to-school time. so let's check in on what are those our kids are reading. in texas, when fathe >> laura: i cannot believe it's already back to school time so let's check in what our kids are reading. in texas 1 father is getting a lot of attentionr gettinga lo e found available in a public school library he read some excerpts at the nerve of him at the school board meeting thirocs month. it is a little graphic. >> of the book i am reading from his all boys aren't tofrom blue. he quickly went to give me head. het back to enjoy it as i can tell he was. he asked if i wanted to try it on him. i said sure. i began and he said watch her teeth. later in the book he says , i kw the condom was blue and fave 1 —- flavor like cotton candy and put on somd lie lube. >> laura: enough. : we get the point. j, was that the worst part of the book?>> >> there was more graphic details like a how to sex manual for gay sex for high schoolers. i am not an avid reader i don't read many books but i started to search through the library reading material and stumbled across thed g thread bootumblek. i was shocked and really taken aback. i was extremely nervous that's not language i would usually usl in a public forum or at a school board meeting that i felt parents parents he to start paying attention what's going on in thee to schools. >> laura: what was the reaction from other parents that perwere not aware the subject matter was covered in a book? >> we had between 8 and 10r parents reading other excerpts of books that were even more erotic or from understand those. very graphic. each parent who steppeeach one e like-minded. we feel the same way about the books. >> laura: what is the school's response? >> they have nott responded abt this or since the meeting. however that night, the school trustees allowed us to read the passages only once a day ask us to stop to refrain from using certain language. >> laura: weight. you are reading passages from the book that they have in the library and are defending implicitly because they have not responded to us either and they are telling you to stop reading it? the adults cannot read it but the kids can? >> exactly?.that ie hypocr .es that is the hypocrisy. >> laura: by the way the author of the book spoke out about the controversy last year because it popped up in other places. >> iv have lived in this country long enough to know there is at reason it is doing what it is dointypeg now. i was always ready for the book to be bannedalwa. at the intersection often times you have to be ready for a violent response. >> laura: violent response? ari violent?r? >> not at all. however there were parents in pthe meeting that use the usual words anwod accusations for thoe that were speaking out. >> l hap: that happened last year but there are a lot of books that are out there nobody tries to ban per se but but what is appropriate to be in a public school for young people? that is the point. thank you.int, shocking but not. that is our society today. what do we do about it? parent power. and taking the next few days off. you will be in good hands. followed mansell shut - - follow me on social. >> tropical storm dolly is now barreling through the south carolina's hours after florida was hit by the storm leaving homes and cars through 16 feet of water you are watching "fox & friends first". >> good morning. take a look at the stunning images you have seen across the