4th celebration when the president proudly hailed progress in the fight against coronavirus. we are closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus. that s not to say the battle against covid-19 is over, we ve got a lot more work to do. reporter: and now that sounds like a dramatic understatement with august just around the corner and a dramatic spike in covid cases and limited progress on vaccinations. after refusing to say the word mandate for months, the president now acknowledging he asked the justice department to see if it was legal for businesses to require the vaccine. the answer, he said, is yes. and they can. local communities can do that, local businesses can do that. it s still a question whether the federal government can mandate the whole country, i don t know that yet. reporter: and white house officials are telling us that a national vaccine requirement is not on the table at this time. but, jake, notice the wiggle room that is being
in the center virtual seat, civil rights attorney and fox news contributor and our friend, leo terrell. good to see everybody. maybe we should have seen this coming after the administration s rhetoric. i didn t see you in advance turf to the u.s., linda thomas-greenfield, publicly declared that our constitution e supremacist document. jog your memory. we have two acknowledge of the r and imperfect union. i have seen that slavery has weaved with supremacy into our principles. harris: the secretary of state tony blinken posted a video explaining that america is a racist country. for american to be a credible force for human rights around the world, we have to face the realities of racism and hatred here at home. we cannot sweep our shortcomings under the rug or pretend they don t exist. we need to face him openly and honestly. even if that is ugly and even if it is painful. that is how we live up to her values. harris: no blinken has formally invited the united nations.
voting against the establishment of a commission on the greatest assault since the civil war on the capitol. but, anyway. i came for ice cream. i call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. thank you. now watch this drive. okay. miss that guy. great moments underscoring your serious political point. that was a good swing. yeah, you go there to do something and you answer the question, you re kind enough to answer the question, then you eat your ice cream, or you watch him make a drive. it s a good swing. it s like welcome to morning joe. it is friday, may 28th. it s friday, everybody. it s friday. yay. with us, we have prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post and msnbc political analyst, eugene robinson. white house reporter for the associated press, jonathan lemire is with us. and the cofounder of axios, mike allen. wait for it. wait for it. how you doing, mike? happy holiday friday.
floyd was no longer showing any resistance. when mr. floyd was no longer offering up any resistance to the officers, they could have ended their restraint. that is a significant, albeit simple moment in the trial. sometimes what s simple is important because the jury can understand it and remember it. you have the actual police supervisor for the murder defendant condemning the officer, the defendant, on the stand. this came after paramedics testified that floyd seemed to be dead when they arrived on the scene. when i arrived on the scene, there were three police officers on the individual. i thought he was dead. i kind of looked for my partner and told him i think he s dead. i want to move this out of here. okay. and i will begin care in the back. in lay terms, i thought he was dead. again, simple, clear. sad and tragic as well. but important for the jury to hear this in plain english because it is all part of the prosecution s case here. we heard from the parame