from west virginia. one liberal magazine accused manchin of bailing out on saves democracy. he represents a state where joe biden and kamala harris did not win a single solitary county. that kind of sounds like democracy to me. not the death of it, there are threats to our form of government, internal andic personal. the internal ones that should worry us the most. they claim only i can win. the ones who claim, if i lose democracy is over. democracy will never be the end of democracy. refusing to accept the results of an election, maybe. relativism, maybe.
reporter: was virginia governor defending manchin and the people of his state after bet midler called the poor, illiterate, and strong out. the people of west virginia are hard-working people, the people of west virginia know what the country is founded around. it is not found around socialism. joe manchin we are proud of his vote to stop this terrible terrible carnage that is happening from washington. reporter: bet midler apologizing but accused manchin and his family of being part of a criminal enterprise. ashley: interesting stuff. 6 republican senators demand the biden administration provided over the report on afghan refugees, they want details on immigration status and evacuees and overseas bases. they also wants to know about any evacuees flagged as potential security risk. at the same time biden s treasury department has authorized financial
dollars spending proposal. the news was met with horror by the so-called journalists in the media mob. breaking news, senator manchin is a firm no on this legislation. rachel, you said for sometime it was not a matter of if but when this legislation passed. what do you think now? it s time to reassess it. they have a big problem. tammy: they were surprised. the last straw for manchin he was unhappy with what was directed to him from president biden. the white house accused manchin of betrayal and demanded he explain his decisions to the millions of children who will be ruined without build back better.
the news was met with horror by the so-called journalists in the media mob. breaking news, senator manchin is a firm no on this legislation. rachel, you said for sometime it was not a matter of if but when this legislation passed. what do you think now? it s time to reassess it. they have a big problem. tammy: they were surprised. the last straw for manchin he was unhappy with what was directed to him from president biden. the white house accused manchin of betrayal and demanded he explain his decisions to the millions of children who will be ruined without build back better. other top democrats rushed to
now, the white house has accused manchin of breaking his word, breaking commitments, calling his opposition sudden and in explicable. cnn s lauren fox live on capitol hill with the latest here. and we do have more news, lauren. reporter: well, good morning, john. look, this was shocking news when senator joe manchin went on fox news yesterday and said finally he would not vote for build back better, that he could not even get there. this after months of tphoerbgs with the president. this was relayed to white house officials and leadership officials just 30 minutes or so before the appearance took place. it was an aide manchin to called aides at the white house to let them know this was coming. the president at his home in delaware, watching all of this unfold. and he tried to get on the phone with senator manchin shortly after that appearance. he was unable to reach him.